Ibrahim Oladamola
Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 35, could follow Portuguese rival Cristiano Ronaldo, 38, to Saudi Arabia in a £320m-a-year move to the Gulf state after confirming he is leaving Paris St-Germain.
Saudi club Al-Hilal could be rivalled for Messi’s signature by Major League soccer side Inter Miami, co-owned by former Manchester United and England superstar David Beckham.
Sheikh Jassim has abandoned plans to buy Brazil forward Neymar, 31, if his Manchester United takeover is successful – instead targeting France trio Kylian Mbappe, 24, of Paris St-German, Bayern Munich‘s Kingsley Coman, 26, and Real Madrid‘s Eduardo Camavinga, 20.
West Ham‘s England midfielder Declan Rice, 24, Bayer Leverkusen‘s French forward Moussa Diaby, 23, and Crystal Palace pair Wilfried Zaha, 30, of the Ivory Coast and England’s Marc Guehi, 22, are among Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta’s six-man summer wish-list.
Chelsea are also interested in Zaha, who prospective new Blues manager Mauricio Pochettino tried to sign during his time in charge of Tottenham.
Tottenham have made former Liverpool and Spain midfielder Xabi Alonso, who is manager of Bayer Leverkusen, their top target to become Antonio Conte’s successor after ex-Bayern Munich boss Julian Nagelsmann’s wage demands put Spurs off the German.
Tottenham have made initial contact with Sporting Lisbon boss Ruben Amorim about their managerial role and the 38-year-old has indicated he would be happy to take the job at the end of the season.
The Netherlands forward Wout Weghorst is keen to remain at Manchester United but the Red Devils have yet to open talks with the 30-year-old about staying at Old Trafford when his loan from Burnley expires.
Roma have placed a price tag of £35-40m on England forward Tammy Abraham, 25, ahead of expected summer interest from Manchester United, Tottenham and Paris St-Germain.
Ligue 1 side Marseille will move to sign out-of-contract Crystal Palace playmaker Zaha if they qualify for the Champions League.
Manchester City have slapped a £75m price tag on the head of forward Bernardo Silva, according to reports.
Newcastle could lure former Leeds winger Raphinha back to the Premier League with a £70m move for the Barcelona and Brazil man.
Chelsea have reportedly completed their 17th signing of the season – Norwich youngster Alex Matos.
Chelsea are likely to have to let Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang leave on a free if they want to offload the 33-year-old.
Brighton’s players fear that Roberto De Zerbi will not stay at the club beyond this season, amid serious interest from Italy in the 43-year-old.
Chelsea face an increasingly tough task to clear out all of their unwanted players this summer with the club likely to be forced into giving Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang away on a free transfer to remove the striker from their wage bill.
Aston Villa are in advanced talks to bring in Mateu Alemany, who is to leave his position as director of football at Barcelona this summer.
