Newcastle bid for Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford, Manchester United expect to complete a deal with Everton for Jarrad Branthwaite before the end of June and Manchester City want to keep Julian Alvarez.
Newcastle have offered Burnley £16m for 21-year-old English goalkeeper James Trafford, but the Clarets want £20m. (Mail), external
Manchester United expect to complete a deal for Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite, 21, before 30 June after he was cut from England’s Euro 2024 squad (Liverpool Echo), external
The Red Devils are set to make a second bid for Benfica midfielder Joao Neves, 19, having failed with an opening £51m offer (A Bola – in Portuguese), external
Manchester City want to keep Argentina forward Julian Alvarez and will not accept any loan offers for the 24-year-old. (Fabrizio Romano), external
Atletico Madrid have been linked with Alvarez but their club president Enrique Cerezo says he does not believe the forward will leave Etihad Stadium. (Standard), external
Manchester City are set to offer Phil Foden a new contract and will make the England midfielder, 24, the highest-paid British player ever. (Sun), external
Leicester City have made contact with former Brighton and Chelsea boss Graham Potter over their managerial vacancy. (Telegraph – subscription required), external
Juventus could offer USA midfielder Weston McKennie, 25, in a swap deal with Aston Villa for 26-year-old Brazilian midfielder Douglas Luiz. (Calciomercato – in Italian), external
Arsenal are also interested in Luiz. (Rudy Galetti), external
Bournemouth’s England striker Dominic Solanke, 26, is available for £65m this summer and Arsenal are one of the clubs interested. (Express), external
Bayern Munich have made a fresh approach to Fulham for 28-year-old Portugal midfielder Joao Palhinha. (Talksport), external