17th April, 2016
Jose Mourinho is confident he will be Manchester United manager next season and has lined up a £70m move for Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain, 28. (Sunday People)
Brazil forward Alexandre Pato, 26, would like to stay at Chelsea once his loan from Corinthians runs out at the end of the season. (ESPN Brasil via Sunday Express)
Paris St-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 34, is in talks with Manchester United over a £600,000-a-week deal. (Corriere dello Sport via Star on Sunday)
And the Sweden international sent a transfer reminder to Premier League clubs by setting a new personal goal record in Ligue 1 on Saturday. (Standard)
England international Theo Walcott, 27, wants to leave Arsenal after only starting one Premier League game since the end of January. (Sun on Sunday)
The scout who recommended Kevin de Bruyne to Chelsea says he told owner Roman Abramovich the now-Manchester City midfielder, 24, would one day be worth £70m. (Star on Sunday)
England boss Roy Hodgson has told West Ham striker Andy Carroll, 27, he will not be taking him to Euro 2016. (Sunday Mirror)
PFA Players’ Player of the Year nominee N’Golo Kante, 25, almost signed for West Ham before moving to Leicester City, according to Hammers boss Slaven Bilic. (Standard)
The Foxes have checked on Italian side Pescara’s 22-goal striker Gianluca Lapadula, with the Serie B club’s president saying the 26-year-old can leave if they do not get promoted. (ITA Sportpress via Mail on Sunday)
Manchester United and Chelsea target Mauro Icardi, 23, will not leave Inter Milan next season, with manager Roberto Mancini also set to stay at the San Siro. (Sunday Express)
Watford will pay £2m to sign Liverpool’s Jerome Sinclair, but Crystal Palace and West Brom are also keen on the 19-year-old winger. (Sunday Mirror)
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hopes to sign two players from La Liga strugglers Getafe, midfielder Pablo Sarabia, 23, and forward Alvaro Vazquez, 24. (Don Balon via Metro)
Wenger will also give 20-year-old forward Chuba Akpom a chance at the Emirates next season, with the England Under-21 international impressing on loan at Hull City. (Goal.com)
Premier League clubs have employed cybersecurity firms to scour players’ internet accounts for evidence of inappropriate language or behaviour from prospective signings. (Observer)
Tottenham are close to renewing the contracts of 24-year-old midfielders Christian Eriksen and Erik Lamela and defender Jan Vertonghen, 28. (Star on Sunday)
Roma coach Luciano Spalletti has urged the club’s spectators to use Europa League semi-finalists Liverpool as an example for supporting their team. (Gazzetta dello Sport)
World Cup winner Emmanuel Petit has questioned whether France’s home success in 1998 could have been staged.(Sunday Mirror)
Former Brighton and Sunderland manager Gus Poyet is in the frame to take over at Nottingham Forest. Poyet is currently boss at AEK Athens, but his contract expires in the summer. (Sunday People)
Marcus Rashford’s start to his Manchester United career has attracted interest from Jay Z, with the rapper’s Roc Nation Sports company hoping to represent the 18-year-old forward. (Sun on Sunday)