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In their pursuit of a striker, Barcelona will turn to Chelsea’s Romelu Lukaku, 28. After attempts for Norway’s Erling Haaland, 21, and Poland’s Robert Lewandowski, 33, were rebuffed, the Belgium center-forward is thought to be Barca’s ‘plan C.’ (Marca)
Riyad Mahrez, a 31-year-old Algerian striker, may be sold by Manchester City this summer. (Give Me Sport)
Arsenal and Newcastle have joined the race to recruit Paulo Dybala of Juventus and Argentina. The 28-year-old Turin midfielder will become a free agent this summer, and Manchester United and Tottenham have already expressed interest. (ESPN, via Mail)
Nicolas Pepe, a 26-year-old Ivory Coast winger, has been offered to another Premier League club by Arsenal. (Express)
In the aftermath of Jurgen Klopp’s new agreement at Liverpool, Pep Guardiola will not hurry into extending his contract at Manchester City. City has a deal with the 51-year-old Spaniard until 2023. (Manchester Evening News)
Manchester City is still hoping to extend the contract of England midfielder Phil Foden, who is 21 years old, until 2027. (Fabrizio Romano)
Gary Neville, a former Manchester United defender, believes temporary manager Ralf Rangnick should not take on a consultancy role with the club after accepting the position of Austrian manager. (Sky Sports, via Express)
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Kalvin Phillips, a midfielder for Leeds United and England, is ready to change agents in order to negotiate a move away, with Manchester United interested in signing the 26-year-old. (Manchester Evening News)
Phillips, on the other hand, would turn down a move to Manchester United because of his allegiance to his boyhood club Leeds. (Mail)
With several of their current players’ contracts expiring, Liverpool could make a move for Borussia Dortmund’s 19-year-old England midfielder Jude Bellingham. (Goal, via Express)
Ruben Loftus-Cheek, a 26-year-old Chelsea and England midfielder, is being considered by Lazio. (Corriere dello Sport – in Italian)
When the season is done, Brighton manager Graham Potter plans to chat with Republic of Ireland defender Shane Duffy about his future plans. Albion has a deal with the 30-year-old until 2023. (Sussex Express)
In the meanwhile, if Antonio Conte leaves Tottenham, Potter and former Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini are on the club’s managerial shortlist. (Telegraph – subscription required)
Napoli is reportedly interested in signing Scotland left-back Aaron Hickey. Bologna has set an £18 million price tag on the 19-year-old, who has drawn interest from Serie A heavyweights AC Milan and Juventus, as well as Newcastle and Brentford. (Scottish Express)
Liverpool fans have changed the wording of a song to include the name of Jurgen Klopp’s wife after the German stated she was a major factor in his choice to stay at Anfield. (Mirror)
Right-back for Arsenal Despite reports of interest from Newcastle and a £4.2 million approach from Porto for the 30-year-old Portugal international, Cedric Soares has no plans to leave. (Correio da Manha, via Sport Witness)
Newcastle will bid to make their loan deal permanent for Aston Villa’s 26-year-old English defender Matt Targett. (Caught Offside)
Southampton and Fulham are among the clubs interested in signing Tottenham and USA center-back Cameron Carter-Vickers, who is 24 years old. (90 minutes)
Barcelona is interested in signing Celta Vigo’s Spanish left-back. Javi Galan, 27. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)
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