Paris St-Germain are monitoring Cristiano Ronaldo’s situation at Juventus and looking at the possibility of signing the 36-year-old Portuguese forward if he decides to leave Turin. (Le Parisien – in French)
Argentina striker Lionel Messi, 33, will play two more seasons in Europe before joining MLS side Inter Miami, with his chances of staying at Barcelona beyond the end of this season rated at 50-50. (Cadena Ser – in Spanish)
Chelsea are eyeing Bayern Munich’s France winger Kingsley Coman, 24, as a potential replacement for Christian Pulisic, should the 22-year-old United States international indicate he wants to leave Stamford Bridge. (Mail)
Arsenal, West Ham, Everton and Brighton are in talks to sign 18-year-old Scotland youth defender Ibane Bowat from Fulham. (TeamTalk)
Gianluigi Donnarumma’s agent Mino Raiola is said to have begun talks with Chelsea and Manchester United about the 22-year-old AC Milan goalkeeper’s future. The Italy international’s contract at the San Siro expires in the summer. (Transfer Window Podcast, via Football London)
Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic, 32, has said he would consider returning to Benfica if approached, although the Serbia international insists he is happy at Old Trafford. (Sport TV, via Sun)
Wolves have room to negotiate if they choose to pursue permanent deals for 29-year-old Brazilian striker Willian Jose, who is on loan from Real Sociedad, French full-back Rayan Ait-Nouri, 19, a loanee from Angers, and 21-year-old Portuguese midfielder Vitinha from Porto. (Express and Star)
Barcelona have offered a contract to 30-year-old Netherlands midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum, who is expected to leave Liverpool on a free transfer when his contract expires at the end of the season. (Football Insider)
France defender Raphael Varane, 27, is negotiating a new deal with Real Madrid, with Manchester United also interested in the defender. (Marca)
United also have Tottenham and England striker Harry Kane, 27, and 20-year-old Borussia Dortmund and Norway forward Erling Braut Haaland on their radar as potential replacements for 25-year-old Frenchman Anthony Martial. (Mirror)
Inter Milan have also held talks with Wijnaldum’s agent, but progress has stalled as the club pursue other targets. (Calciomercato – in Italian)
Joan Laporta, who was named Barcelona president for a second time after winning the club’s election on Sunday, has made in-demand 20-year-old Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Braut Haaland his top target for the summer. Laporta wants to build Barca around the Norwegian and Lionel Messi, whose deal is set to expire in the summer. (Diario AS – in Spanish)
Former Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri is being lined up for a return to Napoli as manager, a move that could see Chelsea midfielder Jorginho also make a return to the Italian club. (Radio Kiss Kiss, via Express)
Juventus are also considering a summer move for the 29-year-old Italy international. (Tuttosport – in Italian)
Arsenal’s 23-year-old Greece international defender Konstantinos Mavropanos, who has impressed Stuttgart bosses during his loan spell, is not prepared to give up on his future with the Gunners and make his move to the Bundesliga club permanent. (Bild, via Mirror)
The Premier League is writing to clubs asking for feedback from managers, directors of football and captains on VAR with a view to implementing improvements to the technology next season. (Mail)
