Lionel Messi has agreed terms on a new contract at Barcelona until 2021.The club say the deal will be formalised in the coming weeks as Messi returns for pre-season training
( SkySports )

Tottenham are keen to add Everton midfielder Ross Barkley, 23, to their squad but are not willing to pay the £50m asking price
( Sun )

Arsenal full-back Hector Bellerin, 22, has told the club he wants to leave, but manager Arsene Wenger has rejected the request. Barcelona want to re-sign the player in a £35m deal
( Daily Express )

Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney, 31, has been withdrawn from the club's tour of the US and will complete a free transfer by the end of the week back to Everton, who are also looking to sign Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud, 30, for £20m
( Sun )

United are looking to make a new bid for Inter Milan winger Ivan Perisic, 28, with the Serie A side willing to cash in on the £48m-rated Croat
( Sky Italia )

United will make a final push to sign Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata, 24, this week, but the La Liga champions are refusing to lower £72m asking price
( Independent )

Roma defender Antonio Rudiger, 24, arrived in London to complete a £36m move to Premier League champions Chelsea
( Daily Mirror )

Chelsea are considering a move for Paris St-Germain goalkeeper Alphonse Areola, 24
( Daily Star )

Manchester City have rejected Newcastle's interest in a loan move for goalkeeper Joe Hart, 30
(Daily Mail)

Leicester boss Craig Shakespeare has made a £20m bid for Watford striker Troy Deeney, 29
( Daily Mirror )

Liverpool have made a £14.9m bid to sign 21-year-old Lyon defender Emanuel Mammana
( Sport Review )

Juventus have offered Brazil left-back Alex Sandro £84,000 a week in an attempt to keep him. Chelsea are ready to pay £61m for the 26-year-old, in what would be a world-record deal for a defender
( London Evening Standard )

Tottenham are looking at signing Alfie Mawson, 23, from Swansea or fellow defender Ben Gibson, 24, from Middlesbrough as they want to sell 24-year-old centre-back Kevin Wimmer for £20m
( Daily Mirror )

Burnley have had an £8m bid for striker Britt Assombalonga, 24, rejected by Championship side Nottingham Forest
(Daily Mail)

The Clarets are close to signing full-back Charlie Taylor from Leeds. The 23-year-old is out of contract but the West Yorkshire side will be due a compensation fee
(Sky Sports)

Middlesbrough and Sunderland are considering a move for Leeds goalkeeper Rob Green, 37
( Yorkshire Evening Post )

Sunderland are close to securing season-long loan deals for Everton defenders Tyias Browning, 23, and Brendan Galloway, 21
( Sunderland Echo )

Crystal Palace are looking at signing Dutch defenders Joel Veltman, 25, and Kenny Tete, 21, from Ajax for a combined fee of around £10m
( Guardian )

Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce hopes the signing of John Terry will help the club impress more transfer targets - as they try to sign Stoke midfielder Glenn Whelan, 33, and Manchester United goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, 24
( Daily Star )

Newcastle United are considering a summer move for striker Andre Gray, 26, whose contract talks to stay at Burnley have hit difficulties.
(Shields Gazette)

MANAGEMENT STUFF

Slavisa Jokanovic has issued a 'back me or sack me' ultimatum to Fulham over the club's transfer policy.
(Daily Mirror)

OTHER STORIES

Arsenal's 32-year-old midfielder Santi Cazorla, who has not played for the club since October 2016 because of an Achilles problem, may miss the whole of the 2017-18 season
( Daily Express )

Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney took part in a spin class at a cycling studio in Liverpool
( Rise Cycle on Twitter )

Former Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse, 35, has come out of retirement to sign a short-term contract with Swiss side Yverdon Sport
(Daily Mail)

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says it will take the club 10 years to reach the levels of Barcelona, Real Madrid and other elite European clubs
(Daily Telegraph)

Jurgen Klopp will lead Liverpool to the Premier League title and then one day join Bayern Munich, according to the club's former coach Ottmar Hitzfeld.
(Liverpool Echo)