Tuesday’s Transfer Gossip: Silva, Rice, Mac Allister, Mount, Osimhen, Neves, Gallagher, Maddison2 min read
Manchester City’s Portugal midfielderBernardo Silva, 28, is Paris St-Germain’s top target as they look to replace 35-year-old Argentina forward Lionel Messi. (Le Parisien – in French)
Arsenal are ready to offer West Ham a club record £90m for 24-year-old England midfielder Declan Rice, while Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka, 30, could be among the players sold by the Gunners. (Mail)
Brighton’s 21-year-old Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo is a key target for Arsenal as they plan to move early in the summer transfer market. (Sky Sports)
Napoli’s South Korea defender Kim Min-jae, 26, has agreed to join Manchester United this summer after they agreed to pay his 50m euro (£43m) release clause. (Mirror)
Brighton’s 24-year-old Argentina midfielder Alexis Mac Allister, who has been linked with Liverpool and Manchester United, wants to join a Champions League club. (Athletic – subscription)
Prospective new Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino is set to hold talks with 24-year-old England midfielder Mason Mount over extending his contract, which expires in 2024. (Football Insider)
Chelsea want Napoli’s 24-year-old Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen as part of Pochettino’s summer rebuild. (Guardian)
Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson, 75, is close to signing a new one-year contract. (Sun)
Southampton’s 28-year-old England midfielder James Ward-Prowse does not have a relegation release clause in his contract, but the club are expecting bids. Aston Villa, West Ham and Tottenham have expressed an interest. (Mail)
Newcastle United’s interest in RB Leipzig’s 22-year-old Hungary midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai, who has a 70m euro (£61m) release clause in his contract, has intensified, but there has been no contact between the clubs. (Sky Sports Germany)
Newcastle are interested in Chelsea’s 23-year-old England midfielder Conor Gallagher and face competition from Tottenham for Leicester’s England midfielder James Maddison. (Mail)
Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund want 25-year-old Mexico midfielder Edson Alvarez, whom Ajax could be prepared to sell for £30m. (Sport1 – in German)
Manchester United’s English defenders Phil Jones, 31, and Axel Tuanzebe, 25, are expected to be released this summer. (Manchester Evening News)
Manchester United are considering a move for Borussia Dortmund’s 25-year-old Switzerland goalkeeper Gregor Kobel, although the German club intend to offer him a new contract. (Independent)
West Ham are looking to appoint a director of football to ease the demands on sporting director Mark Noble and reduce the influence of manager David Moyes. (Guardian)
West Ham are monitoring Valencia’s 20-year-old United States midfielder Yunus Musah. (Mail)
Brentford and Spain keeper David Raya, 27, is near the top of Tottenham’s transfer list, with Frenchman Hugo Lloris, 36, expected to leave this summer. (Telegraph – subscription)
Brentford could sign Freiburg’s 29-year-old Netherlands goalkeeper Mark Flekken, who has a 13m euro (£11.3m) release clause in his contract.(Sport1 – in German)
Tottenham have held talks with Roma sporting director Tiago Pinto about their director of football role. (i)
