Transfers: Chelsea offer Ibrahimovic £10m a year deal

Chelsea have offered Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 34, a two-year deal worth almost £10m a season. (FootMercato, via Daily Star)

Premier League leaders Leicester will attempt to tie manager Claudio Ranieri to a new contract at the end of the season amid fears that he could buy himself out of his existing deal and join a bigger European club. (Times – subscription required)

Real Madrid’s Germany international Toni Kroos, 26, has an offer on the table to join Arsenal in a multi-million pound transfer, according to reports. (AS, via Metro)

Manchester United have identified Barcelona reserve keeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, 23, as a possible replacement for David de Gea, 25, should the Spaniard leave Old Trafford this summer. (Daily Mirror)

Former Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has agreed a shock deal to manage Jordan as well as coach Derby. (Sun)

Liverpool face having to pay £120,000-a-week striker Christian Benteke to play elsewhere if they want to offload him this summer. (Daily Mirror)

Antonio Conte, expected to join Chelsea when he leaves his role as Italy coach after Euro 2016, is ready to kick off his reign at Stamford Bridge before the tournament begins. (Sun)

West Ham are expected to confirm the permanent signing of Manuel Lanzini, 23, in the next few days, while the Hammers have also agreed to sign Norway midfielder Havard Nordtveit, 25, on a free transfer from Borussia Moenchengladbach next season. (London Evening Standard)

Manchester United could lose out in the race for Borussia Dortmund’s highly rated 26-year-old Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang because he promised his grandfather he would play for Real Madrid.(Manchester Evening News)

Napoli midfielder Jorginho is a target for Arsenal and has also caught the attention of Real Madrid, the player’s agent has said. (Radio Kiss, via Daily Mail)

Arsenal and Manchester City have been joined by Real Madrid and Juventus in the race to sign Sevilla midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak, 26, who signed a new contract last year in which his release clause was raised to £35.3m. (Corriere dello Sport, via Daily Express)

Chelsea are ready to make a transfer offer for Roma defender Kostas Manolas, 24, according to reports in Italy. (Il Tempo, via Metro)

Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville is unlikely to accept a permanent offer to stay in charge at Valencia.(Bleacherreport.com)

Stoke and England goalkeeper Jack Butland, 23, is on the verge of signing a new five-year contract, in a huge boost for his club. (Daily Telegraph)

Bayern Munich honorary president Franz Beckenbauer has warned Pep Guardiola he will not be allowed to take players with him when he leaves the German side to take over at Manchester City this summer. (Bild, via Manchester Evening News)

Southend boss Phil Brown, a former Bolton assistant manager, is a leading contender to replace Neil Lennon at the Trotters. (The Guardian)

Manager Roberto Martinez will retain full control of Everton’s transfer activity despite the arrival of billionaire investor Farhad Moshiri.(Liverpool Echo)

Nottingham Forest owner Fawaz Al Hasawi says he would sell the club for the right price following a new wave of criticism from supporters. (Times – subscription required)

Borussia Dortmund’s Marco Reus believes Tottenham would have lost their Europa League last-16 first leg regardless of the starting XI Mauricio Pochettino selected for the trip to Germany. (SPORT1, via London Evening Standard)

Brighton boss Chris Hughton says the door is not closed on Dutch forward Elvis Manu, 22, currently on loan at Huddersfield. Manu was disciplined and fined by the Yorkshiremen last week after previously criticising Albion in an interview in the Dutch media. (The Argus)

Jurgen Klopp believes Liverpool have an “outstanding talent” in 19-year-old Brazilian midfielder Allan Rodrigues de Souza, who has had to be loaned to Belgian outfit Sint-Truidense because of work permit issues.(Liverpool Echo)

Arsene Wenger should try to bring Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure – 33 in May – to Arsenal in the summer, according to former City boss Stuart Pearce.(Talksport)

A group of professional footballers and their friends were alleged to have thrown glasses of urine over a balcony at the Cheltenham Festival. (Daily Mail)

David de Gea is the only current Manchester United player in Rio Ferdinand’s ‘dream five-a-side team’, a rather attacking line-up being completed by Barcelona duo Lionel Messi and Neymar, plus Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo. (Squawka.com)

Norwich’s home encounter with Watford has been moved to the final week of the Premier League season because of the Hornets being involved in FA Cup semi-final action. (Eastern Daily Press)