20th March, 2016
Jose Mourinho has signed a pre-contract agreement to become Manchester United’s next manager. (El Pais – in Spanish)
Mourinho will make Tottenham’s 22-year-old striker Harry Kane his priority transfer target if he replaces Louis van Gaal at United. (Independent on Sunday)
Aston Villa manager Remi Garde is on the verge of being sacked after four months in charge of the Premier League’s bottom club. (Sunday Mirror)
Manchester United could outbid Atletico Madrid for Chelsea’s 27-year-old Spain international striker Diego Costa this summer. (Fichajes.net – in Spanish)
Juventus will target Arsenal’s 29-year-old French striker Olivier Giroud if they fail to sign Paris Saint-Germain forward Edinson Cavani, also 29.(Tuttosport – in Italian)
Italian side Juve are also interested in signing Liverpool’s 25-year-old Belgian striker Christian Benteke. (Sun on Sunday)
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says the club need to change their managerial structure to include a director of football. (Sun on Sunday)
Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola could make the German club’s midfielder Sebastian Rode, 25, his first signing when he takes charge at Manchester City.(Sunday Mirror)
Guardiola is also keen to beat rivals Manchester United and Liverpool to bring another of his Bayern Munich players to City, striker Robert Lewandowski, 27.(Sunday Express)
Juventus and Atletico Madrid will move for Chile forward Alexis Sanchez if Arsenal cannot agree an improved deal with the 27-year-old. (Sunday Mirror)
Tottenham are targeting Deportivo Maldonado striker Jonathan Calleri. The 22-year-old former Boca Juniors man is currently on loan at Brazilian side Sao Paulo. (Sunday People)
Napoli will try to sign Everton striker Romelu Lukaku, 22, if they sell Gonzalo Higuain. Chelsea, Manchester United and Bayern Munich are all interested in their 28-year-old Argentine forward. (TuttoMercatoWeb – in Italian)
West Ham have agreed an £8.5m deal to sign Besiktas’s 24-year-old winger Gokhan Tore this summer. (Takvim – in Turkish)
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson, 25, could be set to leave Anfield in the summer, with boss Jurgen Klopp saying nobody is “unsellable”. (Mail on Sunday)
Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick, 34, turned down “crazy money” from China to stay at Old Trafford. (Sun on Sunday)
United are keen on signing midfielder Andre Gomes from Gary Neville’s Valencia, the 22-year-old has a £19.5m release clause. (Sunday Mirror)
Manchester City have joined a host of European clubs interested in 18-year-old Rennes winger Ousmane Dembele. (Mail on Sunday)