16th May, 2016
Everton striker Romelu Lukaku, 23, is a target for French champions Paris St-Germain and the Toffees want to sign West Brom’s £12m-rated forward Saido Berahino, 22, to replace him. (Sun)
PSG are keen on Manchester United striker Anthony Martial and hope they can persuade the 20-year-old to make a move worth £60m with the lure of Champions League football. (L’Equipe via Daily Express)
Liverpool’s Belgium striker Christian Benteke, 25, will not be at Anfield next season, according to Derby County player Dean Sturridge – the uncle of Reds forward Daniel. (NBC, via Daily Star)
Everton will make a move for former manager David Moyes if a deal to bring in ex-Ajax boss Frank de Boer fails. (Daily Express)
Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez met the club’s owner, Mike Ashley, for the first time following the win over Tottenham as the Spaniard weighs up whether to stay with the Magpies following their relegation to the Championship. (Times – subscription required)
Southampton boss Ronald Koeman has challenged the club to match his ambition if they want him to extend his contract beyond the year he has left on it. (Daily Mail)
Manchester United target Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he already knows where he will be playing next season after announcing he will leave Paris St-Germain, but the 34-year-old Sweden striker is not telling anyone. (BeIn Sports, via Metro)
Arsene Wenger wants to add three players to his Arsenal squad for next season. (Daily Star)
And majority shareholder Stan Kroenke will give the Arsenal boss the money to build on the club’s best finish under the American’s tenure.(London Evening Standard)
Former Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp says Arsenal were “lucky” to finish second but, in doing so, expects Arsene Wenger to stay on as Gunners boss. (Daily Telegraph)
Newcastle winger Andros Townsend, 24, is set to be named in Roy Hodgson’s 23-man England squad for Euro 2016 ahead of 33-year-old Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe. (Daily Mirror)
Hodgson was at Arsenal’s game against Aston Villa on Sunday to watch Gunners midfielder Jack Wilshere, 24, make his first and only start of the campaign as the England boss prepares to name an initial squad of 28.(Guardian)
Colombia international Radamel Falcao, 30, currently on loan at Chelsea, will return to Monaco next season, according to the club’s vice-president Vadim Vasilyev. (Goal.com)
Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera, 26, says players were “very tense and nervous” when Old Trafford was being evacuated on Sunday. (Tiempo de Juego, via Manchester Evening News)
Everton defender Phil Jagielka, 33, says Roberto Martinez’s sacking was not down to the Goodison Park club’s players. (Liverpool Echo)
Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri says Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich welcomed him back personally to Stamford Bridge before the champions’ 1-1 draw with the Blues on Sunday. (London Evening Standard)
Departing Watford boss Quique Sanchez Flores says that he “loves” the club’s fans and they will be “in my head forever”. (Watford Observer)
Atletico Madrid are in contract negotiations with their France forward Antoine Griezmann and the 25-year-old says he would decline transfer talks with Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane. (FourFourTwo)
West Ham midfielder Reece Oxford, 17, will keep West Ham waiting over a signing new contract as he is concerned over his amount of first-team football. (Daily Mirror)
Champions Leicester City will use four buses for their Premier League trophy parade through the city. (Sun)
Chelsea’s departing interim manager Guus Hiddink says “it won’t be easy” for incoming Blues boss Antonio Conte to restore the club’s place among the elite top four of English football. (Times – subscription required)