Paris St-Germain and Argentina forward Lionel Messi is considering returning to his boyhood club Newell’s Old Boys. (UOL, via Mirror)
Arsenal have opened talks with France centre-back William Saliba, 21, over a new contract. (Football Insider)
Al Nassr have made contact with the representatives of Paris St-Germain and former Spain defender Sergio Ramos over a potential move before next season. (Marca – in Spanish)
Inter Milan midfielder Nicolo Barella is on Liverpool’s shortlist of summer targets, with the 26-year-old Italy international having been watched by the Anfield club’s scouts. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian)
Liverpool are interested in signing Bayern Munich and the Netherlands midfielder Ryan Gravenberch, 20, to play alongside England and Borussia Dortmund’s Jude Bellingham, 19. (Express)
Chelsea owner Todd Boehly is considering buying Ligue 1 side Strasbourg. (L’Equipe)
Liverpool, Newcastle, Tottenham and West Ham are among the Premier League clubs monitoring Mainz and Germany midfielder Anton Stach, 24. (90min)
France forward Marcus Thuram, who will be out of contract at Borussia Monchengladbach in the summer, has been offered to Barcelona, while Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Manchester United and PSG have also been linked with the 25-year-old. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)
Newcastle target Matheus Franca has signed a new contract with Flamengo, who rejected the Magpies’ offer of £17.5m for the 18-year-old Brazil midfielder in January. (Sun)
Fulham, Everton, Leicester and West Ham are interested in Roma and England defender Chris Smalling, 33. (90min)
Newcastle United are plotting a summer move for Wolves’ 25-year-old English centre-back Max Kilman. (Football Insider)
LA Galaxy have moved for Chelsea’s Brazilian midfielder Andrey Santos, 18, after a proposed loan to Palmeiras collapsed. (Goal)
Brazil could bring in ex-Spain and Barcelona manager Luis Enrique to replace Tite rather than Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti. (Fijaches – in Spanish)
Portuguese left-back Nuno Tavares, 23, says he will return to Arsenal at the end of the season when his loan spell at Marseille concludes. (Goal)
