Manchester United have identified five key targets ahead of the summer transfer window and will give new manager Louis van Gaal a budget of £220m to sign them. (Mail on Sunday)
New United boss Louis van Gaal, who will take over after coaching Netherlands at the World Cup, has made injured Dutch international midfielder Kevin Strootman his number one transfer target. The 24-year-old suffered a serious knee injury with Roma in March and will not feature at this summer's tournament. (Daily Express)
England midfielder Frank Lampard has been told he will not be offered a new contract by Chelsea. New York City, the Manchester City franchise club, are favourites to sign the 35-year-old. (Mail on Sunday)
Liverpool will hold contract talks with England winger Raheem Sterling after the World Cup, and the 19-year-old could command a salary worth £100,000 per week. (Sunday Mirror)
Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna, 31, has turned down lucrative offers from Dubai and Monaco in favour of a £150,000-a-week deal at Premier League champions Manchester City.(The Sun)
Roma have told Chelsea and Tottenham they will have to pay at least £50m if they want defender Mehdi Benatia, 27, this summer. (The Metro)
Southampton are holding out for a fee of £30m for each of their coveted England internationals Luke Shaw and Adam Lallana. Left-back Shaw, 18, has been linked with a move to Manchester United, while Liverpool have made a bid of £25m for 26-year-old midfielder Lallana. (Daily Express)
Newly promoted Leicester City will compete with West Ham for the signature of 33-year-old former Everton midfielder Gareth Barry, who is available on a free transfer. (The Sun)
QPR manager Harry Redknapp is keen to sign Liverpool's 29-year-old right-back Glen Johnson for his newly promoted side. Redknapp worked with Johnson at Portsmouth and West Ham. (Daily Star)
Everton plan to double midfielder James McCarthy's wages in a new deal that would keep the 23-year-old at Goodison Park until 2019. The Ireland international has been linked with a move to Manchester United. (Daily Star)
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, 27, would find it "very difficult to say no" to Real Madrid if they made a move for him this summer, according to his lawyer. (The Independent)
Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea, 23, has urged the club to sign his Spain team-mate Andres Iniesta, 30, from Barcelona. De Gea describes the midfielder as "one of the best players in the world - if not the best". (Independent)
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