Mauricio Pochettino is the first choice of Newcastle’s prospective new owners to replace Steve Bruce as manager and they are willing to pay him £19 million per year, says Sky Sports
Bayern Munich manager Hansi Flick held a 30-minute phone call with Manchester City and Germany winger Leroy Sane, 24, to discuss a potential transfer. – Bild, via Goal – in German
Borussia Dortmund and England winger Jadon Sancho, 20, is being offered the number seven shirt by Manchester United in a bid to tempt him to the club. – Mirror
France midfielder Tanguy Ndombele, 23, is considering his future at Tottenham, with Barcelona reportedly interested. – Sky Sports
Roma boss Paulo Fonseca wants to sign Chelsea and Spain winger Pedro, 32. – Corriere dello Sport – in Italian
Arsenal have been told they must pay more than £25 million if they want to land Celtic’s French forward Odsonne Edouard, 22. – Express
Napoli forward Dries Mertens, 32, is interested in a move to London, with Chelsea still keen on the Belgium international. – Mail
Arsenal have reportedly made contact with Real Madrid over a potential deal for Spain left-back Sergio Reguilon. The 23-year-old is currently on loan at Sevilla. – ABC, via Star
Leicester are interested in signing Saint-Etienne’s French centre-back Wesley Fofana, 19. – Le10 Sport – in French
AC Milan will look to sell former Spain goalkeeper Pepe Reina when the transfer market re-opens. The 37-year-old is currently on loan at Aston Villa. – Calciomercato
Nigel Pearson will remain as Watford manager until the end of the season, when it resumes, despite his contract expiring in May. – Sky Sports
Arsenal will look to make free transfers and swap deals during the summer transfer window because of the financial impact of coronavirus. – Mail
Chelsea and Italy midfielder Jorginho, 28, says he considered leaving the Blues after just one season because of the criticism he faced from fans. – FourFourTwo
