Real Madrid say forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 32,
has not told the club he wishes to leave. (ABC -
in Spanish)
However, the Portugal striker is not planning to
return to Spain after playing at the
Confederations Cup in Russia. (Record - in
Portuguese)
Ronaldo told his agent Jorge Mendes two months
ago that he wanted to leave Madrid. (AS)
Paris St-Germain would be favourites to sign
Ronaldo if he does move as the French club held
secret talks with agent Jorge Mendes hours
before the forward helped Real Madrid win the
Champions League. (Daily Mail)
Chelsea are not prepared to give Antonio Conte
greater control over their recruitment policy,
amid suggestions the manager is growing
frustrated with a lack of summer signings.
(Guardian)
But the Blues have no intention of allowing
Conte to leave and will support him in the
transfer market, with deals for four players -
including Everton's 23-year-old striker Romelu
Lukaku - set to take spending up to £250m.
(Daily Mirror)
Chelsea have had a £55.2m bid for Juventus
left-back Alex Sandro rejected but the Italian
club will let the 26-year-old leave if he says he
wants a move. (Daily Mail)
Tottenham are preparing to sell Kevin Wimmer
but want £20m for the 24-year-old Austria
defender. (Sun)
Manchester City reserve keeper Willy Caballero,
35, is likely to be confirmed as Chelsea's first
signing of the summer. (Evening Standard)
Tottenham have told Manchester United that
they will have to spend £50m to sign their 23-
year-old England midfielder Eric Dier. (Daily
Telegraph)
United are being offered the chance to sign AC
Milan keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, 18, as their
stopper David de Gea, 26, has apparently started
house hunting in Madrid. (Diario Gol via Daily
Express)
Arsenal will go back to Lyon with an improved bid
of close to £50m for France striker Alexandre
Lacazette, 26. The Gunners had a £30m offer
rejected last summer. (Daily Telegraph)
Lyon are in advanced negotiations over a loan
deal for Chelsea's 21-year-old forward Bertrand
Traore, who spent last season at Ajax. (Evening
Standard)
Juventus right-back Dani Alves, 34, has been
strongly criticised by the club's fans after
suggesting forward forward Pablo Dybala, 23,
should leave to further his career. (Il Giornale -
in Italian)
Former Arsenal and Manchester United striker
Robin van Persie, 33, is close to leaving
Fenerbahce and sealing a move back to
Feynoord in his native Netherlands. (FR12.nl - in
Dutch)
West Ham are interested in signing
Middlesbrough's 21-year-old winger Adama
Traore, but Boro do not need to raise money
from sales. (Teesside Gazette)
Inter Milan will hold out for £45m from
Manchester United for Croatia winger Ivan
Perisic, 28, but the Red Devils' valuation is
closer to £30m. (Manchester Evening News)
Bayern Munich attacking midfielder Douglas
Costa, 26, is set for a £26m move to Juventus,
where he has agreed a four-year deal. (L'Equipe -
in French)
Arsenal are set to try to beat Everton to sign AC
Milan forward M'Baye Niang, 22, who was on
loan at Watford last season.(Hertfordshire
Mercury)
Birmingham are still waiting to hear if former
Chelsea captain John Terry, 36, has accepted
their offer of close to £100,000 a week. (Daily
Mirror)
Swansea remain in talks with Turkish side
Galatasaray over the sale of striker Bafetimbi
Gomis, 31, who spent last season on loan at
French side Marseille. (Wales Online)
Hull and Newcastle are both keen to sign
Chelsea's 19-year-old striker Tammy Abraham on
loan. (Sun)
Manchester City have given manager Pep
Guardiola £300m for transfers this summer but
refuse to spend £70m on Southampton centre-
back Virgil van Dijk, 25. (Manchester Evening
News)
La Liga side Malaga could be priced out of a
deal for Swansea striker Borja Baston, 24. The
Swans hope to recoup a large chunk of the club-
record £15.5m fee they paid for the Spaniard
last summer. (Wales Online)
Real Sociedad are interested in signing
Manchester United winger Adnan Januzaj but
know they face competition for the 22-year-old.
(Daily Express)
Stoke are yet to receive any offers for Giannelli
Imbula, a month after manager Mark Hughes
said the 24-year-old midfielder, who was a club-
record signing in February 2016, could leave this
summer. (Stoke Sentinel)
Preston boss Simon Grayson has been linked
with the vacant Sunderland job and, even though
he says he is "fully committed" to his current
club, he added: "if anything changes along the
way, that's just football". (Talksport)
The back pages
Saturday's Daily Mirror leads with the uncertainty
over Cristiano Ronaldo's Real Madrid future
Meanwhile...
Brentford goalkeeper Dan Bentley, 23, saved a
holiday maker from drowning in Thailand.
Bentley's partner Laura tweeted her pride,
calling him a "hero". (GetWestLondon)
A new set of rules are being looked at by the
International Football Association Board,
including allowing players to dribble from free-
kicks and corners plus penalties being awarded if
keepers handle a back pass. (Times -
subscription required)
Japanese side Vissel Kobe are looking for 200
"enthusiastic applicants" to welcome their new
signing, ex-Arsenal forward Lukas Podolski, on 6
July. (Club website - in Japanese)
Everton's new stadium could feature a removable
running track. (Times - subscription required)
Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan, 31, says that
British tax laws were a factor in his decision to
leave Sunderland in 2012. (Joy FM, via
Newcastle Chronicle)
Best of Friday's transfer gossip
There is "mutual tension" between Chelsea and
their manager Antonio Conte after the Italian told
striker Diego Costa by text message that he is
not part of the plans for next season. (Gazzetta
dello Sport - in Italian)
Jose Mourinho has valued Manchester United
goalkeeper David de Gea, 26, at £100m amid
interest from Real Madrid and has told the La
Liga champions they can sign the Spaniard for
£45m plus striker Alvaro Morata, 24. (Daily Star)
Liverpool want to raise about £60m on player
sales by offloading defender Mamadou Sakho,
27, for £30m, full-back Alberto Moreno, 24, for
£12m and 23-year-old forward Lazar Markovic
for £20m. (Times - subscription required)
Arsenal have had a £17.6m bid rejected for
Juventus winger Juan Cuadrado, 29, but the
Serie A champions are looking for about £30m
for the former Chelsea player. (Sun)
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