Man City plan new Haaland deal - Thursday's gossip

Manchester City are preparing to offer Norway striker Erling Haaland a new deal that removes a £150m release clause in the 22-year-old's existing contract in a bid to ward off interest from some of Europe's top clubs, including Real Madrid. (The Athletic - subscription required)

The Blues' decision to snub Enrique will leave the path clear for Tottenham to appoint the Spaniard, 52, as Antonio Conte's successor in north London. (Express)

Manchester United are interested in signing Netherlands and Bayer Leverkusen right-back Jeremie Frimpong, 22, with United prepared to offload Englishman Aaron Wan-Bissaka, 25, and Portugal's Diogo Dalot, 24. (Mail)

Barcelona would not be able to sign Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 35, from Paris St-Germain in their current financial situation, says La Liga president Javier Tebas. (Goal)

West Ham have identified Lille's Paulo Fonseca as a potential replacement for David Moyes, who is likely to part company with the club at the end of the season (Guardian)

Arsenal could sell 21-year-old England Under-21 striker Folarin Balogun - on loan at French side Reims this season - to RB Leipzig in the summer to help fund a £100m move for West Ham and England midfielder Declan Rice, 24. (Metro)

Real Madrid and France forward Karim Benzema, 35, has signed a one-year contract extension, keeping him at the Spanish club until 2024. (Mirror)

AC Milan's Portuguese winger Rafael Leao, 23, has confirmed he wants to stay at the San Siro despite reported interest from Manchester City. (Manchester Evening News)

Liverpool are poised to sign free-agent midfielder Adrien Rabiot, with the France midfielder's Juventus contract set to expire this summer. (Liverpool Echo)

Bayern Munich and Netherlands prospect Ryan Gravenberch, 20, is another player being considered by Liverpool as they look to revamp their ageing midfield. (FourFourTwo)

West Ham could suffer a mass summer exodus with Manuel Lanzini, Angelo Ogbonna, Vladimir Coufal, Aaron Cresswell, Pablo Fornals and Tomas Soucek set to follow Declan Rice out of the door. (Football Insider)

Germany midfielder Toni Kroos, 33, could sign a new deal with Real Madrid despite reports he may retire. (Mail)

Tottenham are interested in a move for 20-year-old Chelsea centre-back Levi Colwill, who has impressed on loan at Brighton this season. (Sun)

Manchester City captain Ilkay Gundogan, who has been linked with Barcelona, says he must assess if his 32-year-old body is up to rigours of another season in England. (Times - subscription required)

Chelsea could offload either or both of Edouard Mendy and Kepa Arrizabalaga in order to sign Borussia Dortmund and Switzerland goalkeeper Gregor Kobel, 25. (Bild - in German)

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