Brazilian defender David Luiz’s contract with Arsenal runs out on 30 June and his agent says the 33-year-old’s future at the club will be sorted by the end of the week. (Talksport)external-link
Luiz wants a two-year deal to stay with the Gunners but they are only prepared to extend his stay by 12 months. (Mail)external-link
Manager Mikel Arteta has suggested that Arsenal may not have the money to sign Luiz for next season and added that German midfielder Mesut Ozil, 31, is not yet “ready” to play. (Times – subscription required)external-link
Chelsea are willing to sell France midfielder N’Golo Kante, 29, to help raise funds for further transfers following an agreement to sign Germany striker Timo Werner, 24, from RB Leipzig. (Times – subscription required)external-link
Chelsea’s hopes of signing Bayer Leverkusen’s attacking midfielder Kai Havertz could have improved with Bayern Munich and Real Madrid backing out of signing the 21-year-old Germany international. (Express) external-link
Bayer Leverkusen are asking for around £90m for Havertz but if they fail to qualify for the Champions League, that figure could drop closer to Chelsea’s reported £70m valuation. (Football.London)external-link
Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers says England international Ben Chilwell has no need to leave the Foxes to develop into one of the best left-backs in the world, but accepts there are no guarantees the 23-year-old – linked with Chelsea – will stay. (Guardian)external-link
Former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel says “the right people” have told him France midfielder Paul Pogba, 27, wants to stay at Old Trafford. (Express)external-link
Inter Milan are in talks with Manchester United about keeping Chile forward Alexis Sanchez, 31, on loan for next season. (Sky Italia – in Italian)external-link
Arsenal and Manchester United are both interested in Roma winger Cengiz Under, with the 22-year-old Turkey winger set to cost about £27m. (Corriere dello Sport, via Mail)external-link
Bayern Munich have agreed to extend Brazil playmaker Philippe Coutinho’s loan from Barcelona beyond 30 June so that the 28-year-old can play in the final stages of this season’s Champions League in August. (Sky Germany) external-link
Transfer Target: How Newcastle could look next seasonEverton look set to miss out on signing Gabriel Magalhaes, 22, from Lille as the Brazil defender is poised to join Italian side Napoli. (Footmercato – in French)external-link
Everton are interested in South Korea defender Kim Min-jae, with the 23-year-old valued at £13.5m by Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan. (Guardian)external-link
Burnley boss Sean Dyche has criticised the club for not resolving the contract situations of a number of players, with five of his squad’s deals running out on 30 June. (Telegraph – subscription required) external-link
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