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Chelsea are confident of beating Manchester City to the £50m signing of 25-year-old Southampton centre-back Virgil van Dijk. (Daily Mirror)

Atletico Madrid will challenge Chelsea for the signing of Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez, 28, this summer. (AS)

Real Madrid will have to pay £66m if they want to sign Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea this summer as the 26-year-old does not have a release clause in his contract. (Daily Mail)

Tottenham are preparing to step up their bid to sign Crystal Palace winger Wilfred Zaha, 24, with Moussa Sissoko, 27, and Erik Lamela, 25, potentially making way. (Bleacher Report)

Manchester City and Manchester United have both made approaches to sign Bayern Munich's 22-year-old midfielder Joshua Kimmich. (Kicker, via Metro)

And United will offer Napoli forward Dries Mertens, 29, a deal that will double his wages. (La Repubblica, via Sun)

Everton are considering a move for Hull City's 24-year-old defender Harry Maguire as they look to make three summer signings to boost their backline. (Daily Mail)

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane is ready to sell 25-year-old playmaker James Rodriguez this summer, with the club hoping to recoup most of the £68m they paid for the Colombia international. Chelsea and Liverpool have both been linked with Rodriguez. (AS)

Crystal Palace and France midfielder Yohan Cabaye, 31, is keen to join Marseille this summer. (Bein Sports, via Evening Standard)

West Ham, Stoke, Everton and Sunderland want Dynamo Kiev and Croatia defender Domagoj Vida, 27. (Daily Mirror)

Atletico Madrid are prepared to part with Manchester United target Jose Maria Gimenez - but the 22-year-old Uruguay defender has a £56m release clause. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish)

Liverpool are in danger of being given a transfer ban over claims they tapped up a 12-year-old Stoke City schoolboy player. (Daily Telegraph)

Borussia Monchengladbach have confirmed Denmark defender Andreas Christensen, 20, will return to Chelsea this summer when his two-year loan spell ends. (Sun)

Rangers boss Pedro Caixinha has met Billy Gilmour's parents as he tries to prevent the highly rated 15-year-old from joining Chelsea. (Independent)

Roma could sell Leandro Paredes this summer, with Liverpool interested, despite the 22-year-old Argentine midfielder being set to replace the injured Daniele de Rossi in the starting XI. (Calciomercato)

And finally...

Two Chelsea players combined for an unlikely wonder goal in training on Thursday - goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois lofting the ball forward for defender David Luiz to volley home. (Metro)

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