TRANSFER RUMOURS

• Tottenham have identified Real Madrid's 32-year-old Germany defender Antonio Rudiger as a replacement for 27-year-old Argentina defender Cristian Romero if he moves to the Bernabeu.
  (Fichajes)



• () Manchester City's England defender John Stones looks set to leave the club this summer when his contract expires, with Bayern Munich showing interest in the 31-year-old.
  (Caught Offside)



• () Aston Villa are interested in Nottingham Forest's England midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White, but Forest could command a fee of £65m for the 26-year-old.
  (Teamtalk)



• Nottingham Forest will make another move for Celtic's 22-year-old Belgium midfielder Arne Engels in the summer after failing to sign him in January.
  (Football Insider)



• Manchester United are the frontrunners among a number of clubs who will try to sign Everton's 25-year-old Senegal forward Iliman Ndiaye this summer.
  (Teamtalk)



• Newcastle United are likely to target Roma's Italy midfielder Lorenzo Pellegrini, 29, as they look set to lose 25-year-old Italy international Sandro Tonali in the summer.
  (Football Insider)



• Bayern Munich are targeting a move for Brighton's 23-year-old goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen in the summer.
  (Talksport)



• Chelsea are set to rival Bayern for Verbruggen and will match Brighton's £50m valuation for the Netherlands international.
  (Teamtalk)



• Atletico Madrid are exploring a move for Chelsea's 27-year-old Spain defender Marc Cucurella.
  (Fichajes)



• () Juventus and Inter Milan are set to go head to head for the signing of Tottenham's 29-year-old Italy goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario this summer.
  (Gazzetta)

MANAGEMENT STUFF

• Former Marseille manager Roberto de Zerbi could be open to taking charge of Tottenham, despite his initial preference to hold out for the Manchester United job.
  (Teamtalk)



• Tottenham Hotspur are working through a list of potential successors to Thomas Frank, which is believed to include Roberto De Zerbi, Mauricio Pochettino and Robbie Keane.
  (Daily Telegraph)



• Nottingham Forest have sacked their third manager of the season in Sean Dyche; the decision comes after the 0-0 draw with Wolves, with Forest failing to score from 35 shots; Dyche lasted just 114 days in the role
  (Sky Sports)



• Former Wolves boss Vitor Pereira is in talks to become Forest's fourth manager of the season.
  (BBCSports)



• LEAGUE TWO strugglers Barrow have sacked manager Paul Gallagher after just five games in charge. The club are languishing third from bottom of the table in the fourth tier of English football.
  (Sun)

INTERNATIONAL STUFF

• Thomas Tuchel is set to stay as Englad boss until 2028 after agreeing a contract extension.
  (Times)



• England kick off their World Cup campaign against Croatia on June 17.
  (Sun)

OTHER STUFF

• James Milner, 40, equalled the record for most Premier League appearances when he came on as an early substitute for Brighton at Aston Villa on Wednesday.
  (BBCSports)