Everton striker Romelu Lukaku, 23, has agreed a new contract with the club worth £110,000 a week - but the deal, which runs until 2022, includes an exit clause if one of Europe's top clubs wants to buy the Belgium international.
( Daily Mirror )

Alternatively, Lukaku's new five-year deal could instead be worth £140,000 a week.
( Daily Star )

Real Madrid will move for Chelsea's 26-year-old Belgium forward Eden Hazard if they sell Colombia forward James Rodriguez, 25, and Spain midfielder Isco, 24.
( IndependTalksportent )

However, Manchester City are close to sealing a £30m deal for Isco, despite interest from Juventus and Chelsea.
( Sun )

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola wants to focus on signing English players, with Arsenal's 25-year-old midfielder Jack Wilshere - on loan at Bournemouth this season - among his targets.
( Daily Telegraph )

Guardiola is also interested in Tottenham's 20-year-old midfielder Dele Alli and left-back Danny Rose, 26, and Sunderland goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.
( Manchester Evening News )

Sunderland are expecting City to make a bid for Pickford, 23, in the summer.
( ESPN )

Barcelona are set to bid £25m for Southampton's Portugal right-back Cedric Soares, 25.
( Sun )

Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish has rubbished reports that the club are in talks with Spurs about selling 24-year-old forward Wilfried Zaha.
( Croydon Advertiser )

Chelsea are set to open talks with Serbia midfielder Nemanja Matic, 28, over a new contract this summer.
( Daily Mirror )

The agent of Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski has said there is nothing in rumours linking the 28-year-old Poland international with Manchester United.
( ESPN )

Bournemouth defender Steve Cook is a £7m target for West Brom and the 25-year-old could also earn his first England call-up.
( Daily Mail )

Pep Guardiola is set to give Brazil midfielder Fernandinho a 12-month contract extension this summer.
( Sun )

MANAGEMENT STUFF

Former Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has turned down an offer to become the new Wolfsburg manager.
( Leicester Mercury )

Craig Shakespeare will return from Leicester's warm-weather training camp in Dubai today and take the hotseat for the rest of the season.
( Sun )

Former Middlesbrough striker Fabrizio Ravanelli, 48, and ex-Chelsea defender Albert Ferrer, 46, have applied for the vacant Motherwell job.
( Daily Express)

Robert Pires says there was no training ground row involving Sanchez last week. The ex-Arsenal midfielder, now a coach at the club, says Sanchez simply walked out of training over a bad tackle.
( Daily Mirror )

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has admitted he may have to prioritise Europa League glory this season in a bid to qualify for the Champions League.
( Daily Telegraph )

Tottenham left-back Danny Rose is taking longer than expected to recover from a knee ligament injury, but Spurs hope he will be back in April.
( London Evening Standard )

The Football Association, Rugby Football Union and the England and Wales Cricket board are all at risk of losing government support and public funding because they do not employ enough women in senior positions.
(Guardian)

INTERNATIONAL STUFF

England manager Gareth Southgate is sweating on the fitness of midfielder Jordan Henderson.
(Daily Mail)

OTHER STORIES

Arsenal's 28-year-old forward Alexis Sanchez could not stop himself from laughing by the end of Tuesday's 5-1 Champions League defeat at home to Bayern Munich.
( Daily Telegraph )

A renowned Egyptian archaeologist blamed a bad translator over reports he called Lionel Messi "a half-wit" following the 28-year-old Barcelona forward's recent visit to the African country.
( El Mundo )

A West Ham fan who ran on to the London Stadium pitch to confront Chelsea forward Eden Hazard faces a lifetime ban from the ground.
( Daily Mirror )

Chelsea defender David Luiz, 29, says it is his "dream" to one day return to Portuguese club Benfica "as a player or a manager".
( Sport TV )

Chelsea striker Diego Costa has said his training ground bust-up with manager Antonio Conte earlier in the season was "nothing".
( ESPN )

A PE teacher from China has broken the world record for keepy-uppies - with a 25,000 in four hours.
(Row Zed)