Football gossip: Stones, Tonali, Silva, Kofane, Rashford, Kounde, Dumfries
Everton are monitoring John Stones’ contract situation at Manchester City, Sandro Tonali’s representatives contact Real Madrid, while Barcelona lead the race to sign Bernardo Silva.
England midfielder John Stones is not expected to be offered a new deal by Manchester City, with the 31-year-old’s former club Everton among those monitoring his situation. (Talksport), external
Sandro Tonali’s representatives have made contact with Real Madrid as part of a widening search for the 25-year-old’s next club, while Manchester City are also interested in signing the Newcastle and Italy midfielder. (Teamtalk), external
Barcelona are leading the race to sign 31-year-old Manchester City and Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva on a free transfer this summer. (Sun), external
Arsenal are monitoring 19-year-old Bayer Leverkusen and Cameroon forward Christian Kofane, with the German club wanting up to £60m for a summer transfer. (Florian Plettenberg), external
Barcelona’s £26m option to buy on-loan England forward Marcus Rashford, 28, expired in March, meaning the Spanish club must now negotiate a transfer fee with Manchester United. (Cadena SER – in Spanish), external
Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea are keeping tabs on 27-year-old Barcelona and France defender Jules Kounde. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish), external
Inter Milan and Netherlands right-back Denzel Dumfries, 29, has been offered to Premier League clubs including Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, Tottenham and Newcastle United. (Teamtalk), external
Manchester United are interested in 23-year-old Benfica and Sweden defender Samuel Dahl, and have sent scouts to watch him more than 10 times this season. (Record via SportWitness), external
Celta Vigo want 21-year-old Spanish midfielder Fer Lopez to remain at the club after his loan from Wolves expires at the end of the season. (Faro de Vigo via SportWitness), external
Roberto de Zerbi wants to sign Juventus and Italy midfielder Manuel Locatelli, 28, for Tottenham in the summer. (Calciomercato – in Italian), external
Manchester United and Liverpool are pursuing a move for 19-year-old Ivory Coast and RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande. (Sportsboom), external