IS BENZEMA ALSO DOING REBUILD

 Gareth Bale and six others could leave Real Madrid this summer as they look to raise £105m for a mass overhaul of the squad, according to reports in Spain.  James Rodriguez, Lucas Vazquez, Mariano Diaz and Alvaro Odriozola are also on the list, which is completed by Alphone Areola and Nacho Fernandez. 

 Chelsea have reignited their interest in Napoli forward Dries Mertens (Daily Star)

 Mauro Icardi could become the central figure in a three-way transfer deal involving Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain and @Inter (The Sun)

 Bayern Munich are confident of convincing Manuel Neuer to reject a move to Chelsea and stay with the club, according to CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.

 Cesc Fabregas believes Lionel Messi will see out the rest of his career at Barcelona. 

 Matty Longstaff is keen to sort out a new deal at Newcastle - if the Saudi takeover goes through, according to The Sun.

 Chelsea are set to miss out on Alessio Romagnoli with the Milan captain on the verge of signing a new contract at the San Siro, according to reports in Italy.

 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has conceded James Maddison won't be joining him at Manchester United next season after the midfielder declared his love and desire to stay at Leicester.

 Manchester United hope close friend Anthony Martial's position in their squad will boost hopes of signing Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele, according to a report in Spain (The Sun)

 Manchester United believe they have won the race to sign Jadon Sancho after months of secret talks, with just the agreement of a fee with Borussia Dortmund standing in their way (The Sun)

 @Inter have leapfrogged Liverpool and Juventus in the race to sign young Brescia star Sandro Tonali (Daily Mail)

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