Transfer rumours: Kounde, Haaland, Laporte, Bremer, Neuhaus, Balogun, Ziyech, Raphinha

Sevilla's French defender Jules Kounde, 22, has emerged as Manchester United's top summer transfer target, following Bayern Munich's capture of fellow French centre-back Dayot Upamecano, 22, from RB Leipzig. (Express), external

United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has admitted he is "following" Borussia Dortmund's Norway striker Erling Braut Haaland, 20, after failing to sign him last year. (Manchester Evening News), external

Real Madrid are monitoring Aymeric Laporte's situation at Manchester City and may try to sign the French defender, 26, in the summer. (Star), external

Reading's English defender Omar Richards, 22, has agreed to join Bayern Munich on a free transfer this summer in a blow to Premier League suitors West Ham and Everton. (Football Insider), external

Liverpool have made Torino's Brazilian centre-back Bremer their number one target. The 23-year-old is valued at less than £10m. (Mirror), external

Liverpool, Manchester City, Juventus and Bayern Munich are monitoring Borussia Monchengladbach's Germany midfielder Florian Neuhaus, 23. (90 min), external

Spanish defenders Sergio Ramos, 34, and Lucas Vazquez, 29, have been asked to take a pay cut in new contracts at Real Madrid, given Tottenham have no interest in making Gareth Bale's loan move permanent so Real must pay the 31-year-old Welsh forward's salary for the final year of his contract. (AS - in Spanish), external

Atletico Madrid, Juventus and Paris St-Germain are among several European clubs interested in Celta Vigo's Peru midfielder Renato Tapia, 25. (AS - in Spanish), external

Arsenal have not given up hope of agreeing a new deal with 19-year-old English striker Folarin Balogun. (Sun), external

Former Gunners boss Arsene Wenger says he did all he could to try to sign English striker Jamie Vardy, 34, from Leicester City in 2016. (beIN Sport, via Star), external

Burnley's Republic of Ireland midfielder Robbie Brady, 29, has emerged as a target for Celtic. (Mirror), external

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has warned the club's youngsters to expect a "bumpy" road and loan spells in order to prove themselves. (Goal), external

Chelsea's Morocco winger Hakim Ziyech, 27, is considering his future at the club after struggling to find form since his move from Ajax. (Corriere Dello Sport - in Italian), external

Manchester United could reunite their Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes, 26, with former Sporting Lisbon team-mate Raphinha. The 24-year-old Brazilian winger joined Leeds United last summer. (Manchester Evening News), external

Former Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp advised Frank Lampard to sign Manchester City's in-form England defender John Stones, 26, during his time as Chelsea boss. (Sky Sports, via Metro), external

Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman says he told the club he needed to add a signing in January but the board would not pay for Manchester City's Spain defender Eric Garcia, 20. (Marca, via Mail), external

Sevilla's sporting director Monchi says Real Madrid's Spain midfielder Isco, 28 - a target for Arsenal - is keen to leave the Bernabeu this summer. (Estadio Deportivo, via Four Four Two), external

Arsenal will need to pay £22m if they want to sign Spanish midfielder Dani Ceballos, 24, from Real Madrid on a permanent basis. (Mirror), external

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has said that coaching France "could be a possibility one day". (ESPN), external