Salah prime target for Saudi Pro League - Friday's gossip

Mohamed Salah and Vinicius Jr prime targets for Saudi Pro League, Crystal Palace hold talks with Wolves over move for Jorgen Strand Larsen and Chelsea consider loan deal for Douglas Luiz.

Liverpooland Egypt forward Mohamed Salah, 33, and Real Madrid and Brazil forward Vinicius Jr, 25, will be the two prime transfer targets for the Saudi Pro League this summer. (Telegraph - subscription required) , external

Meanwhile, Salah will leave Liverpool this summer, Saudi Pro League insiders believe. (i Paper - subscription required), external

Tottenham's Italian goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, 29, is interesting Inter Milan as they line up a replacement for Switzerland international Yann Sommer, 37. (Gazzetta - in Italian), external

Crystal Palace have held talks with Wolves regarding a potential move for 25-year-old Norway striker Jorgen Strand Larsen. (Talksport) , external

Manchester United are ready to open contract talks with 20-year-old England midfielder Kobbie Mainoo. (Sky Sports), external

Chelsea are considering a loan move to sign 27-year-old Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz, who is on loan at Nottingham Forest from Juventus, for the rest of the season. (Athletic - subscription required) , external

Major League Soccer side Charlotte FC are interested in England Under-21 international midfielder Harvey Elliott, 22, who is on loan at Aston Villa from Liverpool. (Sky Sports) , external

Leedsand Sunderlandare both set to miss out on a move for Norwich City striker Josh Sargent. The 25-year-old USA international is keen on a move back to Major League Soccer with Toronto FC his preferred option. (Teamtalk), external

Arsenalare looking into signing 16-year-old defender Iago Machado from Brazilian side Corinthians. (Globo - in Portuguese), external

Roma and several other clubs are still in the race for Manchester United and Netherlands forward Joshua Zirkzee, 24. (Florian Plettenberg) , external

Southampton are facing a battle to hold on to defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis with Burnley interested in re-signing the 23-year-old who they had on a season-long loan from Manchester City for the 2022-23 campaign. (Four-Four-Two), external

Norwich City have competition for the signature of 25-year-old striker Kasper Hogh, who scored a double in Bodo/Glimt's Champions League win over Manchester City.

Scottish Premiership leaders Hearts are reportedly also interested. (Sportsboom), external

Meanwhile, Birmingham City midfielder Marc Leonard, 24, is poised to return to Hearts on a loan deal until the end of the season. (Scottish Sun), external

Millwall, Wrexham and Rangers are interested in 26-year-old Tunisia right-back Yan Valery from Sheffield Wednesday. (The Star), external

QPR have made a £1m offer to Dundee for centre-half Luke Graham, but Portsmouth are expected to make another bid after having a £400,000 offer rejected, while Sheffield United, Aberdeen and Hearts are also interested in the 21-year-old. (LondonWorld), external

League Two Gillingham have had two bids rejected for 27-year-old Ross County striker Ronan Hale. (Press & Journal), external