Tottenham are optimistic that manager Mauricio Pochettino and
six of his senior players will sign new deals in the next few
months. (Telegraph)

Paris St-Germain are prepared to offer Tottenham defender
Toby Alderweireld, 29, the £10m-per-season five-year contract he
wants, with the Belgium international set to leave Spurs after talks
over a new deal collapsed. (Mail)

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola plans to field a
weakened team in Saturday's derby against Manchester United,
when victory would seal the Premier League title for City. The
Spaniard could instead prioritise the Champions League quarter-
final at Liverpool on Wednesday. (Express)

Derek McInnes, Craig Shakespeare, Michael Appleton, Dean Smith
and Graham Potter are the leading contenders to be appointed

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is unhappy that the club
look set to miss out on Champions League qualification but is
reluctant to sack manager Antonio Conte, who has one year left
on his contract worth £9.5m. (Express)

Chelsea face the prospect of losing up to nine first-team players
this summer. (Telegraph)

Spain and Chelsea defender Marcos Alonso, 27, says the Blues'
struggles this season are down to them missing the "consistency"
and "luck" that helped them to the Premier League title last season.
(Star)

Liverpool are tracking Valencia winger Ferran Torres, with
Chelsea also interested in the 18-year-old. (Mail)

Everton will have to compete with three Spanish clubs if they
want to sign ADO Den Haag's 24-year-old Ivory Coast defender
Wilfried Kanon. (Sun)

Bayern Munich manager Jupp Heynckes says Real Madrid have
no chance of signing the German club's 29-year-old Poland striker
Robert Lewandowski. (Marca)

Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri says he will manage outside
Italy in his next job. (Telegraph - subscription required)

Mario Balotelli's agent is in discussion with English clubs, with the
27-year-old Italy striker's contract with French club Nice set to
expire this summer. (Mirror)

Former Chelsea, Everton and Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o,
now with Turkish club Konyaspor, threatened two media outlets
with legal action after they - as an April Fool - reported the 37-
year-old was planning to run for president in his native
Cameroon. (Samuel Eto'o on Facebook)

Barcelona's 23-year-old France defender Samuel Umtiti says he
has not started talks over extending his contract, amid "interest
from various clubs". (Canal Football Club via Sport)

Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne, 26, believes he
deserves the Footballer of the Year award because of his
consistency but admits Liverpool rival Mohamed Salah, 25, has
had an "incredible" season. (Mirror)

Liverpool midfielder Emre Can, 24, is a doubt for the first leg of
his side's Champions League quarter-final against Manchester
City on Wednesday. (Times - subscription required)

Manchester United's 27-year-old Spain goalkeeper David de Gea is set to sign a new five-year contract worth £350,000 a week. (Sun)