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All the top stories and transfer rumours from Tuesday’s national newspapers…

THE TIMES

Manchester United are interested in signing the Ajax winger Antony this summer.

Manchester City will push to sign a midfielder, with Kalvin Phillips the preferred target, after wrapping up a deal for Erling Haaland.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Former Manchester United and Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon is fronting a consortium who have entered talks to try to buy Everton.

Newcastle United are ready to walk away from a deal to sign centre-back Sven Botman from Lille after the French club changed their mind about accepting a £30m bid and raised the asking price to £36m.

DAILY MAIL

One of the candidates to become Athletic Bilbao’s new president wants Mauricio Pochettino to take over as coach at the Basque club.

Robert Lewandowski has rejected Paris Saint-Germain and agreed a deal with Barcelona, according to reports in Spain.

Serie A champions AC Milan are reportedly keen to recruit Real Madrid playmaker Marco Asensio, who was linked with a potential move to Arsenal on Sunday.

Gareth Bale has boosted Cardiff’s hopes of signing him by suggesting the standard of football he plays before the World Cup does not make ‘too much of a difference’.

Southampton have made an opening offer of £8.5m for Bologna midfielder Mattias Svanberg, according to reports in Italy.

Torino director Davide Vagnati is preparing to fly to north London this week to discuss a deal with Spurs for defender Gleison Bremer, according to reports.

THE SUN

Juventus are close to signing Paul Pogba on a four-year deal, according to reports.

Manchester United have reportedly received a transfer boost after Christian Eriksen allegedly rejected a contract extension at Brentford.

Chelsea have made Inter Milan star Milan Skriniar a top target this summer and are reportedly prepared to offer players in exchange to sign the defender.

Newcastle’s plans to revamp their training ground were given a boost after no bat roosts were discovered on site.

Birmingham are on the brink of a £35m buy-out, with controversial former Watford owner Laurence Bassini claiming to have struck a deal for the Championship club.

THE INDEPENDENT

RB Leipzig have set a price of £100m for Christopher Nkunku, with the 24-year-old preferring to stay this summer, potentially frustrating a series of clubs but also setting up one of the sagas of 2023.

DAILY STAR

Aston Villa are on the verge of signing 16-year-old Rangers starlet Rory Wilson who bagged a whopping 49 goals for club and country at youth level last season.

Brighton are targeting Porto left-back Zaidu in a move which could pave the way for Marc Cucurella to join Manchester City.

DAILY EXPRESS

Manchester City star Ilkay Gundogan has been linked with a move to Jose Mourinho’s Roma this summer transfer window, after the German midfielder was spotted in the Italian capital.

Chelsea are edging closer to the signing of highly-rated Chicago Fire goalkeeper and reported Real Madrid target Gabriel Slonina ahead of next season, according to reports.

SCOTTISH SUN

Rangers have made Ross Stewart their No1 transfer target for the summer according to reports.

Charly Musonda will look to start his post-Chelsea career with a trial at Belgian Pro League side Zulte Waregem according to reports.