saudi club Al-Nasr expect Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, to complete his transfer by the end of the year. The former Manchester United player will sign a two-and-a-half-year contract worth 200 euros (£174m). (Marca – in Spanish)
Arsenal and Brazilian striker Gabriel Martinelli, 21, is set to sign a new contract with the club worth £200,000 a week. (Mail)
french champions Paris Saint Germain want to link 35-year-old Argentine striker Lionel Messi to the club in the coming days. The World Cup winner’s contract expires next summer and he is free to speak to clubs outside France from January 1. (Purpose)
from Brighton Argentina World Cup-winning midfielder Alexis Mac Allister, 23, is targeted by Arsenal and Atlético Madrid. (AS – in Spanish)
Manchester United will have to pay Port Goalkeeper Diogo Costa has a £65m release clause if he wants to sign the 23-year-old Portugal international at the end of the season. (Correio da Manha – in Portuguese)
Croatian defender Josko Gvardiol, 20, is expected to stay with the German side RB Leipzig this summer with a €110m (£96m) release clause will become active in his contract in 2024. (Air Sports)
Arsenal expressed interest in signing Ukraine winger Mykhaylo Mudryk, 21, during the January transfer window, according to his current club’s sporting director Shakhtar Donetsk. (Soccer 365)
Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, 37, is set to join the Italian Serie A side Salerno on a free transfer after his contract to Club America expired. (Sky Sports Italia – in Italian)
InterMilan have opened contract talks with Italian defender Alessandro Bastoni over a new deal, with Manchester City and Tottenham interested in the 23-year-old. (La Gazzetta Dello Sport – in Italian)
Argentina midfielder Rodrigo De Paul, 28, was set to join Leeds of Udinese before going to Atlético Madrid. (TalkSPORT)
Blackburn and Chilean striker Ben Brereton Diaz, 23, is expected to stay at Ewood Park in January and keep his options open for a free transfer this summer. (World Football League)
