Cristiano Ronaldo has spoken to two his former team-mates in a bid to persuade them to join him at Al Nassr – Real Madrid’s Spain defender Nacho Fernandez, 34, and Manchester United’s Brazil midfielder Casemiro, 32. (Marca – in Spanish), external
Tottenham could make an offer for Nottingham Forest’s England winger Callum Hudson-Odoi, 23, before the end of the month. (Football Insider), external
Newcastle United will attempt to complete a deal for Bournemouth’s English centre-back Lloyd Kelly, 25, this week. (Telegraph), external
West Ham have moved closer to a £25.5m deal to sign 18-year-old Brazilian forward Luis Guilherme from Palmeiras. (Times), external
Fulham have made Arsenal’s Emile Smith Rowe one of their summer transfer priorities and are ready to bid for the England midfielder, 23, early in the window. (Telegraph), external
Los Angeles Galaxy have sent a contract offer to former Germany midfielder Marco Reus, 35, who is set to become a free agent after playing his last game for Borussia Dortmund. (Fabrizio Romano), external
Leicester City boss Enzo Maresca will be announced as the new Chelsea coach on Monday, having signed a five-year contract. (Fabrizio Romano), external
**Meanwhile, the Blues are confident they can strike a deal for Fulham’s 26-year-old English centre-back Tosin Adarabioyo, who is expected to become a free agent at the end of June. (Football London) , external
Former Chelsea and Tottenham boss Antonio Conte is expected to be named the new Napoli coach this week. (Nicolo Schira), external
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'Hopefully Olsen can help us'published at 15:16 British Summer Time 1 May15:16 BST 1 MayAston Villa v Olympiakos (Thu, 20:00 BST)Aston VillaImage source, Getty
The Paraguay forward, a summer signing from Argentinian club Talleres, capitalised on a defensive lapse from the Seagulls with 20 minutes remaining at the Amex
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