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Pep Guardiola has agreed to take over as Juventus manager at the end of the season, according to reports in Italy. :news:

Daily Express

Pep Guardiola has agreed to take over as Juventus manager at the end of the season, according to reports in Italy.

Crystal Palace have emerged as the biggest threat to Rangers' hopes of signing Motherwell winger Jake Hastie, who is out of contract in the summer.

Daily Mail

Tottenham have denied their new ground is to be called 'The Nike Stadium'.

Romelu Lukaku has ended his goal famine since changing to a pre-match meal of ham and cheese omelettes.

Wolves are pushing to sign Birmingham City's highly-rated teenage striker Ramello Mitchell.

Ryan Giggs has arranged for Wales to train at Manchester United's Carrington base ahead of their friendly with Trinidad & Tobago at Wrexham.

Bournemouth are set to be without defender Steve Cook for up to six weeks after an infection set in on his injured groin.

Liverpool and Crystal Palace were among the clubs who wanted the Premier League to investigate allegations of breaches in financial fair play by Manchester City.

The Sun

Real Madrid are preparing a world-record £300m bid for Neymar to finally replace Cristiano Ronaldo.

Real Madrid star Isco is angry with boss Santiago Solari and has told his agent to contact Manchester City about a move.

Chelsea's looming transfer ban has increased the likelihood of Eden Hazard leaving the club for nothing when his contract expires in 2020.

Manchester United are watching Benfica and Portugal defender Ruben Dias as they look to reinforce their defence this summer.

The Guardian

Arsenal are hoping to make Monchi their sporting director, but the Spaniard says he has "not decided" whether he'll take the role yet.

The Daily Telegraph

Liverpool have welcomed UEFA's investigation into Manchester City's alleged Financial Fair Play breach.

Gareth Southgate hopes to get a chance to look at Bournemouth's Callum Wilson against Huddersfield if the striker is ready after a knee injury.

Arsenal have moved a step closer to appointing Monchi as their new technical director after Roma announced the Spaniard had left the club. The 50-year-old worked with Gunners boss Unai Emery at Sevilla.

The Times

Mauricio Pochettino has said he is flattered by interest from Real Madrid and that he would consider going back to work in Spain.

Watford could take Manchester City to arbitration for a "loss of opportunity" regarding the sale of Jadon Sancho in 2015.

Steven Gerrard believes midfielder Steven Davis will sign for the club permanently next season. Davis is currently on loan from Southampton.

The Scotsman

Celtic interim manager Neil Lennon wants to stay at the club for the long haul.

The Daily Record

Neil Lennon has revealed he has already held talks with Celtic's in-demand head of recruitment Lee Congerton over potential summer signings.