Football Titbits across the papers

Manchester United considering move for Rafael Leao, Newcastle eye new goalkeeper as part of summer rebuild and Arsenal still keen on Julian Alvarez.

Manchester United could turn to Portuguese winger Rafael Leao, 26, in the summer, with AC Milan open to exploring a swap deal involving 28-year-old England forward Marcus Rashford, 25-year-old Uruguay midfielder Manuel Ugarte or Netherlands striker Joshua Zirkzee, 24. (La Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian, external)

Crystal Palace have drawn up a shortlist of six managers to replace Oliver Glasner at the end of the season, with both Coventry boss Frank Lampard and Ipswich’s Kieran McKenna under consideration. (Independent), external

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Manchester United do not want to get into a bidding war for Nottingham Forest and England midfielder Elliot Anderson, 23, who is also a target for Manchester City, and could turn to other targets such as Brighton’s Cameroon international Carlos Baleba. (ESPN), external

Newcastle are planning a rebuild this summer with Lens’ 21-year-old French goalkeeper Robin Risser and Manchester City and England stopper James Trafford, 23, being considered for the No 1 spot. (i paper – subscription required), external

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes, 31, has a Β£57m release clause in his contract, but the club are confident that securing Champions League qualification will be enough to persuade the Portugal midfielder to stay. (Mirror), external

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Barcelona are continuing to push for a deal to sign Atletico Madrid and Argentina striker Julian Alvarez, 26, but Arsenal and Paris St-Germain are refusing to give up on bringing in the former Manchester City forward. (Teamtalk), external

Leeds United have renewed their interest in signing Sporting defensive midfielder Hidemasa Morita, with the 30-year-old Japan international understood to be willing to commit to the move if they secure their Premier League status. (Mail, external)

Marseille may have to sell English striker Mason Greenwood, 24, for financial reasons – with Juventus poised to swoop despite the French club wanting a minimum 50m euros ( Β£43m) for the player. (La Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian), external

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Benfica have shortlisted Fulham’s Portuguese manager Marco Silva, 48, as a leading candidate to replace Jose Mourinho, who has been linked with a return to Real Madrid next season. (Record – in Portuguese, external)

Everton have already made an offer to PSV to take the Dutch club’s US-born Bosnia and Herzegovina forward Esmir Bajraktarevic, 21, to Hill Dickinson Stadium in the summer. (SportSport – in Bosnian)

Source: BBC Sport.

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