Arsenal want to sign Atletico Madrid's Julian Alvarez, Aston Villa hijack Newcastle's move for Johan Manzambi, and Pep Guardiola is on the shortlist to become Italy manager

Arsenal are attempting to sign Atletico Madrid and Argentina striker Julian Alvarez, 26, before pre-season begins. (Independent), external

Aston Villa are finalising a move for Freiburg and Switzerland midfielder Johan Manzambi, 20, who had been on course to join Newcastle. (Athletic - requires subscription) , external

Former Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, 57, is on the shortlist to become Italy manager after Paolo Maldini was appointed the Italian FA's technical director. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian), external

Bayern Munich are confident they will tie down England striker Harry Kane, 32, to a new long-term contract despite growing interest from some of Europe's biggest clubs including Real Madrid. (TeamTalk), external

Sassuolo defender Tarik Muharemovic remains a target for Premier League clubs with Newcastle, Sunderland, Leeds and Bournemouth all keen on the 23-year-old Bosnia-Herzegovina centre-back. (Corriere dello Sport via Football Italia), external

Chelsea are considering a move for Crystal Palace and England midfielder Adam Wharton after Liverpool and Manchester United cooled their interest in the 22-year-old. (Caught Offside), external

Roma want 22-year-old Chelsea and Argentina winger Alejandro Garnacho and are also interested in Belgium winger Diego Moreira, 21, from Chelsea's sister club Strasbourg. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian), external

Manchester United's Czech Republic Under-20 goalkeeper Radek Vitek, 22, is wanted by Celtic after he impressed on loan at Bristol City last season. (Football Insider), external

Atalanta have held discussions with Ederson over extending his contract after the 27-year-old's move to Manchester United broke down. Newcastle are still interested in the Brazil midfielder. (L'Eco di Bergamo - in Italian) , external

Sunderland are aiming to make Roma's 23-year-old Argentina winger Matias Soule their first signing of the summer. He is valued at about £30m. (Northern Echo), external

Newcastle have held talks over Parma and Japan's Zion Suzuki, 23, as they look to bring in a new first-choice goalkeeper. (Newcastle Chronicle), external

Tottenham and Newcastle are both interested in Manchester City's 27-year-old Egypt forward Omar Marmoush. (TeamTalk), external

Saints set to win Dobbin race; Clarets battle for Berg - EFL transfer gossip

West Ham and Burnley are set to battle Premier League sides for Norway World Cup midfielder Patrick Berg, 28, who has shone for Bodo/Glimt in Europe in recent seasons. (TeamTalk, external)

Millwall face competition from Wrexham and Rangers for Sunderland's£7m-rated keeper Anthony Patterson, 26, who spent the second half of last season on loan at The Den. (Sunderland Echo, external)

Bolton are keen on Canadian striker Theo Bair, 26, who plays for French club Auxerre. (FootballInsider, external)

Fleetwood are close to a deal for former Wrexham midfielder Andy Cannon, 30, who has been released by the Red Dragons. (Pete O'Rourke, external)

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