Latest Football News: Transfer gossip from European newspapers March 4, 2022

Former Everton playmaker James Rodriguez has put the Toffees on "alert" following comments regarding a potential return to Goodison Park.

The 30-year-old Colombia international left Merseyside for Qatari club Al-Rayyan just last September but could make a sensational return under new manager Frank Lampard this summer. . (Express)

Sevilla are set to let striker Luuk de Jong leave the club in the summer transfer window. The Netherlands international is on loan at Barcelona, where a January exit looked likely following an uninspired first half of the season, and his temporary arrangement at the Camp Nou will walk him into free agency at the end of the season. (Sport)

Barcelona are expecting to extend the contracts of young duo Ronald Araujo and Gavi come the end of the month. (Ekrem Konur).

Torino right-back Wilfried Singo. The 21-year-old Ivory Coast international has 18 months remaining on his contract in Serie A, making this summer a prime opportunity to engineer a transfer. (CBS Sports)

FC Salzburg are set to let promising young striker Noah Okafor leave at the end of the season. (Fabrizio Romano.)

The Red Bull-backed club has become synonymous for bringing through exciting youth players, from Erling Haaland to Karim Adeyemi, and Okafor could be next, and the Bundesliga is likely to be the 21-year-old Switzerland international's next destination. (Fabrizio Romano).

Benfica striker Darwin Nunez was the subject of a €50m bid from West Ham in January but the club are looking for significantly more than that. Nunez, 22, has 25 goals in 30 games this season after signing for around €24m from Almeria in 2020. (Record)

Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz is being closely followed by a number of top clubs. Wirtz, 18, has Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern all interested in signing him, but the Germany international is not looking to move and has a contract until 2026. (Fabrizio Romano).

Barcelona are in advanced talks to sign Chelsea's Andreas Christensen and AC Milan's Franck Kessie on free transfers when their contracts expire in the summer (ESPN)

Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani is set to leave the club when his contract expires in the summer, he wants to play in Spain's LaLiga. (The Guardian)

Ronald Koeman has questioned Barcelona's motives for letting Lionel Messi leave last summer and says President Joan Laporta did not give the coach the time he deserved to turn things around. (Dutch newspaper AD)

 PSG sporting director Leonardo has denied reports the club have offered Kylian Mbappe an annual net salary of €50m to remain with the French giants. (Le Parisien)

FC Zenit's Ukrainian defender Yaroslav Rakitskiy has terminated his contract early with the Russian club. The St. Petersburg outfit announced in a statement the decision taken by the Ukraine international and that it was granted by the club. (ESPN)

Lyon are set to begin talks with Chelsea over the permanent signing of wing-back Emerson Palmieri.  (Ekrem Konur.)

 Amid reports of a potential exit for striker Lautaro Martinez in the summer Internazionale are interested in Borussia Monchengladbach forward Marcus Thuram. The 24 forward has less than 18 months left on his deal and has struggled for minutes in the Bundesliga this season. That could lead to an exit for the forward, who can play anywhere across the front three. ( Tuttosport)

Chelsea remain interested in a move for Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt in the summer, but the Netherlands international could yet sign a new deal with the Bianconeri. (Calciomercato).

Roman Abramovich has already received several serious bids in the region of £3bn to buy Chelsea. (PA, via BBC)

Barcelona are looking to make a move for Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves in the summer, with talks between intermediaries said to have already taken place. Manchester United and Arsenal have also both been linked with the 24-year-old Portugal international as long-term admirers. (Mail via BBC)

Aston Villa are interested in both AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie, 25, and Atletico Madrid striker Luis Suarez, 35, ahead of the summer. (Express via BBC)

Chelsea have made a final bid to try keep Christensen at Stamford Bridge, with the Denmark international said to be on the verge of signing a pre-contract agreement to join Barcelona in the summer. (90min via BBC)

Villa will have to pay £21m for Paris St-Germain midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum, 31. (Jeunes Footeux, via BBC)

Leeds United hope that newly appointed manager Jesse Marsch's previous experience as Red Bull Salzburg boss will help them capture 21-year-old United States midfielder Brenden Aaronson from the Austrian side in the summer. (Star via BBC)

England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 18, has chosen to stay at Borussia Dortmund for at least another season. (Bild, via BBC)

AC Milan have reportedly reached an agreement with Lille's 22-year-old Dutch defender Sven Botman after he rebuffed approaches from Newcastle United. (Gazzetta dello Sport via BBC)

PSG sporting director Leonardo has quelled rumours Kylian Mbappe will leave for Real Madrid or Liverpool, saying the 23-year-old France forward has been offered a lucrative new contract. (Liverpool Echo via BBC)

Everton, Newcastle and Leeds have been named alongside Roma, Atalanta, Bologna as well as Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund and Nice as clubs linked with CF Montreal's 23-year-old American midfielder Dorde Mihailovic. (Calciomercato – via BBC)

Chelsea striker Timo Werner is questioning his future at the club and the 25-year-old will speak to manager Thomas Tuchel. (Mail via BBC)

Arsenal's chances of signing 24-year-old Morocco defender Noussair Mazraoui from Ajax appear to be over after the 24-year-old said he has no desire to move to the Premier League if he does decide to leave the Amsterdam club. (De Telegraaf, via BBC)

Barcelona boss Xavi Hernandez flew out to Germany to meet Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland this week in a bid to win the transfer race for the 21-year-old Norwegian. (Mirror via BBC)

Juventus are set to terminate Aaron Ramsey's contract in the summer after Rangers said they would not be looking to make the 31-year-old Wales midfielder's loan stay a permanent one at the end of the season. (Calciomercato, via BBC)

Tottenham are targeting a summer move for 20-year-old RB Leipzig defender Josko Gvardiol. (Mail via BBC)

A move to Arsenal is on the cards for Club Brugge winger Noa Lang, with the 22-year-old almost certain to leave the Belgian club. (De Standaard, via BBC)

Tottenham are reportedly favourites to sign Middlesbrough's English right-back Djed Spence, 21, who has impressed on loan at Nottingham Forest. (Goal via BBC)

Arsenal's hopes of signing Ollie Watkins, 26, from Aston Villa have received a "huge" boost, with the Midlands club said to be willing to listen to offers after Villa boss Steven Gerrard judged that the England international is not a striker he needs. (Football Insider via BBC)