TOUCHLINES

MANCHESTER CITY have agreed personal terms with Borussia Dortmund and Norway striker Erling Braut Haaland, 21. City are poised to trigger the £62m release clause in Haaland’s contract.

REAL MADRID are reluctant to meet Haaland’s wage demands because they do not want to unsettle their dressing room of stars by making the striker the highest-paid player in the squad.

IF a deal for Haaland does not materialise, Real may target Manchester United and Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani, 35, instead.

REAL are closely monitoring Chelsea wing-back Reece James, 22, with Carlo Ancelotti’s scouts watching the England defender nine times this season.

RB LEIPZIG have put a £54m price tag on Manchester United target Christopher Nkunku. The 24-year-old France midfielder has scored 17 goals in 30 Bundesliga games this season.

PARIS ST-GERMAIN are hoping to sell Argentina striker Mauro Icardi, 29, and his compatriot Leandro Paredes, 27, in the summer.

URUGUAYAN striker Luis Suarez, 35, could be set for a reunion with former Liverpool teammate Steven Gerrard at Aston Villa, when his contract at Atletico Madrid expires in the summer.

HIS former side Lyon are among the clubs Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette, 30, is in talks with about a free-agent move in the summer.

INTER MILAN’S directors are open to taking back Chelsea and Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, 28, on a loan deal.

JUVENTUS want to take Paul Pogba, 29, back to Turin on a free transfer when his Manchester United contract expires in the summer – but they will face fierce competition from Paris St-Germain and Real Madrid for the France midfielder.

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