Liverpool will be frontrunners in the race to sign Chelsea’s England midfielder Mason Mount this summer, if the 24-year-old is unable to agree a new contract at Stamford Bridge. (Mail)
Inter Milan are hoping to sign Naby Keita, 28, this summer when the Guinea midfielder’s contract expires at Liverpool and have already held encouraging talks with his representatives. (La Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian)
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AC Milan , Inter Milan and Juventus are all on “high alert” to sign Liverpool and Brazil forward Roberto Firmino after it was announced the 31-year-old will be leaving the Premier League club. (Football Italia)
Arsenal, Manchester United , Chelsea and Liverpool remain interested in Moises Caicedo despite the 21-year-old Ecuador midfielder signing a new contract with Brighton last week. (Football Insider)
Real Madrid head of recruitment Juni Calafat held a meeting with the father of Borussia Dortmund’s England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 19, at a London hotel on Tuesday. (Footmercato - in French)
Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham have asked to be kept informed of 27-year-old France midfielder Adrien Rabiot’s contract situation at Juventus . (90min)
Liverpool and Tottenham have sent scouts to watch Benfica’s Portuguese defender Antonio Silva, 19, and midfielder Florentino Luis, 23. (90min)
Liverpool owner John W Henry says his commitment to the club is “stronger than ever”, but adds any transfer spending this summer will be done in a “responsible manner”. (Liverpool Echo)
Normal service seemingly resumed:
Borussia Dortmund will not move from their 150m euro (£133m) valuation of 19-year-old England midfielder Jude Bellingham amid interest from Liverpool, Manchester City and Real Madrid . (90min)
Liverpool are growing in confidence that they will win the race to sign Bellingham but their hopes of doing so likely rest on their bid to secure Champions League football. (Mail)
Liverpool are leading the race to sign England international Mason Mount, 24, from Chelsea and Portugal’s Matheus Nunes, 24, from Wolves as Jurgen Klopp looks to revamp his midfield. (Mail)
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Arsenal , Liverpool , Manchester United and Newcastle United are among the sides to have scouted Lille’s Cameroon midfielder Carlos Baleba, 19. (90min)
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Naby Keita’s wage demands have put AC Milan off signing the Guinea midfielder this summer, even though the 28-year-old will be a free agent as his Liverpool contract is set to expire. (Calciomercato - in Italian)
MLS side St Louis City are among the clubs interested in signing Brazil forward Roberto Firmino, 31, this summer as a free agent when he leaves Liverpool . (Bleacher Report)
Liverpool are understood to be the most serious suitor for Fulham’s Palhinha. (Mail)
Atletico Madrid have emerged as contenders to sign Brazil forward Roberto Firmino, 31, as a free agent when his Liverpool contract expires this summer. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish)
An unnamed Saudi Arabian club will submit a “huge offer” to Firmino to sign him when he leaves Liverpool . (Football Insider)
A Real Madrid representative recently visited Germany to meet Jude Bellingham and his family after making Borussia Dortmund’s England midfielder, 19, their priority target for next summer. (AS - in Spanish)
Real Madrid are willing to pay Dortmund 100m euros (£88m) for Bellingham, plus 40m (£35m) in add-ons. (Sport1, via Sport - in Spanish)
Liverpool and Newcastle are racing one another to sign Argentine midfielder Alan Varela, 21, from Boca Juniors. (Football Insider)
Liverpool will allow former England midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 29, and Guinea’s Naby Keita, 28, to leave as free agents in the summer, while Brazil’s Arthur Melo, 26, will return to Juventus at the end of his loan deal as Jurgen Klopp bids to rebuild his midfield. (Athletic - subscription required)
“Will allow” 
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Mohamed Salah’s agent Ramy Abbas Issa has dismissed rumours suggesting the 30-year-old Egypt forward wants to leave Liverpool . (90min)
Departing Liverpool and Brazil forward Roberto Firmino, 31, wants to stay in Europe when he leaves Anfield at the end of the season. (Football Insider)
Liverpool and Manchester United are interested in Anderlecht’s Dutch goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen, 20. (Het Laatste Nieuws - in Dutch)
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Manager Jurgen Klopp wants Liverpool to offer veteran English midfielder James Milner, 37, a new deal. (Football Insider)
United and Liverpool lead Barcelona in the race to sign Wolves and Portugal midfielder Ruben Neves, 26, this summer. (Football Insider)
Former England midfielder James Milner, 37, will be forced to take a pay cut if the midfielder is to sign a new contract with Liverpool . (Football Insider)
Liverpool face competition from Manchester United to secure the services of recruitment guru Paul Mitchell, 41, who will leave Monaco this summer. (Mirror)
Apparently he’s now out of the running as far as we are concerned. He might be going to Utd.
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Manchester United have joined Manchester City and Liverpool in exploring a deal for Chelsea’s Kovacic. (90min)
PSV Eindhoven are open to selling Ivory Coast midfielder Ibrahim Sangare, 25, with Arsenal , Chelsea , Liverpool and Tottenham all showing an interest. (90min)
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Liverpool are willing to pay over £60m for Napoli and South Korea centre-back Kim Min-jae, 26, who is also a target for Manchester United. (Rai, via Four Four Two)
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Arsenal are keen on Real Madrid midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni to improve their squad in the summer, with Liverpool also said to be interested in the 23-year-old Frenchman. (El Nacional - in Catalan
What??? 
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said the club have been busy during the international break lining up potential summer targets and ready to spend big in the transfer market. (Mirror)
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Liverpool and Manchester City are both working on deals to sign England midfielder Mason Mount, 24, from Chelsea this summer, with the Reds currently seen as favourites. (Football Insider)