Liverpool make contact over Isak - Tuesday's gossip

Liverpool make contact over Alexander Isak, Wolves eye sensational return for Diogo Jota and Manchester United want more money for Marcus Rashford.

Liverpool have made contact with people close to Newcastle and Sweden striker Alexander Isak, 25, before a potential summer move. (Fabrizio Romano)

Manchester United have raised their asking price for 27-year-old striker Marcus Rashford, whose form on loan at Aston Villa has earned him an England recall. (Football Insider)

Wolves are keeping a close eye on Diogo Jota's situation at Liverpool and are weighing up a move to bring the Portugal forward, 28, back to Molineux this summer. (Teamtalk)

Manchester United are monitoring Eintracht Frankfurt's French forward Hugo Ekitike, 22, and RB Leipzig's Slovenia striker Benjamin Sesko, 21. (Florian Plettenberg)

AC Milan will permanently sign Manchester City and England defender Kyle Walker, 34, in the summer, but will not look to keep Portugal attacker Joao Felix, 25, currently on loan from Chelsea. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian)

Liverpool plan to spend more than £250m this summer on signing Atletico Madrid and Argentina striker Julian Alvarez, 25, RB Leipzig and Netherlands midfielder Xavi Simons, 21, and Inter Milan and Italy defender Alessandro Bastoni, 25. (Fichajes - in Spanish)

Liverpool are one of the clubs monitoring Bayer Leverkusen right-back Jeremie Frimpong, as they see the Netherlands right-back, 24, as a potential replacement for Trent Alexander-Arnold. (Caught Offside)

Manchester City's former England midfielder Kalvin Phillips, 29, is pushing for a return to Leeds United following his loan spell at Ipswich Town this season. (Football Insider)

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe will receive a £3m bonus if the Magpies qualify for the Champions League next season after masterminding the team's first major trophy win for 56 years. (Telegraph - subscription required)

Real Madrid and Barcelona are set to miss out on 18-year-old Malaga forward Antonio Cordero with Newcastle overwhelming favourites to sign the Spain Under-19 international. (Marca - in Spanish)

Liverpool are ahead of Newcastle, Tottenham and Chelsea in the race to sign Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi, 24. (Football Insider)

Aston Villa might sell Argentine midfielder Enzo Barrenechea, 23, to Valencia in the summer following a successful loan spell with the Spanish club. (Athletic - subscription required)

Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal have all been watching River Plate's 17-year-old Argentine winger Franco Mastantuono, who has a release clause of about £35m. (Teamtalk)

Tottenham have identified Fulham manager Marco Silva and Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola as their top targets, should they part ways with Ange Postecoglou. (Telegraph - subscription required)