Stoke are offering £12m-rated keeper Asmir Begovic, 27, a new deal to fend off interest from Inter Milan and Tottenham – (Daily Mirror)
Manchester City officials are thought to be losing patience with striker Edin Dzeko, and could listen to offers for the 29-year-old in the close season – (Daily Star)
Tottenham are maintaining a keen interest in Cologne’s 22-year-old defender Kevin Wimmer, an Austria Under-21s international – (Daily Mail)
Former Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini says his successor Manuel Pellegrini was “really lucky” to inherit a strong side from him and he should be winning a trophy every year – (CNN)
Sunderland will face competition from Nigeria to land Sam Allardyce as their permanent manager from next season with Allardyce’s contract at Upton Park due to expire at the end of the current season – (Sun – subscription required)