Ten exciting rumours which are bound to turn into the most boring summer transfer sagas

Wales quality for World Cup in style

England’s unbeaten run ends

Liverpool join the race for Darwin Nunez

Spurs fans should be optimistic about next season

David de Gea likely to be next Man United captain

William Saliba is ready for Arsenal chance

James Tarkowski would be a sensible move for Everton

Man United want Frenkie de Jong at cut price

Early June is the best time to predict which exciting transfer rumours are likely to drag on all summer and quickly become incredibly boring.

10) Yves Bissouma to Aston Villa

Consider that a lovely cushioned header for Gerrard and Aston Villa, who appear to have two priorities in the transfer market: making signings that teams in 17th, 11th and 14th have no right to; and making completely random signings specifically because no-one has reported on them beforehand. Danny Ings, Diego Carlos and Boubacar Kamara out of nowhere. Philippe Coutinho and at least £25m on each of Lucas Digne, Leon Bailey and Emiliano Buendia to parachute them into the general vicinity of a relegation battle. Bissouma dropping five places for a pay rise as Brighton double their initial outlay on a player with a year left on his contract makes no sense but neither have the last two paragraphs.

9) Romelu Lukaku to Inter Milan

Those fractures caused by Lukaku’s revealing Sky Italia interview in December have not healed. Gianluca Di Marzio’s recent suggestion that he has “been sending public and private messages to Inter” in the months since, contacting “the directors and the coach, former teammates and the president” to manufacture a move, betray his rather obvious wish to head back to happier climes. Inter’s financial situation would necessitate a loan and Chelsea’s only reluctance to complete a deal would