Transfer latest: Real Madrid join hunt for Sterling, West Ham close on Aguerd

Real Madrid have joined Chelsea in monitoring Raheem Sterling, whose Manchester City contract expires next summer. Sterling, who joined City in 2015, represents himself and has yet to agree new terms.

Sterling has previously talked glowingly of Real Madrid and over the past season and a half has lost his automatic starting place. The 27‑year‑old England forward scored 10 and 13 Premier League goals in the past two campaigns.

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With Gareth Bale leaving Real and Mariano Díaz and Luka Jovic having struggled for game time and goals, Carlo Ancelotti is interested in signing Sterling, who can operate as a winger, false No 9 or second striker. Thomas Tuchel also wants to boost his attack after the lack of goals from his Chelsea forward line this season.

Khaldoon al-Mubarak, the City chairman, confirmed on Monday that the club intend to add two more players this summer. One will almost certainly be a midfielder because of Fernandinho’s departure and the other may be a full-back or, should Sterling be sold, a wide player.

Mubarak has revealed the club will commemorate three more of their greatest players, after putting up statues outside the Etihad Stadium of Vincent Kompany, David Silva and Sergio Agüero. “To remember Colin Bell, Francis Lee and Mike Summerbee is very important,” he said. “They have earned the right to be appreciated eternally with statues. So we have commissioned a work of art for these three legends to be properly respected and represented.”

West Ham are close to making Nayef Aguerd their first summer signing after offering €35m (£29.8m) for the Rennes defender. David Moyes wants to add a left-sided centre-back and