Transfer rumours: Haaland, Rice, Ruiz, Botman, Carvalho, Dembele, Gil

Manchester City «will do what they can» to convince Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Braut Haaland to sign for them in the summer, despite knowing the Norway international would prefer a move to Real Madrid. (Athletic, subscription required)external-link

Haaland, 21, is however said to not be «in Real's plans right now», with the Spanish club instead focused on signing France forward Kylian Mbappe, 23, from Paris St-Germain in the summer. (El Chiringuito, via AS in Spanish)external-link

Serbia striker Dusan Vlahovic, 22, says it was an «easy» decision to snub Arsenal for a move to «glorious» Juventus during the January transfer window. (Metro)external-link

West Ham's 23-year-old England midfielder Declan Rice, 23-year-old Sevilla centre-back Jules Kounde and his France team-mate Aurelien Tchouameni, the 22-year-old midfielder from Monaco, have been shortlisted byChelsea manager Thomas Tuchel as summer targets. (Athletic, subscription required)external-link

Newcastle United had a £40m bid for Napoli's 25-year-old Spain midfielder Fabian Ruiz turned down, but the Magpies are expected to renew their interest in the summer. Arsenal are said to have also shown interest. (Corriere dello Sport — in Italian)external-link

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe will also go back in for Sven Botman, 22, in the summer after missing out on Lille's £35m Dutch defender. (Mirror)external-link

Liverpool are confident of completing a pre-contract agreement to sign 19-year-old Fulham forward Fabio Carvalho as a free agent in the summer after missing out on the Portugal-born England youth international on deadline day. (Sky Sports)external-link

West Ham failed with a late deadline-day bid to sign Colombia striker Duvan Zapata, 30, on loan from Italian club Ata