Real Madrid have reached a preliminary agreement with Antonio Rudiger to join the club from Chelsea.

Madrid began working on a agreement for the defender after the second leg of their Champions League match, and sources said the deal could now be sealed "in record time."

Negotiations have moved fast, sources said, because Rudiger is keen to join Madrid, and has also considerably reduced his wage demands.

Manchester United has named Erik ten Hag as their manager. 

Ten Hag becomes United's fifth permanent manager since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013, following David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. 

United has also had Ryan Giggs and Michael Carrick manage the team on an interim basis. 

"It is a great honor to be appointed manager of Manchester United, and I am hugely excited by the challenge ahead," Ten Hag said. "I know the history of this great club and the passion of the fans, and I am absolutely determined to develop a team capable of delivering the success they deserve.

"It will be difficult to leave Ajax after these incredible years, and I can assure our fans of my complete commitment and focus on bringing this season to a successful conclusion before I move to Manchester United."

Manchester City is moving closer to a summer transfer for Erling Haaland as they're prepared to trigger his €75 million release clause with Borussia Dortmund. City has become increasingly confident they will beat out Real Madrid to sign Haaland.

A full agreement on agent fees and wages has not yet been reached between City and Haaland.

"No answer to your question," Pep Guardiola said. "No questions. I have no concern about what will happen in this club next season.

"I don't know what will happen in the future. For many years I never talk about transfers, especially when we are playing for this season."

Real Madrid are interested in signing Antonio Rudiger on a free transfer after playing against him in two Champions League matches.

Rudiger's contract with Chelsea expires on June 30th.

Rudiger is looking for what could be his last big contract after establishing himself as a key member of a Chelsea team that won the Champions League last season.

Alexandre Lacazette has said he is in talks with several clubs as he is expected to leave Arsenal as a free agent this summer.

Lacazette hinted his aim is to join a club in the Champions League, which puts a potential return to Lyon in peril.

Lyon are out of the Champions League spots in Ligue 1 in seventh, six-points behind third-placed Rennes, who occupy the playoff spot.

"I never cut contact with Lyon since I left," he added. "Now Lyon know that I'm free, they've come by the information.

"It's a bit more complicated. I want to play in Europe. It's been a long time since I've played in the Champions League, I miss it.

"Nothing is impossible in life, but it's a bit more complicated."

Burnley has fired Sean Dyche as manager with eight matches remaining in the season.

Dyche was the Premier League’s longest-serving manager and had kept Burnley in the top flight for the past five seasons despite operating on one of the league’s smallest budgets. 

Burnley is third from bottom and four points behind Everton.

Fernandinho told reporters on Tuesday he will not be extending his contract with Manchester City this summer and he will return to Brazil, which was a shocking announcement to Pep Guardiola.

"Oh," Guardiola said after being told about Fernandinho's decision. "I didn't know it. You gave me the news. I didn't know it.

"He's so important for me, but I will talk to him. Maybe [director of football] Txiki [Begiristain] knows it and didn't tell me. It's a surprise for me -- I didn't know it.

"We are going to play tomorrow for him. We are going to try to play tomorrow for him and give him the best farewell moment, reaching again the semifinals of the Champions League then after try to go through again."

Antonio Conte is attempting to make Tottenham Hotspur's loan of Dejan Kulusevski from Juventus permanent.

Spurs signed Kulusevski in January on an initial 18-month deal worth €10 million with an option for a permanent transfer set at €30 million.

Kulusevski has three goals and six assists in 11 Premier League appearances, forming a three-man attack with Harry Kane and Son Heung-Min.

Manchester United will hire Erik ten Hag as their next manager.

Ten Hag had been on a four-man shortlist alongside Paris Saint-Germain's Mauricio Pochettino, Spaincoach Luis Enrique and Sevilla's Julen Lopetegui. Chelsea's Thomas Tuchel and Bayern Munich's Julian Nagelsmann were ruled out as being unattainable due to their commitment to their present employers.

Ten Hag will leave Ajax for the position with United at the end of the season.

Kylian Mbappe continues to insist that he has yet to decide if he'll leave Paris Saint-Germain this summer.

"I haven't decided about my future yet. I'm cool," the striker said after PSG's emphatic 5-1 win over Lorient on Sunday evening.

"I want to take my time because I don't want to get it wrong. I am thinking about it because there are new elements -- lots of things, new parameters.

"[There are] a lot of parameters to take in consideration. I'm trying to figure it out with my family so I take the right decision."

Mbappe did not confirm what the "new elements" were, but discussions with PSG over a new contract continue.

To the question if he could stay in Paris, Mbappe responded: "Yes of course."

Real Madrid have been optimistic that they will sign Mbappe this summer.