There are as many as seven clubs that are believed to have interest in signing James Rodriguez from Real Madrid this summer.

Liverpool, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain.

Liverpool are considered the team with the strongest degree of interest in James.

PSG made a push to sign James last summer but they are unlikely to do so again now that they signed Julian Draxler.

Chelsea figures to get into the bidding if Real Madrid buys Eden Hazard from them.

Borussia Dortmund have confirmed that Mahmoud Dahoud will join the club in the summer from Borussia Mönchengladbach. 

Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City and Juventus had also registered an interest in signing Dahoud.

Dortmund were always confident that he would choose them having held negotiations since the turn of the year and their sporting director, Michael Zorc, confirmed on Thursday that Dahoud will move to the Westfalenstadion on a five-year deal.

The fee will be approximately €12 million.

Jose Mourinho has dismissed a transfer for Neymar as absurd.

Neymar has been linked in the media to a transfer from Barcelona to Manchester United.

Neymar signed an improved contract with Barcelona in October that raised his buyout clause to €200 million in Year 1 before escalating.

"It's speculation. I always try to be objective and pragmatic with clubs and to ask them what they can give me. To ask for Neymar is absurd," Mourinho said.

"A club like Barcelona can not and will not lose Neymar. Although Messi is still a young player with years ahead of him, he's almost 30, and Neymar will be the great player of Barcelona post-Messi. So much that I think it [trying to sign Neymar] is like trying to break into a safe, impossible."

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has confirmed he is in talks over extending his Manchester United contract beyond the current season.

Ibrahimovic has the option of another year on his contract and the United manager, José Mourinho, has already said he wants him to re-sign.

“I’m a person when I go into something I put my head 200% and I do what I’m good at,” said Ibrahimovic, who has scored 26 goals in all competitions this season, in comments reported by the Manchester Evening News. “I go in, I go for the kill and I go out. And when I go out, there is no complaints, that’s what I do. I never leave a job unfinished.

“Let’s see what happens, we are talking. I have an option for another year, I want to do great as long as I’m here, so let us see, there is a lot of time.”

Liverpool are willing to spend £43 million to sign James Rodriguez from Real Madrid this summer.

Jurgen Klopp is a big admirer of James, who has had an inconsistent tenure with Real Madrid. Liverpool is confident they will be able to sign James if they qualify for the Champions League.

Liverpool's previous transfer record came in 2011 when they signed Andy Carroll for £35 million.

Manchester United also has interest in signing James.

Mesut Ozil has said he does not believe there is any truth to a report that Arsene Wenger is looking to sell him.

Ozil and Arsenal have put their extension talks on hold until after the current season.

When asked about the report, Ozil replied: "And you believe that Wenger would go to journalists before telling me? I know him differently."

On Friday, the former Real Madrid playmaker said he is still "very happy" at Arsenal but "something is not working with the team" at the moment.

According to a report in Catalonia, Manchester United are preparing a massive offer to sign Neymar.

United is willing to double Neymar's salary with Barcelona to make him the highest paid player in England at €25 million per year. United also have strong interest in signing Antoine Griezmann of Atletico.

Chelsea also have interest in signing Neymar.

Real Madrid have entered the transfer market for Alan Souza Guimaraes, a 17-year-old midfielder for Palmeiras.

Madrid have employed the services of agent Juan Figer to register their interest in Alan.

Real Madrid would like to sign Alan in 2019.

Kylian Mbappe will move to a club like Real Madrid or Barcelona at some point in his career, according to his Monaco teammate Fabinho.

Mbappe has become one of Europe's top young transfer targets.

"We know that sooner or later he'll go to a club like Real Madrid, Barcelona, or another club of that calibre," Fabinho told Chuteira F.C. "But until then we're going to enjoy him at Monaco.

"Mbappe's tremendous. For an 18-year-old, he has such maturity both on and off the pitch. He's playing a decisive role and scoring lots of goals."

Mesut Ozil has said he is still "very happy" at Arsenal but "something is not working with the team" at the moment.

Ozil's contract talks with Arsenal are on hold until the summer.

"The fact is I've still got a contract in London," Ozil said in quotes reported by the Mirror. "To speculate now would be wrong. At the end of the season we will see, there will be talks. I'm very happy at Arsenal and in London."

Arsenal are only sixth in the Premier League after losing four of their last five matches, and were knocked out of the Champions League 10-2 on aggregate by Bayern Munich.

"We are having a difficult phase. Somehow something is not working with the team," Ozil said. "We are letting in a lot of goals. Maybe it's down to self-belief. When I look at the quality of Arsenal though I'm convinced we will get on a run again soon."