Jadon Sancho is expected to leave Manchester United permanently this summer even if Erik ten Hag is dismissed as manager.

Sancho was loaned back to Borussia Dortmund back in January. Dortmund would like to keep Sancho, but they would struggle to afford his contract and transfer fee.

A second loan spell covering the 2024-25 season is a possibility, but United's preference is for a permanent transfer.

United signed Sancho in 2021 from Dortmund for $91 million.

Sancho has returned to form since rejoining Dortmund.

Manchester United have emerged as the frontrunners to sign Michael Olise from Crystal Palace.

Olise has a release clause that becomes active this summer that is believed to be between £50 million and £60 million.

Olise has seven goals and four assists in 16 matches this season with Palace. 

Liverpool is calm over the future of Mohamed Salah with the club and expect him to return next season as he enters the final 12 months of his contract.

Salah refused to shake Jurgen Klopp's hand on Saturday before coming on a substitute.

Salah has given no indication he wishes to leave Liverpool and the club expects him to remain a critical part of their plans under Arne Slot.

Liverpool rejected a £150 million offer from Al-Ittihad last summer.

Eddie Howe has revealed that Newcastle's £100 million ($125 million) release clause on Bruno Guimaraes expires in June.

“Having that was well planned and structured in the sense that there’s a finish point,” said Howe. “We don’t want a summer of speculation. I don’t think that would be healthy for the player or for us.”

Howe is desperate to build his roster around Guimaraes, but if a club meets the release clause, it would allow Newcastle to use those funds this summer. 

Howe is optimistic the short window will keep Guimaraes on his squad.

“We want to keep Bruno,” he said. “We want to build our team around him. He’s an integral part of what we’re doing. His form has been very good. He seems very happy and settled here. He’s a big part of where we can hopefully take the team. But we’re not in control of that so we shall see.”

Cole Palmer has scored 23 goals in all competitions this season for Chelsea as he has become one of the best signings of the Premier League. Palmer was sold by Manchester City to Chelsea for $53 million.

Guardiola shrugged when asked whether it was a mistake to let Palmer move but said the 21-year-old wanted to leave the Etihad Stadium long before he joined Chelsea.

"He's an exceptional player," Guardiola told a news conference.

"I said many times, I didn't give the minutes that maybe he deserved and now he has at Chelsea. I understand completely.

"He's a shy guy with a lot of potential. It is what it is. He's playing fantastic so what can I say? The decision has been made for many reasons.

"He was asking for two seasons to leave and I said stay. He said he wanted to leave. What could we do? I said stay because Riyad [Mahrez] is gone, but for two seasons he wanted to leave."

Chelsea will attempt to keep Reece James this summer despite increasing pressure to comply with Premier League and UEFA financial rules. Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain are among the clubs to have scouted James.

Chelsea is currently 12th in the Premier League with 10 matches to play.

Chelsea have privately played down the possibility of a failure to comply but the club have spent over £1 billion ($1.2 billion) on new players since the Todd Boehly/Clearlake Capital takeover was completed in May 2022.

Defender Trevoh Chalobah and midfielder Conor Gallagher are two players set to be made available

The agent for Alphonso Davies criticized Bayern Munich for issuing an "ultimatum" over their contract offer.

Davies' contract with Bayern expires at the end of next season, meaning the club could lose him in 2025 without receiving a fee if he decides not to extend.

Davies' agent Nick Huoseh said Bayern's approach was not fair.

"It's unfair that Alphonso is now being attacked," Huoseh said.

"We were close to an agreement a year ago. Then the entire club management was replaced. We didn't hear anything for seven months. Although I tried during this time to contact the club myself.

"Now we are being given an ultimatum and are supposed to react within two weeks because the club is under pressure and took a long time to reposition itself in the management? That's not fair.

"It's a very important contract in Alphonso's career and we're supposed to make the decision without knowing who the coach will be next season or what the team looks like. That's why we think it's unfair to react to the ultimatum."

Real Madrid remain interested in signing Davies, but are unwilling to pay more than $43.5 million to sign him. Davies' preference is to join Madrid. 

Davies has the fourth best WhoScored rating on Bayern this season.

Kalvin Phillips is likely to permanently leave Manchester City this summer. Phillips joined West Ham in January on loan.

Phillips joined City from Leeds in 2022 on a £42 million transfer.

Manchester City has agreed to sign Cavan Sullivan from the Philadelphia Union.

Sullivan is a 14-year-old left-footed midfielder and recently made his professional debut with Philadelphia Union II. Sullivan also received interest from Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich. 

Sullivan is left-footed and comes from a soccer family with his older brother, Quinn Sullivan, playing for the first-team of the Philadelphia Union at the age of 19. Sullvan's father, Brendan Sullivan, played professionally, and his mother also played collegiately.

Olivier Giroud is in talks to join LAFC on a transfer from AC Milan this summer.

Giroud's contract expires this summer and has also had talks with other MLS clubs. Giroud's preference is to join LAFC.

LAFC also holds Giroud's discovery rights within MLS, meaning it has priority if he moves to the league.