Manchester United want Louis van Gaal, 64, to become director of football, allowing former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho to work alongside him. (The Sun)
Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew, whose side face Van Gaal's United in Saturday's FA Cup final, will sign a new four-year contract before the Wembley showpiece. (Daily Express)
Manchester United are staying in a hotel just yards from Wembley as they hope to avoid more travel nightmares in London. The Red Devils's matches at Tottenham and West Ham were both recently delayed because of traffic congestion. (Daily Mail)
West Ham are considering making an ambitious move for Leicester striker Jamie Vardy, 29. (Daily Mirror)
Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Granit Xhaka, 23, is close to finalising a £34m move to Arsenal from Borussia Monchengladbach. (The Sun)
Jurgen Klopp will start rebuilding his Liverpool squad by signing Leicester's teenage left-back Ben Chilwell, 19. (Daily Mirror)
The Liverpool boss is also close to completing the signing of £4.7m goalkeeper Loris Karius, 22, from former club Mainz. (The Guardian)
Arsenal are ready to give a contract extension to 24-year-old England midfielder Jack Wilshere, who has just returned from a 10-month injury lay-off.(Telegraph)
Liverpool defender Kolo Toure, 35, does not know whether he will be offered a new deal when his contract expires next month. (Liverpool Echo)
Everton are considering signing 21-year-old Bologna goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini, who spent part of his teenage years at Manchester United, as a replacement for the departing Tim Howard. (Daily Mail)
The Toffees, without a manager since Roberto Martinez was sacked, are also scouting 21-year-old Club Brugge defender Bjorn Engels. (Liverpool Echo)
Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha, 23, is good enough to play for French champions Paris St-Germain, claims his team-mate Yohan Cabaye. (London Evening Standard)
Retiring Arsenal midfielder Mikel Arteta, 34, is set to be offered a coaching role at Manchester City by incoming manager Pep Guardiola.(Manchester Evening News)
New Aston Villa owner Dr Tony Xia wants to rebrand Villa Park once he completes his £60m takeover. (Daily Mirror)
Championship side Blackburn have put ex-Leeds and Rotherham manager Neil Redfearn and former Cardiff boss Russell Slade at the top of their shortlist to replace Paul Lambert. (Daily Mail)
Best of social media
Former Newcastle and Tottenham winger David Ginola used his Twitter account to reassure fans about his health, following incorrect reports he had suffered cardiac arrest playing five-a-side football. The 49-year-old France international had fainted.
Ginola's former Newcastle team-mate Faustino Asprilla, happy with the news about his friend's health and showed it proves the 2022 World Cup stadiums must have air conditioning.
And finally
Real Madrid midfielder Isco has revealed that his dog is named after another footballer. And as if that wasn't strange enough - it is named after Lionel Messi, the star of Madrid's arch rivals Barcelona. (Metro)