12/02/2026
Football Titbits across the papers. Sourced from BBC Sports
Bayern Munich and Chelsea will target Bart Verbruggen this summer, John Stones looks set to leave Manchester City when his contract expires, while Atletico Madrid are plotting a move for Marc Cucurella.
Bayern Munich are targeting a move for Brighton's 23-year-old goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen in the summer. (Talksport), external
Chelsea are set to rival Bayern for Verbruggen and will match Brighton's £50m valuation for the Netherlands international. (Teamtalk), external
Manchester City's England defender John Stones looks set to leave the club this summer when his contract expires, with Bayern Munich showing interest in the 31-year-old. (Caught Offside), external
Atletico Madrid are exploring a move for Chelsea's 27-year-old Spain defender Marc Cucurella. (Fichajes - in Spanish), external
Aston Villa are interested in Nottingham Forest's England midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White, but Forest could command a fee of £65m for the 26-year-old. (TeamTalk), external
Borussia Dortmund are keen to tie Germany defender Nico Schlotterbeck to a new contract amid interest from Real Madrid in the 26-year-old. (Bild - in German), external
Tottenham have identified Real Madrid's 32-year-old Germany defender Antonio Rudiger as a replacement for 27-year-old Argentina defender Cristian Romero if he moves to the Bernabeu. (Fichajes - in Spanish), external
Former Marseille manager Roberto de Zerbi could be open to taking charge of Tottenham, despite his initial preference to hold out for the Manchester United job. (TeamTalk), external
Nottingham Forest will make another move for Celtic's 22-year-old Belgium midfielder Arne Engels in the summer after failing to sign him in January. (Football Insider), external
Juventus and Inter Milan are set to go head to head for the signing of Tottenham's 29-year-old Italy goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario this summer. (Gazzetta - in Italian), external
Manchester United are the frontrunners among a number of clubs who will try to sign Everton's 25-year-old Senegal forward Iliman Ndiaye this summer. (Teamtalk), external
Newcastle United are likely to target Roma's Italy midfielder Lorenzo Pellegrini, 29, as they look set to lose 25-year-old Italy international Sandro Tonali in the summer. (Football Insider)
