Transfer round-up: Man United to open talks with 22-year-old, Liverpool FC’s Rakitic update
Read today's top transfer news and rumours on The Grapevine - The Sport Review's football transfer gossip column

The latest football transfer gossip column from The Sport Review, featuring all of the latest Premier League transfer news and rumours.
Here, we look at some of the top football transfer stories from the British and world media in The Sport Review’s Grapevine, published every morning in the lead-up to the January transfer window.
It was a busy January transfer window in the Premier League as most of the top teams brought in significant reinforcements for the second half of the season.
Now the attention turns towards the summer, and the players who could be moving clubs ahead of the 2018-19 season.
We’ll keep you up to date with the very latest transfer news concerning your club in our daily gossip and rumours column.
With the summer transfer window just around the corner, The Grapevine has the very latest football transfer news from the Premier League’s top clubs in the round-up below.
Latest football transfer news:
German midfielder Emre Can, 24, has revealed that his agent has “blocked all negotiations” about his future as the speculation about his Liverpool FC situation continues.
Manchester United are set to open contract talks with Anthony Martial, 22, and are confident he will sign a new deal at Old Trafford.
Germany coach Joachim Low is the leading candidate to take over from Arsene Wenger as Arsenal manager in the summer.
Liverpool FC have suffered a blow to their hopes of signing Ivan Rakitic, 29, this summer because FC Barcelona are now keen on keeping the Croatian midfielder.
Spanish goalkeeper David De Gea, 27, is still waiting for the offer of a new contract from Manchester United. His current deal expires in 2019.
Fulham left-back Ryan Sessegnon, 17, favours a move to Tottenham Hotspur ahead of other Premier League clubs this summer.
Liverpool FC goalkeeper Simon Mignolet is ready to leave Anfield and the 30-year-old could sign for Napoli or Borussia Dortmund.