Spurs lead race for Robertson - Saturday's gossip

Tottenham in pole position to sign Andy Robertson, Manchester City in talks for Morten Hjulmand, Arsenal monitoring Anthony Gordon and Kees Smit attracting Premier League interest.

Tottenham are favourites to sign Liverpool and Scotland left-back Andy Robertson, 32, as a free agent in the summer, subject to Spurs avoiding relegation this season. (Athletic - subscription required, external)

Chelsea could put Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez up for sale in the summer if the club fail to qualify for next season's Champions League, with the 25-year-old linked with Real Madrid. (AS - in Spanish, external)

Manchester City have held informal talks with Sporting to sign 26-year-old Denmark defensive midfielder Morten Hjulmand, who is also attracting interest from Manchester United and Juventus. (A Bola - in Portuguese, external)

Atalanta midfielder Ederson has rejected approaches from clubs including Arsenal, Manchester United and Newcastle with the Brazil international, 26, keen on a move to Atletico Madrid. (AS - in Spanish, external)

Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Newcastle, Barcelona and Real Madrid are all linked with a summer move for highly rated Netherlands and AZ Alkmaar midfielder Kees Smit, 20. (Caughtoffside, external)

Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, and Paris St-Germain are all considering a summer move for Aston Villa and England forward Morgan Rogers, 23. (Sky Sports), external

Arsenal have conducted detailed research on England winger Anthony Gordon's situation at Newcastle and are monitoring the 25-year-old's availability before the summer transfer window. (Teamtalk, external)

Celtic are ready to sell Sweden winger Benjamin Nygren, 24, in the summer amid interest from Tottenham and will hope to start negotiations at about £26m, with Brighton, Bournemouth and Valencia also showing interest. (SportsBoom, external)

FC Cincinnati are exploring options to bring Brazil forward Neymar, 34, from Santos to the Major League Soccer with preliminary discussions already under way. (Athletic - subscription required, external)

Interim head coach Michael Carrick is now in pole position to become Manchester United's permanent manager after the former England midfielder, 44, helped the club secure 23 points from a possible 30 since taking charge in January. (Talksport, external)