Salah prime target for Saudi Pro League – Friday’s gossip

Mohamed Salah and Vinicius Jr prime targets for Saudi Pro League, Crystal Palace hold talks with Wolves over move for Jorgen Strand Larsen and Chelsea consider loan deal for Douglas Luiz.

Liverpool and Egypt forward Mohamed Salah, 33, and Real Madrid and Brazil forward Vinicius Jr, 25, will be the two prime transfer targets for the Saudi Pro League this summer. (Telegraph – subscription required)

Meanwhile, Salah will leave Liverpool this summer, Saudi Pro League insiders believe. (i Paper – subscription required)

Tottenham‘s Italian goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, 29, is interesting Inter Milan as they line up a replacement for Switzerland international Yann Sommer, 37. (Gazzetta – in Italian)

Crystal Palace have held talks with Wolves regarding a potential move for 25-year-old Norway striker Jorgen Strand Larsen. (Talksport)

Manchester United are ready to open contract talks with 20-year-old England midfielder Kobbie Mainoo. (Sky Sports)

Chelsea are considering a loan move to sign 27-year-old Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz, who is on loan at Nottingham Forest from Juventus, for the rest of the season. (Athletic – subscription required)

Major League Soccer side Charlotte FC are interested in England Under-21 international midfielder Harvey Elliott, 22, who is on loan at Aston Villa from Liverpool. (Sky Sports)

Leeds and Sunderland are both set to miss out on a move for Norwich City striker Josh Sargent. The 25-year-old USA international is keen on a move back to Major League Soccer with Toronto FC his preferred option. (Teamtalk)

Arsenal are looking into signing 16-year-old defender Iago Machado from Brazilian side Corinthians. (Globo – in Portuguese)

Roma and several other clubs are still in the race for Manchester United and Netherlands forward Joshua Zirkzee, 24. (Florian Plettenberg)