The coronavirus pandemic has made the summer transfer window uncertain, but here are the rumours floating around Europe's big leagues and beyond.

TOP STORY: Inter consider Skriniar swap for City's Aguero

Calciomercato claims Inter Milan are plotting a potential swap deal that would see Milan Skriniar head to Manchester City in exchange for City's record goal scorer Sergio Aguero.

Slovakian defender Skriniar is no longer deemed an indispensable asset by Antonio Conte's side, and the 25-year-old's red card in Inter's last match against Sassuolo on Wednesday is believed to have incensed the Nerazzurri hierarchy, who are now rumoured to be sounding out interested buyers for the highly coveted centre-back.

Pep Guardiola is credited with a long-term interest in Skriniar and may be tempted to offload the 32-year-old Aguero to give more game time to the frustrated Gabriel Jesus.

Real Madrid are also in the race for Skriniar, who could look to offer highly rated right-back Achraf Hakimi as a makeweight in a deal between the two clubs.

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08.35 BST: Benfica have chosen Mauricio Pochettino to become their coach for next season, according to reports.

The Argentinian has been out of a job since being sacked by Tottenham in November of 2019 and is a target of several European clubs.

Record reports that Benfica president Luis Filipe Vieira has held talks with Pochettino to offer him the job.

Benfica coach Bruno Lage is expected to leave the role at the end of the season and Benfica are willing to make a financial sacrifice to sign Pochettino.

Pochettino, 48, admitted earlier this month he had not made a decision regarding his future but did not close any doors.

"My future? It's the million dollar question and I ask myself it each day," Pochettino said. "I think the most important thing is to be ready and open for when football decides where it's going to take me."

08.00 BST: Inter Milan CEO Giuseppe Marotta says his club has yet to agree with Manchester United and Chelsea to extend the loan deals of Alexis Sanchez and Victor Moses for the remainder of the campaign.

Nigerian winger Moses joined Inter in January, while Sanchez arrived last summer from United and their current loan spells end on June 30.

"With two days before the original date of the end of the campaign, we still have to deal with their teams to extend their loans," Marotta told Sky Italia. "This is a regulation anomaly that needs to be addressed, there are many particular cases: with opposite roles, we are also dealing with Bayern for [Ivan] Perisic. We hope that these situations will not have an impact on the results of the teams."

Marotta, meanwhile, has confirmed that his club are in advanced talks with Real Madrid to sign Achraf Hakimi this summer. The Nerazzurri are expected to sign the Morocco international on a €40m transfer, plus €5m in add-ons.

"The operation is at an advanced stage," Marotta told Sky Italia when asked about Achraf's potential transfer. "Inter has to look ahead to the future and raise the bar even in an economically difficult period, which affects everyone in the world of football. The aim of the club is to continue to make important investments, paying attention to the opportunity the market offers.

"Our sporting director [Piero] Ausilio has done a great job in the past two months. It still has to be completed but are optimistic. Monday could be a very important day."

According to El Mundo, Madrid will include a buy-back clause in the deal.

Achraf's two-season loan with Borussia Dortmund expires at the end of the campaign. The 21-year-old right-back, who is tied to Los Blancos until June 2022, is also a reported target of Bayern Munich and Manchester City.

However, Real Madrid prefer to sell Achraf to Inter than to a direct Champions League competitor. He will reportedly sign a five-year contract with Inter and earn €5m per season.

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Dortmund leave Sancho deal door ajar for Man Utd

Borussia Dortmund have given Manchester United a boost in their pursuit of top target Jadon Sancho, with the German club's chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke saying the Bundesliga runners-up would be willing to discuss a deal to sell the England international.

The 20-year-old has lit up the German top flight since joining Dortmund from Manchester City in 2017, and his 17 goals this season have helped take his market value towards the £100m mark.

That fee isn't believed to have put off United, however, who are one of a small number of clubs not to have felt a significant financial pinch as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

But while Watzke appeared open to letting Sancho leave if the player requested to do so, he did also add that it was "unlikely" that any interested club would be able to offer the sizeable fee they are looking for.

Euro elite chase Sankoh signature

A string of top European clubs are in the race to sign young Stoke City forward Mohamed Sankoh, according to Calciomercato.

The 16-year-old has earned rave reviews for his performances in the youth set up at the Bet365 Stadium, and his goal scoring exploits have put Chelsea on high alert, but Frank Lampard's side also face stiff competition from Spanish duo Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, along with Serie A giants Juventus.

The youngster joined Stoke from Dutch side Sparta Rotterdam in 2018 and his immaculate technique and physical strength have drawn comparisons with Belgium and Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku.

The Italian publication claims another -- and so far unknown -- Serie A side are also in the running for the Dutch youth international, who has notched 19 goals and 10 assists in 34 games for Stoke's youth side this season.

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- Young Lyon striker Amine Gouiri is set to seal a move to fellow Ligue 1 side Nice in the coming days, according to L'Equipe. The 20-year-old will sign on the dotted line for a fee of around €6m, subject to the completion of a medical mid next week.

- Inter Milan are keen to tie up a deal to bring Brescia midfield starlet Sandro Tonali to the San Siro in the close season, but the two clubs are poles apart in their respective valuations of the 20-year-old. According to La Gazzetta, Brescia owner Massimo Cellino wants around €50m for the Italy international, while Inter are only believed to be willing to part with around €35m.

- Celtic are keen to resign Southampton duo Fraser Forster and Mohamed Elyounoussi on loan for a second season, and the Saints are hoping to leverage the Hoops' interest in the duo to help them sign midfielder Olivier Ntcham from the Scottish Premiership champions, according to he Daily Mail.