list will be guaranteeing that Robert Huth, whose arrival on loan from Stoke was crucial to the late-season form that propelled Leicester from the foot of the table, returns to the club next season, with a £3m deal considered likely. They will also seek to retain Esteban Cambiasso, whose one-year contract expired at the end of the month. SB

Top target Robert Huth (Stoke, £3m), Esteban Cambiasso (new contract), Dwight Gayle (Crystal Palace, £7m)

May end up with Sebastián Coates (Liverpool, £5.5m), Mile Jedinak (Crystal Palace), Gareth McAuley (West Brom, free)

Transfer kitty £20m

Already signed None

Liverpool



Provided his review with the club’s owner ends without a P45, Brendan Rodgers wants a new strike force (Christian Benteke and Danny Ings), a central midfielder (James Milner), a right-back (Nathaniel Clyne) and a new goalkeeper.Following Radamel Falcao’s departure Van Gaal needs a striker and this need could increase if Robin van Persie also leaves. The other priorities are a midfielder and central defender, in that order. JJ

Top target Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, £40m)

May end up with (Antoine Griezmann, Atlético Madrid)

Transfer kitty £150m

Already signed Memphis Depay (PSV, £24m)

Newcastle United

Much hinges on the appointment of a new manager but Graham Carr, the powerful chief scout, has already drawn up a list of potential targets. There is an acceptance that the team was badly understaffed and two strikers, two central defenders, a midfield playmaker and a left-back loom large on the shopping list. Part of the latest “new Messiah’s” job will be to persuade some of the better players to stay put but Moussa Sissoko,