Enzo Maresca is emerging as the No 1 target for Chelsea after the club’s ownership requested official permission to speak to the Italian.
Her illustrious playing career encapsulated the rapid rise of the women’s game from the days of her family paying £250 subs per year when she broke onto the scene with Sunderland, through to becoming the face of a fully professional sport and leading her country to back-to-back World Cup semi-finals.
Southampton are in talks with Adam Lallana over a stunning return to the club following Premier League promotion and becoming their first arrival of the summer a decade after leaving St Mary’s.