FOOTBALL TRANSFER GOSSIP:
- West Ham manager David Moyes says England midfielder Declan Rice will command a British transfer record if he ever leaves the London Stadium.
- Manchester United would be willing to pay £107m to sign Victor Osimhen at the end of the season, according to reports.
- Liverpool and Aston Villa are set to test Athletic Bilbao’s resolve next summer with bids for Spain winger Nico Williams, 20, and 22-year-old Spanish midfielder Oihan Sancet.
- Bayern Munich sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic says the 70m euro (£62m) fee for a permanent deal included in the loan for Manchester City‘s Portugal full-back Joao Cancelo, 28, will be “difficult” to meet.
- Brazil midfielder Philippe Coutinho, 30, is being lined up for a loan transfer by Galatasaray after a difficult season with Aston Villa.
- Paris St-Germain are in talks with Argentina World Cup winner Lionel Messi, 35, over a new contract.
- Mason Mount‘s long-term Chelsea future is in doubt after the 24-year-old rejected a contract extension offer from the west London club.
- Barcelona are monitoring Chelsea’s 33-year-old Gabon forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who spent six months at the Nou Camp last year.
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- Newcastle United will keep tabs on 22-year-old England midfielder Conor Gallagher after holding talks with Chelsea over a January move.
- Manchester City are to hand teenage starlet Rico Lewis a new bumper long-term deal with a 400 per cent pay rise.
- Liverpool will listen to offers this summer for 31-year-old former Cameroon centre-back Joel Matip, whose contract runs until 2024.
- Arsenal are in the market for another Brighton winger as the Sun reports the Gunners are leading the race to sign Kaoru Mitoma this summer.
FOOTBALL TRANSFER GOSSIP
- Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho wants to return to Stamford Bridge for a third spell. The Portuguese approached prospective new buyers when the club was up for sale.
- Liverpool’s painful mid-season form can be summed up by the fact that their top league scorer since the World Cup is Leicester City defender Wout Faes.
- Atletico Madrid have moved ahead of Juventus in the race to sign Chelsea’s France midfielder N’Golo Kante, 31, when his contract expires this summer.
- Leeds United are considering the possibility of replacing Jesse Marsch with West Bromwich Albion manager Carlos Corberan.
