FOOTBALL TRANSFER GOSSIP:
- Chelsea would have had to pay an estimated £50m after sacking Graham Potter, but have reached an agreement which avoids a world-record fee.
- Arsenal have three midfield targets for the summer including Everton and Belgium’s Amadou Onana, 21, Brighton and Ecuador’s Moises Caicedo, 21, and West Ham and England’s Declan Rice, 24.
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- Liverpool are highly interested in Eintracht Frankfurt and Denmark midfielder Jesper Lindstrom, 23, but face competition from Arsenal.
- Fulham boss Marco Silva has emerged as a surprise candidate to become Chelsea manager.
- Mauricio Pochettino and three-time Champions League winner Zinedine Zidane are among the frontrunners to succeed Graham Potter at Chelsea.
- Chelsea are preparing to fend off Real Madrid’s interest in England defender Reece James, 23, this summer and they could offer as much as £90m.
FOOTBALL TRANSFER GOSSIP
- Aston Villa is a more realistic destination for £25m-rated Southampton and Ghana defender Mohammed Salisu, 23, than Chelsea and Manchester United.
- Rafael Benitez, Jesse Marsch, Ralph Hasenhuttl and Adi Hutter are all contenders for the vacant Leicester City managerial job.
- Newcastle United are firm favourites to sign Leicester City and England midfielder James Maddison, 26.
- Liverpool have identified Chelsea and England midfielder Conor Gallagher, 23, as a strong target this summer.
- Premier League clubs are monitoring South Korea midfielder Lee Kang-in, 22, who is expected to leave Mallorca in the summer.
