Gossip column: Ibrahimovic, Lukaku, Lacazette, Puel, Nolito, Brady

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 34, will sign a one-year contract with Manchester United on Friday, with the forward set to receive a £4m loyalty bonus from former club Paris St-Germain. (Gianluca Di Marzio, via Daily Star), external

AC Milan are close to selling a controlling share of the club to a Chinese consortium of investors, who will seek to bring in Everton forward Romelu Lukaku, 23. (Gazzetta dello Sport), external

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The Daily Star splashes on England being "red-hot favourites" to beat Iceland on Monday

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will meet with the representatives of France and Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette to discuss a move for the £45m-rated 25-year-old. (Sun), external

Premier League champions Leicester City are in talks over a move for 24-year-old Norwich City and Republic of Ireland winger Robbie Brady. (Leicester Mercury), external

Serbia defender Neven Subotic, 27, brought to Borussia Dortmund by now-Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, has confirmed he wants to leave the German club. (Daily Express), external

Chelsea are set to make a third bid for Belgium and Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan, 28, this week, with France and Leicester City's N'Golo Kante, 25, also a target. (Daily Mirror), external

Southampton are planning to appoint Frenchman Claude Puel as their new manager this week. (Daily Telegraph), external

Spain and Celta Vigo forward Nolito, 29, says he is proud to be linked with Manchester City and Barcelona, but is fully concentrated on Euro 2016. (La Vanguardia, via Manchester Evening News), external

Liverpool have bids in for Udinese midfielder Piotr Zelinski, 22, and Leicester's 19-year-old left-back Ben Chilwell. (Daily Mail), external

Switzerland forward Breel Embolo, 19, has completed a move from Basel to Bundesliga side Schalke for around £20m. (Guardian), external

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The Telegraph says Roy Hodgson will recall Raheem Sterling for England's clash with Iceland

Borussia Dortmund have bid for 26-year-old Bayer Leverkusen forward Karim Bellarabi because they expect Manchester United target Henrikh Mkhitaryan, 27, to leave the club. (Daily Mirror), external

Mkhitaryan's move to Old Trafford is almost complete after Dortmund officials visited Manchester to discuss United's offer for the Armenia midfielder. (Sun), external

Midfielder Leon Osman and defender Tony Hibbert, both 35, are yet to receive any clarification over their Everton futures, with their contracts set to expire at the end of the month. (Liverpool Echo), external

Newcastle United manager Rafael Benitez will look to buy British players to help the St James' Park club win promotion from the Championship next season. (Newcastle Chronicle), external

Former Chelsea striker Gianfranco Zola has backed incoming manager Antonio Conte to succeed at Stamford Bridge. (Goal.com), external

Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny, 30, used 32-year-old Leicester captain Wes Morgan as an example to emphasise how France should be defending at Euro 2016. (L'Equipe, via Metro), external

Paris St-Germain are targeting Sevilla and Poland midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak and are willing to pay around £32m for the 26-year-old. (Marca - in Spanish) , external

Brazil defender Dani Alves' move from Barcelona to Juventus is all but complete, with the 33-year-old expected to have a medical with the Italian champions on Monday. (Goal.com), external

Liverpool will let 19-year-old Spanish midfielder Sergi Canos leave the club, with the teenager expected to join Championship side Bristol City in a £2.5m deal. (Liverpool Echo), external

Rangers chairman Dave King has told Ally McCoist he is welcome back at Ibrox any time despite the former striker and manager not attending a game since his sacking in 2014. (Daily Record), external

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The Daily Record reports that Rangers chairman Dave King wants to see Ally McCoist end his self-imposed absence from Ibrox

Best of social media

Charlton midfielder Johnnie Jackson had a message for team-mate and Iceland international Johann Gudmundsson, whose side face England in the Euro 2016 knockout stages on Monday...

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Arsenal and Manchester United were among the clubs featured in a FC Schalke 04 video on Twitter, external after the German side won the race to sign highly rated Switzerland striker Breel Embolo, 19, from Basel.

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It is a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Leicester City midfielder Danny Drinkwater, who posted this picture from Los Angeles on Twitter, external and said: "Closest I got to flying!!! Love this place!"

Image source, @dannydrinkwater

Wales forward Gareth Bale has started his preparation for the Euro 2016 quarter-finals...

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He may have missed out on a place in the Spain's Euro 2016 squad, but that hasn't stopped Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera going on a European tour. Herrera shared this picture, external from Split, Croatia with his Twitter followers.

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And finally...

Arsenal and Czech Republic goalkeeper Petr Cech acted as a ball boy for Radek Stepanek on the practice court at Wimbledon before his compatriot's first-round clash with Nick Kyrgios. (Daily Mirror), external

Icelandic football commentator Gudmundur Benediktsson, who found internet fame for his reaction to Iceland's late winner against Austria, has left his day job with club side KR Reykjavik. (Daily Telegraph), external

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