Gossip: Griezmann, Hazard, Mahrez, Pochettino, Coutinho, Suarez

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Chelsea are interested in signing 26-year-old Atletico Madrid and France forward Antoine Griezmann, who is valued at £86m and Manchester United's prime summer transfer target. (Sun), external

Real Madrid intend to make a summer move for 26-year-old Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard and are also considering a bid for his Stamford Bridge and Belgium team-mate, 24-year-old goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. (Guardian), external

The Blues plan to offer Hazard a new contract and will reject any bids for the player. (Telegraph), external

Arsene Wenger claims Luis Suarez had verbally agreed to move from Liverpool to Arsenal in 2013, after the club bid £40,000,001 for the 30-year-old forward, who joined Barcelona for £75m a year later. (Bein Sports), external

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Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino met Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu this week. The Spanish champions are seeking a new boss, with Luis Enrique leaving in the summer. (Daily Mirror), external

Barca are interested in signing Leicester winger Riyad Mahrez, but the Foxes will demand over £40m for their 26-year-old Algeria international. (Telegraph), external

Manchester United have moved a step closer to signing 16-year-old forward Daishawn Redan after Ajax confirmed the Netherlands youth international will be leaving this summer. (Sun) , external

United's neighbours Manchester City and Premier League leaders Chelsea also want Redan, who has chosen not to sign a professional contract with Ajax. (Daily Mail), external

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is in Croatia to watch Inter Milan winger Ivan Perisic, 28, and midfielder Marcelo Brozovic, 24. (Index.hr - in Croatian), external

Former Arsenal forward Robert Pires says manager Arsene Wenger signing a new deal with the Gunners is more important than extending the contracts of Chile forward Alexis Sanchez and Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil, both 28. (Daily Mail), external

Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is destined to become the manager at Anfield in the future, says ex-Reds midfielder Xabi Alonso. (Liverpool Echo), external

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Tottenham are planning to sell 22-year-old Netherlands striker Vincent Janssen, who has scored one goal from open play since joining from AZ Alkmaar, in the summer. (Mirror), external

Erik Lamela's future at Spurs is also in doubt after a row over the 25-year-old Argentina winger's treatment for a hip injury. (Times - subscription required), external

Middlesbrough centre-back Ben Gibson is a target for Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham. Boro value the 24-year-old at £25m. (Daily Mail), external

Liverpool could be aided in their pursuit of Gibson by former Middlesbrough defender Jonathan Woodgate, who is now a scout for the Anfield club. (Daily Star), external

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has told manager Pep Guardiola he wants to stay at the club, but the Spaniard says there will be no talks on the 33-year-old's future until the end of the season. (Manchester Evening News), external

West Bromwich Albion are interested in signing Nigeria winger Moses Simon, 21, who plays for Gent in Belgium. (Birmingham Mail), external

Wolverhampton Wanderers want to re-sign Crystal Palace's 28-year-old Mali winger Bakary Sako - less than two years after he left Molineux for the Eagles. (Express & Star), external

Leicester City boss Craig Shakespeare is refusing to look beyond the season in the role - despite four straight wins since taking charge. Shakespeare, 53, was announced as the Foxes' manager until the end of the campaign earlier this month. (Leicester Mercury) , external

Former West Brom boss Alan Irvine, 58, will remain as interim manager at Norwich City for the game at Aston Villa on 1 April as the Canaries continue their search for a permanent successor for Alex Neil, who was sacked on 10 March. (Eastern Daily Press), external

Arsenal's Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka, 24, says critics have unfairly painted him as a "brainless idiot" because of his disciplinary problems this season. (24heures - in French), external

The Football Association could be fined over the behaviour of some England fans during Wednesday's 1-0 defeat in Germany. Sections of the away support booed the German national anthem and sang about World War Two. (Telegraph), external

Liverpool's Brazil midfielder Philippe Coutinho, 24, can replace 32-year-old Spain international Andres Iniesta at Barcelona, says ex-Barca and Reds forward Luis Garcia. (Talksport) , external

Real Madrid midfielder Isco, 24, has hit out at rumours linking him with a move to Barcelona. (Marca), external

Barcelona are preparing to sign Juventus forward Paulo Dybala, 23, this summer as a replacement for Neymar, who is a target for Paris St-Germain, Manchester United and Chelsea. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish), external

Brighton & Hove Albion will not go on a "crazy spending spree" if they reach the Premier League for the first time. The Seagulls have a six-point automatic promotion safety cushion in the Championship table with eight games to go. (The Argus) , external

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