Football transfer gossip: Griezmann, Conte, Mahrez, Gibson, Pickford, Zidane, Semedo

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Antonio Conte has vowed to stay as Chelsea manager and will turn down an offer to take over at Serie A club Inter Milan. (Sunday Mirror), external

The Blues are confident Conte will commit to a new contract that will make him the highest-paid manager in the club's history. (Sunday Telegraph), external

Conte will also be given more influence over the club's recruitment strategy - with owner Roman Abramovich set to fund £200m of spending this summer. (Observer), external

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The Daily Star Sunday leads on Manchester United's move for Antoine Griezmann

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has decided to stay for another season and wants to sign Leicester winger Riyad Mahrez, 26, and Middlesbrough defender Ben Gibson, 24. (Sunday Express), external

Manchester United stand to lose a third of the value of their yearly sponsorship deal with Adidas - £22.5m - if they fail to beat Ajax in the Europa League final. (Sunday Times - subscription required), external

United fear revelations about 35-year-old striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic's lucrative contract could see transfer targets - such as Atletico Madrid's 26-year-old forward Antoine Griezmann - make exorbitant wage demands. (Daily Star Sunday), external

Atletico Madrid want United to meet keeper Jan Oblak's £85m buy-out clause if they want to sign the 24-year-old keeper. This means the Old Trafford club could switch their attentions to Inter Milan stopper Samir Handanovic, 32.(Sunday Express), external

Borussia Dortmund are interested in signing Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho, 20, who could be one of a dozen players to leave the club this summer as part of manager Pep Guardiola's squad overhaul. (Mail on Sunday), external

Everton have made a £10m bid for Sunderland's 23-year-old goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. (Sunday Mirror), external

The Toffees have also agreed personal terms to sign 21-year-old Malaga striker Sandro, who was also a target for Atletico Madrid and Sevilla. (Sunday Times - subscription required), external

Torino's president has said he "didn't expect so many mistakes from an England international" but nonetheless insisted the club were happy with goalkeeper Joe Hart, 30, who is on loan from Manchester City. (Eurosport), external

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Bastian Schweinsteiger says the way he was treated at Manchester United was "not right". The 32-year-old midfielder left United for MLS side Chicago Fire in March. (ESPN), external

Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez is keen to sign Leicester's 33-year-old centre-back Wes Morgan. (Sun on Sunday), external

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane is set to sign a contract extension. (Marca), external

But defender Pepe, 34, will leave Real at the end of the season, with Serie A his most likely destination. (Marca - in Spanish), external

Bournemouth are preparing a £10m bid for Liverpool's 19-year-old defender Joe Gomez. (Sun on Sunday), external

Former Paris St-Germain boss Laurent Blanc has turned down offers from Sevilla and Las Palmas as he holds out for an offer from Barcelona. (Le Parisien - in French), external

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has distanced himself from speculation linking him with Barca - whose boss Luis Enrique is leaving at the end of the season. (Mail on Sunday), external

Barca have lined up Benfica's 23-year-old right-back Nelson Semedo as an alternative transfer target to Arsenal's 22-year-old Hector Bellerin. (O Jogo - in Portuguese), external

Borussia Dortmund forward Ousmane Dembele, 19, has been linked with Barcelona and Real Madrid but would not choose the latter club as he does not want to play with Cristiano Ronaldo, 32. (Don Balon via Sunday Express), external

Steve Agnew says he does not know whether he will be Middlesbrough manager next season, adding he has not spoken to chairman Steve Gibson since relegation was confirmed on Monday. (Evening Gazette), external

Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce will not be granted transfer funds, and must sell players to raise cash for new players. (Sunday Telegraph), external

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Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi borrowed a reporter's camera to snap some shots of his team's title celebrations at West Brom on Friday. (Guardian), external

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