Football gossip: Pogba, Varane, Conte, Salah, Tuchel, Bellerin

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Manchester United are ready to sell 25-year-old France midfielder Paul Pogba - their record signing. Among their targets are Real Madrid's French defender Raphael Varane, 24, and German midfielder Toni Kroos, 28, Paris St-Germain's Brazilian defender Marquinhos, 23, and Italian midfielder Marco Verratti, 25, and Juventus' 27-year-old Brazilian full-back Alex Sandro. (Sunday Mirror), external

Pogba and Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho are barely on speaking terms after the France international was dropped by his club last month. (Sun on Sunday), external

Mourinho does not think 'player power' will get him the sack at Old Trafford. (Mail on Sunday), external

Paris St-Germain have opened talks with Antonio Conte's representatives about the Italian manager moving to the French capital from Chelsea this summer. (Guardian), external

Liverpool and Egypt forward Mohamed Salah, 25, is ready to rebuff Real Madrid and is expected to be offered a £200,000-a-week contract at Anfield. (Sunday Mirror), external

Former Borussia Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel has turned down the Bayern Munich job because he is in negotiations with Arsenal. (Bild - in German), external

Arsenal and Chelsea are set to rival each other in their attempts to sign Atletico Madrid's Slovenian keeper Jan Oblak, 25. (Sunday Express), external

Hector Bellerin's agent says the Spain defender is happy at Arsenal and no offer has been made for the 23-year-old. (CRC via Sky Sports), external

West Ham are looking into appointing former Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini as their manager for next season. (Sun on Sunday), external

Albanian defender Elseid Hysaj has told Napoli a club is prepared to meet his 50m euro (£43.7m) release clause. The 24-year-old is a target for both Arsenal and Manchester United. (Tuttosport via Talksport), external

Barnsley full-back Andy Yiadom, 26, is not considering a move to Leeds United, or anywhere else, until the Tykes are safe from relegation. (Leeds Live), external

Croatian former QPR and Tottenham midfielder Niko Kranjcar, 33, says he has "options on the table" after leaving Scottish Premiership side Rangers. (GetWestLondon), external

Manchester United say the reason Chile forward Alexis Sanchez was pictured eating alone at the club's training ground was that he had stayed on for extra shooting practice. (Star on Sunday), external

Manchester City midfielder David Silva has been allowed to leave Spain's squad for "personal reasons". (Independent), external

Manchester City winger Leroy Sane has been clocked as the fastest player in the Premier League this season and also the quickest since such records began in 2013-14. (Mail on Sunday), external

England striker Jamie Vardy, 31, failed to get a touch after coming on as a late substitute against the Netherlands but hopes to start against Italy on Tuesday. (Guardian), external

At least one England player is thinking of hiring his own security firm to travel with his family to this summer's World Cup in Russia. (Telegraph), external

Tottenham's Belgium defender Jan Vertonghen says the "semi-finals are a realistic goal, and then hopefully more" for his country, who are in the same group as England, at the World Cup. (Telegraph), external

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