Football gossip: Stones, Jorginho, Wenger, Llorente, Rodriguez

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Manchester City are willing to sell England defender John Stones, 23, this summer. (Sun), external

Tottenham's Spanish striker Fernando Llorente, 33, is open to leaving the club and could rejoin former side Athletic Bilbao. (Mirror), external

Manchester City lead the race to sign Napoli's 26-year-old Italy midfielder Jorginho and the Premier League champions have held productive talks with the player's representative. (Mail), external

Arsene Wenger's successor as Arsenal manager will have to work with a restricted summer budget of about £50m. (Telegraph), external

Arsenal's chief executive Ivan Gazidis thinks former Gunners captain Mikel Arteta, who is now a coach at Manchester City, could be the man to replace Wenger. (Sky Sports), external

Ex-Gunners midfielder Ray Parlour says Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez would be a "great fit" to take over at Emirates Stadium. (Talksport), external

Chelsea and England defender Gary Cahill, 32, says he is tired of having to prove his worth at Stamford Bridge. (Guardian), external

Southampton's 24-year-old Morocco midfielder Sofiane Boufal has been told to train alone after an argument with manager Mark Hughes. (Sun), external

Burnley are interested in bringing West Brom's England striker Jay Rodriguez, 28, back to Turf Moor. (Mail), external

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger would be interested in managing England one day, says French football writer Julien Laurens. (BBC Radio 5 live)

Leicester City are considering a move for Porto's Portuguese right-back Ricardo Pereira, 24. (Leicester Mercury), external

Stoke manager Paul Lambert and director of recruitment Mark Cartwright are expected to stay next season even if they are relegated from the Premier League. (Stoke Sentinel), external

Roma president James Pallotta says the Italian club do not want to sell Brazil goalkeeper Alisson, 25, who has been a target for Liverpool. (Sky Sport Italia - in Italian), external

Negotiations over the sale of Newcastle United to Amanda Staveley will need to make significant progress over the next month if they are to stand a chance of success. (Sky Sports), external

Adam Pearson, owner of rugby league side Hull FC, is heading a consortium trying to buy Sunderland. (Sun), external

West Brom captain Chris Brunt, 33, has committed his future to the club - and the Northern Ireland midfielder hopes other senior players will follow suit despite their likely relegation to the Championship. (Birmingham Mail), external

Liverpool could save millions on Naby Keita when the 23-year-old Guinea midfielder joins in the summer - thanks to RB Leipzig's poor finish to the Bundesliga season. (Liverpool Echo), external

Swansea have joined Celtic and Rangers in the race for Dundee's 22-year-old Finland midfielder Glen Kamara. (Sun), external

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