Football gossip: Buvac, Bailly, Darmian, Blind, Martial

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Liverpool number two Zeljko Buvac is a serious candidate to replace Arsene Wenger at Arsenal. (Pravda BL, via Mirror), external

Arsenal are reluctant to pay their next boss as much as Wenger's £8.5m-per-year deal. (Daily Mail), external

Former Barcelona manager Luis Enrique is at risk of pricing himself out of the job by demanding £25m-per-year. (Mirror), external

England's medical team fear Harry Kane, 24, has jeopardised his chance to be in peak fitness at this summer's World Cup by rushing back to action with Tottenham. (Times) , external

Manchester United's Ivorian defender Eric Bailly, 24, is worried about his future at the club after being frozen out by manager Jose Mourinho. (Mirror), external

Defenders Matteo Darmian and Daley Blind, both 28 have been told that they are free to leave Manchester United this summer. (Times) , external

United are leading the race for Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, 23, with Barcelona thinking the Serbian is too expensive. (Mundo - in Spanish), external

United, Chelsea and Barcelona are all interested in Arsenal's Spanish full-back Hector Bellerin, 23, who will leave the Gunners this summer. (Sport - in Spanish), external

Chelsea are considering targeting Anthony Martial, 22, if Manchester United cannot convince the French international to stay at Old Trafford. (Telegraph), external

Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan, 29, has played down speculation linking him to Chelsea and Manchester United by committing his future to the Serie A club. (Daily Mail), external

There could be a job swap on the table for Chelsea and Napoli managers Antonio Conte and Maurizio Sarri. (Mirror), external

Chelsea are lining up a £31m bid for German defender Benjamin Henrichs, 21, from Bayer Leverkusen. (Sun), external

Napoli midfielder Jorginho's agent has confirmed there has been interest in the player, with Manchester United and Manchester City linked to the 26-year-old. (Manchester Evening News), external

Striker Andy Carroll, 29, could be dropped for West Ham's crucial match against Leicester on Saturday after a row with David Moyes in training. (Guardian), external

Leicester manager Claude Puel is facing the sack after his side were thrashed by Crystal Palace on Saturday. (Mail), external

Ross McCormack will get a near-£1m bonus if Aston Villa are promoted to the Premier League, despite not playing a single game for the club this season. (Sky Sports), external

Chelsea's Brazilian defender David Luiz, 31 could move to Napoli if Rafael Benitez returns to the San Paolo to replace Maurizio Sarri as manager this summer. (Sun), external

Leeds United are considering a move for Nigerian striker Jerry Mbakogu after the 25-year-old secured Italian citizenship and the right to move to English football. (Yorkshire Evening Posts), external

Ex-Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard will cope with the pressure if he is appointed as the new manager of Rangers, according to his former England team-mate Frank Lampard. (Talksport), external

Midfielder Gerard Deulofeu, 24, has hinted that he could make a permanent switch to Watford after admitting that his Barcelona future is in doubt. (Mundo Deportivo, external)

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