Football gossip: Martial, Dembele, Milinkovic-Savic, Sarri, Salah, Hughes

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Jose Mourinho has approved a deal to take France international forward Anthony Martial, 22, from Manchester United to Juventus this summer. (Tuttosport, via Daily Express), external

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp admits he would be interested in Barcelona's Ousmane Dembele, who joined the Catalan giants in a £135m deal last summer, if the 20-year-old became available. (Sun), external

Leicester want Huddersfield boss David Wagner to take over at the club, with current manager Claude Puel expected to leave at the end of the month. (Times - subscription required), external

The agent of Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic insists Manchester United do not have an agreement to sign the 23-year-old Serbia international. (Manchester Evening News), external

Liverpool have played down reports from France that they have agreed a deal to sign Lyon captain Nabil Fekir, 24. (Liverpool Echo), external

Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri, who has been linked with the Chelsea manager's job, has told Napoli's president to fire him if he is not happy with his work. (Daily Mirror), external

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says he will give his first Premier League winner's medal to his children as he sets his sights on more silverware with the club. (Manchester Evening News), external

Departing Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger spotted a sign from a young supporter asking for his tie at his final home match and duly obliged. (London Evening Standard), external

Crystal Palace are ready to sell Belgium striker Christian Benteke this summer. Palace signed the 27-year-old from Liverpool in August 2016 for £27m. (Mirror), external

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has warned Mohamed Salah not to develop a reputation for diving after the Egyptian was shown his first yellow card of the season for simulation in the 1-0 defeat at Chelsea. (Independent), external

Watford manager Javi Gracia says in-form playmaker Will Hughes, 23, could force his way into Gareth Southgate's England World Cup reckoning. (Watford Observer), external

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