Football gossip: Villas-Boas, Alisson, Alli, Chiesa, Alderweireld, Sandro

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Having secured Mauricio Pochettino and Harry Kane on long-term contracts, Tottenham are set to agree a new deal with England international Dele Alli, 22, worth £100,000 a week. (London Evening Standard), external

Liverpool are unlikely to make an approach to sign Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson, 25, from Roma. (Sky Sports), external

Alisson wants his future resolved before Brazil begin their World Cup campaign against Switzerland on Sunday. (ESPN), external

Italy midfielder Jorginho, 26, is happy to remain at Napoli but a move to Manchester City is an "opportunity of a lifetime" for the player, according to his agent. (TuttoMercatoWeb via Four Four Two), external

Arsenal are in talks to sign Sampdoria's £22m defensive midfielder Lucas Torreira, 22, who is playing for Uruguay at the World Cup. (Mail), external

Fiorentina have increased the asking price of Italy international midfielder Federico Chiesa, 20, to £62m - amid interest from Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United. (Gazzetta dello Sport, via Talksport), external

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho wants one more signing before the World Cup and could revive a move for Tottenham's £50m-rated Belgian defender Toby Alderweireld. (Sun), external

However, Manchester United scouts are not convinced about Alderweireld and are considering alternatives, according to a high-level source at the club. (Manchester Evening News), external

England Under-21 international goalkeeper Dean Henderson, 21, thought to be a target for Arsenal and Chelsea, is set to sign a new contract at Manchester United. (Mail), external

Manchester United's new right-back Diogo Dalot has been spotted on crutches at an event in Manchester. (Express), external

Manchester United have no plans to sign Juventus' Brazil defender Alex Sandro, 27, this summer but are in the market for a new left-back if the right option becomes available. (Manchester Evening News), external

Liverpool will step up their efforts to land Switzerland's Stoke midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri, 26, when he returns from the World Cup. (Mirror), external

Tottenham have emerged as contenders in the race for Barcelona midfielder Rafinha. The 25-year-old spent last season on loan at Inter Milan but the Italian club are not expected to pay the £30.8m needed to sign the Brazil international permanently by 30 June. (Talksport), external

Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce could leave the club - and the 57-year-old could be sacked in any case by owner Tony Xia. (Star), external

CSKA Moscow are willing to sell Arsenal target Aleksandr Golovin this summer but are likely to want at least 25m euros for the 22-year-old Russia international. (Calciomercato), external

West Ham must pay nearly £7m to sign Swansea goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, 33, having had an opening bid rejected last week as part of a double offer that included defender Alfie Mawson, 24. (Sun), external

Wolves are closing in on the signing of Benfica's Mexican forward Raul Jimenez, 27, on a season-long loan. (Sky Sports), external

Everton are expected to make the opening offer in the race to sign Norwich midfielder James Maddison. Norwich are expected to ask at least £20m for the 21-year-old, having turned down a £12m bid from West Ham in January. (Guardian), external

Sunderland are demanding £7m for Northern Ireland international Paddy McNair after Premier League newcomers Wolves expressed an interest in the 23-year-old, the subject of a £3.5m bid from Brighton. (Northern Echo), external

West Brom are considering a £6m move for Brentford's English midfielder Ryan Woods, 24. (Birmingham Mail), external

Newcastle are considering activating the £16m release clause for West Brom's Venezuela international striker Salomon Rondon, 28. (Northern Echo), external

Rangers are hopeful they can beat Spartak Moscow to the signing of NK Slaven Belupo's Croatia defender Nikola Katic, 21. (Daily Record), external

Manchester United plan to hold talks with England striker Marcus Rashford after the World Cup over extending the 20-year-old's contract. (Sun), external

West Brom are understood to be in "advanced negotiations" with Bristol City for English midfielder Bobby Reid, 25. (Birmingham Mail), external

Chelsea look set to bolster their youth team with the arrival of PSV Eindhoven's 16-year-old Dutch defender Ian Maatsen. (Football.London), external

Flamengo's Brazil forward Vinicius Junior, 17, says there is uncertainty over his impending move to Real Madrid. (Marca), external

Midfielder William Carvalho, winger Gelson Martins and midfielder Bruno Fernandes could be the latest players to leave Sporting Lisbon, after an attack at the club's training ground last month. (Record - in Portuguese) , external

Fulham and Huddersfield are interested in signing Liverpool midfielder Harry Wilson for up to £7m but the Reds would prefer the 21-year-old Welshman to go out on loan. (Mirror), external

The English Football Association is expected to vote for the joint bid by Canada, Mexico and the United States over Morocco to host the 2026 World Cup. (Times - subscription required), external

England midfielder Fabian Delph says his Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has "reinvented" him and is glad City assistant Mikel Arteta did not become Arsenal boss as he "has been so pivotal for me". (Telegraph), external

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