Football gossip: De Gea, Gbamin, Rabiot, Sessegnon, Richarlison, Bielsa, Costa

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Manchester City are set to sign 14-year-old England youth international Morten Spencer, who plays on the wing or as an attacking midfielder, from Sunderland for £200,000. City manager Pep Guardiola's scouts are under orders to find home-grown talent. (Sun on Sunday), external

Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea, 28, is insisting on £350,000-a-week wage demands, which would make him the club's second highest earner behind behind £400,000-a-week Alexis Sanchez, 30. (Sunday Mirror), external

Arsenal boss Unai Emery will reignite his interest in Mainz centre-back Gbamin after a failed bid for the 23-year-old last summer, despite the Bundesliga club demanding £40m - £5m under Emery's entire summer transfer budget. (Sunday Express), external

Tottenham fear summer target Adrien Rabiot, the 23-year-old Paris St-Germain midfielder, could be snapped up by Liverpool or Barcelona. (Daily Star Sunday), external

Manchester United are planning a £50m move for Fulham's 18-year-old left-sided player Ryan Sessegnon. (Sunday Express), external

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola admits he is struggling to find a successor for Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho, and is considering switching the 33-year-old to a centre-back during the final years of his career. (Goal), external

Everton could turn to Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa if they decide to part company with under-fire manager Marco Silva. (Sunday Mirror), external

Chelsea are monitoring Everton forward Richarlison, 21, who is also on the radar of AC Milan, Paris St-Germain and Atletico Madrid. (Daily Star Sunday), external

Manchester United caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has moved one step closer to landing the permanent job after his agent met co-owner Avram Glazer and executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward following Saturday's win at Fulham. (Sunday Mirror), external

Barcelona are keen to strengthen at left-back and have identified Lyon's Ferland Mendy, 23, Filipe Luis, 33, of Atletico Madrid and Real Betis's Junior Firpo, 22, as targets. (Mundo Deportivo), external

Manchester United have contacted Tanguy Ndombele's representatives over a possible summer move for the Lyon midfielder. (Le 10 Sport, via Mail on Sunday), external

Ajax defender Matthijs De Ligt's decision to link up with high-profile agent Mino Raiola could scupper a move to the Premier League, with the belief in Holland that English clubs are reluctant to deal with Raiola. Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham have all watched the 19-year-old. (Sunday Mirror), external

Juventus winger Douglas Costa, 28, has made a potential hint over his future after he 'liked' a Twitter post linking him to a Manchester United move. (Sun on Sunday), external

The future of Newcastle United boss Rafa Benitez hinges on whether the Magpies avoid relegation to the Championship at the end of the season. (Newcastle Chronicle), external

Borussia Monchengladbach sporting director Max Eberl is hopeful the club will be able to persuade forward Thorgan Hazard, who has been linked with Liverpool, to sign a new contract. (Inside Futbol), external

Cardiff boss Neil Warnock says he has fallen victim to a "vendetta" over his links with the businessman involved in the Emiliano Sala tragedy. (Sunday Telegraph), external

Derby boss Frank Lampard is hoping to soon complete the signing of free agent defender Efe Ambrose, having seen the 30-year-old former Celtic and Hibernian player training with the Rams. (Derby Telegraph), external

Manchester United and Arsenal will have scouts at Sunday's East Anglian derby to assess Norwich's £10m-rated defender Ben Godfrey, 21, who has also attracted interest from Lyon and RB Leipzig. (Sunday Mirror), external

Cardiff and Sheffield United are among the clubs keeping an eye on Rotherham midfielder Will Vaulks, 25. (Mail on Sunday), external

Manchester City brought forward the signing of Shamrock Rovers goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu, allowing the 16-year-old to make his debut for City's under-18 side on Saturday. (Manchester Evening News), external

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