Football gossip: Salah, Ozil, Son, Higuain, Brahimi, Lascelles
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Juventus have offered Liverpool £44m plus Argentine forward Paulo Dybala, 25, for Egypt winger Mohamed Salah, 26. (Tuttosport, via Mail), external
Arsenal are preparing to make a bid at the end of the campaign for 19-year-old Bayer Leverkusen playmaker Kai Havertz as a replacement for midfielder Mesut Ozil, 30. (Calciomercato, via ESPN), external
Chelsea are confident they can buy Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuain, 31, for less than the 36m euro (£31.8m) fee agreed with Juventus if they decide to make his loan deal permanent. (ESPN), external
Everton, Manchester United and Wolves are interested in Porto and Algeria winger Yacine Brahimi, 29, who is a free agent at the end of the season. (Correio da Manha - in Portuguese), external
Newcastle United's English centre-back Jamaal Lascelles, 25, was a January transfer target for Manchester United before Jose Mourinho was sacked. (ESPN), external
Tottenham are set to beat rivals Arsenal to sign AC Milan attacking midfielder Suso, 25. The former Liverpool man has a £35m price tag. (Mirror), external
Chelsea are ready to pay 45m euros (£39.7m) to sign Benfica's Serb striker Luka Jovic, 21, who is on loan at Eintracht Frankfurt. (Bild - in German), external
Manchester United want Spain goalkeeper David de Gea, 28, and England forward Marcus Rashford, 21, to sign new deals before the end of the season. (Goal), external
In-form Tottenham forward Son Heung-min, 26, who signed a five-year contract in July, is set to be offered a second pay rise in 12 months in a new deal, taking his wages to £150,000-a-week. (Mail), external
Former France and Paris St-Germain boss Laurent Blanc, 53, has hired a leading football agency to help find him a job in the Premier League. (Mirror), external
Manchester City and Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, 28, says he will likely let his contract run down but could then extend his deal at Etihad Stadium. (Bild, via Independent), external
The sale of Marouane Fellaini, 31, to Shandong Luneng Taishan in January is helping Manchester United expand in the Chinese market. (Manchester Evening News), external
Ajax centre-back Matthijs de Ligt, 19, wants to follow 21-year-old midfielder and fellow Netherlands international Frenkie de Jong to Barcelona, says team-mate Andre Onana. (Goal), external
But Barcelona cannot meet De Ligt's £75m asking price this summer, increasing Manchester City's chances of signing him. (Mail), external
Former Netherlands international Rene van der Gijp has urged De Ligt to join Holland team-mates Virgil van Dijk and Gini Wijnaldum at Liverpool to form the "best centre-back pairing in Europe". (Star), external
Inter Milan have no intention of selling striker Mauro Icardi, despite stripping the 25-year-old Argentine of the captaincy. (Sky Sport, via FourFourTwo), external
Manchester United's Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez, 30, could return to Arsenal to solve his recent struggles, says former Gunner Marc Overmars. (ADN Deportes - in Spanish), external
Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, 26, says he would relish the chance to play again at club level alongside 28-year-old forward Eden Hazard - his Belgium compatriot and former Chelsea team-mate. (VTM Nieuws, via FourFourTwo), external
England manager Gareth Southgate wants to include West Ham defender Declan Rice, 20, in his next squad in March but could be prevented by Fifa's procedures for transferring his international status from the Republic of Ireland. (Sky Sports), external
Former Chelsea and England centre-back John Terry advised Rice to change allegiance. (Sun), external
Financier Amanda Staveley is still interested in purchasing a Premier League club despite several failed bids to buy Newcastle United. (Mirror), external