Football gossip: Sarri, Eriksen, Dier, Meunier, Buffon, Rashford, Alonso, Sessegnon
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Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri will sign a three-year deal to become Juventus manager next week. (Guardian), external
Real Madrid may prioritise signing Tottenham and Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen, 27, over Manchester United's 26-year-old France international Paul Pogba. (Independent), external
But the Spanish giants could target Pogba and offer to send 29-year-old Wales forward Gareth Bale the other way to United. (Mirror), external
In another potential swap deal, Real Madrid could be set to offload James Rodriguez as part of a deal to land Pogba, after the 27-year-old asked Bayern Munich not to take up their option to buy him, once his loan deal with the German club finishes at the end of June. (Star), external
Tottenham and England midfielder Eric Dier, 25, is being considered by Manchester United to fill the holding midfield role in their starting XI. (Times - subscription required), external
Barcelona have denied reports they will make a move for legendary Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon after the 41-year-old announced he would leave Paris St-Germain this summer. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish), external
Buffon wants to cap off his career by winning Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020 with Italy. (Gazzetta dello Sport, via Mail), external
Arsenal boss Unai Emery has been in contact with PSG and Belgium defender Thomas Meunier more than once in a bid to persuade him to join the Gunners. (Star), external
Barcelona will turn their attentions to Manchester United's England striker Marcus Rashford, 21, if they fail in their moves to sign Atletico Madrid's 28-year-old France international Antoine Griezmann or PSG and Brazil forward Neymar, 27. (Mail, external)
Atletico Madrid want to bring Chelsea and Spain defender Marcos Alonso, 28, back to his homeland. (Goal), external
Tottenham are considering a £50m swoop for Lyon midfielder Tanguy Ndombele. The 22-year-old, who has been hailed as the new N'Golo Kante, is also a target for Manchester United. (Sun), external
Fulham's England Under-21 winger Ryan Sessegnon, 19, has told the club he will not sign a new contract and has set his heart on a move to Tottenham. (Guardian), external
Liverpool are to rival Spurs and Manchester United for the signing of 24-year-old Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes from Sporting Lisbon. (Record, via Mirror), external
Lille's Ivory Coast winger Nicolas Pepe will reject the Premier League in favour of a move to Bayern Munich. The 24-year-old is interesting Liverpool and Manchester United. (Sun), external
Arsenal have been told they will have to pay Sampdoria £44m for 22-year-old Italy defender Joachim Andersen and Belgium winger Dennis Praet, 25. (Star), external
West Ham and Arsenal are both interested in Eibar's Spanish midfielder Joan Jordan, 24. (Marca - in Spanish), external
Everton have joined Arsenal in the race to sign 27-year-old Togo defender Djene Dakonam from Getafe. (Marca - in Spanish), external
Former Newcastle striker Shola Ameobi has been appointed the club's loan player coordinator. (Sun), external