Football gossip: Rakitic, Coutinho, Cahill, Neymar, Bale, Ndombele
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Manchester United could sign Barcelona's Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitic, 31, and Brazil forward Philippe Coutinho if 26-year-old France international Paul Pogba leaves the club. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish), external
Coutinho, 27, is open to joining Chelsea. (Express), external
England defender Gary Cahill, 33, is wanted by former boss Antonio Conte at Inter Milan after leaving Chelsea. (Sport Mediaset - in Italian), external
Paris St-Germain are willing to sell Brazil forward Neymar, 27. (L'Equipe - in French), external
Alternatively, PSG will block any transfer for Neymar. (RMC Sport - in Spanish), external
Real Madrid and Wales winger Gareth Bale, 29, is wanted on a season-long loan by German champions Bayern Munich. (Sun), external
Lyon's French midfielder Tanguy Ndombele, 22, has suggested he would be open to a move to Tottenham. (Telefoot - in French), external
Manchester United want PSV Eindhoven and Netherlands right-back Denzel Dumfries, 23. (Sun), external
Liverpool have entered the race to sign Besiktas' 23-year-old Turkish midfielder Dorukhan Tokoz, with Udinese having already had a bid turned down. (Fotomac - in Turkish), external
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola wants to bring Eibar's Spanish goalkeeper Asier Riesgo, 35, to Etihad Stadium. (Sun), external
Manchester United have been offered the chance to sign Monaco midfielder Youri Tielemans. The Belgium international, 22, was on loan at Leicester City for the second half of last season. (Star), external
Legendary Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, 41, says he may take a season out of football after turning down a one-year contract extension at PSG. (Corriere dello Sport, via Goal), external
PSG president Nasser Al Khelaifi has warned he no longer wants to see "celebrity behaviour" from his players. (France Football - in French), external
Arsenal are close to signing French defender William Saliba from Saint-Etienne. The 18-year-old would then be loaned back to the French club for the coming season. (L'Equipe - in French), external
Everton and Croatia midfielder Nikola Vlasic, 21, looks set to join CSKA Moscow on a permanent deal after spending last season on loan at the club. (Championat - in Russian), external
Former Real Madrid and Brazil left-back Roberto Carlos, 46, says he nearly joined Aston Villa in 1995. (Birmingham Mail), external
England Under-21 goalkeeper Dean Henderson, 22, says he feels ready to be Manchester United's number one after spending last season on loan at Sheffield United. (Mail), external
Brentford's French forward Neal Maupay, 22, is in talks with La Liga side Sevilla. (L'Equipe - in French), external