Football gossip: De Gea, Pogba, Lukaku, Neymar, Lampard
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Manchester United are confident Spain goalkeeper David de Gea, 28, will sign a new five-year deal at Old Trafford worth £350,000 a week. (Sun), external
Real Madrid have made Manchester United and France midfielder Paul Pogba, 26, their primary target this summer, ahead of Tottenham and Denmark playmaker Christian Eriksen, 27. (Goal), external
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has told the club to sell Pogba to the highest bidder, with Juventus also interested. (Star), external
Tottenham will demand 22-year-old Spain winger Marco Asensio as part of an exchange deal if Real Madrid move for Eriksen. (Sun), external
Inter Milan are keen to sign Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku, 26, but need to offload 26-year-old Argentine forward Mauro Icardi to finance the deal for the Belgian. (Guardian), external
Tottenham expect Juventus to make a bid for right-back Kieran Trippier, 28, and are willing to sell the England international for around £25m. (Telegraph), external
West Ham, Watford and Premier League newcomers Sheffield United are all interested in signing former Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor, 35. The Togo international is a free agent after being released by Turkish club Istanbul Basaksehir. (Sun), external
Paris St-Germain have told Barcelona that 27-year-old Brazil forward Neymar is not for sale at any price. (Mail), external
Real Madrid plan to sign Kylian Mbappe from PSG next summer but need the 20-year-old France forward to hand in a transfer request. (AS), external
Atletico Madrid are interested in Arsenal's Spanish right-back Hector Bellerin, 24, and are prepared to offer Spanish winger Vitolo, 29, as part of a deal. (Telegraph), external
Chelsea will not make a decision over whether to sell France defender Kurt Zouma, 24, to Everton until they have a new manager in place. (Star), external
The Blues are prepared to pay Derby the £4m needed to release Frank Lampard from his contract and expect to finalise his appointment as their new manager next week. (ESPN), external
Chelsea have given former goalkeeper Petr Cech a role as technical and performance adviser in the hope he will work closely with Lampard. (Guardian), external
New Juventus boss Maurizio Sarri is not looking to sign Italy midfielder Jorginho, 27, from former club Chelsea. (Sun), external
Manchester City will listen to offers for England midfielder Fabian Delph, 29. (Mail), external
Arsenal have had a £15m bid for Celtic and Scotland left-back Kieran Tierney, 22, turned down. (Sun), external
Chinese club Shanghai Greenland Shenhua have made a £17.8m offer for Willian, 30, but the Brazil playmaker will reject a lucrative contract to stay at Chelsea. (UOL Esporte, via Metro), external
Watford have joined Aston Villa and Bournemouth in a race to sign Burnley and England goalkeeper Tom Heaton, 33, who only has one year left on his contract. (Sun), external
Arsenal are reassessing their options after deals for Dalian Yifang's Belgian winger Yannick Carrasco and Bournemouth and Scotland forward Ryan Fraser, both 25, stalled. (Evening Standard), external
Fulham want to sign Newcastle striker Dwight Gayle, 28, who spent last season on loan at West Brom. (Express), external
Real Madrid are refusing to let Colombia playmaker James Rodriguez leave the club on loan this season, instead they want a permanent deal amid interest from Napoli in the 27-year-old. (Goal), external
Real Madrid hopes new tax breaks set to be introduced in Italy will help them offload Rodriguez and Spain midfielder Isco, 27, to Serie A clubs. (Mail), external
Wolves winger David Wang, who joined the club in January, may never play for them after failing to secure a work permit. The 19-year-old, who was loaned out to Sporting, is Spanish-born but holds a Chinese passport. (Birmingham Mail), external
Former West Ham, Newcastle and Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew is in contention to become FC Cincinnati's new manager. (ESPN), external