Transfer rumours: Kounde, Rice, Tielemans, Broja, Leao, Sterling, Araujo

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Chelsea have made signing Sevilla's France defender Jules Kounde, 23, a priority for the summer and are also interested in West Ham's 23-year-old England midfielder Declan Rice and Monaco's 22-year-old France midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni. (Telegraph - subscription), external

Manager Brendan Rodgers says Leicester must be realistic about the future of their 24-year-old Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans, who has entered the last 18 months of his contract and is interesting Arsenal and Manchester United. (Metro), external

Arsenal are considering a summer move for Chelsea's Armando Broja. The 20-year-old Albania forward is currently impressing on loan at Southampton. (Football London), external

Juventus are open to offers for France midfielder Adrien Rabiot, 26, and 31-year-old Brazil left-back Alex Sandro. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian - subscription), external

Barcelona hope to fend off interest in Spain midfielder Gavi, 17, and Uruguay defender Ronald Araujo, 22, by agreeing new contracts with both. Liverpool and Manchester United are chasing Araujo. (ESPN), external

AC Milan's Portugal forward Rafael Leao, 22, is wanted by Arsenal and Newcastle in the summer. (Fichajes - in Spanish), external

Manager Mauricio Pochettino is considering leaving Paris St-Germain this summer after falling out with senior figures at the club. (Goal - in French), external

PSG's France forward Kylian Mbappe, 23, will move to Real Madrid, says ex-France forward Nicolas Anelka. (Mail) , external

Manchester United are interested in signing Borussia Monchengladbach's Albania defender Ramy Bensebaini, 26, and view him as a possible replacement for Luke Shaw. (Fichajes - in Spanish), external

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola wants Raheem Sterling, 27, to sign a new contract. The England forward's deal runs until June 2023 and he has said he is open to a move abroad. (Guardian), external

West Ham had exchanged paperwork with Atalanta to sign Colombia forward Duvan Zapata, 30, before the deal fell through in the final hours of deadline day. David Moyes' side have only one recognised striker in Michail Antonio. (ESPN via Football Italia), external

Atalanta have denied reports that they are set to sign 33-year-old Spain forward Diego Costa, who is available on a free transfer. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Championship strugglers Reading are close to sacking manager Veljko Paunovic after eight defeats in a row. The 44-year-old Serb was appointed in August 2020. (Mail), external

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