Friday's gossip: Bellingham, Mount, Pochettino, Cedric, Palhinha, Suarez

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A January deal could be on the cards for Liverpool to sign 19-year-old England midfielder Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund. (Football Insider), external

Liverpool and Juventus are monitoring the ongoing contract negotiations between England midfielder Mason Mount, 23, and Chelsea. (Guardian), external

Chelsea view Mount as a future club captain but his current deal makes the Blues Academy graduate one of the lowest-paid players in the squad. (Mail), external

Liverpool have sent scouts to the World Cup to watch Athletic Bilbao striker Nico Williams, 20, in action for Spain. (Fichajes.net - in Spanish), external

Former Tottenham, Southampton and Paris St-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino says he would be "open to everything" when asked if he would be interested in becoming England manager. (Athletic - subscription required), external

Leicester City believe they can reach a deal with Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans to stop the 25-year-old leaving on a free when his contract runs out in the summer. (Mail), external

Chelsea winger Hakim Ziyech, 29, hopes he can impress at the 2022 World Cup for Morocco in order to convince AC Milan to make a move for him in January. (Calciomercato - in Italian), external

Fulham, Bayer Leverkusen and Villarreal are interested in signing Portugal right-back Cedric Soares, 31, from Arsenal in January. (ESPN), external

Aston Villa rejected the opportunity to sign Portugal midfielder Joao Palhinha before the 27-year-old joined Fulham. (Football Insider), external

Former Barcelona and Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, 35, has turned down the offer to join Brazilian side Gremio once his contract with Nacional in his native Uruguay expires. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Poland's national team were escorted by fighter jets on their way to Qatar for the World Cup. (Sky Sports), external

Argentina and Uruguay have each taken 900kg of meat to Qatar so players and staff can have a taste of home during the World Cup. (ESPN), external

Qataris want Fifa to reverse the decision to allow beer to be sold at all stadiums which will host World Cup matches. (Times - subscription required), external

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