Saturday's gossip: Nkunku, Mbappe, Lewandowski, Ronaldo, Van Gaal, Hazard
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Chelsea will pay 70m euros (£60m) to sign France striker Christopher Nkunku, 25, from RB Leipzig in July on a contract until 2028. (Nicolo Schira), external
Real Madrid would still be willing to sign France striker Kylian Mbappe, 23, from Paris St-Germain, but only if certain conditions are met. (Sport, via 90 Min), external
Mbappe met with Robert Lewandowski last summer in a bid to convince the Poland striker, 34, to join him at PSG instead of signing for Barcelona. (Le Parisien - in French), external
Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, is 'very tempted' to join Chelsea after leaving Manchester United. (Calciomercato, via Express), external
Tottenham Hotspur are still interested in signing 26-year-old Spain winger Adama Traore from Wolverhampton Wanderers, but face competition from Leeds United and a host of European sides. (90min), external
Canada's Lille forward Jonathan David, 22, says playing in the Premier League remains a dream of his. (Independent - subscription required), external
Liverpool are monitoring Fiorentina and Morocco midfielder Sofyan Amrabat, 26. (Sky Sports Germany), external
Inter Milan have made contact with the agent of Barcelona and Ivory Coast midfielder Franck Kessie over a move back to Serie A. The 25-year-old previously played for AC Milan. (Fichajes - in Spanish), external
Bayer Leverkusen have been in contact with Club Pachuca over a move for Luis Chavez after the 26-year-old midfielder impressed at the World Cup for Mexico. (90min), external
Newcastle United are open to offers for 28-year-old Scotland winger Ryan Fraser. (Telegraph - subscription required), external
Real Madrid forward Eden Hazard is considering retiring from international football at the age of 31 after Belgium's early World Cup exit. (Marca - in Spanish), external
Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal, 71, has hinted at the possibility of taking the Belgium job, with Roberto Martinez's six-year tenure over. (Mail), external
Jurgen Klopp is not interested in succeeding Hansi Flick if he is sacked as Germany coach after failing to reach the last 16, as the German "intends to fulfil" his Liverpool contract, which runs until 2026. (Sky Sport - in German), external
Chelsea owner Todd Boehly is considering moving the club's women's team from their Kingsmeadow stadium to a ground with a greater capacity. (Mail), external
Director of research Ian Graham is the latest member of Liverpool's backroom staff to leave the club and they fear he will now join Manchester United. (Football Insider), external
Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group are 'likely' to only sell part of the club as talks over a £4bn deal increase. (Star), external
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