Tuesday's transfer gossip: Gordon, Kante, Messi, Martinez, Pickford, Juranovic, Gvardiol, Kvaratskhelia

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Everton are close to agreeing a new contract with English winger Anthony Gordon, 21, to stave off interest from Chelsea. (Telegraph - subscription required), external

France midfielder N'Golo Kante, 31, is pushing for a move to Barcelona when his Chelsea deal ends next summer and is in advanced talks over a pre-contract agreement. (Sport - in Spanish), external

Paris St-Germain will open talks with Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 35, following his World Cup heroics, with his current deal expiring next summer. (RMC via Mail), external

Bayern Munich are interested in signing Argentina and Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, 30. (MediaFoot - in French), external

Borussia Monchengladbach and Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer, 34, is in talks with Bayern Munich over a move after Germany's Manuel Neuer broke his leg. (Goal), external

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has distanced himself from the Brazil job, saying he wants to stay with the European champions. (Rai Radio 1 via Mail), external

France forward Kylian Mbappe, who turns 24 on Tuesday, could soon announce he will leave PSG at the end of the season, with Real Madrid interested. (Sport - in Spanish), external

Barcelona are keen on signing Celtic and Croatia full-back Josip Juranovic, 27, but face competition from Atletico Madrid and Premier League clubs. (Sky Sports), external

Napoli director Cristiano Giuntoli has dismissed Newcastle United's chances of signing 21-year-old Georgia winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. (Sport Express, via Fabrizio Romano), external

Kvaratskhelia has plenty of admirers but says he feels at "home" at Napoli. (Football Italia), external

Tottenham Hotspur are considering England and Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, 28, as a long-term replacement for France's Hugo Lloris, 35. (Football Insider), external

Arsenal will open talks with England forward Bukayo Saka, 21, over a new deal in the "coming weeks and months". (Caught Offside), external

Former Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane could replace former team-mate Didier Deschamps as coach of the France national team in the wake of their World Cup final defeat to Argentina. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish, external)

Arsenal and Leeds United have joined the race to sign Brazil forward Matheus Cunha, 23, with Atletico Madrid preparing to sell. (Goal), external

Chelsea are confident they can seal the signing of RB Leipzig and Croatia centre-back Josko Gvardiol, 20, despite being aware of rival interest. (90 min), external

Benfica are keen on signing Chicago Fire forward Jhon Duran, with Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United also interested in the 19-year-old Colombia striker. (Record, via Mail), external

Everton midfielder Alex Iwobi, 26, is set to sign a new deal after the Nigeria player agreed the terms of an extended contract. (Football Insider) , external

Chelsea are in contention to sign Borussia Dortmund's 18-year-old Germany striker Youssoufa Moukoko in January. (Give Me Sport), external

Inter Milan have initiated contact about signing former England defender Chris Smalling, 33, on a free transfer when his contract with Roma runs out in the summer. (Calciomercato - in Italian), external

Slovakia defender Milan Skriniar has yet to respond to Inter Milan about the offer of a contract extension, with the 27-year-old's current deal expiring in June 2023. (Sky Sport Italia, via Football Italia), external

Inter Milan are considering a move to sign former Watford midfielder Roberto Pereyra, 31, when the Argentine's Udinese contract expires. (Fichajes - in Spanish), external

Former West Ham and QPR defender Anton Ferdinand said he could have signed for Barcelona but ex-Hammers boss Alan Pardew did not allow the move. (TalkSPORT), external

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