Sunday's gossip: Barkley, Varane, Casemiro, Mbappe, De Bruyne, Gallagher, De Jong

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Manchester United's new regime is lining up a shock move for Luton's former England midfielder Ross Barkley, 30. (Sun), external

Real Madrid have started to analyse the prospect of re-signing France centre-back Raphael Varane, 30, and Brazil midfielder Casemiro, 32, who the Spanish club sold to Manchester United. (Fichajes - in Spanish), external

La Liga president Javier Tebas says there is a "99% chance" France striker Kylian Mbappe, 25, will join Real Madrid after leaving Paris St-Germain in the summer. (L'Equipe - in French), external

Manchester City have placed a £100m price tag on midfielder Kevin de Bruyne, 32, after interest from Saudi Arabia. (Talksport), external

Tottenham held talks with Chelsea about England midfielder Conor Gallagher in January and Spurs plan to make another move for the 24-year-old in the summer. (Football Insider), external

Liverpool have identified Sporting Lisbon's Ruben Amorim, 39, and Germany's Julian Nagelsmann, 36, as alternatives if they fail to land Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso to replace outgoing Reds manager Jurgen Klopp. (Telegraph - subscription required), external

Bayern Munich are prepared to hand Alonso a £20m-a-year salary to leave Bundesliga leaders Leverkusen in the summer. (Mirror), external

Barcelona sporting director Deco says the club intend to keep the Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong, 26, and Uruguay defender Ronald Araujo, 24, despite both being linked with moves. (Goal), external

AC Milan and France left-back Theo Hernandez, 26, is one of the options being considered by Bayern Munich to replace Canada international Alphonso Davies, 23, who will be sold by the German club in the summer if he does not sign a new contract. (Sky Germany), external

Left-back Davies, whose current deal runs to 2025, is one of Real Madrid's objectives for this summer's transfer window. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish), external

Leeds United would be keen to bring England midfielder Kalvin Phillips back to the club if they are promoted to the Premier League. The 28-year-old is currently on loan at West Ham from Manchester City.(Football Insider), external

Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham are set to compete for Fenerbahce midfielder Sebastian Szymanski in the summer, with AC Milan and Inter Milan also interested in the 24-year-old Poland international. (Teamtalk), external

Manchester United striker Mason Greenwood, 22, wants to remain at Getafe, according to the club's president Angel Torres. The forward is currently on loan at the Spanish side. (Metro, external)

Netherlands defender Denzel Dumfries, 27, has resumed talks with Inter Milan about extending his deal with the Italian club beyond 2025. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian), external

Former England boss Roy Hodgson, 76, plans to stay in football after leaving Crystal Palace and is looking for a consultancy job - possibly abroad. (Sun), external.

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