Football transfer gossip: Sigurdsson, Matic, Lacazette, Sanchez, Jesus, Aguero

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Tottenham are considering a £25m bid to re-sign 27-year-old Iceland midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson, who joined Swansea from Spurs in 2014. (Daily Mail), external

Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino believes Sigurdsson is a better and cheaper alternative to Ross Barkley, with Everton demanding £50m for the 23-year-old England international. (Daily Star), external

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is planning an £80m double move for Sporting Lisbon defensive midfielder William Carvalho, 25, and winger Gelson Martins, 22, who are both Portugal internationals. (Sun), external

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho wants to be reunited with Chelsea and Serbia defensive midfielder Nemanja Matic, 28. (Manchester Evening News), external

Lyon's Alexandre Lacazette, 25, has confirmed he will leave the Ligue 1 side at the end of the season - and has hinted at a move to join France team-mate and fellow forward Antoine Griezmann, 26, at Atletico Madrid. (L'Equipe - in French), external

Manchester City and Brazil forward Gabriel Jesus, 20, says the club should not sell 28-year-old Argentina striker Sergio Aguero. (Sun), external

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte will make Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez, 28, his top transfer target this summer, but the Gunners are prepared to let the Chile international run down his contract, which ends next year. (Independent), external

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Crystal Palace boss Sam Allardyce strikes a pose on the back page of Saturday's Daily Mail

Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe is hoping 25-year-old Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere's loan spell with the Cherries this season will attract bigger names to the club. Howe wants to sign three Chelsea players - Bosnia goalkeeper Asmir Begovic, 29, 22-year-old Netherlands defender Nathan Ake and former England centre-back John Terry, 36. (Daily Mirror), external

Everton and West Ham are interested in Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho, with the 20-year-old Nigeria international ready to leave Etihad Stadium in pursuit of regular first-team football. (ESPN), external

West Ham have triggered an option to keep Spanish goalkeeper Adrian, 30, at the club until 2019 but compatriot Alvaro Arbeloa, 34, will leave at the end of the season. (Evening Standard), external

Neymar's father has advised the 25-year-old Brazil forward to move to Manchester United to escape from the shadow of Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi. (Diario Gol - in Spanish), external

Chinese Super League side Tianjin Quanjian claim they have a "verbal agreement" to sign a prolific striker from Europe - with Chelsea and Spain forward Diego Costa, 28, and Borussia Dortmund's 27-year-old Gabon international Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang among those linked with the club. (Metro), external

Bundesliga side RB Leipzig are looking to sign talented young English players after qualifying for the Champions League. Manchester City winger Jadon Sancho, 17, and Chelsea forward Dominic Solanke, 19, are on their shortlist. (Daily Mail), external

Marco Silva will confirm his departure from Hull City next week, paving the way for him to open talks with Watford about taking over as their head coach. (Times - subscription required), external

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The back page of Saturday's Guardian focuses on the race for the top four

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is poised to stay at Emirates Stadium after indicating he is now prepared to work with a new sporting director and accept changes in the club's structure. (Telegraph), external

Manchester City are ready to take on rivals Manchester United for the signature of Benfica's 23-year-old Brazil goalkeeper Ederson. (Daily Mirror), external

Real Madrid and Wales forward Gareth Bale has told the club's board to sign 17-year-old compatriot Ben Woodburn from Liverpool. (Don Balon - in Spanish), external

Chelsea will use pre-season to assess defender Matt Miazga, who spent the season on loan at Dutch side Vitesse, before deciding on the 21-year-old American's future. (ESPN), external

Middlesbrough captain Ben Gibson, 24, says he feels he belongs in the Premier League amid interest in the defender from various club following his side's relegation. (Gazette), external

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure, 34, is open to a move to Serie A this summer, according to the Ivory Coast international's agent. (Tuttomercatoweb - in Italian), external

Ronald Koeman will consider freezing Ross Barkley out of his plans if the midfielder's future is not resolved by the time Everton return for pre-season training in July. (Times - subscription required), external

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Crystal Palace have revealed their secret to Premier League survival this season - apple crumble and custard. (Sun), external

Chelsea defender David Luiz has splashed out £1.1m on luxury bracelets for Chelsea team-mates to celebrate winning title. (Sun), external

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