Football transfer gossip: Neymar, Schmeichel, Walker, Moyes, Conte

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Rivals Manchester City and Manchester United will battle for the signing of Barcelona and Brazil forward Neymar, 25, in a potential £100m deal. (Sunday Express), external

Boss Pep Guardiola wants to bring former Manchester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, 30, back to Etihad Stadium from current club Leicester. (Mail on Sunday), external

And Guardiola is prepared to offer England keeper Joe Hart, 30, to Leicester as part of the deal.(Sunday Times - subscription required), external

But Manchester City face competition from Everton for Schmeichel, with the Toffees put off by Sunderland's £30m valuation of 23-year-old keeper Jordan Pickford. (Sun on Sunday), external

Tottenham are prepared to sell Kyle Walker, 26, but will demand £40m for the England right-back, amid interest from Chelsea and Manchester City.(Sunday Mirror), external

But Manchester United could use out-of-favour England left-back Luke Shaw, 21, as bait in a bid to snatch Walker from under the noses of Manchester City. (Sunday Express), external

Manager Arsene Wenger expects to stay at Arsenal, having told associates a new deal for him will be announced after the FA Cup final against Chelsea next Saturday. (Sunday Times - subscription required), external

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The back page of the Sunday Express leads on the battle between City and United over Barcelona's Neymar

Premier League champions Chelsea are struggling to convince manager Antonio Conte to stay on for next season, with Inter Milan continuing their pursuit of the Italian. (Sunday Express), external

Sunderland boss David Moyes is on the verge of quitting the relegated Black Cats this week after losing the trust of his players. (Sunday Mirror), external

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane has told club president Florentino Perez to sign Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante, 26. (Don Balon - in Spanish), external

Tottenham will offer £12m for 17-year-old Fulham left-back Ryan Sessegnon, with Liverpool and Manchester City also interested. (Sun on Sunday), external

Forward Andre Ayew, 27, could quit West Ham to rejoin former side Marseille, despite only signing from Swansea last summer - according to his father, ex-Marseille and Ghana star Abedi Pele.(Le Parisien - in French), external

Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone says he will sit down with the club's board on Monday to decide his future. (Marca), external

Former France and Monaco striker David Trezeguet has warned 18-year-old forward Kylian Mbappe not to leave the Ligue 1 champions, amid increasing interest from Real Madrid.(AS), external

And Monaco have reportedly turned down a world record fee of around 120m euros (£103m) from Real Madrid for the striker. (Sunday Telegraph), external

Chelsea are interested in signing 20-year-old Russian midfielder Alexsandr Golovin from CSKA Moscow.(Mail on Sunday), external

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The back page of the Daily Star Sunday has more on the divisions at Arsenal

Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera, 27, says he needs to achieve more at Old Trafford before being considered as the club's captain, should current skipper Wayne Rooney depart this summer. (ESPN), external

Meanwhile, Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho wants to sign Real Madrid attacking midfielder James Rodriguez, 25, and Juventus striker Paulo Dybala, 23, this summer.(Don Balon - in Spanish), external

Everton are willing to sell Republic of Ireland midfielder James McCarthy for £20m to offset their summer spending, with Newcastle, West Ham and Crystal Palace interested in the 26-year-old.(Mail on Sunday), external

West Ham boss Slaven Bilic is targeting a top-six finish next season - with a return to the Premier League's top 10 a minimum ambition.(Evening Standard), external

Juventus are closing in on a permanent deal for Chelsea and Colombia winger Juan Cuadrado, 28, who has spent the past two seasons on loan at the Serie A club.(Calciomercato, in Italian), external

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Spanish third-tier side Atletico Astorga have unveiled their home kit for next season, which is inspired by the Incredible Hulk. (Sun on Sunday), external

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