Football gossip: Neymar, Pogba, Mbappe, Ake, Ibrahimovic, Maddison
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Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea are among six teams interested in Paris St-Germain's Brazil forward Neymar, 27, and France striker Kylian Mbappe, 20. (Le Parisien, via Mirror), external
Mbappe has no intention of renewing his PSG contract, which ends in 2022. (Marca), external
Manchester United are preparing for France midfielder Paul Pogba, 26, to leave the club by signing two replacement central midfielders before next season. Ajax's 22-year-old Netherlands international Donny van de Beek and Atletico Madrid and Spain's Saul Niguez, 25, are among the possibilities. (Daily Mail), external
Italian Carlo Ancelotti, sacked by Napoli on Tuesday, is Everton's top choice to replace Marco Silva as manager. (Telegraph), external
Arsenal will also seek formal talks with Ancelotti as they search for a replacement for Unai Emery, who was sacked last month. (Daily Mail) , external
The Gunners' recruitment process could see 10 candidates interviewed for their manager's role. (Daily Mirror), external
Manchester City need a new defender and head the queue for France centre-back Samuel Umtiti, 26, from Barcelona. (L’Equipe, via TEAMtalk), external
If they miss out on Umtiti, Manchester City will move for Bournemouth's Nathan Ake, 24, but could face competition from the Netherlands international's former club Chelsea. (Express), external
Juventus have tabled an opening offer for Chelsea and Brazil attacker Willian, 31, whose contract runs out in the summer. (Daily Mirror), external
England defender Fikayo Tomori, 21, is close to renewing his contract at Chelsea. (Goal), external
The West Ham board are to consult the first-team squad over manager Manuel Pellegrini's future. (Daily Mail), external
Zlatan Ibrahimovic could make a shock return to the Premier League after Everton offered the 38-year-old former Sweden striker a £4m-a-season deal. (Express), external
Manchester United may miss out on England midfielder James Maddison, 23, who is close to signing a bumper new contract at Leicester City. (Mirror), external
Roman Abramovich has turned down an offer from the LA Dodgers owner Todd Boehly to buy Chelsea. (Telegraph), external
Wolves and Mexico striker Raul Jimenez, 28, says he fancies a move to a bigger club and would like to return to La Liga in the future. (Mail), external
Inter Milan boss Antonio Conte wants Chelsea's out-of-favour Spain left-back Marcos Alonso, 28, to join him in Italy with Spain winger Pedro, 32, and France striker Olivier Giroud, 33, also likely to leave Stamford Bridge. (Goal.com), external
England manager Gareth Southgate has told Leicester striker Jamie Vardy, 32, that the "door is open" to a return if he re-thinks his international retirement. (BeinSports via the Sun), external
Barcelona have been put off by the 100m euro (£84.6m) valuation put on Inter Milan and Argentina forward Lautaro Martinez, 22. (ESPN), external
Liverpool and Manchester City have submitted offers for Inter's highly rated 17-year-old Italian forward Sebastiano Esposito. (FCInterNews, via Sporting Witness), external
Burnley boss Sean Dyche admits it will be tough for the Clarets to keep hold of 20-year-old England Under-21 winger Dwight McNeil, who is a possible target for Manchester United and Crystal Palace. (Sun), external
The rearranged El Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid could be postponed again with more than 18,000 demonstrators planning to cause disruption. (Mail), external