Transfer rumours: Kepa, Lingard, Werner, Bale, Gabriel, Mbappe

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Chelsea manager Frank Lampard is in a battle with the club to sell Spanish goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, 25. (Mirror), external

Lampard wants to replace Arrizabalaga with Burnley and England goalkeeper Nick Pope, 27. (Express), external

England midfielder James Maddison, 23, is close to agreeing a new deal at Leicester. (Telegraph), external

Atletico Madrid and Roma are leading the chase to sign English midfielder Jesse Lingard, 27, if he leaves Manchester United. (ESPN), external

Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea target Timo Werner, 23, says he will be open to a move to the right club. The Germany striker has 25 goals in all competitions for RB Leipzig this season. (Kicker - via Evening Standard), external

Manchester City players asked manager Pep Guardiola to stop fiddling with his starting line-up after Sunday's defeat at Tottenham. (Mail), external

Real Madrid and Wales forward Gareth Bale, 30, is likely to move to the Chinese Super League or Major League Soccer, rather than the Premier League, when he leaves the Spanish club. (Star), external

Arsenal and Everton failed in their bids to sign Lille's Brazilian defender Gabriel, 22, in January. (Le10Sport - in French), external

Paris St-Germain's French striker Kylian Mbappe, 21, will not use his recent touchline dispute with Thomas Tuchel as an opportunity to leave, the French club's manager says. (Goal), external

Real Madrid are ready to move to sign 21-year-old Mbappe. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish), external

Manchester United considered a move for Brighton striker Glenn Murray, 36, in the January transfer window. (Mail), external

United should have chased Southampton's English striker Danny Ings, 27, rather than sign Nigerian forward Odion Ighalo, 30, on transfer deadline day, says former Chelsea striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink. (Metro), external

Wales manager and former Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs says the club's new Portuguese midfield signing Bruno Fernandes, 25, could be a defensive "liability". (Sun), external

Liverpool are eager to tie Netherlands defender Virgil van Dijk, 28, and Brazil goalkeeper Alisson, 27, to new long-term contracts. (Independent), external

Everton want to reward England centre-half Mason Holgate, 23, with a new deal. (Telegraph), external

Bournemouth and Norway striker Joshua King, 28, was frustrated after Manchester United did not make a third bid for him on transfer deadline day. (Athletic - subscription required), external

Bournemouth are planning a move for Peterborough's English striker Ivan Toney, 23. (Sun), external

West Ham players will see their wages halved if the club are relegated. (Mail), external

Newcastle boss Steve Bruce has said he is concerned about the failure to agree a new contract with English midfielder Matty Longstaff, 19. (Telegraph - subscription required), external

Inter Milan were close to agreeing a deal for Leicester's Algerian striker Islam Slimani, 31, during the final few days of the January window. (Calciomercato - in Italian), external

Napoli's Spanish striker Fernando Llorente, 34, was offered to Barcelona in the January transfer window. (AS), external

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