Real Madrid keen on Alexander-Arnold - Wednesday's gossip

Real Madrid are interested in Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, Aston Villa want £60m from Al-Ittihad for Moussa Diaby, Marseille agree deal for Manchester United's Mason Greenwood.

Real Madrid are keen on signing 25-year-old England right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, who has one year left on his contract with Liverpool. (Talksport)

Manchester United are unlikely to make a move for former England manager Gareth Southgate if they part company with Erik ten Hag. Instead, ex-Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel is expected to be the preferred candidate. (Mail)

Aston Villa want £60m from Al-Ittihad if they are to sell 25-year-old French forward Moussa Diaby to the Saudi Pro League club. (Talksport)

Manchester United are negotiating personal terms with the representatives of French defender Leny Yoro after having a £52m offer accepted by Lille for the 18-year-old, who has one year left on his contract and is also a target for Real Madrid. (Guardian)

Marseille have agreed a deal in principle worth £26.7m to sign Manchester United's English forward Mason Greenwood, 22. (The Athletic - subscription required)

Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, 31, has told Napoli he is ready to join from Chelsea if Nigeria forward Victor Osimhen, 25, departs this summer. (Fabrizio Romano)

Aston Villa are preparing to compete with Chelsea and Barcelona for Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams, 22, who starred for Spain at Euro 2024. (Teamtalk)

Chelsea have reached an agreement with Boca Juniors to sign 19-year-old Argentine defender Aaron Anselmino for £17m plus add-ons. (Football Insider)

Al-Nassr have ended talks to sign Manchester City keeper Ederson, 30, after having an offer of 30m euros rejected and are now trying to sign his 25-year-old Brazil team-mate Bento, who plays for Athletico Paranaense. (Fabrizio Romano)

Arsenal are expecting further bids for 23-year-old England midfielder Emile Smith Rowe after rejecting an offer from Fulham, with Crystal Palace also interested. (Evening Standard)

Cole Palmer has attempted to persuade England team-mate and Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins, 28, to join Chelsea this summer. (Football Insider)

Leicester City have made an offer of £21m and £4m in add-ons for Argentina attacking midfielder Matias Soule, 21, but that is not enough for Juventus, who want at least a guaranteed £25m. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian)