Football gossip: Wan-Bissaka, Buffon, Eriksen, Coutinho, De Ligt, Lampard, Benitez

Football gossip

Manchester United and Crystal Palace have held talks over a deal for Aaron Wan-Bissaka, which could see the 21-year-old English defender move to Old Trafford for an initial £42.5m. (Mail)external-link

Tottenham and Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen, 27, is eyeing a switch to Manchester United or Juventus after a move to Real Madrid fell through. (Mirror)external-link

Manchester United's transfer plans are being hampered because they cannot find a buyer for Chile international forward Alexis Sanchez, 30. (Express)external-link

Leeds are among several clubs trying to sign legendary Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon after the 41-year-old left Paris St-Germain. (Corriere della Sera, via Mail)external-link

Germany winger Leroy Sane, 23, will snub a move to Bayern Munich in favour of staying at Manchester City. (Sun)external-link

Newcastle manager Rafa Benitez is set to leave when his contract runs out next weekend, barring a dramatic change in relations with the club's owner. (Mail)external-link

Derby are preparing to offer manager Frank Lampard a £10m contract to stop him taking over at Chelsea. (Star)external-link

Paris St-Germain are leading the race to sign Barcelona and Brazil midfielder Philippe Coutinho, 27. (Calciomercato)external-link

Real Madrid want to make Paris St-Germain and France forward Kylian Mbappe, 20, their big signing next summer. (AS)external-link

Paris St-Germain are considering a swap deal with Barcelona that would see Brazil forward Philippe Coutinho, 27, head to France with his national team-mate Neymar, also 27, moving the other way. (Times)external-link

Manchester United are interested in signing Argentina striker Mauro Icardi, 26, as part of a swap deal that would see Belgium forward Romelu Lukaku, 26, join Inter Milan. (Express)external-link

Barcelona have pulled out of the race to sign Ajax defender Matthijs de Ligt, leaving Juventus well-placed to sign the 19-year-old Dutch international. (Marca)external-link

Lyon's French striker Moussa Dembele, 22, has ruled out a move this summer despite links with several clubs, including Manchester United. (Goal)external-link

Manchester City are "hours away" from announcing the signing of Eibar's Spanish goalkeeper Asier Riesgo, 35. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish)external-link

Burnley have told goalkeeper Joe Hart he can leave, and the 32-year-old former England number one is open to a move to Lille. (Mail)external-link

Southampton have offered Birmingham £14m for English striker Che Adams but are prepared to walk away from the deal if the Championship side want more for the 22-year-old. (Southern Daily Echo)external-link

Leeds United's English midfielder Jack Clarke is on the verge of signing for Tottenham. The 18-year-old will be immediately loaned back to the Championship side. (Express)external-link

Liverpool, Tottenham and Everton are interested in signing Mainz and Ivory Coast midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin, 23. (Fussballtransfers - in German)external-link

Watford, Stoke, Celtic, Fenerbache and Olympiakos are all interested in Bournemouth goalkeeper Asmir Begovic and the 32-year-old Bosnian is keen to play first-team football. (Star)external-link

Leicester City and England defender Harry Maguire, 26, has played down the importance of Instagram activity that hinted he could be on the verge of a move to Manchester United. (Twitter)external-link

Real Madrid are monitoring Newcastle United and Paraguay forward Miguel Almiron, 25. (TycSports, in Spanish)external-link

England under-21 goalkeeper Dean Henderson, 22, wants to triple his wage to £75,000 a week at Manchester United. (Sun)external-link

Wolves want Lyon's French midfielder Lucas Tousart, 22. (Calciomercato - in Italian)external-link

West Ham still want Celta Vigo and Uruguay striker Maxi Gomez, 22, but are unlikely to pursue Bournemouth's English forward Callum Wilson, 27. (Evening Standard)external-link

Aston Villa's hopes of signing Leeds United's Kalvin Phillips have been dashed after they were quoted £30m for the 23-year-old English midfielder. (Sun)external-link

Juventus are hopeful of beating Liverpool and Tottenham in the race to sign West Brom's English midfielder Rekeem Harper, 19. (Mirror)external-link

Arsenal will have to pay £13.5m for Paris St-Germain's French forward Christopher Nkunku, 21, with RB Leipzig also interested. (L'Equipe - in French)external-link

Nottingham Forest are on the verge of signing free agent Alan Hutton, 34, after the former Scotland right-back left Aston Villa. (Sun)external-link

The Sunday Express says Manchester United are struggling to sell Alexis Sanchez
The Sunday Express says Manchester United are struggling to sell Alexis Sanchez

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