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Football gossip: Alexander-Arnold, Southgate, Tuchel, Diaby, Yoro, Greenwood, Williams, Ederson – BBC Sport
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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)
Newcastle United say they will fight to keep manager Eddie Howe at the club after the 46-year-old was linked with replacing Gareth Southgate as England boss. (Guardian)
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)
Aston Villa are preparing to compete with Chelsea and Barcelona for the signing of Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams, the 22-year-old who starred for Spain at Euro 2024. (Teamtalk)
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 midfielder Emile Smith Rowe after rejecting an offer from Fulham for the Englishman, 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)