Rumour Mill

Rumour Mill
By: Gordon from statstriker.com

The Football Association wants Gareth Southgate to remain as England manager, even if the team loses the Euro 2024 final against Spain on Sunday.

The USA has identified former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp as their top candidate to replace Gregg Berhalter, but Klopp is not interested in the role and prefers to take a break from management. Meanwhile, Klopp is also a target for his native Germany.

Al-Ittihad is close to signing Aston Villa's 25-year-old French winger Moussa Diaby and is also in talks with Manchester United's 32-year-old Brazilian midfielder Casemiro.

Bayern Munich's 24-year-old Dutch defender Matthijs de Ligt wants an immediate move to Manchester United, but Bayern is demanding 50 million euros (£42.1m) for him.

Paris Saint-Germain has offered €70m for Portuguese international midfielder Joao Neves, compared to Manchester United's €60m, but Benfica is holding out for a fee closer to the 19-year-old's €120m release clause.

Arsenal has made a bid of €40m plus €10m in add-ons for Italian defender Riccardo Calafiori, but Bologna wants €50m plus a percentage of any future sale as negotiations continue.

Crystal Palace is determined not to sell 26-year-old English winger Eberechi Eze to Tottenham or Manchester United.

Nice is interested in Luton Town's 22-year-old English defender Teden Mengi.

Arsenal has submitted an opening bid for Ajax's 18-year-old English goalkeeper Tommy Setford.

Benfica has rejected offers from both Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United for 19-year-old Portuguese midfielder Joao Neves.

AC Milan is interested in RB Salzburg's 23-year-old Serbian defender Strahinja Pavlovic, who is also wanted by Newcastle.

West Ham has fended off interest from Manchester City and will keep 16-year-old English midfielder Chinaza Nwosu at their academy.

Chelsea has ended their pursuit of Atletico Madrid's 20-year-old Spanish striker Samu Omorodion.