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Friday’s gossip: Osimhen, Rashford, Greenwood, De Bruyne, Luiz, Mancini, Neymar

Friday’s gossip: Osimhen, Rashford, Greenwood, De Bruyne, Luiz, Mancini, Neymar

Chelsea fear they will miss out on Naples's Victor Osimhen in the summer, with Paris St-Germain and Arsenal nudging ahead in the race to sign the in-demand Nigeria striker, 25. (Teamtalk)external-link

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford, 26, is not expected to move to PSG this summer following reports the Englishman would replace France striker Kylian Mbappe, 25. (Sky Sports)external-link

Getafe will be unable to keep Mason Greenwood beyond his loan spell as Manchester United have decided to sell the English forward, 22, to the highest bidder, placing his starting price at close to 50m euros (£42.7m). (Marca – in Spanish)external-link

Manchester City have decided to postpone talks over a new contract for Belgium midfielder Kevin de Bruyne, 32, who has just over a year remaining on his current deal. (Football Insider)external-link

Aston Villa are confident they will be able to keep Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz despite interest in the 25-year-old from Arsenal. (90min)external-link

Former Manchester City and current Saudi Arabia coach Roberto Mancini has emerged as an option for Newcastle United should they decide to replace Eddie Howe this summer. (HITC)external-link

Newcastle want to speed up Dan Ashworth’s exit to Manchester United as Monaco’s sporting director Paul Mitchell heads a shortlist of candidates to replace him. (Telegraph – subscription required)external-link

Chelsea are interested in a summer move for Lille's 18-year-old French centre-back Leny Yoro as they weigh up defensive options to replace Brazil defender Thiago Silva, 39. (Standard)external-link

Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal are all interested in Barcelona and Spain teenager Pau Cubarsi, 17. (Football Espana)external-link

Newcastle United and Arsenal have been boosted in their pursuit of Sporting Lisbon’s Ivory Coast centre-back Ousmane Diomande, 20, as Chelsea now need to sell players before confirming any new arrivals this summer. (Football Insider)external-link

Manchester City are set to sign France-born teenager Timeo Whisker, 15, from Cardiff City for about £250,000. (Athletic – subscription required)external-link

Santos believe it is “inevitable” Al-Hilal's Brazil forward Neymar, 32, will rejoin his first club before he ends his career. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)external-link

PSV Eindhoven hope to sign full-back Sergino Dest, 23, and midfielder Malik Tillman, 21, on permanent deals this summer with the USA pair having impressed on loan deals from Barcelona and Bayern Munichrespectively. (ESPN)external-link

Spain’s football federation has informed the English Football Association they wish to select Leeds United’s 20-year-old Spain-born striker Mateo Joseph, an England Under-20 international, for their under-21 team’s upcoming games. (AS – in Spanish)external-link

Former Everton and Iceland midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson, 34, has joined Icelandic club Value after spending just over six months with Danish side Lyngby. (Talksport)external-link

The FA is set to press ahead with plans to scrap FA Cup replays from the third round next season. (Mail)external-link

Back page of the Daily Express on 15 March 2024
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