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Wednesday’s gossip: Gallagher, Toney, David, Branthwaite, Gudmundsson, Havertz, Mudryk

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Tottenham will move for Chelsea’s Conor Gallagher this summer if the 24-year-old England midfielder fails to agree an extension to his contract, which expires at the end of next season. (Telegraph – subscription required)external-link

Newcastle United and Arsenal are on alert after contract talks between Brentford and their 27-year-old England striker Ivan Toney stalled. (TeamTalk)external-link

Brentford have identified Lille’s 24-year-old Canada striker Jonathan David as a replacement should Toney leave the club this summer. (Football Transfers) external-link

Manchester United and Tottenham are pushing hardest to sign Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite, while Chelsea, Arsenal and Real Madrid have all enquired about the 21-year-old England Under-21 centre-back. (Mail) external-link

Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez, 23, has dismissed speculation that he wants to leave Chelsea and says he is “very happy” at Stamford Bridge. (ESPN)external-link

Manchester City have agreed a deal for 19-year-old Brazilian winger Savio, who is currently on loan at Spanish club Girona from French side Troyes. (Fabrizio Romano)external-link

Newcastle have joined West Ham in the race to sign Genoa’s 26-year-old Iceland forward Albert Gudmundsson. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian)external-link

Arsenal are losing patience with Germany midfielder Kai Havertz and are considering selling the 24-year-old this summer. (Fichajes – in Spanish) external-link

Bayern Munich enquired about signing Mykhailo Mudryk on loan in January but Chelsea had no interest in letting the 23-year-old Ukraine winger leave. (Fabrizio Romano)external-link

Newcastle sporting director Dan Ashworth is Manchester United’s top target to replace John Murtough, who is expected to leave his role as football director once Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s deal to buy a 25% stake in the Red Devils is complete. (The i)external-link

The Magpies are concerned Ashworth has been unsettled by the speculation and are seeking assurances that he is committed to the club long term. (Telegraph – subscription required)external-link

Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel is on Barcelona’s shortlist to succeed Xavi when the former Spain midfielder steps down at the end of the season. (Sport – in Spanish)external-link

Kylian Mbappe’s representatives reached out to Liverpool about a move last year, but the club did not want to disrupt their entire financial strategy in order to sign the 25-year-old Paris St-Germain and France forward. (Independent) external-link

Barcelona cannot afford to appoint Roberto de Zerbi as their new manager because of the finances involved in securing the Brighton boss. (Matteo Moretto) external-link

Portugal right-back Joao Cancelo’s agent is working on a deal to keep the 29-year-old at Barcelona beyond the end of the season when his loan move from Manchester City ends. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)external-link

Crystal Palace have been frustrated in their attempts to persuade Kieran McKenna to leave Ipswich and replace Roy Hodgson as manager but are hopeful the Northern Irishman could take over at the end of the season. (Guardian)external-link

Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos, 34, has ruled out a move to former club Bayern Munich but has hinted he could come out of international retirement to play for Germany again. (90 Min)external-link

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