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England manager Gareth Southgate and Brentford boss Thomas Frank are among the options being considered by Manchester United if they choose to replace Erik ten Hag at the end of the season. (ESPN)external-link

Barcelona remain interested in Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta to replace Xavi, who is leaving at the end of the season, but the Spanish club know it will be difficult to appoint him. (Relevo – in Spanish)external-link

Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City are battling it out to sign Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich. The 29-year-old Germany international is looking to leave Bavaria this summer. (Express)external-link

Any club wanting to hire Brighton head coach Roberto de Zerbi this summer would have to pay the Seagulls £12.8m. Barcelona, Liverpool and Manchester United have been linked with the Italian. (Mirror)external-link

Bayern Munich are ahead of Liverpool in the race to appoint Xabi Alonso as their next manager if the Spaniard chooses to leave Bayer Leverkusen in the summer. (Telegraph – subscription required)external-link

Liverpool are interested in appointing Richard Hughes as sporting director after the 44-year-old confirmed he will leave his position as Bournemouth‘s technical director at the end of the season. (Times – subscription required)external-link

Hughes is seen being more likely to go to Newcastle United, while Frederic Massara, who was director of football at AC Milan, and Nice sporting director Florent Ghisolfi are others Liverpool could consider. (Independent)external-link

Liverpool, Borussia Dortmund and Paris St-Germain are keen on 22-year-old Argentine midfielder Alan Varela but will have to pay Porto his £60m release clause. (Foot Mercato – in French)external-link

Brazil midfielder Joelinton wants to stay in the Premier League if the 27-year-old cannot agree a new deal beyond 2025 with Newcastle United. (Football Insider)external-link

Chelsea are keen to sign Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams. The 21-year-old Spain forward has a release clause that could mean he is available for £43m this summer. (Telegraph – subscription required)external-link

Williams is also on Arsenal‘s radar with Wolves‘ 23-year-old Portugal winger Pedro Neto and Brentford striker Ivan Toney, 27, being considered too. (Evening Standard)external-link

West Ham have been offered the chance to sign Borussia Dortmund‘s 34-year-old Germany winger Marco Reus when his contract expires this summer. (Football Insider)external-link

Ajax midfielder Jordan Henderson, 33, has no regrets over leaving Liverpool, saying it was the “best decision” for all parties. (Guardian)external-link

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