Football gossip: Alexander-Arnold, Alvarez, Diomande, Gomez, Paqueta, Wharton, Baleba, Anderson, Tsimikas, Luiz, Cresswell, Lopez, Watson
Real Madrid right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold has not been told to find a new club this summer, Arsenal eye summer move for Atletico Madrid’s Julian Alvarez, while Liverpool are set to battle Bayern Munich for RB Leipzig’s Yan Diomande.
England right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold has not been told to leave Real Madrid, despite reports in Spain suggesting new manager Alvaro Arbeloa has urged the 27-year-old to find a new club this summer. (Mail) , external
Arsenal are exploring the possibility of launching a summer move for 25-year-old Atletico Madrid and Argentina forward Julian Alvarez. (ESPN) , external
Bayern Munich will have competition from Liverpool in the race to sign Ivory Coast forward Yan Diomande, 19, from RB Leipzig. (Bild – in German), external
Liverpool‘s English defender Joe Gomez, 28, is wanted by AC Milan. (Calciomercato – in Italian), external
West Ham have rejected a bid worth £32.9m plus £3m in add-ons from Flamengo for 28-year-old Brazil midfielder Lucas Paqueta. (Athletic – subscription required) , external
Crystal Palace and England midfielder Adam Wharton, 21, and Brighton and Cameroon midfielder Carlos Baleba, 22, have emerged as more realistic targets for Manchester United than Nottingham Forest and England midfielder Elliot Anderson, 23, who they believe will join Manchester City. (The I – subscription required) , external
Liverpool are looking to bring Greece left-back Kostas Tsimikas, 29, back from his loan at Roma. (Talksport) , external
Chelsea have made initial approach to Juventus to discuss a loan deal for 27-year-old Brazilian midfielder Douglas Luiz, who is currently on loan at Nottingham Forest. (Fabrizio Romano), external
Rennes will target Toulouse’s English centre-back Charlie Cresswell, 23, should 20-year-old French defender Jeremy Jacquet leave them for Chelsea. (Florian Plettenberg), external
Barcelona will attempt to ward off interest in attacking midfielder Fermin Lopez by offering the 22-year-old Spaniard a new contract. (Sport – in Spanish), external
Brighton have made 19-year-old English winger Tommy Watson available for loan, with several clubs in the Championship and one in the Premier League interested. (Sky Sports), external