Transfer news and football gossip: Manchester City planning raid on English talent, Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri must win Carabao Cup final to save job, Manchester United chase Jadon Sancho

Transfer news and football gossip: Manchester City planning raid on English talent, Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri must win Carabao Cup final to save job, Manchester United chase Jadon Sancho
talkSPORT.com rounds up all the latest transfer news and biggest football gossip from Wednesdays papers and online5Manchester City are monitoring West Ham’s Declan Rice, Crystal Palace’s Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Leicester’s Ben Chilwell as Pep Guardiola looks to sign young English talent this summer. [The Sun]Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri will be sacked if he fails to win the Carabao Cup final against Manchester City on Sunday. [The Mirror]Manchester United have made Borussia Dortmund and England winger Jadon Sancho, 18, their top summer target, but they will struggle to sign him without the prospect of Champions League football. [The Mirror]5

Lampard is in contention for the Chelsea job

Chelsea have identified club legend and Derby boss Frank Lampard as a potential replacement for Maurizio Sarri. The Blues are also interested in former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane. [Sky Sports]Bayern Munich are one of the many clubs interested in signing Crystal Palace full-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka. The 21-year-old has completed the joint-most tackles in the Premier League this season. [Daily Mail]Arsenal are lining up Burnley and England goalkeeper Nick Pope as a potential replacement for Petr Cech, who will retire from football at the end of the season. [Daily Mail]5

Wenger has been out of football since the end of last season

Former Gunners manager Arsene Wenger met with PSG presidentNasser al-Khelaifi at a WTA tennis tournament in Doha last week, amid reports the club are looking to replace sporting directorAntero Henrique. [L’Equipe]Manchester United remain confident about agreeing a new contract with star goalkeeper David de Gea. [ESPN]Tottenham have joined the race to sign 22-year-old Birmingham striker Che Adams. [Birmingham Mail]5

Adams is in red-hot form for Birmingham this season

Manchester City are set to reward Aymeric Laporte’s fine form this season with a new contract for the 24-year-old French defender. [The Times]

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Henderson was outstanding against Bayern

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Nottingham Forest have appointed former Republic of Ireland boss and club legend Martin O'Neill has been named as their new manager. The Championship side moved fast to replace former manager Aitor Karanka, who parted company with the two-time European Cup winners last week.
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France World Cup winner and Paris Saint-Germain forward, Kylian Mbappé paid a visit to football legend, David Beckham, who also played for the French club before retiring in 2013. Sharing a photo of them posing together with Mbappe's jersey, the England football legend wrote:
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Tottenham vs Liverpool: Mauricio Pochettino makes Spurs stars walk on hot coals and break arrows with throats The Argentine is going to extraordinary lengths to ensure his players are mentally
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Tottenham are keen on Hoffenheim midfielder Florian Grillitsch, according to Sky sources. It is understood Spurs scouts have been watching Grillitsch play at club and international level this
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London club West Ham United have turned down a big transfer bid for star forward Marko Arnautovic according to various reports in the British media. The specific report from the Daily Mail claim that the Hammers have rejected a £35m transfer fee from an unnamed Chinese Super League club.
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And what of Aaron Ramsey's Arsenal future? Has the Welshman agreed a deal with Juventus for the summer? Here we'll guide you through the day's top transfer rumours from around the world. Keep up to date with the latest news, features and exclusives from football.london via the free football.london app for iPhone and Android
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Thorgan Hazard is being eyed by Liverpool and Arsenal (Pic: Getty) Thorgan Hazard is being chased by Liverpool and Arsenal (Pic: Getty) Meanwhile, title-chasing Liverpool are still looking for a Philippe Coutinho replacement and see Hazard as an ideal attacking option this summer. Earlier this week, Borussia Dortmund boss Lucien Favre was
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David de Gea should be dropped from the Manchester United starting line-up. That's the view of former United boss David Moyes, who feels back-up goalkeeper Sergio Romero deserves his chance between the sticks following a number of high-profile mistakes from the Spaniard - his latest in last weekend's 1-1 draw with Chelsea.
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CELTIC signing target Vakoun Issouf Bayo is capable of emulating Moussa Dembele by scoring goals in Scotland and winning a move to a major club in Europe, according to Parkhead great Lubomir Moravcik.
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