Tottenham want £44m for Alderweireld - Wednesday's gossip
Tottenham are resigned to losing Belgian defender Toby Alderweireld, 29, this summer but will demand 50m euros (£44m). (HLN – in Dutch)[1]
Liverpool will not sell forward Mohamed Salah, 25, this summer and the Egyptian does not have a release clause in this contract. (ESPN)[2]
Liverpool are yet to make a move for Roma goalkeeper Alisson, 25, but the Brazilian is not close to signing a new deal at the Italian club. (Sun)[3]
Chelsea’s French midfielder N’Golo Kante, 26, has played down speculation about him joining Paris St-Germain by saying he is “at home” at Stamford Bridge. (Express)[4]
The agent of Manchester United forward Anthony Martial, 22, has given no assurances over the France international’s future at the club. (Il Bianconero, via Independent)[5]
Manchester United target Milan Skriniar, 23, says he is happy at Inter Milan. The Slovakian also interests Barcelona. (Star)[6]
Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo says self-confidence is the key to his success. The 33-year-old Portugal international has scored 21 times in 13 appearances since the start of 2018. (Sky Sports)[7]
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure did not turn up for the first day of training with his Ivory Coast team-mates on Tuesday. (Fifciv.com)[8]
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has given his non-international players a week off and has taken his coaching staff to Tenerife. (Liverpool Echo)[9]
Aston Villa forward Jack Grealish is eyeing promotion to the Premier League and still has high hopes for an England call-up. (Telegraph – subscription required)[10]
Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic could be in trouble with the Football Association over his involvement with a new betting company. (Mirror)[11]
Vodafone Egypt will give all of its phone customers 11 minutes of free call time every time Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah scores. (Mirror)[12]
Nick Pope: the ‘hard ride’ from milkman to England squad[13]
Tuesday’s gossip column[14]
Barcelona, Paris St-Germain and Real Madrid are all interested in signing Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah, 25, for £200m. The Egypt international has scored 28 Premier League goals so far this season. (Sun)[15]
Liverpool will resist any attempts by clubs to sign Salah as the Anfield club target winning the Premier League next season. (Times – subscription required)[16]
Manchester United defender Luke Shaw, 22, feels manager Jose Mourinho is freezing him out, and the England international could take his complaint to executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward. (Mirror)[17]
Shaw will not be forced out of Manchester United this summer and could see out the final year of his contract before leaving on a free transfer during summer 2019. (Guardian)[18]
Chelsea are leading the chase for Shaw, who is a boyhood Blues fan, if he decides to leave Manchester United this summer. (Mail)[19]
Senior figures at United are becoming increasingly worried by manager Mourinho’s treatment of Shaw and the impact it is having on the left-back’s transfer value. (Telegraph)[20]
Tottenham are set to go back to Crystal Palace with a £40m bid for winger Wilfried Zaha, 25, but the Eagles believe he is worth more. (Mail)[21]
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^ (ESPN) (www.espn.co.uk)
^ (Sun) (www.thesun.co.uk)
^ (Express) (www.express.co.uk)
^ (Il Bianconero, via Independent) (www.independent.co.uk)
^ (Star) (www.dailystar.co.uk)
^ (Sky Sports) (www.skysports.com)
^ (Fifciv.com) (www.fifciv.com)
^ (Liverpool Echo) (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)
^ (Telegraph – subscription required) (www.telegraph.co.uk)
^ (Mirror) (www.mirror.co.uk)
^ (Mirror) (www.mirror.co.uk)
^ Nick Pope: the ‘hard ride’ from milkman to England squad (www.bbc.co.uk)
^ Tuesday’s gossip column (www.bbc.co.uk)
^ (Sun) (www.thesun.co.uk)
^ (Times – subscription required) (www.thetimes.co.uk)
^ (Mirror) (www.mirror.co.uk)
^ (Guardian) (www.theguardian.com)
^ (Mail) (www.dailymail.co.uk)
^ (Telegraph) (www.telegraph.co.uk)
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Tottenham want £44m for Alderweireld – Wednesday's gossip was originally published on 365 Football
