Leicester want £50m for Maddison - Thursday's gossip

Leicester are set to demand around £50m for England attacking midfielder James Maddison, with Tottenham the favourites to sign the 26-year-old. (Telegraph - subscription required)

Bayer Leverkusen's Spanish manager Xabi Alonso has emerged as a contender for the Chelsea job following Graham Potter's sacking. (Guardian)

Arsenal have opened talks with Leicester City and Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans. Newcastle United and Barcelona are also interested in the 25-year-old. (Football Insider)

Chelsea have started negotiations with France midfielder N'Golo Kante, 32, over a new contract. (Fabrizio Romano)

Leicester City are considering an experienced caretaker manager, such as Martin O'Neill or Rafa Benitez, as Brendan Rodgers' replacement until the end of the season. (Independent)

Leicester have identified Graham Potter, recently sacked by Chelsea, and Brentford manager Thomas Frank as summer targets, with ex-Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl and Jesse Marsch, formerly of Leeds, also names under consideration. (Sky Sports)

Former Borussia Monchengladbach manager Adi Hutter could also be an option for Leicester. (Mail)

The Foxes are leading the race to sign Valencia and Georgia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, 22. (Fabrizio Romano)

Burnley want to sign Ajax's 20-year-old Dutch winger Sontje Hansen this summer. (Football Insider)

Arsenal are in negotiations with the representatives of Reiss Nelson about a contract extension for the 23-year-old English forward. (Fabrizio Romano)

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