Liverpool to open Salah talks - Wednesday's gossip

Liverpool want to open contract talks with Mohamed Salah, Chelsea are open to loaning out Ben Chilwell, Chelsea near a deal with AEK Athens for David Datro Fofana.

Liverpool are planning to open contract talks with Egypt forward Mohamed Salah, 32, after he said this was his "last season" at the club following their win against Manchester United. (Football Insider), external

Pumas UNAM manager Gustavo Lema says Liverpool tried to sign their 23-year-old Mexico winger Cesar Huerta. (TUDN - in Spanish), external

Chelsea are open to sending England left-back Ben Chilwell, 27, on loan to Turkey, although they are yet to receive any offers. (Telegraph - subscription required), external

Talks are ongoing between Chelsea and AEK Athens over the transfer of 21-year-old Ivory Coast forward David Datro Fofana. (Mail), external

Tottenham have negotiated an option to buy United States midfielder Johnny Cardoso, 22, for £21m from Real Betis. (Telegraph - subscription required), external

Galatasaray are in talks with Manchester United over a one-year loan move for their Brazil midfielder Casemiro, 32. (Ali Naci Kucuk - in Turkish), external

Former Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita, 29, is in talks with Istanbul Basaksehir over a potential move from Werder Bremen after the Guinea international couldn't agree terms for a move to Sunderland. (Guardian), external

Former Manchester United winger Anthony Martial, 28, has been offered a contract by AEK Athens which would make him the club's highest earner. The Frenchman became a free agent when his United contract expired in June. (Sport24 via Sun), external

Manchester United are closely monitoring Juventus' 23-year-old Colombian left-back Juan Cabal. (Tutto Juve - in Italian), external

Real Betis made an offer for Manchester United's 32-year-old Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen on transfer deadline day. (Fabrizio Romano), external