Real Madrid keen on Alexander-Arnold - Wednesday's gossip

Real Madrid are interested in Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, Aston Villa want £60m from Al-Ittihad for Moussa Diaby, Marseille agree deal for Manchester United's Mason Greenwood.

Real Madrid are keen on signing 25-year-old England right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, who has one year left on his contract with Liverpool. (Talksport), external

Manchester United are unlikely to make a move for former England manager Gareth Southgate if they part company with Erik ten Hag. Instead, ex-Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel is expected to be the preferred candidate. (Mail), external

Newcastle United say they will fight to keep manager Eddie Howe at the club after the 46-year-old was linked with replacing Gareth Southgate as England boss. (Guardian), external

Aston Villa want £60m from Al-Ittihad if they are to sell 25-year-old French forward Moussa Diaby to the Saudi Pro League club. (Talksport), external

Manchester United are negotiating personal terms with the representatives of French defender Leny Yoro after having a £52m offer accepted by Lille for the 18-year-old, who has one year left on his contract and is also a target for Real Madrid. (Guardian), external

Marseille have agreed a deal in principle worth £26.7m to sign Manchester United's English forward Mason Greenwood, 22. (The Athletic - subscription required), external

Aston Villa are preparing to compete with Chelsea and Barcelona for the signing of Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams, the 22-year-old who starred for Spain at Euro 2024. (Teamtalk), external

Al-Nassr have ended talks to sign Manchester City keeper Ederson, 30, after having an offer of 30m euros rejected and are now trying to sign his 25-year-old Brazil team-mate Bento, who plays for Athletico Paranaense. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Arsenal are expecting further bids for 23-year-old midfielder Emile Smith Rowe after rejecting an offer from Fulham for the Englishman, with Crystal Palace also interested. (Evening Standard), external

Cole Palmer has attempted to persuade England team-mate and Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins, 28, to join Chelsea this summer. (Football Insider), external

Leicester City have made an offer of £21m and £4m in add-ons for Argentina attacking midfielder Matias Soule, 21, but that is not enough for Juventus, who want at least a guaranteed £25m. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian), external