Friday's gossip: Casemiro, Tuchel, Nunez, Onana, Amorim, Dier, Hojbjerg

[CharlieH]

 

 

 

Brazil midfielder Casemiro, 31, French defender Raphael Varane, 30 and England centre-back Harry Maguire, 30, are among 11 players who could be part of a squad clearout at Manchester United this summer. (ESPN)

Manchester United investor Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who has made securing Champions League football a priority, wants to wait until the end of the season before deciding on manager Erik ten Hag's future. (Star)

 

The Manchester United manager's job appeals to Thomas Tuchel, who will leave Bayern Munich at the end of the season. (Sky Germany)

Liverpool rejected an approach from Chelsea for their Uruguay forward Darwin Nunez, 24, last summer. (Times - subscription required)

Arsenal are determined to sign Belgium and Everton midfielder Amadou Onana, 22, this summer. (Teamtalk)

Sporting Lisbon manager Ruben Amorim has emerged as a main contender for Liverpool if they miss out on bringing in Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso as Jurgen Klopp's replacement in the summer. 

 

Tottenham and England defender Eric Dier, 30, is unlikely to stay at Bayern Munich beyond the summer with the German side concerned about his lack of pace. (Bild via Mail) 

Manchester City are close to tying down Norway striker Oscar Bobb, 20, to a new long-term contract. (Mail)

Tottenham do not expect midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, 28, to remain at the club this summer with several Serie A sides interested in the Denmark international. (Football Insider)

Arsenal are closing in on Rangers' 15-year-old starlet Alexander Smith, with the Scotland-born attacking midfielder holding dual nationality, having represented the USA Under-15s and Scotland's Under-16 side. (Sun)

Juventus are keen on Monza goalkeeper Michele di Gregorio and see the 27-year-old Italian as possible replacement for their current number one, Wojciech Szczesny, with the Poland international now 33 years-old. (La Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian)

Brighton and Celtic are among several clubs watching Charlton Athletic's 18-year-old Irish forward Patrick Casey. (Football Insider)

Turkey midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu, 30, says he had an offer to move to Saudi Arabia but he wants to stay with Inter Milan. (DAZN, via Gazzetta dello Sport)

 

• Thursday's Scottish Gossip
• Thursday's Gossip column

 

FULL ARTICLE