Saturday's gossip: Jorginho, Potter, De Zerbi, Kompany, Martinez, Luiz, Brown, Ramsdale

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Arsenal and Italy midfielder Jorginho, 32, is attracting interest from Juventus, Lazio and Napoli as he enters the final few months of his contract. (Standard)

Manchester United's incoming sporting director Dan Ashworth has met with ex-Chelsea and Brighton boss Graham Potter as pressure grows on manager Erik ten Hag. (Sun)

 

Liverpool will target Brighton manager Roberto de Zerbi should they fail to appoint Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso as a replacement for the departing Jurgen Klopp. (Guardian)

Burnley are expected to keep Vincent Kompany as manager even if the club are relegated from the Premier League this season. (Football Insider)

Barcelona have approached Portugal boss Roberto Martinez about succeeding Xavi as manager of the Spanish club at the end of the season. (Football Transfers)

Aston Villa may have to sell players this summer to avoid breaching Premier League profit and sustainability rules, with Newcastle interested in 22-year-old English midfielder Jacob Ramsey and Arsenal keen on Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz, 25. (Mail)

Chelsea, West Ham, Juventus, AC Milan, Nice and Lyon are interested in Gent's 21-year-old English left-back Archie Brown. (Standard)

AC Milan are monitoring Arsenal and England goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, 25, as a potential replacement for 28-year-old France goalkeeper Mike Maignan. (Ekrem Konur)

Zinedine Zidane has no interest in managing in England so is highly unlikely to accept any offer from Manchester United should they opt to replace Ten Hag. (The i)

 

Liverpool are confident Scotland left-back Andy Robertson, 29, will stay at the club beyond this summer despite interest from Bayern Munich. (Football Insider)

Fulham, Everton and Southampton are keeping tabs on Coventry City's 25-year-old English attacking midfielder Callum O'Hare. (Sun)

Scouts from Tottenham and Borussia Dortmund have been watching Cercle Brugge and Togo striker Kevin Denkey, 23. (Foot Mercato - in French)

Aston Villa are considering making 28-year-old France defender Clement Lenglet's loan deal from Barcelona permanent. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish)

Chelsea are set to recruit specialist set-piece coaches despite manager Mauricio Pochettino dismissing the idea only a month ago. (Telegraph - subscription required)

 

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