Football gossip: Neymar, Maguire, Mbappe, Ozil, Silva, Sterling, Kane

Football gossip

Real Madrid have £330m to spend as president Florentino Perez plans his next big-name signing, with Paris St-Germain's Brazil forward Neymar, 26 and France striker Kylian Mbappe, 19, top of the list. (AS)external-link

Arsenal boss Unai Emery is determined to keep full-back Nacho Monreal, amid interest from Barcelona in the 32-year-old Spaniard. (Mirror)external-link

Emery has urged midfielder Mezut Ozil, 29, to "up his game" at Arsenal, in order for the German to justify his £350,000-per-week wage. (Sun)external-link

England defender Harry Maguire, 25, does not have a buyout clause in his Leicester City contract, opening up the door for Manchester United to negotiate a deal. (Express)external-link

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has not ruled out Belgium defender Toby Alderweireld, 29, agreeing a new contract at the club. (Express)external-link

England forward Raheem Sterling, 23, has asked for a £100,000-a-week pay rise at Manchester City, which would make him one of the club's highest-paid players. (Times - subscription required)external-link

Liverpool are set to be at full-strength against Tottenham in Saturday's lunchtime game after a chartered private jet brought Brazil trio Roberto Firmino, Alisson and Fabinho back from Brazil duty in the USA in time to train with their team-mates on Thursday. (Mirror)external-link

Roma are keen to eliminate the release clauses of Greek defender Kostas Manolas, 27, who has been linked with Chelsea and Manchester United, plus 22-year-old Italian midfielder Lorenzo Pellegrini, thought to be a Manchester City target. (Calciomercato)external-link

West Brom are yet to make a decision over Republic of Ireland midfielder Wes Hoolahan, 36, and 32-year-old Scotland defender Russell Martin. The free agents were invited to train with the Championship club during the international break. (Birmingham Mail)external-link

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino insists he is not worried by striker Harry Kane's performances so far this season. The 25-year-old England captain has scored two goals in four matches for Spurs this term. (Talksport)external-link

Cardiff boss Neil Warnock, 69, has not "set a date" on when he will bring an end to his managerial career. (London Evening Standard)external-link

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is set to add to his backroom staff with the appointment of England junior goalkeeping coach Jack Robinson, who spent seven years working at Manchester United. (Liverpool Echo)external-link

Sir Alex Ferguson wanted to sign Wales international Ethan Ampadu, 17, for Manchester United when the Chelsea midfielder played in a junior tournament aged 12. (Manchester Evening News)external-link

Kevin Keegan will reveal the "shattering truth" about his second stint as boss at Newcastle in an evening with fans to publicise a new book next month. (Newcastle Chronicle)external-link

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