Football gossip: Zidane, Man Utd takeover, Dybala, Martial, Lingard

Football gossip

Former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane will only agree to take charge at Chelsea - and replace Maurizio Sarri - if he is given £200m to spend and the club hand Belgium playmaker Eden Hazard, 28, a new contract. (Sun)external-link

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman hopes to complete a £3.8bn takeover of Manchester United before the start of the next season. (Sun)external-link

Frenchman Anthony Martial, 23, and England international Jesse Lingard, 26, could return for Manchester United's Premier League match against Liverpool next Sunday - despite both forwards being ruled out for "two to three weeks" by interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. (Mirror)external-link

Liverpool are prepared to miss out on signing Juventus forward Paulo Dybala because the Serie A club plan to use the 25-year-old Argentina international as part of a deal to take the Reds' 26-year-old Egypt forward Mohamed Salah to Italy. (Star)external-link

Manchester United are willing to pay Tottenham a £34m compensation fee for manager Mauricio Pochettino if they appoint him as their boss in the summer. (Standard)external-link

Liverpool's 20-year-old England defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has been warned not to get "big-headed" in order to fulfil his potential by former Brazil right-back and two-time World Cup winner Cafu. (Mail)external-link

West Ham are planning a bid for Manchester United's 33-year-old Ecuador full-back Antonio Valencia if Argentine defender Pablo Zabaleta, 34, chooses to retire at the end of the season. (Mail)external-link

Chelsea's Denmark defender Andreas Christensen, 22, has denied he wants to leave Stamford Bridge because of his limited playing time under manager Maurizio Sarri. (Bold - in Danish)external-link

Brazil forward Neymar, 27, is not looking to leave Paris St-Germain, according to his father - who added that "football can change at any moment", though. (Le Parisien - in French)external-link

Manchester United and Arsenal are interested in Birmingham City's English striker Che Adams, 22. (Mirror)external-link

Arsenal are preparing a move for Burnley's 26-year-old England goalkeeper Nick Pope, who has been unable to regain his starting place at Turf Moor after injury. (Sun)external-link

Also, the Gunners' Germany midfielder Mezut Ozil, 30, has left London to stay in Turkey for a few days after being left out of the Europa League squad in midweek. (Mirror)external-link

Former Manchester United, Chelsea and Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho could be open to managing a club in France's Ligue 1. (Bein Sports)external-link

United have renewed their interest in 21-year-old Portugal midfielder Ruben Neves - but will only make a move if Wolves drop their £100m asking price. (Express)external-link

Wales manager Ryan Giggs believes young coaches after not given enough chances in the UK game. (Guardian)external-link

Real Madrid and Wales forward Gareth Bale, 29, is not popular among his team-mates at the Bernabeu, and is known as 'The Golfer', according to the La Liga side's Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. (Mail)external-link

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