Saturday’s gossip column: Pogba, Van de Beek, Dembele, Cavani, Zaha

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba, 26, is determined to leave the club in the summer, with Real Madrid confident they can negotiate a reduction on United's £126.4m asking price for the France playmaker as he enters the last 12 months of his contract. (L'Equipe via AS)

Tottenham retain an interest in Ajax playmaker Donny van de Beek, but the 22-year-old Netherlands international reportedly favours a move to Real Madrid, who are preparing a £46.2m bid. (De Telegraaf via FourFourTwo)

Manchester City and Chelsea have had talks with representatives of Barcelona's 22-year-old France winger Ousmane Dembele, 22. (Eldesmarque via Sun)

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard could have as much as £150m to spend after the club's transfer ban was reduced, with Crystal Palace and Ivory Coast winger Wilfried Zaha, 27, and Leicester City's England left-back Ben Chilwell, 22, two of the club's leading targets. (Mail)

Arsenal's Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who has 18 months left on his contract, has pulled out of talks about extending his contract and is ready to leave next summer. (Mirror)

Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers hopes the new deal he has signed persuades the club's star players to stay. (Times – subscription required)

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says the club would have sold Wales midfielder Harry Wilson, who is on loan at Bournemouth, if they did not believe 22-year-old had a future with them. (Guardian)

Klopp says Liverpool could sign a striker if 19-year-old English forward Rhian Brewster leaves on loan in January. (Liverpool Echo)

England manager Gareth Southgate travelled to Italy to watch Manchester United's on-loan centre-back Chris Smalling, 30, play for Roma in Friday's goalless draw with Inter Milan. (Mail)

Crystal Palace have contacted AC Milan about the possibility of signing 28-year-old former Liverpool striker Fabio Borini on loan. (Evening Standard)

Rangers boss Steven Gerrard is close to signing a new contract to extend his stay until 2024. (Sky Sports)

Napoli manager Carlo Ancelotti and former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino are among those under consideration to succeed Marco Silva at Everton. (Times – subscription required)

Brazil striker Gabriel Barbosa, 23, who has scored 43 goals in 56 games on loan at Flamengo from Inter Milan, says he would like to play for Liverpool. (Mail)

Atletico Madrid are planning a move for Paris St-Germain striker Edinson Cavani after the 32-year-old Uruguay forward fell out of favour in the French capital. (ESPN)