Liverpool step up Musiala interest - Friday's gossip

Bayern Munich's Jamal Musiala successful Liverpool's sights, Manchester United get boost successful bid to motion Xavi Simons from Paris St-Germain, while West Ham want Joel Matip.

Liverpool person stepped up their liking successful Bayern Munich attacking midfielder Jamal Musiala, 21, pinch Manchester City, Real Madrid and Paris St-Germain each monitoring nan Germany international. (Caughtoffside), external

Manchester United person been handed a boost successful their pursuit of Paris St-Germain winger Xavi Simons pinch nan 21-year-old Dutch world - presently connected indebtedness astatine RB Leipzig - incapable to spot a early pinch nan Ligue 1 club. (Teamtalk), external

Manchester United and Arsenal have been put disconnected signing France midfielder Adrien Rabiot, 29, who is simply a free agent, because of his costs demands of £220,000 a week. (GiveMeSport), external

Manchester United shortlisted Lille's Canadian guardant Jonathan David, 24, and Al-Ahli and England striker Ivan Toney, 28, arsenic alternatives to Joshua Zirkzee if they were incapable to motion nan 23-year-old Dutchman from Bologna. (ESPN), external

Inter Milan are willing successful signing Aston Villa's English midfielder Jacob Ramsey, 23. (Caughtoffside), external

Chelsea and Ivory Coast guardant David Datro Fofana has agreed a indebtedness woody pinch Turkish broadside Goztepe SK aft nan 21-year-old's move to AEK Athens collapsed. (Fabrizio Romano), external

West Ham are willing successful signing ex-Liverpool defender Joel Matip, 33, connected a free transportation pinch nan German-born Cameroon defender still without a club. (Ruhr24 - successful German), external

Former England and Chelsea defender Ashley Cole is to time off his coaching domiciled astatine Birmingham City to subordinate nan Football Association afloat clip and support interim England head Lee Carsley. (Athletic - subscription required), external

Chelsea's England defender Ben Chilwell hopes to beryllium included successful nan club's 25-man Premier League squad, pinch 27-year-old not expected to move connected indebtedness to Turkey. (Telegraph - subscription required), external

Arsenal and Chelsea will support Sporting Lisbon's Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres, 26, connected their shortlist for adjacent summer's transportation window. (Football Insider), external

Junior Firpo wants to motion a caller statement astatine Leeds but nan 28-year-old Dominican Republic defender is unfastened to a return to La Liga if a woody cannot beryllium reached, pinch Real Betis keen. (Teamtalk), external

Veteran erstwhile Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos, 38, is eyeing up a move to Major League Soccer aft nan Spaniard's move to Brazilian broadside Botafogo collapsed down. (Goal), external

The supplier of Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams says nan 22-year-old Spaniard snubbed a move to Barcelona because he wanted to enactment pinch nan Basque Club for different year. (AS - successful Spanish), external

AC Milan's owners are unhappy pinch nan cognition of erstwhile Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic successful nan 42-year-old's domiciled arsenic a elder advisor to nan club. (La Repubblica - successful Italian), external