Gossip: Rooney, Griezmann, Sanchez, Sturridge, Slimani, Ramirez, Kolasinac

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Manchester United are ready to agree to Wayne Rooney's move to China inside the next month, ending the 31-year-old's 15 years in the Premier League.(Daily Mirror)

Arsenal and Manchester United will battle it out to sign France forward Antoine Griezmann from Atletico Madrid, with both clubs preparing £85m bids. (Daily Mail)

Atletico Madrid are ready to move for Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez, 28, if they lose Griezmann and are prepared to pay the Chilean forward £220,000 a week.(Sun)

Liverpool are set to sell Daniel Sturridge in the summer after Jurgen Klopp lost patience with 27-year-old striker's injury record.(Daily Mirror)

Liverpool are determined to land Roma midfielder Leandro Paredes and are set to launch a £22.5m bid with an extra £4m in bonuses to secure the 22-year-old's signature.(Sun)

The Reds' move for Paredes could mean Roma move for Atalanta midfielder Franck Kessie, 20, who has been linked with a move to the Premier League. (Daily Star)

West Ham owner David Sullivan says he wants to add "a few more British players" to the Hammers as the club look to secure the signing of Brentford striker Scott Hogan. (London Evening Standard)

Leicester are expected to increase their efforts to sign Middlesbrough forward Gaston Ramirez over the weekend after having already had an offer of £12m for the 26-year-old turned down. (Daily Mail)
The Foxes have rejected a £38m bid from Tianjin Quanjan for striker Islam Slimani, 28.(Sky Sports)

Chelsea are looking to steal Schalke defender Sead Kolasinac, 23, from under the noses of Italian champions Juventus.(Sun)

Southampton hope to sign forward Manolo Gabbiadini, 25, from Napoli by Monday after holding further talks with the Italian club.(Daily Mail)

Aston Villa will complete the signing of highly rated 17-year-old Bury defender Jacob Bedeau. (Birmingham Mail)
 
Swansea boss Paul Clement is attempting to complete a deal to sign Jordan Ayew, 25, with 27-year-old defender Neil Taylor possibly going the other way to Aston Villa as a makeweight. (Daily Mail)

The Swans are also in talks with Benfica over a loan deal for defender Lisandro Ezequiel Lopez, 27.(ESPN)

On-loan striker Chris Martin, 28, is set for showdown talks with Fulham on Sunday and will demand to be returned to parent club Derby County, where he has just signed a new contract.(Sunday Telegraph)

Newcastle have had a £16m offer for Everton midfielder James McCarthy rejected, with the Toffees insisting the 26-year-old is not for sale.(Daily Mail)

Hull and Swansea are lining up moves for former West Ham midfielder Diego Poyet, who is a free agent after cancelling his contract with the Hammers by mutual consent on transfer deadline day last summer. (ESPN)

Sunderland and Leeds are both keen on signing 23-year-old winger Tom Lawrence, who is on loan at Ipswich from Leicester. (Sunday Express)

And finally

Former Premier League referee Howard Webb has revealed he once booked ex-Chelsea striker Didier Drogba for missing kick-off because he was "having a number two". (Daily Mirror)

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