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Wednesday, 22 February 2017

Football Gossip: Blind, Sanchez, Sherwood, Obiang, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Pepe

Daley Blind, 26, is set to be part of a summer clearout at Manchester United, with manager Jose Mourinho weighing up Benfica's 22-year-old centre back Victor Lindelof as a possible replacement. (Sun)
Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez, 28, is wanted by AC Milan, with Manchester City star Sergio Aguero, 28, and Real Madrid's 24-year-old striker Alvaro Morata also on the Italian side's radar. (Daily Express)

Formiter Blackburn midfielder Tim Sherwood could succeed the sacked Owen Coyle at Ewood Park. The current director of football at Swindon Town captained Rovers to the Premier League title in 1994-95. (Daily Mirror)
Arsenal should consider Monaco boss Leonardo Jardim, 42, as a replacement for Arsene Wenger if the Frenchman leaves the Gunners this summer, French football journalist Julien Laurens says. (BBC Radio 5 live)
Liverpool could face competition from Real Madrid for the signature of highly-rated Germany and Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Julian Brandt, 20. (Daily Mail)
Borussia Dortmund are set to beat Liverpool to the signing of Borussia Monchengladbach defensive midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud, 21. (Bild, via Talksport)
Everton and Manchester City are both keen on a summer move for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, with the 23-year-old Arsenal midfielder considering his options due to a lack of playing time. (Daily Mirror)
Chelsea will send a scout to watch Inter Milan winger Ivan Perisic, 28, ahead of a potential £29.5m signing. (Tutto Mercato, via Daily Star)
West Ham midfielder Pedro Obiang, 24, is a target for Liverpool, with the Spaniard impressing Reds boss Jurgen Klopp this season. (Sun)
Meanwhile, Klopp has revealed that he tried to sign Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen while manager of Borussia Dortmund. (Ekstra Bladet, via Daily Star)
Staff at Premier League strugglers Sunderland fear their jobs are at risk as part of cost-cutting measures at the club. (Daily Mail)
Sevilla coach Jorge Sampaoli, 56, has put Barcelona and Arsenal on alert by delaying contract talks until the summer. (Daily Mirror
Manchester United have been given a boost in their bid to sign Pepe, 33, after Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane suggested the defender may not be given a new contract in the summer. (Daily Express)
And Pepe will also turn down a move to Hebei China Fortune after new rules limiting the number of foreign stars permitted at Chinese Super League clubs. (Sun)
Barcelona are set to sign Watford right-back Juanfran Moreno, following Aleix Vidal's ankle injury. Juanfran, 28, has never played for the Hornets, having been on loan at Spanish side Deportivo since signing in 2014. (Marca)
Former AC Milan and Chelsea defender Marcel Desailly, 48, is being lined up as the next Ghana manager, following Avram Grant's recent departure. (Sun)

And finally

Diego Maradona came close to signing for Tottenham but the club opted for Jurgen Klinsmann instead, according to former Spurs striker Teddy Sheringham. (Stadium Astro)
Arsenal scouts were not able to watch FA Cup quarter-final opponents Lincoln City win away to North Ferriby United on Tuesday as there was no room at the hosts' ground. (Daily Mirror)

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