Rumour Mill

Manchester United are set to miss out on Gareth Bale, with the Welsh winger expected to be told he is key to new Real Madrid boss Julen Lopetegui's plans for next season. (Metro)

Manchester City are refusing to meet Real Madrid's £80m valuation of midfielder Mateo Kovacic. (Sky Sports)

Chelsea are in talks over a £53m move for Juventus and Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain. (Evening Standard)

Monaco have made a bid for CSKA Moscow for Russia midfielder Aleksandr Golovin, who has also been linked with Chelsea. (Sport Express)

Arsenal boss Unai Emery is preparing to trim his squad - putting the futures of Danny Welbeck and David Ospina in doubt. (Daily Telegraph)

Leicester City forward Ahmed Musa is being heavily linked with a £40m move to Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr. (Leicester Mercury)

Lyon and France midfielder Nabil Fekir has hinted that a summer move to Liverpool is still possible. (Metro)

Chelsea have agreed a deal to sell Ivory Coast midfielder Jeremie Boga to Italian club Sassuolo for £3.5m. (Goal)

Newcastle United and Celtic both want to sign Uruguay midfielder Giorgian de Arrascaeta, who is valued at £18m by Cruzeiro. (The Sun)

Manchester United have agreed a deal to sell Daley Blind back to Ajax. The 28-year-old left the Eredivisie club for Old Trafford four years ago in a £14m deal. (Sky Sports)