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Chelsea could name Gianfranco Zola as assistant to Maurizio Sarri
Chelsea could name Gianfranco Zola as assistant to Maurizio Sarri

Chelsea could name Gianfranco Zola as assistant to Maurizio Sarri

Arsenal are closing in on the £48m double signing of Bayer Leverkusen’s Germany goalkeeper Bernd Leno, 26, and Sampdoria’s 22-year-old Uruguay midfielder Lucas Torreira. (Telegraph)

Belgium forward Eden Hazard, 27, has warned his club side Chelsea that “Real Madrid could interest me”. (Sun)

Liverpool’s deal to sign Lyon playmaker Nabil Fekir is not over, according to the 24-year-old France international’s agent. (Express)

Former Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri and ex-Chelsea striker Gianfranco Zola could be confirmed as the London club’s new management team this week, if an agreement is reached to terminate current coach Antonio Conte’s contract. (Mail)

Sarri is an admirer of Russia central midfielder Aleksandr Golovin and Chelsea will compete with Juventus to sign the 22-year-old from CSKA Moscow. (Evening Standard)

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The uncertainty over Chelsea’s managerial position is hindering their attempts to sign players, including Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski, 29, and Nice midfielder Jean Michael Seri, 26. (Times – subscription required)

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Southampton have joined West Ham, Wolves, Sampdoria and AC Milan in wanting to sign Arsenal’s English midfielder Jack Wilshere, who has yet to sign a new deal with the Gunners and whose current contract expires on 1 July. (Mirror)

West Ham have beaten Sevilla to the signing Toulouse defender Issa Diop and the 21-year-old Frenchman is set to sign a five-year deal with the Hammers. (Star)

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Everton want to sign Sporting Lisbon’s Portugal winger Gelson Martins, 23, as well as Ajax’s 18-year-old Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt. (Telegraph)

Everton’s new director of football Marcel Brands is free to make signings from former club PSV Eindhoven, paving the way to make a move for winger Hirving Lozano, 22, who scored Mexico’s World Cup winner against Germany. (Echo)

Manchester City are closing in on a deal in the region of £46.5m for Napoli’s Italy midfielder Jorginho, 26. (Sky Sports)

Manchester United’s David de Gea is set to become the highest-paid goalkeeper in the world when the Spain player, 27, signs his new contract. (Marca)

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Arsenal‘s Spanish right-back Hector Bellerin, 23, has been told he is one of just five players that new Gunners boss Unai Emery does not want to sell. (Mirror)

West Ham target Javier Pastore is now in talks with Roma, with the Argentine midfielder, 28, set to leave Paris St-Germain. (Sun)

Newcastle United have been told by Feyenoord they will have to pay more than £20m to sign their 27-year-old Denmark striker Nicolai Jorgensen. (Chronicle)

Liverpool want £15m for Daniel Sturridge, with Sevilla reviving their interest in the out-of-favour England striker and Fenerbahce also keen on the 28-year-old. (Telegraph)

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Tottenham’s Belgium pair Toby Alderweireld and Mousa Dembele, as well as Chelsea duo Thibaut Courtois and Eden Hazard, have decided to wait until after the World Cup to resolve their uncertain club futures. (Evening Standard)

Watford’s search for a goalkeeper is showing no sign of slowing down after they were linked with a move for Benfica’s Portugal Under-23 player Bruno Varela, 23. (Watford Observer)

Nottingham Forest are still keen on bringing back Cardiff City striker Lee Tomlin – but their best chance of doing so may be another loan deal for the 29-year-old Englishman. (Nottingham Post)

Leeds United have made a bid for Birmingham City’s David Stockdale but have not met their Championship rivals’ valuation of the English goalkeeper, 32. (Birmingham Mail)

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Gavin Reilly, 25, has announced his departure from St Mirren, with Sunderland likely to take the Scottish midfielder on a free transfer. (Chronicle)

Brazil have submitted a written complaint to Fifa’s referees’ commission about the officials’ decisions in their 1-1 draw with Switzerland, whose equaliser was allowed despite a slight push by goalscorer Steven Zuber on defender Miranda. (Times – subscription required)

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