Spurs among Maddison admirers – Saturday’s gossip

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Tottenham are among the admirers of Leicester City and England midfielder James Maddison, 26. (Mirror)external-link

Spurs are determined not to allow England forward Harry Kane, 29, to join a Premier League rival this summer – no matter the price – amid interest from Manchester United and Bayern Munich. (90min)external-link

USA international forward Christian Pulisic, 24, is set to be part of a summer clearout at Chelsea with the likes of Morocco winger Hakim Ziyech, 29, and Belgium forward Romelu Lukaku, 29 – currently on loan at Inter Milan – also expected to leave permanently. (ESPN)external-link

AC Milan are set to revive their interest in Arsenal and England Under-21s forward Folarin Balogun, 21, who is currently impressing as top scorer in Ligue 1 while on loan at Reims. (Mail)external-link

Milan are also keen on Liverpool and Guinea midfielder Naby Keita, 27. (Mirror)external-link

Liverpool and Newcastle have held talks over a possible move for Bayer Leverkusen and Germany centre-back Jonathan Tah, 26. (90min)external-link

Manchester United are prepared to sign Austria midfielder Marcel Sabitzer, 28, permanently in the summer if he impresses during his loan spell from Bayern Munich at Old Trafford. (ESPN)external-link

Tottenham could move for Benfica talent spotter Rui Pedro Braz if their current managing director of football Fabio Paratici is given a worldwide ban after being implicated in the financial scandal surrounding Juventus. (Mirror)external-link

Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 33, will snub a move to Los Angeles FC and fight for his place at Chelsea. (Telegraph – subscription required)external-link

Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool have all held talks with the agent of Barcelona and Spain forward Ansu Fati, 20. (Fabrizio Romano)external-link

Manchester United are also monitoring Royal Antwerp’s highly rated 18-year-old Belgian midfielder Arthur Vermeeren. (Mail)external-link

Former Leeds United forward Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink believes the Elland Road club should look at Steven Gerrard in their search for a new manager. (Casinos En Ligne, via Yorkshire Evening Post)external-link

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