Football gossip: Gomes, Emerson, Fofana, Rigg, Carsley, Southgate (original) (raw)

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Newcastle make England's Angel Gomes their top target, Galatasaray are preparing to make an offer for Emerson Palmieri, Wesley Fofana considered swapping Chelsea for Marseille this summer.

England and Lille midfielder Angel Gomes has become Newcastle's top transfer target, but Liverpool, Tottenham and Borussia Dortmund are also interested in the 24-year-old. (Sun), external

West Ham are preparing to receive an offer from Galatasaray for 30-year-old Italian defender Emerson Palmieri. (Football Insider), external

Emerson will not leave the Hammers to move to Turkey as he is happy at the London club. (Fabrizio Romano), external

French defender Wesley Fofana, 23, says he considered leaving Chelsea to join hometown club Marseille this summer. (Free Foot - in French), external

Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool are interested in Sunderland's 17-year-old English midfielder Chris Rigg. (Givemesport), external

The Football Association has spoken with a number of other managers despite Lee Carsley's encouraging spell so far as interim England boss. (Telegraph - subscription required), external

Former England manager Gareth Southgate, 54, says his next job could be outside of football. (Sky News), external

Mauricio Pochettino, 52, will receive an annual salary of around $6m (£4.6m) as manager of the United States. (ESPN), external

Fifa is in talks to expand the Women's World Cup to 48 teams as early as the 2031 edition, matching the size of the men's event. (Telegraph - subscription required), external

Director of sport Max Eberl says Bayern Munich will hold further discussions with Jamal Musiala about extending his deal as the 21-year-old Germany forward is linked with Manchester City. (90 Min), external

Chelsea and Tottenham remain interested in Lecce's 19-year-old Denmark defender Patrick Dorgu, who is valued at around 40m euros (£33.8m). (La Gazzetta dello Sport via SportWitness), external

Tottenham, Newcastle and Arsenal lead the race to sign Lille's 24-year-old Canada striker Jonathan David, although Juventus are also interested. (TuttoJuve), external

Monaco and Brazil defender Vanderson, 23, is attracting strong interest from Chelsea, while Manchester United and Tottenham are also among his admirers. (Caughtoffside), external