SIDENETTING

FORMER Bayern Munich, Monaco and Wolfsburg coach Niko Kovac is emerging as a surprise name under consideration to succeed Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool boss.

NEWCASTLE UNITED

have made Nottingham Forest’s English attacking midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White, 24, one of their main summer transfer targets.

LIVERPOOL could sign English winger Marcus Edwards, 25, from Sporting Lisbon for £30m (RM179m)

this summer. MARCUS RASHFORD

is set to stay at Manchester United as Paris St-Germain have made it clear they have no interest in signing the 26-year-old England forward.

CHELSEA

are preparing a bid for Netherlands midfielder Teun Koopmeiners, 26, having sent scouts to watch him during Atalanta’s Europa League win at Liverpool.

TOTTENHAM are tracking Leicester City’s English midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and could sign the 25-year-old for

between £30m (RM179m) and £40m (RM238m) this summer.

SPURS are also interested in signing Italian defender Riccardo Calafiori, 21, from Bologna in the summer.

SPAIN winger Bryan Gil could seek a departure from Tottenham in the summer and Spurs would be willing to let the 23-year-old leave on a permanent transfer.

EVERTON are keen on signing 28-yearold Belgium midfielder Leander Dendoncker, who is currently on loan

at Napoli, from Aston Villa this summer.

BARCELONA are confident Spain centreback Pau Cubarsi, 17, will sign a new contract despite interest from some of Europe’s biggest clubs.

BARCA are also working to extend Lamine Yamal’s contract, even if Paris St-Germain follow up their interest with a big bid for the 16-year-old Spain winger.

BAYERN MUNICH

have contacted Zinedine Zidane, who is yet to return to

management since leaving Real Madrid three years ago, to gauge his interest in succeeding Thomas Tuchel at the end of the season.

NEWCASTLE are expected to offer England fullback Kieran Trippier a new contract, with the 33-year-old’s current deal running out at the end of next season.

FORMER Argentina and Manchester United defender Gabriel Heinze could be set to join Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta’s backroom staff, with the pair reportedly having held talks.