Thursday's gossip column - Liverpool face Man City competition for Thiago

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Manchester City have entered the race for Bayern Munich's Spanish midfielder Thiago Alcantara and are believed to be offering more than Liverpool for the 29-year-old. (SportBild - via Star)external-link

Watford are ready to demand a club record fee of over £40m for Senegal winger Ismaila Sarr, 22, amid interest from Liverpool and clubs around Europe. (Evening Standard)external-link

Sarr has told media in his homeland that "everyone would love" to play for Liverpool. (Sans Limites - via Goal)external-link

Roma could swap 23-year-old Guinea midfielder Amadou Diawara for Arsenal's Uruguayan midfielder Lucas Torreira, 24. (Gazzetta dello Sport - via Mail)external-link

Valencia have alerted Premier League clubs by putting all but one of their players up for sale in a bid to balance the books. (Marca - in Spanish)external-link

Jack Grealish will hold crunch talks with Aston Villa chief executive Christian Purslow on his return from holiday, with Manchester United still interested in the 24-year-old midfielder (Mirror)external-link

Benfica are leading the race to sign former Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen and the 33-year-old Belgium international could be joined at the club by former Paris St-Germain striker Edinson Cavani, 33. (Sun)external-link

Lyon sporting director Juninho has revealed that midfielder Houssem Aouar could leave the French club this summer with Arsenal, Manchester City and Juventus all monitoring the 22-year-old Frenchman. (Mail)external-link

France midfielder Paul Pogba, 27, is expecting Manchester United to open contract talks once their Europa League campaign concludes. (Sky Sports)external-link

Arsenal are really keen to land Sporting Lisbon 17-year-old Joelson Fernandes. The forward has been dubbed 'the new Cristiano Ronaldo' and the Gunners could look to offer cash plus players for his signature. (Mirror)external-link

West Bromwich Albion and Fulham are in the running to sign Peterborough's English striker Ivan Toney, 24. (Football Insider)external-link

Napoli are closing in on the £22m signing of Brazilian Gabriel Magalhaes, and are believed to have agreed personal terms for the 22-year-old Lille defender, which could enable Manchester City to prise Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly, 29, from the Italian club. (Manchester Evening News)external-link

Tottenham are set to allow 19-year-old English midfielders Oliver Skipp and Jamie Bowden to leave on loan after signing Dane Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, 25, from Southampton. (Football Insider)external-link

Atletico Madrid have made Eibar's Serbian Marko Dmitrovic, 28, their top goalkeeping target in the transfer window, to provide back-up for Chelsea-linked Slovenian Jan Oblak, 27. (Goal)external-link

Leicester City are one of a number of clubs linked with a move for Bournemouth's 23-year-old winger David Brooks - but new Cherries boss Jason Tindall insists there will be no "fire sale" of the club's star players. (Leicester Mercury)external-link

Velez Sarsfield are interested in Southampton's Argentine forward Guido Carrillo, 29. (TyC Sports - via Daily Echo)external-link

Manchester United Under-23s manager Neil Wood has strongly suggested France U-17 midfielder Hannibal Mejbri, 17, will remain a part of the youth set-up next season rather than step up to the first team. (Manchester Evening News)external-link

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