Manchester United are confident of signing 29-year-old Brazil midfielder Willian from Chelsea for £30m, with 29-year-old Spanish midfielder Juan Mata set to leave Old Trafford. (Sun)
Liverpool’s 32-year-old English midfielder James Milner will not come out of international retirement. (Times – subscription required)
West Brom have no plans to appoint Ipswich boss Mick McCarthy as their next manager and the departure of Alan Pardew last week. (Express and Star)
Ex-Liverpool forward Dirk Kuyt will become Feynoord’s Under-19 manager next season. (Feynoord website – in Dutch)
Liverpool and Germany midfielder Emre Can, 24, could miss the rest of the season and the World Cup because of a back injury. (Mirror)
Qatar will compete as an invited nation at the 2019 Copa America. (Globo Esporte – in Portuguese)
Chris Coleman says he will stay on as Sunderland manager even if the Black Cats are relegated to League One. (Mail)
Watford forward Richarlison, 20, has been assured he has a future at Vicarage Road despite the Brazilian being dropped after not scoring in 21 games. (Mirror)
Former Borussia Dortmund manager Thomas Tuchel will replace Unai Emery as Paris St-Germain boss next season. (ESPN)
Stoke forward Saido Berahino, 24, has been dropped from the first-team squad after turning up late to the club’s under-23’s game on Monday. (Telegraph)
- Thursday’s gossip column
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