Wednesday’s gossip: Williams, Joelinton, Varane, Casemiro, Diaz, Gallagher, Broja, Neto

Tottenham are monitoring Athletic Bilbao’s 21-year-old Spain forward Nico Williams, who has a £42.8m release clause in his contract. (Telegraph – subscription)

Newcastle United’s 27-year-old Brazil midfielder Joelinton is close to signing a new contract. (Telegraph)

France defender Raphael Varane, 30, and Brazil midfielder Casemiro, 32, are expected to head the list of players Manchester United offload in the summer. (Talksport)

Paris St-Germain and Barcelona are interested in Liverpool’s 27-year-old Colombia forward Luis Diaz. (Telegraph – subscription)

Chelsea could sell 11 players this summer, including 24-year-old England midfielder Conor Gallagher and 22-year-old Armenia striker Armando Broja, who is on loan at Fulham. (Football London)

Manchester United’s 22-year-old English striker Mason Greenwood, who is on loan at Getafe, is one of Juventus’ transfer targets this summer. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian)

Manchester City are interested in Wolves’ 24-year-old Portugal winger Pedro Neto but face competition from clubs in Saudi Arabia. (Teamtalk)

Crystal Palace and Fulham are looking into a move for Union Berlin’s 25-year-old Dutch defender Danilho Doekhi. (Football Insider)

Real Madrid and Brazil forward Rodrygo, 23, says he turned down a move to Liverpool in 2017 after they had a 3m euro offer accepted by Santos. (90 Min)

Arsenal will compete with Manchester United to sign Wolves’ Brazil midfielder Joao Gomes, 23, this summer. (O Dia – in Portuguese)

Liverpool are interested in Bayer Leverkusen’s 23-year-old Netherlands defender Jeremie Frimpong, meaning Trent Alexander-Arnold could move into midfield. (Football Insider)

Manchester United have not agreed a compensation deal with Newcastle for Dan Ashworth and may have to wait months before they can appoint him as sporting director. (Guardian)