Football gossip: Gittens, Cairney, Wirtz, Vardy, Upamecano
Newcastle are showing interest in Jamie Gittens over a summer move, Wrexham are set to offer Fulham’s Tom Cairney a deal worth £50,000-a-week, Liverpool expect Florian Wirtz to stay in Germany.
Newcastle have scouted Borussia Dortmund’s 20-year-old English winger Jamie Gittens, and could also make a summer move for his team-mate, Switzerland goalkeeper Gregor Kobel, 27. (Mail – subscription required), external
Fulham midfielder Tom Cairney, 34, is a target for Championship-bound Wrexham, with the former Scotland international set to be offered a deal worth £50,000 a week when he leaves the Cottagers on a free transfer. (Talksport), external
Liverpool expect Florian Wirtz to stay at Bayer Leverkusen or join Bayern Munich but will make an approach if the 22-year-old Germany attacking midfielder wants to leave the Bundesliga. (Times – subscription required), external
Veteran English forward Jamie Vardy will leave Leicester City this summer but the 38-year-old has no intention to retire and believes he could still play in the Premier League. (Sky Sports), external
Fresh talks between Bayern Munich and their 26-year-old France defender Dayot Upamecano have begun over a new deal until 2030. (Sky Germany), external
Lazio will pay Arsenal a fee worth 9m euros (£7.57m) to sign 25-year-old Portuguese left-back Nuno Tavares in a loan deal with an obligation to buy. (Fabrizio Romano), external
Manchester United and Denmark striker Rasmus Hojlund, 22, faces an uncertain future at Old Trafford with boss Ruben Amorim having to sell players before he can buy this summer. (Telegraph – subscription required), external
Bournemouth have set a £45m price tag for their 21-year-old Hungary left-back Milos Kerkez, who is wanted by Liverpool. (iSport), external
Arsenal’s search for a striker is focused on either RB Leipzig and Slovenia’s Benjamin Sesko, 21, or Sporting’s 26-year-old Sweden international Viktor Gyokeres. (Independent), external