Football gossip: Stones, Jorginho, Wenger, Llorente, Rodriguez

Football gossip

Manchester City are willing to sell England defender John Stones, 23, this summer. (Sun)external-link

Tottenham's Spanish striker Fernando Llorente, 33, is open to leaving the club and could rejoin former side Athletic Bilbao. (Mirror)external-link

Manchester City lead the race to sign Napoli's 26-year-old Italy midfielder Jorginho and the Premier League champions have held productive talks with the player's representative. (Mail)external-link

Arsene Wenger's successor as Arsenal manager will have to work with a restricted summer budget of about £50m. (Telegraph)external-link

Arsenal's chief executive Ivan Gazidis thinks former Gunners captain Mikel Arteta, who is now a coach at Manchester City, could be the man to replace Wenger. (Sky Sports)external-link

Ex-Gunners midfielder Ray Parlour says Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez would be a "great fit" to take over at Emirates Stadium. (Talksport)external-link

Chelsea and England defender Gary Cahill, 32, says he is tired of having to prove his worth at Stamford Bridge. (Guardian)external-link

Southampton's 24-year-old Morocco midfielder Sofiane Boufal has been told to train alone after an argument with manager Mark Hughes. (Sun)external-link

Burnley are interested in bringing West Brom's England striker Jay Rodriguez, 28, back to Turf Moor. (Mail)external-link

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger would be interested in managing England one day, says French football writer Julien Laurens. (BBC Radio 5 live)

Leicester City are considering a move for Porto's Portuguese right-back Ricardo Pereira, 24. (Leicester Mercury)external-link

Stoke manager Paul Lambert and director of recruitment Mark Cartwright are expected to stay next season even if they are relegated from the Premier League. (Stoke Sentinel)external-link

Roma president James Pallotta says the Italian club do not want to sell Brazil goalkeeper Alisson, 25, who has been a target for Liverpool. (Sky Sport Italia - in Italian)external-link

Negotiations over the sale of Newcastle United to Amanda Staveley will need to make significant progress over the next month if they are to stand a chance of success. (Sky Sports)external-link

Adam Pearson, owner of rugby league side Hull FC, is heading a consortium trying to buy Sunderland. (Sun)external-link

West Brom captain Chris Brunt, 33, has committed his future to the club - and the Northern Ireland midfielder hopes other senior players will follow suit despite their likely relegation to the Championship. (Birmingham Mail)external-link

Liverpool could save millions on Naby Keita when the 23-year-old Guinea midfielder joins in the summer - thanks to RB Leipzig's poor finish to the Bundesliga season. (Liverpool Echo)external-link

Swansea have joined Celtic and Rangers in the race for Dundee's 22-year-old Finland midfielder Glen Kamara. (Sun)external-link

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