Football gossip: Keita, Andersen, Maguire, De Ligt, Barella, Bale, Koutris

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Liverpool are considering letting midfielder Naby Keita, 24, leave the club at the end of the season and will accept a loss on the Guinea international. (Sun), external

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane says 23-year-old Spain midfielder Marco Asensio, who has been linked with Liverpool, will not be sold by the club. (Mirror), external

Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham are monitoring Sampdoria's Danish defender Joachim Andersen, 22. (CalcioMercato), external

Manchester United have been told it will take a record-breaking fee to land England defender Harry Maguire, 26, from Leicester. (Star), external

Liverpool will miss out on Ajax and Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt as Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu is travelling to seal a deal for the 19-year-old. (Sun), external

Norwich City defender Ben Godfrey is a target for Manchester United, with the 21-year-old having been watched by scouts of the Premier League club. (Sun), external

Barcelona are not concerned that Dutch goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen, 29, wishes to leave this summer and are confident of finding a replacement. (Marca), external

Arsenal are planning to sign Charlton Athletic midfielder Joe Aribo, 22, this summer. (Mirror), external

Everton and Newcastle are among the Premier League clubs looking at Olympiakos left-back Leonardo Koutris. Leicester and West Ham are also keeping tabs on the 23-year-old Greece international. (TeamTalk), external

Arsenal scouts watched Cagliari midfielder Nicolo Barella, 22, score his first Italy goal against Finland. (Metro), external

Gareth Bale would be welcomed back to Tottenham should the 29-year-old Wales international choose to call time on his spell at Real Madrid, says Spurs defender Ben Davies. (Goal), external

Liverpool are the latest club to scout Inter Milan and Slovakia defender Milan Skriniar, 24. (TeamTalk), external

Juventus could move for Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane after the 25-year-old France defender told the Spanish club he wants to leave. (Football Italia), external

Norway and Bournemouth striker Joshua King, 27, says Spain and Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos, 32, has a reputation for "being dirty and rough" but he does not "remember going up against a centre-back as nice as him" after their two countries met in a Euro 2020 qualifier. Spain beat Norway 2-1. (Marca), external

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