Transfer rumours: Bastoni, Grealish, Kokcu, Morrison, Ribery, Cavani, Hoppe

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Liverpool are considering a £43m move for Inter Milan and Italy centre-back Alessandro Bastoni, 21, who is also wanted by Bayern Munich and Barcelona. (Gazzetta dello Sport, via Metro), external

Manchester City are leading the race to sign Aston Villa's England midfielder Jack Grealish, 25, who has been a prime target for city rivals Manchester United. (Mail), external

In addition, Manchester City are interested in signing Swedish full-back Gabriel Gudmundsson, 21, from Dutch club Groningen. (Calciomercato.com - in Italian), external

Manchester United are considering a move for Aston Villa's Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, 28. (Football Insider), external

Arsenal and Manchester United are interested in French defender Jules Kounde and Sevilla have dropped their asking price for the 22-year-old to £51m. (El Gol Digital, via Express), external

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he will take a year-long sabbatical from management when he leaves the Reds. (Bild - in German), external

Boca Juniors president Juan Roman Riquelme has held personal talks with Manchester United's Edinson Cavani, as the Argentine club step up efforts to sign the 34-year-old Uruguay striker. (Infobae - in Spanish), external

Leicester City and Leeds United could make a summer move for Feyenoord midfielder Orkun Kokcu, with Arsenal and Sevilla also linked with the Turkish 20-year-old, who may be made available for the reduced fee of £10m. (La Razon, via Leicester Mercury), external

Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa has played down his side's need to add a striker to their squad during the summer. (Mirror), external

Germany defender Antonio Rudiger, 28, will wait until after the European Championship before discussing his future with Chelsea, where he is under contract until June 2022. (Sun), external

Former Manchester United attacking midfielder Ravel Morrison, 28, has trained with Sheffield Wednesday, who are considering signing the free agent. The Jamaica midfielder and ex-England youth international, who played for city rivals Sheffield United last season, was released by ADO Den Haag in January. (Sheffield Star), external

Tottenham are not looking to take up the £38m option to sign 25-year-old striker Carlos Vinicius on a permanent deal from Benfica. They brought the Brazilian to London on loan with a view to buy last summer. (Football Insider), external

Liverpool and Tottenham have signalled their interest in signing Schalke's American striker Matthew Hoppe, 20. (Transfermarkt, via 90min), external

Derby County manager Wayne Rooney is keen to keep Manchester United's 18-year-old English defender Teden Mengi, 18, on loan with the Rams next season. (Derby Telegraph), external

Morocco defender Romain Saiss, 30, has triggered an automatic 12-month contract extension with Wolves after making 20 Premier League starts this season. (Express and Star), external

Former France winger Franck Ribery, 37, wants to make a return to the Bundesliga when his contract with Fiorentina expires in the summer. (Bild, via Sun), external

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