Man City close in on Anderson - Friday's gossip

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Manchester City are closing in on a deal for Elliot Anderson, several Premier League clubs are interested in Fulham's Samuel Amissah, and Liverpool have identified Yan Diomande as a replacement for Mohamed Salah.

Manchester Cityare close to completing a deal to sign England midfielder Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest. (Teamtalk)

Anderson favours a move to City over neighbours Manchester United, but Nottingham Forestvalue the 23-year-old at more than £70m. (Talksport)

Arsenal, Manchester Unitedand Chelseaare set to battle to sign England Under-19 centre-back Samuel Amissah, 18, from Fulham. (Telegraph - subscription required)

Liverpoolwant 19-year-old Yan Diomande to replace Mohamed Salah on the right wing and the RB Leipzig winger could cost them £87m. (Teamtalk)

Former Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino and Roberto de Zerbi are Tottenham's top managerial targets this summer - however former player Robbie Keane, now in charge of Ferencvaros, could be considered if they are relegated to the Championship. (GiveMeSport)

Arne Slot's position as Liverpoolboss is set to come under significant scrutiny at the end of the season, with former Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso the only manager the club's owners want to succeed the Dutchman. (Teamtalk)

Ecuador defender Piero Hincapie, 24, will join Arsenalon a permanent transfer from Bayer Leverkusen at the end of this season. (Sun)

The Gunners will need to sell a first-team player this summer, with Norway midfielder Martin Odegaard, 27, and Brazil winger Gabriel Martinelli, 24, among the potential candidates. (Telegraph - subscription required)

Manchester Unitedplan to hold contract talks with Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes, 31, after this summer's World Cup. (Football Insider)

Chelseaand Manchester Cityare among the clubs interested in Bayern Munich's 21-year-old Germany midfielder Aleksandar Pavlovic, who could cost 65m euros (£56m). (Caught Offside)

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