Friday's gossip: Olise, Branthwaite, Gutierrez, Guimaraes, Zubimendi

Michael Olise

Crystal Palace's French winger Michael Olise, 22, would be open to a summer transfer to Manchester United. (90min)external-link

Manchester United are confident a bid of between £60-70m will be enough to sign English defender Jarrad Branthwaite, 21, before 30 June, allowing Everton to include the fee in their 2023-24 accounts and avoid any further points deductions. (Football Insider)external-link

Arsenal and Manchester City have been made aware that Newcastle United will listen to offers in excess of £80m for Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimaraes, 26, this summer. (90min)external-link

Guimaraes' £100m release clause will only be active for one month, from late May to late June. (Fabrizio Romano, via Caught Offside)external-link

Manchester United could look to sign 22-year-old Spanish left-back Miguel Gutierrez from Girona but they face competition from Arsenal and West Ham. (GiveMeSport)external-link

Arsenal are tracking multiple midfield targets amid concerns a deal for Real Sociedad and Spain midfielder Martin Zubimendi, 25, could be difficult. (Standard)external-link

Zubimendi says reports linking him to some of Europe's top clubs "are just rumours" and he is happy at Real Sociedad. (Marca - in Spanish)external-link

Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino's position will be reviewed at the end of the season but most of the Blues squad do not want him sacked as they look for more stability at the club. (Standard)external-link

Manchester United will target a new centre-back, central midfielder and striker in the summer transfer window, with France forward Anthony Martial, 28, among the players no longer part of the club's plans. (Football Insider)external-link

Wolves manager Gary O'Neil is likely to sign a new contract at Molineux despite reports linking him to the Liverpool job. (GiveMeSport)external-link

Ajax are interested in appointing former Chelsea and Brighton manager Graham Potter, who is also on Manchester United's list of potential replacements for Erik ten Hag. (Guardian)external-link

Potter has rejected a first offer from Ajax because the proposed salary did not meet his expectations. (Het Parool - in Dutch)external-link

Manchester United, Paris St-Germain and Bayern Munich are all interested in Real Madrid's Ukrainian goalkeeper Andriy Lunin, 25. (Fichajes - in Spanish)external-link

Former Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and ex-Leeds United boss Jesse Marsch have been contacted by Canada about leading the national team into the 2026 World Cup. (Standard)external-link

Napoli have joined the race to sign Canada forward Jonathan David, 24, from Lille. (Calciomercato - in Italian)external-link

Bundesliga club Stuttgart are ready to make 27-year-old Germany forward Deniz Undav's move permanent after signing him on loan from Brighton last summer. (Caught Offside)external-link

Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong, 26, is one of the favourites to be sold by Barcelona in the summer, while the Spanish club could also sell Uruguay defender Ronald Araujo, 25, and Brazil winger Raphinha, 27. (Sport - in Spanish)external-link

Crystal Palace's Dougie Freedman is on Newcastle United's shortlist to become their new sporting director, while the former Scotland striker is also a target for Manchester United.(Mail)external-link

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