Wednesday's gossip: Messi, Martinez, Nagelsmann, Pochettino, Rice, Guehi, Mane

Argentina guardant Lionel Messi, 35, volition permission Paris St-Germain astatine the extremity of the play aft the French champions decided against extending his contract. (Foot Mercato - successful French)

Tottenham's talks with erstwhile Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann astir becoming their caller manager person deed a stumbling artifact due to the fact that of the uncertainty astir the club's sporting manager role. (Telegraph - subscription required)

Sam Allardyce is successful talks astir becoming Leeds United's adjacent manager and has been offered a £1m bonus if helium tin support the Elland Road nine successful the Premier League. (Star)

Allardyce volition gain a bonus of much than £2.5m if helium tin unafraid Leeds United's top-flight presumption and has asked erstwhile Oxford United manager Karl Robinson to beryllium his adjunct astatine Elland Road. (Times - subscription required)

Chelsea co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali met successful Los Angeles past play to sermon the assignment of erstwhile Tottenham brag Mauricio Pochettino arsenic the Stamford Bridge club's adjacent manager. (Evening Standard)

Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke is to springiness Gunners brag Mikel Arteta £200m to fortify his squad successful the summer. (Football Transfers)

West Ham person started their hunt for a midfielder arsenic they hole for beingness without England planetary Declan Rice, 24. (Football Insider)

Ajax worth defender Jurrien Timber astatine 50m euros (£44m), with the 21-year-old Netherlands planetary having been linked with Liverpool and Manchester United. (Sky Sports Germany)

Tottenham are acceptable to vie with northbound London rivals Arsenal successful trying to motion Crystal Palace and England defender Marc Guehi, 22. (Evening Standard)

Bayern Munich are consenting to perceive to offers for 31-year-old Senegal guardant Sadio Mane, who joined from Liverpool past summer. (90 Min)

Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri says whether the nine are successful the Champions League adjacent play is cardinal to their planning, with Argentina winger Angel di Maria, 35, and France midfielder Adrien Rabiot, 28, retired of declaration successful the summer. (Football Italia)

Fulham are readying to clasp talks with Leeds United implicit a imperishable woody for English winger Dan James, 25. (Football Insider)

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