Arsenal want Argentina's Alvarez - Monday's gossip

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Arsenal want to sign Atletico Madrid's Julian Alvarez, Aston Villa hijack Newcastle 's move for Johan Manzambi, and Pep Guardiola is on the shortlist to become Italy manager

Arsenal are attempting to sign Atletico Madrid and Argentina striker Julian Alvarez, 22, before pre-season begins. (Independent) , external

Aston Villa are finalising a move for Freiburg and Switzerland midfielder Johan Manzambi, 20, who was on course to join Newcastle . (Athletic - requires subscription) , external

Manchester City 's former Spanish boss Pep Guardiola, 57, is on the shortlist to become the new Italy manager after Paulo Maldini was appointed as the country's technical head. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian) , external

Bayern Munich remain confident they will tie England striker Harry Kane, 32, down to a new long-term contract despite growing interest from some of Europe's biggest clubs including Real Madrid . (TeamTalk) , external

Sassuolo defender Tarik Muharemovic remains a target for Premier League clubs with Newcastle , Sunderland , Leeds and Bournemouth all keen on the 23-year-old Bosnia-Herzegovina international. (Corriere dello Sport via Football Italia) , external

Chelsea are looking at a move for Crystal Palace and England midfielder Adam Wharton after Liverpool and Manchester United both cooled their interest in the 22-year-old. (Caught Offside) , external

Roma want 22-year-old Chelsea and Argentina winger Alejandro Garnacho and are also interested in Belgium winger Diego Moreira, 21, from Chelsea 's sister club Strasbourg . (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian) , external

Manchester United 's Czech goalkeeper Radek Vitek, 22, is wanted by Celtic after some impressive displays on loan at Bristol City last season. (Football Insider) , external

Atalanta have held discussions with Ederson over extending his contract after a deal to move to Manchester United broke down. Newcastle are still interested in the 27-year-old Brazil midfielder. (L'Eco di Bergamo - in Italian) , external

Sunderland are aiming to make Roma's 23-year-old Argentinian winger Matias Soule their first signing of the summer. He is valued at around €35m (£30m) (Northern Echo) , external

Newcastle have held talks over Parma and Japan goalkeeper Zion Suzuki, 23, as they look to secure a new main goalkeeper. (Newcastle Chronicle) , external

Tottenham and Newcastle are both interested in Manchester City 's 27-year-old Egypt midfielder Omar Marmoush. (TeamTalk) , external

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