TRANSFER NEWS: Latest gossip from European newspapers February 22, 2022.

Manchester United face a battle with Real Madrid to land Mauricio Pochettino as pressure grows on Carlo Ancelotti - and PSG boss' close bond with Kylian Mbappe is a factor (Sun)

Dele Alli transfer could end up costing Everton £30m with add-ons but Tottenham will not receive full windfall. Instead, the Lilywhites will have to give the MK Dons - who they brought Alli from for £5m in 2015 - 20 per cent of the midfielder's sell-on fee (Athletic.)

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has revealed that he urged Ousmane Dembele to stay at Barcelona once he knew he was heading to the club in January. The pair coincided at Borussia Dortmund where they flourished together. “It is something very special because we had an incredible year in Dortmund and he is an incredible player”. (Mundo Deportivo and Sport.)

 Tottenham look for a way to renew Harry Kane's contract. City came close to signing Kane in the summer of 2021, but Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy rejected a bid worth 127 million pounds from the Premier League champions. Kane’s current contract should keep him at Spurs until 2024, but he may still have his eyes set on joining another club this summer. (Mail Online)

Ralf Rangnick was always intended to be an interim coach for Manchester United, but there was always the suggestion that the German could remain in the dugout if things went well over the second half of the 2021/22 season. With the team still struggling, though, Gary Neville expects his former club to make a coaching change in the summer. “I don't think he gets the job at the end of the season now," (Sky Sports.)

Manchester City and Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva, 27, is dreaming of a move to Real Madrid. (CalcioMercato via BBC)

Liverpool are "seriously interested" in signing English forward Jarrod Bowen, 25, from West Ham. (GiveMeSport via BBC)

Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers has the backing of the club's board despite a poor run of form. (Telegraph VIA BBC)

Inter Milan are monitoring Manchester City's Brazil striker Gabriel Jesus, 24, as a potential recruit for their attack. (CalcioMercato – via BBC)

Chelsea are interested in Wolves' English defender Max Kilman, 24. (Talksport via BBC)

Arsenal, Newcastle, Borussia Dortmund and Inter Milan are eyeing a move for Lille and Canada forward Jonathan David, 22. (TuttoMercatoWeb via BBC)

Aston Villa have made 24-year-old Liverpool and England defender Joe Gomez their main target for the summer. (Football Insider via BBC)

Liverpool are out of the running to sign France striker Kylian Mbappe, 23, from Paris St-Germain. (Sport via BBC)

English midfielder Jonjo Shelvey, 29, and Switzerland defender Fabian Schar, 30, are on the verge of signing new contracts at Newcastle. (Telegraph via BBC)

Roy Keane, 50, turned down the chance to be manager of League One Sunderland because they only offered him a six-month contract and he wanted longer. (Sun via BBC)

Roma will not make 24-year-old English midfielder Ainsley Maitland-Niles' loan spell from Arsenal permanent because he has not impressed in Serie A. (Calciomercato, via BBC)

Manchester United and Spain goalkeeper David De Gea, 31, says he is open to signing a new deal with the club. (Independent via BBC)

Wembley could host this season's Champions League final if Uefa decides to take it off St Petersburg because of the Russia-Ukraine crisis. (Mirror via BBC)

Newcastle, Leeds and Crystal Palace's hopes of signing Wales’s midfielder Brennan Johnson, 20, have faded with Nottingham Forest increasing their efforts to get him to sign a new deal. (Mirror via BBC)