Transfer gossip: Lemar, Allardyce, Dyche, Nainggolan, Fabinho

Football gossip

Arsenal will have to compete with Barcelona and Liverpool if they want to sign Monaco's 21-year-old winger Thomas Lemar next summer. (Daily Telegraph)external-link

Sam Allardyce is to hold talks with Everton over their vacant managerial position, but he wants a lucrative contract to take the job. (Sun)external-link

Everton will not make an imminent approach for Burnley boss Sean Dyche. (Lancashire Telegraph)external-link

Arsenal and Chelsea are interested in signing former Liverpool goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi, 27, from RB Leipzig. (ESPN)external-link

Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick, 36, has no plans to leave Old Trafford despite interest from Leicester City, West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa. (ESPN)external-link

Swansea's striker Tammy Abraham, 20 and on loan from Chelsea, will turn down the chance to play for Nigeria, preferring to wait for an England call-up instead. (Times - subscription required)external-link

Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan says he never considered leaving to join Chelsea, who were linked with a bid for the 29-year-old. (Independent)external-link

Monaco midfielder Fabinho, 24, has revealed his frustration after moves to Manchester United and Paris St-Germain were blocked during the course of the past year. (Sports Illustrated)external-link

Leicester City did not contact former boss Claudio Ranieri, now in charge of French club Nantes, about returning to the club as manager. (Leicester Mercury)external-link

Chris Coleman has held further talks over an extension to his Wales contract that would see him lead the nation in their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign. (Daily Mail)external-link

Manchester United are favourites to sign Celtic defender Kieran Tierney, 20, and their 21-year-old striker Moussa Dembele. (Mirror)external-link

The Sun back page on Wednesday
The Sun's back page on Wednesday

Meanwhile

Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud says dance lessons he took as a student helped him perform the scorpion kick goal that won the Fifa Puskas award. (France 2, via ESPN)external-link

Liverpool's 17-year-old striker Rhian Brewster will not play for the club's Uefa Youth League side on Wednesday as he is recovering from England's Under-17 World Cup win. (Liverpool Echo)external-link

France's Football Federation has asked Uefa to intervene following Spanish La Liga chief Javier Tebas' repeated claims that Paris St-Germain are "financially doping". (L'Equipe - in French)external-link

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is ready to give 32-year-old right-back Mathieu Debuchy a run in the Gunners first XI. (Evening Standard)external-link

Leicester City are planning a move away from their Belvoir Drive training ground to a state-of-the-art complex near the M1 within the next two years. (Daily Mail)external-link

The best of Tuesday's gossip

Crystal Palace would be due a payment in the region of £2m if Sam Allardyce takes the Everton job, because of a clause in his severance agreement when he left Palace in May. (Independent) external-link

Chelsea are ready to offer midfielder Cesc Fabregas a new contract amid renewed interest in the 30-year-old from Manchester United. (Times - subscription required)external-link

Arsenal are interested in a January move for 25-year-old Napoli midfielder Jorginho. (Tuttomercato, via Daily Star)external-link

Leicester City winger Riyad Mahrez, 26, is a target for Ligue 1 side Marseille. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish)external-link

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