Gossip column: Van Bronckhorst, Sanchez, Kane, Mahrez, Musa, Ozil, Draxler

Football gossip

Arsene Wenger wants Feynoord boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst to be his successor as Arsenal manager. (Daily Star)external-link

Real Madrid hope to beat Manchester City to the signing of Gunners forward Alexis Sanchez, 28. (Don Balon, via Daily Express)external-link

Paris St-Germain could move for Sanchez in January, with the Chile striker's contract set to expire in the summer. (Daily Mirror)external-link

Everton have given up hope of appointing Watford boss Marco Silva as their new manager. (Independent)external-link

The Toffees are considering appointing RB Leipzig sporting director Ralf Rangnick instead. (Express)external-link

West Brom are likely to fail with a bid to appoint Sam Allardyce as their next boss. The ex-England boss is keen to return to international management. (Daily Mirror)external-link

Hull manager Leonid Slutsky is fighting to save his job after the club's poor start to the Championship season. (Telegraph)external-link

Tottenham forward Harry Kane, 24, and midfielder Dele Alli, 21, top a five-man Real Madrid wish list drafted by president Florentino Perez. (Diario Gol, via Daily Mail)external-link

Manchester City are lining up a move for Leicester City winger Riyad Mahrez, 26. (Don Balon, via Manchester Evening News)external-link

The Foxes will sell Nigeria forward Ahmed Musa, 25, and Argentine striker Leonardo Ulloa, 31, as well as Tunisia defender Yohan Benalouane, 30, in January. (Daily Mirror) external-link

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has blocked the club's move for Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil, 29. (Diario Gol, via Daily Star)external-link

Liverpool have made contact with PSG over a possible loan move for Germany forward Julian Draxler, 24. (L'Equipe, via Talksport)external-link

Former West Ham, Newcastle and Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew is the favourite to succeed Tony Pulis at West Brom. (Birmingham Mail)external-link

Arsenal could sign Inter Milan's 24-year-old Portugal midfielder Joao Mario for £26m in January. (Tuttosport, via Sun)external-link

Sampdoria will not sell 21-year-old Uruguayan midfielder Lucas Torreira to Everton in January. (La Repubblica via Talksport)external-link

Manchester City target Joshua Kimmich, the versatile 22-year-old Germany midfielder, is in contract negotiations with current club Bayern Munich. (Bild, via Sun)external-link

Liverpool and Tottenham are among the Premier League clubs monitoring League Two Stevenage's 18-year-old defender Ben Wilmot. (Daily Mail)external-link

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Crystal Palace want to expand their Selhurst Park ground from its 26,000 capacity to around 40,000. (London Evening Standard)external-link

Chelsea players were given new-look names for their trip to Azerbaijan to face Qarabag in the Champions League. (Daily Mail)external-link

Tottenham left-back Danny Rose said he was "fuming" to have been left out of Saturday's derby with Arsenal, but the 27-year-old denied there had been a "bust-up" with manager Mauricio Pochettino. (Telegraph)external-link

Best of Wednesday's gossip

West Brom are considering former West Ham, Newcastle and Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew as a replacement for sacked head coach Tony Pulis. (Express & Star, Wolverhampton)external-link

The Baggies' director of football Nicky Hammond has held preliminary talks with Pardew, 56, about the job. (Sun)external-link

Former Brighton boss Oscar Garcia is interested in the West Brom job. (Talksport)external-link

Former Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has ruled himself out of the running to be the next Everton manager. (Liverpool Echo)external-link

Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley has turned down a £300m offer for the club from Amanda Staveley's PCP Capital Partners. (Daily Star)external-link

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