Wednesday’s gossip: Sancho, Mbappe, Kane, Pepe, Lukaku, Kone

Here are the rewritten snippets:

• Manchester United is open to selling winger Jadon Sancho, but Aston Villa is interested in the player without wanting to meet the £60m asking price. (Football Transfers)

• If Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani takes over Manchester United, the club will be at the forefront of the race to sign French forward Kylian Mbappe, 24, from Paris St-Germain. (Metro)

• Chelsea is also expected to show interest in Mbappe, as the striker has informed PSG that he does not wish to extend his contract beyond 2024. (Times – subscription required)

• Real Madrid is keen on signing Mbappe this summer, which may increase Tottenham’s chances of retaining English forward Harry Kane, 29, who has also been linked with the Spanish club. (Mail)

• Kane’s representatives have also held meetings with PSG officials. (Mirror)

• Arsenal has no intention of reintegrating their £72m club-record signing Nicolas Pepe into the squad and plans to sell the 28-year-old Ivory Coast forward this summer. (Telegraph – subscription required)

• Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal has offered Chelsea’s Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku, 30, a contract worth up to £20m per season. (Guardian)

• Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers are interested in 22-year-old French midfielder Manu Kone from Borussia Monchengladbach, who has also been linked with Liverpool. (Mail)

• Tottenham is close to reaching an agreement on personal terms with Brentford goalkeeper David Raya, 27, and hopes to negotiate a lower fee with the Bees, who are demanding £40m for the Spanish international. (Standard)

• Barcelona and Spain defender Jordi Alba, 34, is currently in talks with Inter Miami regarding a move to Major League Soccer. (Fabrizio Romano)

• Barcelona is monitoring 21-year-old Spanish midfielder Alex Baena from Villarreal as an alternative to 32-year-old Manchester City and Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan. (ESPN)

• Coventry City is interested in 20-year-old English defender Bashir Humphreys from Chelsea. (Standard)

• For Tuesday’s gossip column, please refer to the corresponding section.

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• [Guardian](insert URL here) – Source for information about Romelu Lukaku being offered a deal by Al-Hilal.
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