Friday’s gossip: Messi, Benzema, Modric, Osimhem, Mount, Rice, Gvardiol, Kovacic

Inter Miami have offered 35-year-old Argentina forward Lionel Messi 50m euros per year (£43m) to spend four seasons in the MLS after he leaves Paris St-Germain this summer. (Sport)

Croatia midfielder Luka Modric, 37, has told Real Madrid he intends to accept an offer of 120m euros (£103m) to play in Saudi Arabia for the next three seasons. (Okdiary via Sport)

Newcastle United are set to rival Manchester United for the signing of Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen, 24, from Napoli. (Gazzetta dello Sport via Mirror)

Manchester United are expected to make a formal approach to Chelsea for 24-year-old England midfielder Mason Mount. (Sky Sports)

West Ham’s Declan Rice would prefer to stay in the Premier League as he prepares to turn down a move to Bayern Munich. Arsenal and Manchester United are keen on the 24-year-old England midfielder. (Mail)

RB Leipzig could sell Croatia defender Josko Gvardiol for 100m euros (£86m). Manchester City are interested in the 21-year-old, who has a 114m euro (£98m) release clause. (Times – subscription)

Manchester City are close to finalising the signing of Chelsea’s 29-year-old Croatia midfielder Mateo Kovacic. (Football Insider)

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou could be confirmed as Tottenham boss next week. (Sun)

Fulham manager Marco Silva and former Spain boss Luis Enrique are on Tottenham’s shortlist alongside Postecoglou. (Telegraph – subscription)

Leeds United manager Sam Allardyce will not get a new contract at Elland Road after failing to avoid Premier League relegation in his four games in charge. (Telegraph – subscription)

Manchester City’s 29-year-old Portugal defender Joao Cancelo is unlikely to make his loan move to Bayern Munich permanent this summer, although he does not want to play in England – for City or Arsenal. (Evening Newspaper – in German)

Bayern will consider offers for Germany wingers Serge Gnabry and Leroy Sane, both 27, this summer, as well as Senegal forward Sadio Mane – only a year after signing the 31-year-old from Liverpool. (mail via image)

Chelsea have turned down a £30m bid from Brighton for 20-year-old English defender Levi Colwill, who spent the season on loan with the Seagulls. (Mail)

Inter Milan are pushing hard to sign Chelsea’s 23-year-old English defender Trevoh Chalobah. (Standard)

Atalanta want 60m euros (£52m) this summer in order to part with 20-year-old Denmark striker Rasmus Hojlund, who has been targeted by Manchester United. (Football Insider)

Roma are open to selling 25-year-old England striker Tammy Abraham. (Telegraph – subscription)

Aston Villa will compete with Newcastle for Arsenal’s 25-year-old Scotland defender Kieran Tierney. (Times – subscription)

Wolves have joined West Ham, Newcastle and Aston Villa in wanting Southampton’s 28-year-old England midfielder James Ward-Prowse. (Sun)

Barcelona want to sell 20-year-old Spain forward Ansu Fati this summer, but he is against a move to Wolves in exchange for 26-year-old Portugal midfielder Ruben Neves and 30m euros (£26m). (Sport)

Napoli are ready to compete with AC Milan for Arsenal’s 21-year-old American forward Folarin Balogun. (Mirror)

Spain forward Marco Asensio, 27, has decided to join Paris St-Germain when his Real Madrid contract expires this summer. (Athletic – subscription)