Football gossip: Bale, Varane, Courtois, Sancho, Pedro, Barella

Real Madrid and Wales forward Gareth Bale has told his entourage he has no plans to leave the Bernabeu in the next transfer window. The 29-year-old has been linked with a return to Tottenham, and also with Manchester United. (Marca, via Inside Futbol)

Real boss Zinedine Zidane has not ruled out the prospect of Bale leaving, saying his future at the club will be decided at the end of the season. (Mirror)

Zidane dismissed suggestions of France defender Raphael Varane, 25, leaving Real. He said of the Manchester United target: "I don't want a Madrid without Varane." (Marca)

Real will demand any suitors for Varane pay the centre-back's 500m euros (£429m) release clause in full. (Goal.com)

Meanwhile, Zidane has hinted he will sell former Chelsea and Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, 26, this summer. (Mirror)

Manchester United have made Borussia Dortmund's England winger Jadon Sancho their number one target for their summer rebuild and are prepared to pay more than £100m for the 19-year-old. (Independent)

Inter Milan and AC Milan are both chasing Chelsea's Spanish winger Pedro, 31. (Express)

Arsenal sent a scout to watch Cagliari and Italy midfielder Nicolo Barella, 22, in action against Juventus. (Star)

Real Madrid and Juventus have moved ahead of Manchester United and Manchester City as they compete for the signing of Benfica's Portugal Under-21 midfielder Joao Felix, 19. (Sun)

Sam Allardyce says he has not been contacted about West Brom's vacant head coach role, despite being named favourite to succeed Darren Moore - but the 64-year-old former England manager would be open to an approach. (Express and Star)

Manchester United are the latest team to show an interest in Leicester's Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans, 21, who is on loan from Monaco. (HLN, via Leicester Mercury)

Cardiff have asked Nantes for a meeting to try to resolve their feud over the tragic transfer of Emiliano Sala. (Telegraph)

Everton director of football Marcel Brands says the Toffees must return to a period of managerial stability with Marco Silva given the "time" to bring success to Goodison. (Liverpool Echo)

Former Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has set his sights on domestic glory in a fifth country, and left the door open to an approach from the Bundesliga. (Mail)

Mourinho has hinted his problems with France midfielder Paul Pogba may have stemmed from a row over the 26-year-old wanting to travel in his own Rolls Royce rather than the team bus. (Manchester Evening News)

Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson is planning to have England Under-21 defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka, 21, and Ivory Coast forward Wilfried Zaha, 26, in his squad next season - but admits every player has their price. (Evening Standard)

Leicester have been linked with a summer move for Cardiff's Spanish midfielder Victor Camarasa, 24, who is on loan from Real Betis. (Leicester Mercury)

Chelsea are considering rewarding England Under-20 defender Reece James, 19, for his impressive loan spell at Wigan by making him part of their senior squad next season. (London Evening Standard)

Newcastle midfielder Sean Longstaff, 21, has been named as an ambassador for the club's charity following an impressive breakthrough season. (Newcastle Chronicle)

Aberdeen will receive 20% of the transfer fee if Scotland winger Ryan Fraser leaves Bournemouth. The 25-year-old has been linked with Arsenal and Tottenham. (Daily Record)

Leicester City's 30-year-old Algeria forward Islam Slimani, who is on loan in Turkey with Fenerbahce, has been linked with a move to Greek side Olympiakos. (SDNA, via Leicester Mercury)

Kilmarnock goalkeeper Dan Bachmann, on loan from Watford, will snub a move to Rangers with the 24-year-old Austrian preferring to play in the Premier League. (Star)