Today's Gossip: Morata 'Agrees' United Move; Sanchez Edge Close To Exit

Bayern Confident Of Adding Alexis

If Alexis Sanchez leaves Arsenal for Bayern Munich this summer, he will become the Bundesliga giants' highest-paid player on £350,000 a week, according to the Mirror.

The report claims that Sanchez's agent has already held talks with Bayern, and they are confident of luring the Chile international to Germany, especially considering Arsenal's preference to not sell to a Premier League rival.

The Telegraph adds that although Chelsea and Manchester City are interested, Bayern are favourites and would be willing to pay £40 million for Sanchez, who is entering the final year of his Arsenal contract, and their offer dwarfs the current £280,000-a-week offer on the table from the Gunners.

Madrid To Make Room For Mbappe By Pushing Out Bale

A deal to take Kylian Mbappe to Real Madrid will happen only if Gareth Bale moves on, Marca reports.

Bale, who has been linked with Manchester United, has said he is happy in Spain with Los Blancos, but he is said to be the man who will make way, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema assured of their future at the club and Marco Asensio's development also a priority.

It is claimed that Real president Florentino Perez is in talks to bring the 18-year-old Monaco forward to La Liga, with one possible solution being that a deal is struck but he stays put for one more season to guarantee playing time ahead of next summer's World Cup.

Milan Enter Race For Costa

Diego Costa's agent has held talks with AC Milan about a move to Serie A following the news that Costa is surplus to requirements at Chelsea, according to the London Evening Standard.

The newspaper writes that Costa would prefer a move back to La Liga with Atletico Madrid, and he had even agreed to personal terms with his former club, but that deal is unlikely to happen due to their transfer ban, and he could now join Milan instead.

Meanwhile, the Mirror claims that Antonio Conte did not run his decision to dump Costa past Chelsea owner Roman Abramovic and adds that the decision was taken as long ago as November.

Morata Agrees Personal Terms

Real Madrid frontman Alvaro Morata has agreed a deal to join Manchester United, according to the Daily Telegraph.

The report claims the Spain striker has “agreed in principle to the terms that will be offered” and now United must negotiate a fee with Real for the forward.

United have already seen a bid of £52.3million rejected by Real and they are hoping that an offer of around £60million will be enough to see the 24-year-old move to Old Trafford.

Sky Sport Italia claimed earlier in the week that Real were looking for around £78million for the Spain forward, who scored against Colombia on Wednesday night.

The report claims United goalkeeper David de Gea, whom Marca claim is now not a target for Real, was not included in the offer.

Mourinho is believed to have made Morata his No.1 strike target, but if United cannot prise him away from the Spanish capital then they will pursue Torino frontman Andrea Belotti.

Morata scored 20 goals and claimed six assists in 43 games for Madrid this season as they claimed the La Liga and Champions League titles.

Others

Manchester United have made a bid of £70m for Torino's 23-year-old Italy forward Andrea Belotti. (Independent)

Real Madrid's Spain striker Alvaro Morata, 24, has agreed to join United and is waiting for the two clubs to agree a fee of around £60m before making the move to Old Trafford. (Daily Telegraph)

Morata's representative, Juanma Lopez, had talks with Real Madrid representatives on Friday to pave the way for the former Juventus player's move to United. (Guardian)

AC Milan are reluctant to meet Diego Costa's wages of £200,000-plus a week as the Chelsea striker seeks a new club after being told he is no longer part of Antonio Conte's plans. (Daily Telegraph)

Chelsea must pay Juventus £52m for Brazil defender Alex Sandro, 26, who has three years left on his contract with the champions of Italy. (London Evening Standard)

West Ham are trying to sign Chelsea's 21-year-old Burkina Faso forward Bertrand Traore for £17m. (Daily Mirror)

Premier League newcomers Huddersfield will try to sign Leeds United's New Zealand forward Chris Wood, 25, for £15m. (Sun)

Newcastle United are closing in on the £8.7m signing of French defender Florian Lejeune, 26, from Spanish club Eibar. (Marca via Newcastle Chronicle)

Leicester City are close to signing non-league defender Sam Hughes, 20, from National League side Chester for £125,000. (Leicester Mercury)

Aston Villa have had a £500,000 bid for Stoke's Republic of Ireland midfielder Glenn Whelan, 33, turned down but the Championship club remain confident a deal can be done. (Sentinel)

Newly promoted Brighton will listen to offers for Northern Ireland midfielder Oliver Norwood, 26, just one year after signing him from Reading. (Argus)

Norwich City are interested in signing defender Sean Raggett, 23, who helped Lincoln City win promotion to the Football League and reach the FA Cup quarter-finals in 2016-17. (Eastern Daily Press)

Former Sunderland and England striker Kevin Phillips, 43, is the new favourite to take charge of the Black Cats. (Sunderland Echo)

Bolton want to sign Newcastle United winger Sammy Ameobi, 25, after the former England Under-21 international's successful loan at Wanderers in 2016-17. (Bolton News)