Sunday's gossip: Walker, Neves, Lacroix, Slot, Lopetegui, Karius

Kyle Walker

Bayern Munich are planning another move for Manchester City's England defender Kyle Walker, after they failed to sign the 33-year-old last summer. (Star) external-link

Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has met with super agent Jorge Mendes, whose clients include one of the club's targets in Benfica's 19-year-old Portugal midfielder Joao Neves. (Mirror) external-link

Crystal Palace are set to join the race to sign Wolfsburg's 24-year-old French centre-back Maxence Lacroix this summer. (Telegraph - subscription required) external-link

Arne Slot will be appointed as Liverpool's new head coach rather than manager in a change to the club's structure. (Times - subscription required) external-link

West Ham's hopes of appointing former Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui to replace David Moyes as manager this summer appear to be over with AC Milan close to agreeing a deal. (Guardian) external-link

Barcelona are moving closer to signing Argentina midfielder Guido Rodriguez, 30, from fellow La Liga club Real Betis. (Sport - in Spanish) external-link

Barcelona are planning to protect the future of 17-year-old centre-back Pau Cubarsi after proposing a new deal for the Spaniard that includes a release clause of €500m (£423.2m). (AS - in Spanish) external-link

Ex-Manchester United and Spain midfielder Juan Mata, 35, believes his former club should build any future team around Portugal's Bruno Fernandes, 29. (ESPN) external-link

Juventus are working on deals to extend the contracts of Italy forward Federico Chiesa, 26, and Serbia striker Dusan Vlahovic, 24. (Rudy Galetti) external-link

German goalkeeper Loris Karius, 30, will leave Newcastle United as a free agent at the end of the current season. (Fabrizio Romano) external-link

Tottenham have been forced to abandon plans to make a move for 19-year-old Real Madrid and Turkey playmaker Arda Guler, with Carlo Ancelotti saying he will stay with the Spanish club. (Express) external-link

AC Milan are interested in signing Aston Villa's Brazilian defender Diego Carlos at the end of the season (AS - in Spanish) external-link

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