Thursday’s gossip: Gallagher, Mainoo, Raphinha, Murillo, Silva, Adarabioyo, Howe

Chelsea's Conor Gallagher with the Gossip logo

Tottenham are preparing a move for Chelsea’s England midfielder Conor Gallagher, 24, whose contract expires in 2025. (Teamtalk)external-link

Liverpool, Tottenham and AC Milan are among the clubs interested in Fulham’s English defender Tosin Adarabioyo, 26, however the Cottagers want to offer the former Manchester City player a new contract. (Standard)external-link

Tottenham are also interested in Barcelona and Brazil winger Raphinha, 27, whose future at the La Liga giants is unclear. (Sport – in Spanish)external-link

Chelsea are leading the race to sign Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen but Paris St Germain remain interested and Naples wants 130m euros (£111m)

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Aston Villa news: Opinion – International break at right time

“He’s been doing this all season,” said Theo Walcott on Match of the Day 2 last Sunday night, reflecting on how Unai Emery made second-half changes to help his team earn a point at West Ham. “He’s a master in tactics, and the players listen to him. He has so many messages. Players want to play for him.”

There’s certainly no shortage of appetite for work among the Villa players, who negotiated a potentially awkward week reasonably well – striding confidently past Ajax into the last eight of the Europa Conference League, and making a net gain of a point

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