Football gossip: Benitez, Pellegrini, Pochettino, Willian, Neymar

Football gossip

West Ham United will turn to Rafael Benitez if they decide to part company with manager Manuel Pellegrini. (Mirror)external-link

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has held talks with chairman Daniel Levy over his future at the club. (Telegraph)external-link

Spurs are considering RB Leipzig's 32-year-old German manager Julian Nagelsmann as a potential replacement for Pochettino. (Times - subscription required)external-link

Chelsea's Brazilian midfielder Willian, 31, is set to reject a two-year contract extension and run down his deal in order to secure a move to Barcelona. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish)external-link

Brazil forward Neymar, 27, has turned down the chance to renew his Paris St-Germain contract, which expires in 2022. (Sport)external-link

The Spanish Federation has offered Luis Enrique the chance to return as national team boss. (AS)external-link

England women's manager Phil Neville will be backed through to the 2021 European Championship, despite the team's poor run of results. He will also continue to prepare a British team for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Times - subscription required)external-link

Manchester United's France midfielder Paul Pogba, 26, would prefer a return to Juventus than a move to Real Madrid. (Tuttosport - in Italian)external-link

Red Bull Salzburg striker Erling Braut Haaland's father - former Manchester City midfielder Alf-Inge Haaland - has visited Manchester United's training ground. Norway forward Haaland, 19, has been heavily linked with a move to Old Trafford. (The Athletic - subscription required)external-link

United could sign Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes, 25, in January, with Sporting Lisbon needing to raise funds to clear debts of about £57m. (O Jogo - in Portuguese)external-link

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola's agent has not ruled out the possibility that the Spaniard may soon return to Bayern Munich. (AS)external-link

Qatar Sports Investments, the Qatar state investment company that owns French champions PSG, has moved a step closer to a takeover of Championship club Leeds United. (ESPN)external-link

Chelsea are monitoring Genk's 21-year-old Norway midfielder Sander Berge, who is also interesting Liverpool and Napoli. (Goal)external-link

Arsenal are planning to send scouts to watch Red Bull Salzburg's Hungary midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai, 19. (Football Insider)external-link

Juventus and Inter Milan have expressed interest in Manchester United's England defender Chris Smalling. The 29-year-old is on loan at Roma, who are haggling over his £15m valuation. (Sun, via Corriere della Sera)external-link

Juventus' 25-year-old Germany midfielder Emre Can, who has been linked with a move away from the club, says he is not happy at his lack of playing time at the Italian champions. (Mail)external-link

West Bromwich Albion will consider selling England Under-20 defender Nathan Ferguson in January, if the 19-year-old does not agree an extension to his present deal, which expires this summer. (Express and Star)external-link

Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Patrick Cutrone's agent says rumours the 21-year-old Italian could be about to quit Molineux are false. (Samp News - in Italian)external-link

Manchester United are one of a number of Premier League clubs monitoring the progress of 19-year-old English forward Danny Loader, who plays for Championship side Reading. (Mail)external-link

Leeds are ready to sell 21-year-old English defender Lewie Coyle, who is on loan at Fleetwood Town, in January. (Football Insider)external-link

West Brom are assessing whether to make English striker Chris Willock's loan move permanent - with the club having the option to buy the 21-year-old from Benfica in January. (Express and Star)external-link

Daily Mirror
In the Mirror, "West Ham targeting Benitez...if Pell's axed"

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