Gossip: Mourinho, Messi, Pulisic, Raphinha, Rice, Muani, Olise, Guendouzi, Melo

Luis Campos, the football adviser for Paris St-Germain, has reportedly spoken to the agent of Jose Mourinho about the possibility of the Roma boss taking over at the French club this summer. Meanwhile, Lionel Messi’s contract with PSG is set to expire at the end of the season, and he has yet to reach an agreement to join Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal. Chelsea are looking to offload Christian Pulisic and could use him as a makeweight to encourage Italian champions Napoli to sell them Victor Osimhen. Barcelona have set an asking price of 80 million euros for Brazil winger Raphinha, and Newcastle United and Chelsea are both interested in bringing him back to the Premier League. Bayer Leverkusen have renewed their interest in Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka, while West Ham are not interested in a player being used as part of any offer for Declan Rice and want their £100 million valuation met if they are to let the 24-year-old leave in the summer. Marseille and France midfielder Matteo Guendouzi is an option for West Ham as a potential replacement for Rice, while Eintracht Frankfurt chief executive Axel Hellmann has stated that France forward Randal Kolo Muani will cost at least 90 million euros for any club interested in signing him. Crystal Palace winger Michael Olise is attracting the attention of Ligue 1 giants Paris St-Germain, who are ready to make a summer bid for the France Under-21 international. Aston Villa, Leeds United and West Ham have all been linked with Lyon’s French forward Moussa Dembele, while Newcastle United sporting director Dan Ashworth and scout Mick Tait have both been to Blackburn Rovers to watch 18-year-old English midfielder Adam Wharton. Brazil midfielder Arthur Melo, who has been on loan from Juventus to Liverpool, hopes to get some game time before the end of the season “to say goodbye to my team-mates, the technical committee and the fans”. Finally, Crystal Palace, Fulham and West Ham are among a number of clubs – including some from France and Spain – interested in 28-year-old Bournemouth and Colombia midfielder Jefferson Lerma, who will be out of contract this summer.