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Transfers: Van Gaal heading to AC Milan, as Real Madrid begin Pogba talks

Louis van Gaal, Manchester United manager

Louis van Gaal, Manchester United manager

Former Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal, ex-Ajax head coach Frank de Boer and Andre Villas-Boas are in contention for the vacant AC Milan job.(La Gazzetta dello Sport)

Champions League winners Real Madrid have opened talks to sign France midfielder Paul Pogba, 23, from Juventus, according to the player’s agent. (Marca)

Premier League champions Leicester are ready to pay £30m for Watford striker and captain Troy Deeney, 27, having had two bids rejected. (Telegraph)

Manchester United coach Ryan Giggs, who is expected to leave the club, is a contender for the manager’s job at Championship side Nottingham Forest. (Mirror)

Giggs may be overlooked for the job at the City Ground with Forest’s owners hoping to appoint a foreign coach. They have contacted Spaniard and former Olympiakos boss Michel. (Nottingham Post)

New Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is plotting a £57m move for Lazio winger Antonio Candreva, 29, and Italy team-mate and Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci, 29. (Sun)

Manager Laurent Blanc will leave Paris St-Germain by the end of the week, says his agent. (Europe 1 via Guardian)

Liverpool are planning a bid for Newcastle and England winger Andros Townsend, 24. (Mirror)

Manchester City are also interested in Townsend, who has a release clause of around £10.5m. (Telegraph)

Everton have opened talks over a £16m deal for Porto’s 24-year-old Cameroon striker Vincent Aboubakar. (Daily Mail)

Leicester City and France midfielder N’Golo Kante, 25, looks set to leave the Premier League champions with the Foxes targeting an £11.5m deal for Nice midfielder Nampalys Mendy, 23. (Daily Star)

West Brom are keen on signing Newcastle United’s 26-year-old France midfielder Moussa Sissoko. (Birmingham Mail)

AC Milan striker Fernando Torres, 32, will sign a one-year deal with Atletico Madrid, where the Spaniard spent last year on loan from the Serie A side. (Marca)

Crystal Palace, Aston Villa and Norwich are keen on 21-year-old Reading midfielder Aaron Tshibola. (GetReading)

Swansea are ready to offer midfielder Leon Britton and full-back Angel Rangel, both 33, new contracts as they look to retain two of the senior figures in Francesco Guidolin’s squad. (South Wales Evening Post)

Sheffield Wednesday manager Carlos Carvalhal is not in the running for the vacant Southampton job. (Sheffield Star)

Burnley are yet to receive any bids for defender Michael Keane, 23, with Premier League champions Leicester and Everton interested in the player.(Burnley Express)

West Brom have made a £4m bid for QPR winger Matt Phillips, 25, a year after they were unable to agree a fee. (Birmingham Mail)

Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho, 19, could miss the start of the season if he is called up by Nigeria for the 2016 Olympics in Rio. (Manchester Evening News)

Former Leeds and Rotherham boss Steve Evans, 54, is set to take over at League One Oldham. (Oldham Evening Chronicle)

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