Football gossip: Southgate, Klopp, Diaby, Casemiro, De Ligt, Eze, Mengi, Setford, Neves

The FA want England boss Gareth Southgate to stay on in his job, the USA and Germany want former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, and Bayern Munich defender Matthijs de Ligt is keen to join Manchester United.

The Football Association wants Gareth Southgate to stay on as England manager even if the team lose the Euro 2024 final against Spain on Sunday. (Mail)

The USA have made former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp their top candidate to replace Gregg Berhalter. (Independent)

Klopp is also wanted by his native Germany. (Team Talk)

Al-Ittihad are closing in on Aston Villa’s 25-year-old France winger Moussa Diaby. (Yahoo)

Al-Ittihad are in talks with Manchester United’s 32-year-old Brazil midfielder Casemiro. (L’Equipe – in French)

Bayern Munich’s 24-year-old Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt wants to join Manchester United immediately. (Sky Sports)

Bayern want 50m euros (£42.1m) for De Ligt. (90min)

Paris St-Germain have offered €70m for Portugal international midfielder Joao Neves compared to Manchester United’s €60m but Benfica want a fee closer to the 19-year-old’s €120m release clause. (A Bola – in Portuguese)

Arsenal’s offer for Italy defender Riccardo Calafiori is €40m plus €10m in add-ons but Bologna want €50m plus a percentage of any future sale as negotiations between the two clubs continue. (Sky Sports Italia)

Crystal Palace are determined not to sell 26-year-old England winger Eberechi Eze to Tottenham or Manchester United. (Football Insider)

Arsenal have submitted an opening bid for Ajax’s 18-year-old English goalkeeper Tommy Setford. (Fabrizio Romano)

Benfica have turned down offers by from Paris St-Germain and Manchester United for 19-year-old Portugal midfielder Joao Neves. (A Bola – in Portuguese)

AC Milan are interested in RB Salzburg’s 23-year-old Serbia defender Strahinja Pavlovic, who is also wanted by Newcastle. (Calciomercato – in Italian)

West Ham have fended off interest from Manchester City and will keep 16-year-old English midfielder Chinaza Nwosu at their academy. (Football Insider)

Chelsea have ended their pursuit of Atletico Madrid’s 20-year-old Spanish striker Samu Omorodion. (Marca – in Spanish)