Transfer news and football gossip: Chelsea manager latest, Manchester United get defender blow, plus Everton linked with Paris Saint-Germain ace

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talkSPORT.com rounds up all the latest transfer news and biggest football gossip from Saturday’s papers and online…

Former Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane will not be deterred by Chelsea’s transfer ban and is set to replace Maurizio Sarri at Stamford Bridge. He could have £200m to spend during the Blues’ appeal. (The Sun)

Meanwhile, Chelsea could also turn to England assistant manager Steve Holland as interim boss if they sack head coach Maurizio Sarri next week. (FULL STORY HERE)

Four other Premier League clubs could face transfer bans for breaching rules over signing youth players. (Daily Mail)

Chelsea will have to Bayern Munich if they want to sign Barcelona’s 30-year-old Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitic in the summer. (The Sun)

Arsenal have offered the job of technical director to Roma’s Monchi. The Spaniard worked with Arsenal manager Unai Emery at Sevilla where he made his name recruiting players such as Dani Alves and Ivan Rakitic. (Mirror)

Manchester United target Milan Skriniar is close to agreeing a new contract with Inter Milan. The Slovakian centre-back has numerous suitors across Europe. (Sky Italia via Calciomercato)

Paris Saint-Germain’s French midfielder Adrien Rabiot, linked with Tottenham and Liverpool, has replaced his mother with a new agent following his failed move to Barcelona. (FULL STORY HERE)

PSG chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi says the club will not be forced to sell Neymar, 27, and Kylian Mbappe, 20, because of Uefa’s Financial Fair Play rules. (ESPN)

Bayern Munich are favourites to sign Lille striker Nicolas Pepe. Arsenal, PSG and Barcelona are also keen on the forward, who has scored 16 goals and made eight assists for his French club this season. (Le10 Sport in French)

Everton have made an approach to sign PSG right-back Thomas Meunier. The Belgian international has only started 13 games this season for Thomas Tuchel’s side. (Le10 Sport, via Sun)

ITV has won the rights to show one Spanish La Liga match per week until the end of the season – but the deal does not include next week’s El Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid. (FULL STORY HERE)

New England Revolution head coach Brad Friedel is targeting the Premier League in a quest to make new signings. (Goal)