Man City monitor Vinicius Jr - Friday's gossip

Manchester City are keen on Real Madrid winger Vinicius Jr, Bayern Munich make contact with Newcastle United over Anthony Gordon, and France forward Bradley Barcola could leave PSG in the summer.

Manchester City are contenders to sign Real Madrid and Brazil forward Vinicius Jr, with just over a year left on the 25-year-old's contract at the Bernebau. (Teamtalk), external

Bayern Munich have made contact with Newcastle United over a move for England winger Anthony Gordon, 25, but there is a £20m gap in valuations between the clubs. (Mail - subscription required), external

France forward Bradley Barcola could leave Paris St-Germain in the summer, with Arsenal, Liverpool and Barcelona interested in the 23-year-old. (Sky Sports Germany) , external

Tottenham boss Roberto de Zerbi wants to trigger the option Spurs have to turn 30-year-old Portugal midfielder Joao Palhinha's loan move from Bayern Munich into a permanent switch for £27m. (Mail - subscription required) , external

Barcelona have a limit of about 100m euros (£86.5m) to sign Argentina striker Julian Alvarez from Atletico Madrid but are waiting to see if the 26-year-old pushes for a move before attempting any transfer. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish), external

Serbia striker Dusan Vlahovic, 26, will be out of contract at Juventus this summer and is waiting for Barcelona or Bayern Munich to try to sign him. (Sportmediaset, via Football Italia), external

Manchester City are in talks with 24-year-old Croatia defender Josko Gvardiol about extending his contract with the club. (Sky Sports) , external

Brighton, Leeds United and West Ham could try to scupper Brentford's move for 19-year-old RB Salzburg's Austrian defender Jannik Schuster. (Teamtalk), external

Everton will have to step up their efforts to sign Burnley defender Maxime Esteve as Bayer Leverkusen are keen on the 23-year-old Frenchman. (Football Insider), external

German club Eintracht Frankfurt are considering parting ways with manager Albert Riera, with the former Liverpool and Spain winger only appointed in January. (Sky Sports Germany), external