Football gossip: Rashford, Chiesa, Mainoo, Leweling

Marcus Rashford might have a route back to Manchester United, trio may stay at Old Trafford after Ruben Amorim exit, Juventus keen on Federico Chiesa return.

Manchester United sacking Ruben Amorim could provide England forward Marcus Rashford, 28, who is on loan at Barcelona, with a route back to Old Trafford. (Mirror), external

Oliver Glasner is likely to be Manchester United‘s top target to replace the sacked Amorim. The club’s hierarchy are huge admirers of the 51-year-old Austrian, whose Crystal Palace contract expires in the summer. (Telegraph – subscription required), external

Fulham are preparing for an approach from Manchester United for their Portuguese manager Marco Silva. (Sun), external

England midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, 20, Netherlands forward Joshua Zirkzee, 24, and Uruguay midfielder Manuel Ugarte, 24, were all desperate to leave Manchester United in January had Amorim stayed. (Mail – subscription required), external

Juventus have started talks with Liverpool over a loan move for Federico Chiesa, with the 28-year-old Italy forward open to a return to the Serie A club where he spent two seasons between 2022-2024. (La Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian), external

Bournemouth were prepared to pay 40m euros (£34.7m) for Stuttgart and Germany winger Jamie Leweling as a replacement for their 25-year-old Ghana winger Antoine Semenyo, who is closing in on a transfer to Manchester City, but the Bundesliga club rejected the Cherries’ offer. (Sky Sports – in German), external

Chelsea will have to act fast if they are to sign Jeremy Jacquet, 20, from Rennes, with Liverpool, Arsenal, Real Madrid and Manchester United all keen on the French defender. (Teamtalk), external

Barcelona have made an offer to take Al-Hilal and Portugal defender Joao Cancelo, 31, on loan, with Inter Milan also keen. (La Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian), external

Nottingham Forest‘s head of football Edu faces doubts over his long-term future as the club continue to endure a turbulent season. (Telegraph – subscription required), external

Crystal Palace are prepared to rival West Ham to sign Norway forward Jorgen Strand Larsen, 25, from Wolves. (Mail – subscription required), external

Tottenham have held talks with Santos over a deal for their highly rated Brazilian left-back Souza, 19, who is also interesting Newcastle. (Teamtalk), external

England forward Callum Wilson, 33, is in talks to end his West Ham contract after just five months at the club. (Athletic – subscription required), external

Former Wolves boss Gary O’Neil has held talks over becoming the new Strasbourg head coach, with the French club’s current manager Liam Rosenior closing in on replacing Enzo Maresca at Chelsea. (Athletic – subscription required), external

Crystal Palace 20-year-old England Under-21 forward Romain Esse is set to spend the remainder of the season on loan at Championship leaders Coventry City. (Sky Sports), external