Football gossip: Huijsen, Cho, Nunez, Barrios, Asensio

Three clubs are interested in Bournemouth’s Dean Huijsen, Liverpool eye Nice winger Mohamed-Ali Cho, while Chelsea prepare bid for Pablo Barrios.

Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool are interested in Bournemouth’s 19-year-old Spain Under-21 defender Dean Huijsen, who has a £55m release clause in his contract. (TBR Football), external

Liverpool are interested in signing France-born England Under-21 winger Mohamed-Ali Cho, 21, from Nice. (Teamtalk), external

Chelsea are preparing a £58.3m (70m euros) summer bid for Atletico Madrid’s 21-year-old Spain defender Pablo Barrios. (Fichajes), external

Saudi Pro-League club Al-Nassr came very close to reaching an agreement for Uruguay striker Darwin Nunez from Liverpool in January before the Reds rejected a deal for the 25-year-old. (Givemesport), external

Aston Villa and Arsenal have expressed interest in signing Olympiakos‘ 17-year-old Greece Under-21 forward Charalampos Kostoulas and Greece midfielder Christos Mouzakitis, 18. (Birmingham World), external

Crystal Palace, Rangers and Norwich are interested in Birmingham’s 18-year-old English winger Zaid Betteka. (Football Insider), external

Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is planning to cut more jobs to help free up cash for new signings. (Star), external

Aston Villa and Paris St-Germain did not include a buy option into the loan deal for Spain midfielder Marco Asensio, 29, but both clubs are open to a potential permanent move in the summer. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Roma want to do a permanent deal with AC Milan for Belgium midfielder Alexis Saelemaekers, 25, but a swap deal involving English striker Tammy Abraham, 27, is not on the table. (Calciomercato – in Italian), external