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Carlo Ancelotti wants Karim Benzema to lead his Napoli side after replacing Maurizio Sarri as manager.

The Italian wants the Real Madrid star as his new No.9, as well as Chelsea 's David Luiz and Bayern Munich's Arturo Vidal.

The ambitious transfer wish list could propel Napoli towards their first Serie A title in 29 years.

The Sun believe Ancelotti has already confirmed his targets to Aurelio De Laurentiis.

Sarri's future will now be the focus, with Chelsea and Zenit the likeliest destinations for the Italian.

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EXCLUSIVE Manchester United and Tottenham have opened negotiations over the potential sale of Toby Alderweireld, with Jose Mourinho wanting to upgrade his defence this summer. However, Spurs want a similar fee to the £75m Liverpool paid Southampton for the Belgian's fellow centre-back Virgil van Dijk in January.

EXCLUSIVE Manuel Pellegrini is keen on highly-rated Reims goalkeeper Edouard Mendy to kick off his reign as West Ham boss. The 6ft 5in 25-year-old kept 17 Ligue 2 clean sheets this past season to help his club win promotion as champions.

Wayne Rooney will jet to Washington DC on Thursday, as his future at Everton becomes even more clouded. However, despite claims the former England captain is cutting short his Barbados holiday to sign for MLS club DC United, Rooney will travel to the USA's capital on a fact-finding mission as he considers his options for next season.

Napoli could waive the £7million fee Chelsea would have to pay if they appoint Mauricio Sarri as manager before the end of this month — if they let frozen-out defender David Luiz move in the opposite direction.

Arsenal's pursuit for a new keeper has been boosted as summer target Bernd Leno has apparently fallen further down the pecking order at Bayer Leverkusen.

Mousa Dembele’s agent has revealed the Tottenham midfielder will not sign a new deal. The 30-year-old Belgium international has only a year left on his contract and appears in no rush to extend his stay.

Watford are in pole position to sign relegated Swansea's goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski in a £4million deal.

New Stoke manager Gary Rowett is poised to raid previous club Derby for centre-back and skipper Curtis Davies.

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Willy Boly will join Wolves permanently from Porto for around £10m (Mail)

Liverpool are tracking PSG starlet Christopher Nkunku (L'Equipe)