World Football Gossip Roundup: Gareth Bale, Mario Gotze, David Beckham

Gareth Bale continues to make headlines in the rumor mill even when he's not playing.

Bale, who is currently recovering from an ankle injury, is the subject of Real Madrid's interest, according to the latest in this Sunday edition of the B/R World Football Gossip Roundup. Inside, we also have items on Mario Gotze, Yohan Cabaye, David Beckham and more.

Keep reading for all the details.

Gareth Bale, Andre Villas-Boas

Real Madrid are planning a £50 million package to sign midfielder Gareth Bale and manager Andre Villas-Boas from Tottenham Hotspur, according to the Sunday People.

Bale, a 23-year-old Welsh international, has scored 17 league goals in a breakout Premier League season. Villas-Boas, 35, joined Spurs last summer and has also managed Porto and Chelsea.

According to the report, Bale would cost £40 million and AVB £10 million. PSG manager Carlo Ancelotti is another target for Real Madrid, who expect Jose Mourinho to leave the club this summer.

The Daily Express reports that Bale will leave Spurs this summer if they fail to finish in the top four and qualify for the UEFA Champions League.

Jose Mourinho

Jose Mourinho will turn down Chelsea and remain with Real Madrid this summer, according to the Sunday Mirror.

Mourinho, 50, managed Chelsea from 2004-07, winning two Premier League titles. He joined Real Madrid in 2010 and has won Champions League titles with Porto and Inter Milan.

Recent reports had suggested Mourinho would rejoin Chelsea this summer after quitting Real Madrid, as was widely expected.

Mario Gotze

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will try to improve the club this summer with a new, two-part strategy of spending big and promoting promising youth players from within (via Daily Mail). The Gunners' main target will be Borussia Dortmund's £30 million-rated attacking midfielder Mario Gotze.

Gotze, 20, broke into BVB's first team in November 2009 at age 17. A full German international, he has scored 10 league goals this season with nine assists. In the Champions League (Dortmund have reached the semifinals), he has scored two goals and recorded four assists.

Gotze reportedly has a £30 million buyout clause in his contract. Paying such a fee would be a departure from Arsenal's normal style of transfer business. Wenger is thought to have £70 million to spend this summer.

According to the Mail, Arsenal are also interested in Toulouse midfielder Etienne Capoue and Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina. Youth players Gedion Zelalem, 16, Hector Bellerin, 18, and Serge Gnabry, 17, are expected to move into the first team next season.

Yohan Cabaye

Manchester United want to sign French international midfielder Yohan Cabaye from Newcastle this summer for £20 million, according to the Sunday Mirror.

Cabaye, 27, has played 20 times in the Premier League this season for Newcastle, scoring six times. He is reportedly seen as a replacement for Paul Scholes.

According to the report, United are also interested in Benfica defender Ezequiel Garay and midfielder Nicolas Gaitan. Nani, meanwhile, is reportedly set to leave United for PSG this summer.

David Beckham

Zlatan Ibrahimovic wants David Beckham to stay with Paris Saint-Germain next season as the club tries to win the UEFA Champions League (via Sky Sports).

Beckham, 37, signed a short-term contract with PSG in January and will be a free agent this summer. Ibrahimovic, 31, joined PSG from AC Milan last summer as part of the club's project to become a member of Europe's elite.

"We are going to win the Champions League—and David is going to be part of it," said Ibrahimovic, a Swedish international striker. "The owners want him to stay, the coach wants him to stay, the players want him to stay, and that is why I am sure he will commit to at least another season in the summer."

Quick Kicks

The agent of Mario Gomez says Gomez is unhappy with his situation at Bayern Munich (via Goal.com).

Manchester City will offer Argentine striker Sergio Aguero an improved four-year contract (via Metro).

Ajax manager Frank De Boer says he would like to manage Manchester City (via Sunday Mirror).

Manchester United are interested in Benfica midfielder Nemanja Matic (via The Observer).

United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has denied reports linking the club to Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao (via ESPN FC).

Arsenal are considering moves for Hamburg keeper Rene Adler and 16-year-old Barcelona defender Julio Pleguezuelo Selva (via Sunday People).