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Football Rumours on Saturday 22nd August 2020
2020-08-22 09:16:01






TRANSFER RUMOURS

  • Arsenal are close to completing the transfer of Gabriel Magalhaes. The 22-year-old Brazil centre-back completed a medical after a fee of up to £27m was agreed with Lille. The Gunners have offered a five-year contract, although Napoli have not given up hope of signing him.
    (Times)


  • If Napoli miss out on Gabriel, they could make a move for Arsenal's 28-year-old Germany defender Shkodran Mustafi.
    (Daily Star)


  • Manchester United are also in the race for Gabriel, but must increase their offer to secure him.
    (Daily Star)


  • Bayer Leverkusen have joined AC Milan in showing an interest in Tottenham right-back Serge Aurier.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Manchester United have made a £27m bid for 29-year-old Juventus and Brazil winger Douglas Costa but the Serie A club are holding out for an extra £9m.
    (Joe)


  • Chelsea are closing in on 21-year-old Germany winger Kai Havertz after holding further talks with Bayer Leverkusen over a fee.
    (Guardian)


  • West Ham are trying to get England midfielder Jack Wilshere, 28, off their wage bill and are willing to buy out the final year of his contract or subsidise a move to another club.
    (Times)


  • Chelsea are in advanced talks with Paris St-Germain captain Thiago Silva, with the 35-year-old Brazil defender set to leave on a free transfer after Sunday's Champions League final against Bayern Munich.
    (The Athletic)


  • Lille goalkeeper Mike Maignan, 25, is a target for Chelsea.
    (Daily Star)


  • Manchester City will step up their efforts to sign a striker with Inter Milan's Lautaro Martinez their number one target.
    (Sun)


  • Manchester United are signing strike starlet Isak Hansen-Aaroen - confirmed by a glowing Instagram post from his Norwegian club Tromso.
    (Sun)


  • Manchester City have agreed a deal with Napoli over the signing of 29-year-old Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly.
    (Sports Illustrated)


  • Jadon Sancho's team-mates at Borussia Dortmund are convinced the 20-year-old England forward - linked with a move to Manchester United - will remain with the Bundesliga side for one more year following his involvement in pre-season training.
    (Daily Telegraph)


  • Chelsea are close to agreeing a deal with Leicester for left-back Ben Chilwell.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Juventus manager Andrea Pirlo has cut former Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain, 32, and Germany midfielder Sami Khedira, 33, from his squad.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Everton are offering Watford's 27-year-old French midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure a £120,000-a-week deal.
    (Football Insider)


  • Leeds United have targeted Valencia and Spain striker Rodrigo, 29, as a key summer signing.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa has set his sights on Freiburg's German centre-back Robin Koch, 24, after missing out on Brighton's Ben White.
    (Sun)


  • West Brom want to re-sign Croatia midfielder Filip Krovinovic, 24, and England Under-21 midfielder Grady Diangana, 22, after successful loan spells from Benfica and West Ham respectively.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Championship sides Swansea City and Nottingham Forest want 29-year-old French centre-back Mathieu Peybernes, who plays for second tier Spanish side UD Almeria.
    (Radio Marca)




MANAGEMENT STUFF

  • Chelsea boss Frank Lampard is raiding Wigan to add coach Anthony Barry to his first team staff.
    (Sun)




INTERNATIONAL STUFF

  • Gareth Southgate will wait to discover the full facts of Harry Maguire's altercation with Greek police before deciding whether to include him for England's Nations League games next month.
    (Times)


  • The Republic of Ireland's opening Nations League fixture against Bulgaria will go ahead in Sofia as scheduled, the FAI has confirmed.
    (Sky Sports)




OTHER STUFF

  • Pat Rice's long and storied association with Arsenal is coming to an end as part of the club's behind-the-scenes restructuring.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson has been handed a boost ahead of the new season after four players signed contract extensions.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Brighton captain Lewis Dunk has signed a new five-year contract, committing his future to the club until 2025.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Sheffield United defender John Egan has signed a new four-year contract.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Manchester City are to keep their £67.5m-a-year deal with Abu Dhabi airline Etihad with the club hopeful that sponsorship goes beyond next season.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku refused to collect his runners-up medal after their Europa League final defeat to Sevilla.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Premier League stadiums are likely to remain closed to away fans despite clubs informing supporters they hope to have them back from October 3.
    (Daily Mail)


  • England's Harry Maguire will spend his second night in a Greek police cell on Friday night after police accused him and two others of brawling with officers following a confrontation with fellow English drinkers.
    (Daily Telegraph)


  • Sevilla were crowned Europa League champions for a record-extending sixth time after a thrilling 3-2 victory over Inter Milan in Cologne.
    (Sky Sports)
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