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Football Rumours on Saturday 29th February 2020
2020-02-29 09:54:59



TRANSFER RUMOURS

  • Arsenal's summer transfer plans have been dealt a £60m blow following the club's last-32 exit from the Europa League.
    (Sun)


  • The agent of RB Leipzig's 28-year-old Sweden midfielder Emil Forsberg says it is no surprise Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho would like him on his team.
    (Expressen)


  • Spain goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, 25, is prepared to quit Chelsea this summer after losing his place in the team.
    (Sun)


  • Arrizabalaga is ready to leave Stamford Bridge because manager Frank Lampard failed to honour a verbal agreement to keep him as Chelsea's number one.
    (Daily Mail)


  • However, Lampard says Arrizabalaga is in control of his own future at the club.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has sent his personal scout to watch Fiorentina's 22-year-old Italy winger Federico Chiesa, who would likely cost £60m.
    (Daily Mail)


  • The agent of Germany international Mesut Ozil, 31, has confirmed the midfielder will not leave Arsenal before his contract expires in June 2021.
    (inews)


  • Aston Villa's English midfielder Jack Grealish, 24, has indicated he plans to remain at the club this summer amid interest from Manchester United.
    (Daily Express)


  • But Villa manager Dean Smith is unsure if Grealish will stay, regardless of whether the club wins the league cup against Manchester City on Sunday.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Former Villa boss Alex McLeish has revealed Manchester United nearly signed Grealish for just £200,000 back in 2012.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Leicester City are close to signing France youth international midfielder Arnaud Lusamba, 23, on a free transfer once his Nice contract expires at the end of the season.
    (Daily Mail)


  • West Ham will allow 21-year-old English midfielder Nathan Holland to leave for just £2m this summer.
    (Football Insider)


  • Former England captain David Beckham says he would welcome Portugal and Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 35, and Barcelona's Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 32, at his new MLS franchise Inter Miami.
    (ESPN)




MANAGEMENT STUFF
  • Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson has described qualifying for Europe this season as unlikely.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Everton's Portuguese midfielder Andre Gomes, 26, says he punched then-assistant manager Luis Boa Morte immediately after suffering a serious ankle injury in November.
    (Daily Star)


  • Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said it was "obviously nice, but that's all" in response to 23-year-old RB Leipzig and Germany striker Tim Werner's comment that he was "very proud" to be linked with a move to Liverpool.
    (Sky Sports)




INTERNATIONAL STUFF
  • Uefa is consulting government ministers around the continent about the threat of coronavirus to Euro 2020 and other fixtures in the football calendar.
    (Independent)




OTHER STUFF
  • Arsenal have been left counting the cost of life outside the Champions League with the club's latest accounts showing a £27.1m loss.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Tottenham sent Heung-Min Son to South Korea last week for an operation that took place just 150 miles from the centre of a coronavirus outbreak that has now infected more than 2,000 people.
    (Daily Mail)


  • However, the club are taking more precautions closer to home, with all visitors to their training ground being asked to fill in what they describe as a 'coronavirus visitor questionaire'.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Aston Villa have recorded a loss of almost £69m for the last financial year.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Tammy Abraham faces an indefinite spell on the sidelines - in a huge blow to both Chelsea and England.
    (Sun)


  • There is no guarantee that Premier League leaders Liverpool would be crowned English champions if the season is cut short by the coronavirus.
    (Daily Telegraph)


  • The Premier League could soon hold emergency crisis talks to decide whether Liverpool can be crowned champions if the season has to be stopped early.
    (Sun)


  • Oldham Athletic could be placed into administration next Friday.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Derby County led the push to introduce a salary cap of £20m in the Championship at a meeting of the 24 clubs this week at St George's Park, where they encountered fierce resistance from rivals as the civil war that has beset the second tier in recent years shows no signs of abating.
    (Daily Mail)


  • West Brom have caved in to demands from fans to hold a general meeting to answer questions about a controversial £3.7m loan made to the company of former owner Jeremy Peace.
    (Daily Mail)



  • (Sky Sports)
  • Fleetwood Town manager Joey Barton has received a two-match touchline ban and been fined £2,000 for comments he made to a match official.
    (Sky Sports)

  • Copenhagen's Michael Santos has been charged with assault after barging into a policeman while celebrating a goal in Thursday's win over Celtic.
    (Sky Sports)
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