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Football Rumours on Tuesday 23rd October 2018
2018-10-23 09:15:25



TRANSFER RUMOURS

  • Fulham are set to open contract talks with 18-year-old winger Ryan Sessegnon, a long-term target for Tottenham, who has 18 months remaining on his present deal.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Liverpool's out-of-favour forward Divock Origi could be set for a move to Turkey, with both Besiktas and Fenerbahce keen to sign the 23-year-old Belgium striker.
    (Talksport)


  • Chelsea are prepared to back Maurizio Sarri's impressive start to the season by raiding the transfer market to sign a new centre-forward in January, with Mauro Icardi and Krzysztof Piatek targets.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Inter Milan's Slovakia defender Milan Skriniar, 23, who has been linked with Manchester United and Manchester City, has yet to agree a new contract with the Italian club.
    (Calciomercato)


  • Real Madrid left-back Marcelo, 30, wants to force through a move to Juventus, who could pay more than £40m for the Brazil defender.
    (Tuttosport)


  • Chelsea could consider signing Genoa's Poland forward Krzysztof Piatek, 23, in January.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Chelsea sent scouts to Sunday's Milan derby to watch Alessio Romagnoli, AC Milan's 23-year-old defender and captain.
    (Calciomercato)


  • Leicester are among a host of Premier League clubs interested in Hamburg's Scotland Under-21 defender David Bates, 22.
    (Leicester Mercury)


  • Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci, 31, says he could have joined Tuesday's opponents Manchester United from AC Milan last summer but instead chose a return to the Italian club.
    (Daily Telegraph)


  • Central Coast Mariners say contract talks with Usain Bolt remain ongoing – but have admitted that a deal is unlikely to happen.
    (Sky Sports)




  • MANAGEMENT STUFF

  • Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic has not been handed an ultimatum or time frame to save his job at Fulham.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Stoke manager Gary Rowett has been charged over his alleged actions following Saturday's 1-0 defeat against Birmingham.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Antonio Conte is top of Real Madrid's list to become their new manager if they sack Julen Lopetegui, but that could end their chances of signing Eden Hazard, who had a difficult relationship with the Italian at Chelsea.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Newcastle owner Mike Ashley took around £10m out of the club over the summer, depriving manager Rafael Benitez of transfer funds.
    (Daily Telegraph)


  • Chelsea coach Marco Ianni, charged by the FA for his part in the touchline row at the end of his side's 2-2 draw with Manchester United, may face further action after it emerged he should not even have been in the technical area.
    (Daily Mail)


  • The owners of Manchester United, the Glazer family, have no plans to sell the club despite reports the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia is preparing a £4bn takeover bid.
    (Sports Illustrated)




  • INTERNATIONAL STUFF

  • England manager Gareth Southgate is monitoring Wolves midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Gareth Southgate has asked for regular updates on Arsenal whizz-kid Reiss Nelson.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • An England fan who gained access to the behind-closed-doors match in Croatia earlier this month has been suspended by the FA's official England Supporters Travel Club.
    (Daily Mail)




  • OTHER STUFF

  • Tottenham are expected to confirm they will stage matches against Chelsea on 24 November and Southampton fewer than two weeks later at Wembley. They must tell the FA by Thursday if they want to move the fixtures.
    (Times)


  • Manchester United's Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, 25, admits things have not quite been "clicking" for him at Old Trafford since his £75m move from Everton.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Chelsea have granted Derby permission to play both loanees Mason Mount, 19, and Fikayo Tomori, 20, against them in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup on 31 October.
    (Football London)


  • Spurs midfielder Erik Lamela, 26, who returned last November after 13 months out with chronic hip problems, has admitted he cannot always train at maximum level and the Argentina winger does not know how much of the club's hectic autumn schedule he will be able to play.
    (London Evening Standard)


  • Another Tottenham midfielder, Moussa Sissoko, says he "knew all the players and staff were always behind me" during some difficult times at the club in which he was regularly criticised by fans. The 29-year-old has targeted a return to the France squad.
    (ESPN)


  • Spurs' Argentina playmaker Erik Lamela, 26, says his side are running out of chances in the Champions League before their match against PSV on Wednesday.
    (Daily Star)


  • Leicester's 21-year-old Croatian defender Filip Benkovic, who is currently on loan at Celtic, says he would like to be a farmer one day.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez says it is not the right time to put some of his young players into first-team contention, with the club currently bottom of the Premier League.
    (Newcastle Chronicle)


  • Aston Villa forward Ross McCormack, 32, on loan at Australian side Central Coast Mariners, does not believe a return to Villa Park is likely, despite the dismissal of former boss Steve Bruce.
    (Birmingham Mail)


  • West Ham midfielder Jack Wilshere says if Arsene Wenger had not been replaced as manager by Unai Emery he would still be playing at Arsenal.
    (Daily Star)


  • A controversial plan for a new global 24-team Club World Cup backed by Saudi money will be discussed at Fifa's council meeting in Rwanda this week.
    (Times)
  •  BBCSport/SkySports
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