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Football Rumours on Wednesday 24th April 2019
2019-04-24 09:34:05



TRANSFER RUMOURS

  • Arsenal are being linked with a move for 17-year-old Brazilian Gabriel Martinelli. The winger, currently at Ituano, is believed to be finalising his European passport.
    (UOL Esporte)


  • Crystal Palace will have to lower their £75m asking price for 26-year-old Wilfried Zaha if the Ivory Coast forward is to get a move to a Champions League club. Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester United are all interested but want a better deal.
    (Daily Star)


  • Tottenham hope to reopen contract talks with Christian Eriksen this summer in a bid to get the Danish star to stay at the club.
    (Daily Star)


  • Manchester United have identified Tottenham's England right-back Kieran Trippier, 28, as an alternative target should they fail to sign his compatriot Aaron Wan-Bissaka, 21, from Crystal Palace.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Alternatively, United believe Paris St-Germain's 27-year-old Belgium right-back Thomas Meunier offers an easier and more affordable alternative to Trippier or Wan-Bissaka.
    (Independent)


  • Paul Pogba has told team-mates he wants to leave Manchester United, who would not block a move to Real Madrid if the Spanish giants made an offer for the France midfielder, 26, this summer.
    (L'Equipe)


  • Manchester City hope to beat Manchester United to the signing of Portuguese midfielder Bruno Fernandes, 24, from Sporting Lisbon for £90m.
    (Sun)


  • Manchester City are concerned Germany winger Leroy Sane, 23, is considering a move away from the club as contract talks stall.
    (Metro)


  • Liverpool will demand 40m euros for 23-year-old Serbia midfielder Marko Grujic amid interest from Spanish side Atletico Madrid.
    (ESPN)


  • Manchester City forward Riyad Mahrez is threatening to leave the club and the Algeria winger, 28, has openly complained about his lack of playing time under Pep Guardiola.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Chelsea will offer 18-year-old Callum Hudson-Odoi a new contract as the England winger's season-ending injury looks set to mean German side Bayern Munich are no longer interested.
    (Daily Telegraph)


  • The future of Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho, 26, hinges on whether Fifa decides to delay Chelsea's transfer ban, with Manchester United also keen on the Brazil playmaker.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Atletico Madrid's 29-year-old Slovenia goalkeeper Jan Oblak tops Manchester United's list of replacements for David de Gea as doubt over the 28-year-old Spain keeper's future at Old Trafford continues.
    (Metro)


  • AC Milan are interested in signing Everton's 21-year-old Brazil forward Richarlison, but the Serie A side must secure Champions League football and meet the Premier League club's 75m euro evaluation.
    (Calciomercato)


  • Benfica's 19-year-old Portuguese midfielder Joao Felix tops a transfer shortlist issued by Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 34, to his club. Two of the Portugal forward's former Real Madrid team-mates - Spain midfielder Isco, 27, and France defender Raphael Varane, 25 - also feature.
    (Corriere dello Sport)


  • Alternatively, Ronaldo has approved a £100m bid by the Serie A champions for his compatriot Felix, who has a buy-out clause of 120m euros.
    (A Bola)


  • Roma's Bosnia forward Edin Dzeko, 33, will turn down West Ham this summer with the intention of instead pushing through a move to Inter Milan.
    (Calciomercato)


  • Stoke City are demanding £30m for 26-year-old English goalkeeper Jack Butland, who is a target for Premier League clubs Bournemouth and Crystal Palace.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Norwich City will be limited to a £20m transfer budget as they prepare for the Premier League this summer.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Zinedine Zidane is reportedly ready to offload flop goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. But there will be no new bid for Manchester United star David De Gea.
    (Sun)



MANAGEMENT STUFF

  • Arsenal manager Unai Emery faces a tough summer transfer window because of concerns about the club's wage bill.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Tim Sherwood has turned down the chance to become QPR manager, leaving Mark Warburton and Nigel Pearson as front-runners to take over from Steve McClaren.
    (Times)


  • Newcastle are considering AC Milan manager Gennaro Gattuso as a replacement for Rafael Benitez if the Magpies boss decides to leave at the end of the season.
    (Gazzetta)


  • Brendan Rodgers is happy to work with a new head of recruitment at Leicester, with his former Celtic colleague Lee Congerton among the club's candidates.
    (Daily Star)


  • Ajax will offer manager Erik ten Hag a new lucrative long-term deal to deter Premier League clubs from making an approach for the 49-year-old Dutchman.
    (Daily Telegraph)




INTERNATIONAL STUFF

  • The FA are planning celebrations for England's 1,000th senior men's international, which will take place at home to Montenegro on November 14.
    (Daily Mail)




OTHER STUFF

  • Tottenham want Anthony Joshua to fight at their new stadium when the heavyweight champ returns to the UK later this year.
    (Sun)


  • The FA are to scrap the tradition of awarding a case of champagne to the FA Cup winners out of respect for players' religious beliefs.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Mark Clattenburg has agreed to become the Chinese Super League's new refereeing supremo.
    (Daily Star)


  • Norman Smurthwaite is getting close to selling Port Vale to a local business and could then make a move to take over at Notts County.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Shane Long scored fastest Premier League goal ever after just seven seconds for Southampton against Watford last night.
    (Sun)


  • Valencia have agreed a new deal to sell the Mestalla to housing developers and can get their plans for a new stadium back on track a decade after it was binned.
    (Sun)
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