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02/05/2017

Gossip: Coutinho, Zaha, Ozil, Lukaku, Griezmann, Baka
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Liverpool are resigned to losing Brazil forward Philippe Coutinho, 24, this summer and want to bring in 25-year-old Real Madrid and Spain midfielder Isco, 25. (Don Balon, via Daily Star)
Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha, 24, is close to a move to Tottenham but his decision to represent Ivory Coast rather than England could stop the switch. (Telegraph)
Manchester United are the favourites to sign Leicester City and Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, 30, but face competition from Manchester City. (Sky Sports)
United expect to lose injured defender Luke Shaw for the rest of the season, with the 21-year-old left-back also set to miss England's World Cup qualifier against Scotland. (Telegraph)
Inter Milan want Chelsea manager Antonio Conte to replace current boss Stefano Pioli, with the Serie A side ready to demote Pioli to managing their sister club, Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning. (Gazzetta dello Sport, via Daily Express)
The Premier League leaders are favourites to sign 22-year-old Monaco and France midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko. (Calciomercato)
Chelsea are also close to signing Southampton's 25-year-old Netherlands defender Virgil van Dijk for £50m after he turned down an offer from Arsenal. (Sun)
Everton striker Romelu Lukaku, 23, has been talking to Chelsea's technical director Michael Emenalo before a potential move to Stamford Bridge. Emenalo was behind Belgium international Lukaku's move to Chelsea from Anderlecht in 2011. (Times - subscription required)
Atletico Madrid's France forward Antoine Griezmann, 26, is attracted by the prospect of signing for Manchester United - but has reservations about leaving Spain. (ESPN)
United will have to make Griezmann the Premier League's best-paid player on about £300,000 a week to tempt him to Old Trafford. (Daily Mail)
West Brom want to sign Sporting Lisbon and Portugal midfielder William Carvalho, 25, but face competition from Arsenal and Manchester City.
(Daily Express)
Arsenal's Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil, 28, kicked a door in frustration following the Gunners' 2-0 defeat by Tottenham. (Daily Mirror)
Ozil has yet to sign a new contract with Arsenal but only Fenerbahce have shown an interest in signing him, with the Gunners willing to listen to offers. (Telegraph)
Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane could leave the Bernabeu as he has yet to agree fresh terms on his contract which expires in the summer. (Sun)
Tottenham will offer right-back Kieran Trippier, 26, a new deal at the club to ward off interest from Everton. (ESPN)
Kyle Walker, who was replaced by Trippier for the north London derby, is lining up a move to Manchester City - and the 26-year-old England right-back could double his £55,000-a-week contract. (Daily Mirror)
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West Ham boss Slaven Bilic will hold talks with striker Andy Carroll, 28, at the end of the season over his injury record. England international Carroll has completed just 12 games this season.
(London Evening Standard)
Stoke City striker Saido Berahino, 23, will take just one week's holiday this summer in an attempt to get sharper for next season. Berahino, has yet to score since a £12m move from West Brom in January. (Stoke Sentinel)
Massimo Cellino's three-year reign at Leeds United is set to end but manager Garry Monk's future remains in doubt at the Championship club. (Telegraph)
Everton's Republic of Ireland winger Aiden McGeady, 31, wants to return to Preston North End next season after a successful loan spell at the Championship club. (Lancashire Post)
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And finally
Former Everton and Arsenal forward Francis Jeffers is to step into the boxing ring for a Merseyside derby charity fight against ex-Liverpool winger David Thompson. (Daily Mail)

23/02/2017

*THURSDAY*
*Paper Talk*

* Real Madrid are in secret talks with Chelsea
over a deal for Eden Hazard, according to
reports.

* Laurent Koscielny has ruled out a return to
France and has insisted he is happy at
Arsenal.

* Chelsea target Franck Kessie has admitted
he dreams of joining Manchester United.

* Wayne Rooney's agent has flown to Beijing
to engineer the Manchester United striker's
move to the Chinese Super League.

* Bournemouth are set to make a £10m bid
for Chelsea goalkeeper Asmir Begovic this
summer.

* Crystal Palace keeper Steve Mandanda is
eyeing a return to Marseille.

* Newcastle goalkeeper Karl Darlow is
targeting an international call up - from
either England or Wales.

* Moussa Dembele's agent claims the star
striker will stay at Celtic despite interest
from Europe's top clubs.

* Manchester United will miss out on Ajax
starlet Daishawn Redan as he prepares to
sign a new deal to stay in Amsterdam.

* Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla will miss
the rest of the season and is now focusing
on being fit by August.

* Arsene Wenger is ready to snub a huge
China pay-day with the Arsenal manager
vowing to stay on among Europe's elite.

* A Chinese bank is ready to make a £225m
offer for Southampton after a proposed
takeover from a rival Far East firm
collapsed.

* Frank de Boer wants to take on a Premier
League role after snubbing Liverpool.

* Manchester United will give Swedish
teenager Alex Timossi Andersson a trial
with the youngster allowed to skip school.

* Barcelona have made Arsenal star Hector
Bellerin their top summer transfer target as
they look to solve a deepening crisis at
right-back.

* Wayne Rooney will remain at Manchester
United until the end of the season at least
and has not asked to leave Old Trafford.

* German legend Lothar Matthaus has
warned Mario Gotze that he's heading to
China if he can't make it at Borussia
Dortmund.

* Lionel Messi signed a new Barcelona
contract six months ago, according to Nou
Camp legend Hristo Stoichkov.

* Chelsea and Manchester City are ready to
return for Juventus star Leonardo Bonucci
following a bust-up with manager
Massimiliano Allegri.

* Leroy Sane has apologised to a German
punter after his late goal for Manchester
City cost him a €34,000 bet.

* Harry Kane says Spurs have nothing to fear
playing at Wembley as they attempt to
recover from the 1-0 defeat in the first leg
of their last-32 Europa League tie against
Gent.

* Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, 31, is
being offered wages of £1m a week to join a
Chinese Super League club.

* Rooney could take the chance to move before
the Chinese transfer window closes next week if
he is left out of Manchester United's 18-man
squad for Sunday's EFL Cup final against
Southampton.

* Daley Blind, 26, is set to be part of a summer
clearout at Manchester United, with manager
Jose Mourinho weighing up Benfica's 22-year-
old centre back Victor Lindelof as a possible
replacement.

* Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez, 28, is wanted by
AC Milan, with Manchester City star Sergio
Aguero, 28, and Real Madrid's 24-year-old striker
Alvaro Morata also on the Italian side's radar.

* Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has not
ruled out the prospect of Wayne Rooney leaving
the club this month.

* Tottenham defender Kyle Walker is on a list
of players prepared by Barcelona to fill the
right-back spot next season.

* Eden Hazard believes some of Chelsea's
Premier League title rivals are beaten
before kick-off.

* West Ham should have no regrets in
dispensing with their "prima donna" star
Dimitri Payet for the good of team unity,
according to Hammers legend Sir Geoff
Hurst.

* Tottenham have confirmed Erik Lamela has
started working outside as he attempts to
recover from a hip injury.

19/02/2017

*SUNDAY*
*Paper Talk*

* Jose Mourinho will be offered a new five-
year deal this summer to oversee the £1
billion transformation of Manchester United.
Adam Lallana will seal a new four-year
contract, worth £31.2m, at Liverpool this
week.

* And the Old Trafford club have reportedly agreed
a deal to sign 22-year-old Benfica defender
Victor Lindelof this summer, despite an attempt
by Roma to hijack the deal.

* West Ham have entered the race to land
Paris Saint-Germain left-back Fode Ballo-
Toure.

* Leicester have taken Stafford Rangers
forward Josh Gordon on trial - as they look
for the next Jamie Vardy.

* Marouane Chamakh's career appears to
have hit a new low as he prepares to sign
for Italian second tier relegation-battlers
Vicenza.

* *Manchester City are lining up £100m dealfor Lionel Messi with the forward's Barcelona future uncertain.*

* *Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is a £30m target for Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho.*

* Liverpool are lining up a summer move for
Borussia Dortmund's World Cup winner
Mario Gotze.

* Bayern Munich are preparing a massive
£30m offer for Celtic's in-demand attacker
Moussa Dembele.

* Everton are ready to offer Kasper
Schmeichel an escape route out of
Leicester.

* *Barcelona want Tottenham boss MauricioPochettino to replace Luis Enrique thissummer.*

* Liverpool will take advantage of uncertainty
about who will manage next season by
hijacking their move for highly rated
Leicester City left-back Ben Chilwell.

* Everton are ready to go head to head with
Manchester City as the battle to land
Sunderland goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
starts to gather pace.

* Jose Mourinho has ruled out trying to force
Luke Shaw out of Manchester United this
summer and insists the young defender will
be given a full chance to prove he deserves
a long-term future at Old Trafford.

* The Manchester United manager may be
forced to put rookie goalkeeper Dean
Henderson on the bench for Sunday's FA
Cup fifth round tie at Blackburn Rovers due
to an injury to David de Gea.

* Juventus head coach Massimiliano Allegri has
distanced himself from speculation painting him
as Arsene Wenger's successor at Arsenal.

* But Wenger has hinted he wants to stay at
Arsenal beyond this season.

* The Reds are also close to bolstering their
academy ranks with the signing of 16-year-old
France youth international Yasser Larouci, who
was a target for Manchester United.

* Newcastle United are reportedly eyeing up a
summer move for 19-year-old Chelsea forward
Dominic Solanke.

* But Bayern Munich have also registered their
interest in the Chelsea youngster.

* Manchester United will face competition from
Arsenal if they want to sign Inter Milan defender
Jeison Murillo, 24.

* Chelsea target Federico Bernardeschi, 23, is set
to be offered a new contract by Fiorentina with a
huge buyout clause, according to reports in Italy.

* Manchester City and Arsenal remain interested in
Juventus' 16-year-old forward Moise Kean.

* Leicester, Everton and West Ham sent scouts to
watch Ludogorets winger Jonathan Cafu, 25, in
the Europa League this week.

* French winger Achille Degan, 24, who plays for
Saint-Lo in the fifth tier of French football, is so
desperate to sign for Arsenal that he
gatecrashed the Gunners' training ground.

* Gareth Bale gives tips to Bournemouth as the
Cherries train at Real Madrid's complex during
their mid-season break.

* Sadio Mane and Adam Lallana were among the
Liverpool players made to jump into a freezing
cold pool at the team's mid-season camp in La Manga as a forfeit for losing a six-a-side match

14/02/2017

Gossip: Martial, Rashford, Belotti, Clattenburg, Ozil
14 Feb

Tottenham could offer Anthony Martial, 21, an exit from Manchester United this summer, with the France forward not a regular starter under boss Jose Mourinho. (Daily Mirror)
There could be a striker exodus at Old Trafford, with 19-year-old England international Marcus Rashford, frustrated with a lack of playing time, stalling on signing a new contract. (Times - subscription only)
Meanwhile, the Red Devils are stepping up their interest in Torino striker Andrea Belotti. The 23-year-old Italy international has scored 17 goals in Serie A this season. (TMW, via Daily Star)
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is planning a £40m double bid for Atletico Madrid's French brothers Lucas and Theo Hernandez this summer. Lucas, 21, is a centre-back while Theo, 19, plays at left-back. (Sun)
Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg could be tempted to move to the United States or China, with the 41-year-old tired of the level of scrutiny that follows high-profile decisions.
(Daily Mail)
Everton, Middlesbrough and Watford are tracking forward Elias Kachunga, who is on loan at Huddersfield from Ingolstadt. The 24-year-old German is the top scorer for the promotion-chasing Championship side this season, with 10 goals. (Daily Mirror)
Chelsea have played down concerns over David Luiz's knee injury after the central defender posted a picture of himself on social media wearing a hospital gown and surgical mask.
(Telegraph)
Mesut Ozil is under pressure from his Arsenal team-mates to improve his performances, as factions in the squad believe manager Arsene Wenger is too soft on the 28-year-old Germany midfielder. (Daily Mail)
Lazio have joined Arsenal and Watford in the race for 18-year-old Toulouse goalkeeper Alban Lafont. (Calciomercato, via Talksport)
Arsenal and Manchester United are in talks to sign Monaco's Brazilian utility player Fabinho - but the 23-year-old, who can play at full-back or in midfield, favours a move to Manchester City. (J+1, via Daily Mirror)
Sunderland goalkeeper Jordan Pickford has declared himself fit for their next Premier League game against Everton on 25 February. The 22-year-old has not played since damaging knee ligaments on 26 December. (Daily Star)
Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe, 34, says he has no plans to retire just yet, despite saying his mother is pestering him about doing his coaching badges. (Sunderland Echo)
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has told left-back Luke Shaw to "work and wait" as the 21-year-old looks to break into the starting XI.
(Independent)

01/01/2017

Gossip: Simeone, Iniesta, Rodriguez, Fonte, Lansbury, Zola, McCarthy
1 Jan
Boss Diego Simeone will not be leaving Atletico Madrid in the summer to replace Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, say the Spanish club.
(La Sexta, via Sun)
Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Paris St-Germain are interested in signing Napoli left-back Faouzi Ghoulam, 25. (Calcio Mercato)
Watford are considering a move to bring Nottingham Forest midfielder Henri Lansbury, 26, back to the club. (Watford Observer)
Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta, 32, wants to stay at the Nou Camp beyond the end of his contract in 2018. (Marca)
Goalkeeper Lee Grant, 33, will seal a permanent move to Stoke after Derby County accepted a deal worth £1.5m plus £750,000 in potential add-ons. (Daily Mail)
Hull City want to sign FC Groningen right-back Hans Hateboer, 22. (Telegraaf, via Hull Daily Mail)
Zenit St Petersburg midfielder Axel Witsel, 27, will choose a move to Chinese Super League side Shanghai SIPG over joining Juventus. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian)
Southampton defender Jose Fonte, 33, should "do the best for himself" in the transfer window, says Saints and Portugal team-mate Cedric Soares, 25. Fonte is unsettled and could leave in January. (Southern Daily Echo)
Real Madrid midfielder James Rodriguez, 25, will stay at the Bernabeu, according to his father.
(AS, via Diez)
Brighton striker Elvis Manu, 23, is joining Go Ahead Eagles in his native Netherlands on loan for the rest of the season. (Brighton Argus)
Birmingham City boss Gianfranco Zola has warned fans not to expect a rush of signings at the start of the January transfer window.
(Birmingham Mail)
Ipswich Town boss Mick McCarthy says some fans want him out and have become bored of him. (East Anglian Daily Times)
Wolves boss Paul Lambert says he will be "ruthless" in the January transfer window as he sets about rebuilding the squad. (Wolverhampton Express & Star)
Nottingham Forest say they expect to put right the issue which has left them facing another transfer embargo. (Nottingham Post)
League One Bolton Wanderers want to extend the loans of Newcastle United winger Sammy Ameobi, 24, and Wolves midfielder James Henry, 27, until the end of the season. (Bolton News)
League One strugglers Coventry City are close to signing former Huddersfield Town captain Nathan Clarke, 33. (Coventry Telegraph)
How many of the rumours that appear in the gossip column actually come to fruition? Which clubs have the most accurate rumours? And which sources are the most reliable? Find out here as we celebrate 15 years of the gossip column
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Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, 28, posted a picture on Twitter from inside Liverpool's dressing room after the 1-0 win over Manchester City. "To all fans, happy New Year, hope you all enjoyed those 3 points! Let 2017 be a fantastic year for all of us," he wrote.
Leicester City defender Danny Simpson, 29, posted a letter on Instagram he had received from a young fan. "This is what this year has been about," wrote Simpson. "Making the impossible possible. A young fan called Gallagher Reid came up to me earlier and gave me this and said thank you for making his dream come true. Other than that I don't score goals but I can try for you mate, if you're around after the game I will give you my match shirt."
Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera, 27, posted the picture below on Twitter after his side's comeback win over Middlesbrough. "The best way to finish 2016, great win lads! Now is time to take some energy for Monday," he wrote.
Leicester City's Premier League title winning goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, 30, thanked fans for their support throughout 2016 saying the year had brought him "lots of happy and proud memories". (Twitter)
And finally...
Manchester City skipper Vincent Kompany, 30, joined the club's supporters in the away end at Liverpool on Saturday as he battles back from his latest injury. (Manchester Evening News)
Premier League champions Leicester City thanked older fans for their support during a momentous 2016 with a free beer before Saturday's fixture against West Ham United. (lcfc.com)

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31/12/2016

Gossip: Vidal, Courtois, Bojan, Ibrahimovic, Pogba, Schweinsteiger
31 Dec
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte wants to sign Bayern Munich midfielder Arturo Vidal, 29, and will make an initial offer of £34m. (Sun)
Meanwhile, 24-year-old goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois will open talks over a new contract at Chelsea after Conte described the Belgium international as "one of the best in the world".
(Guardian)
Crystal Palace manager Sam Allardyce says he turned down an offer to manage in the Chinese Super League. (Daily Mirror)
Stoke midfielder Bojan Krkic, 26, is willing to listen to offers to quit the club in January. (Sun)
Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 35, believes team-mate Paul Pogba, 23, tried too hard to justify his £89m transfer fee when he first moved to Old Trafford. (ESPN)
AC Milan want to sign Everton's 22-year-old Spanish midfielder Gerard Deulofeu on loan in January. (Sky Sports)
West Ham are considering a move for Basel's 25-year-old midfielder Taulant Xhaka, the older brother of Arsenal's Granit Xhaka. (Daily Mirror)
Benfica right-back Nelson Semedo, 23, has ruled out joining Manchester United in January. (Daily Express via Sport TV)
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson says "everything is set for us to go and achieve great things" with his side second in the Premier League. (Daily Telegraph)
Sunderland boss David Moyes has spoken directly to club owner Ellis Short in a desperate bid to free up funds to spend in January. (Daily Mail)
Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri has challenged winger Riyad Mahrez, 25, to follow the example of Lionel Messi, 29, and Cristiano Ronaldo, 31, by showing a desire to repeat the performances that earned him accolades in 2016. (ESPN)
Malaga want Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic to take over as their manager next summer. (Sky Sports)
Aston Villa are close to taking Manchester United goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, 23, on loan until the end of the season. (Birmingham Mail)
Liverpool striker Divock Origi, 21, says he he wants to emulate past Reds forward greats like Ian Rush, Robbie Fowler, Michael Owen and Luis Suarez. (Daily Mail)
How many of the rumours that appear in the gossip column actually come to fruition? Which clubs have the most accurate rumours? And which sources are the most reliable? Find out here as we celebrate 15 years of the gossip column
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Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger tweeted a message to his wife, tennis player Ana Ivanovic, after she announced her retirement from the sport:
Stoke midfielder Charlie Adam was quick to acknowledge the knighthood for tennis player and fellow Scot Andy Murray.
And finally...
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says seeing Anfield's new Main Stand complete in September was "like looking at the eighth wonder of the world". (Liverpool Echo)

04/12/2016

Chapecoense, the club decimated by this week's tragic plane crash, will be crowned Copa Sudamericana champions.
Colombian champions Atletico Nacional, who were due to play the Brazilian minnows in a two-legged final that Chapecoense hoped would complete their fairytale, officially asked CONMEBOL,…

04/12/2016

Desire Oparanozie scored the winning goal for Nigeria
Nigeria won the women's Africa Cup of Nations for an eighth time after a 1-0 win over hosts Cameroon in front of a capacity 40,000 crowd in Yaounde.
A late goal from Desire Oparanozie was enough for Nigeria to retain the trophy they won in…

03/12/2016

WE HAVE HISTORY
This fixture’s first incarnation was at Hyde Road in early April 1908, a Division One encounter watched by 18,000 spectators that ended 3-0 to the Pensioners. We took the lead after five minutes through an own-goal by Jackson, and tripled the lead after the break with goals by Percy…

03/12/2016

The Manchester United manager has served two touchline bans within a month.
Jose Mourinho claims football authorities treat him differently to other managers – and the Manchester United boss wants that to stop.
The Portuguese has won medals throughout his career but the route to glory has not been…

03/12/2016

BARCELONA: Barcelona are the more desperate side as Real Madrid visit Catalonia on Saturday for the first El Clasico of the season boasting a six-point lead at the top of La Liga.
Real have won 15 more points in all in La Liga under the guidance of Zinedine Zidane since the sides last met in April…

03/12/2016

Ronaldo could have hidden 150 million euros in tax havens in Switzerland and the British Virgin Islands.
 Around 18 million leaked documents have been examined in the tax envasion claims on Ronaldo, Mourinho.
According to leaked documents obtained by a number of media outlets Cristiano Ronaldo…