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Transfer rumours and football gossip: Declan Rice, Marcus Rashford, Niko Kovac
By Sporting Life
09:50 · THU March 30, 2023
The latest rumours and gossip from Thursday's back pages, including Arsenal's confidence in landing their number one target this summer.

Arsenal are growing in confidence they can win the race to land their No 1 target Declan Rice this summer, according to reports (The Sun).

The Gunners will also have to pay up to £26m to sign striker Elyi Wahi, Montpellier manager Michel der Zakarian has warned (The Sun).

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Over to their north London rivals, and Niko Kovac has turned down the chance to become Tottenham's new manager, according to reports (The Sun).

Spurs have suffered another managerial blow as Luis Enrique has admitted he does not see himself managing in the Premier League (Daily Mirror).

Sporting manager Ruben Amorim has also ruled himself out of the running for the job because of an issue with Daniel Levy, according to reports (Daily Mail).

At Old Trafford now, where Manchester United will step up efforts to tie Marcus Rashford down to a new long-term contract (The Times).

But that comes as David De Gea has reportedly rejected a new Manchester United contract as the club attempt to force him into a pay cut (The Sun).

Replacing him could be David Raya, and both Manchester United and Tottenham have been handed a boost in their attempts to sign the goalkeeper, with Brentford lining up a move for his potential replacement, Dutch international Mark Flekken (The Sun).

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Newcastle are reportedly monitoring Nice star Khephren Thuram ahead of a summer move (The Sun).

Real Madrid are understood to be big admirers of Chelsea's Reece James, according to reports in Spain (Daily Mail).

Aston Villa are closing in on a deal for Celtic's rising star Aidan Borland (Daily Record).

And finally on Thursday, Premier League referees are being judged by a group of five former players and managers including Rob Green and Karen Carney - and have been told their accuracy on big decisions this season has improved (Daily Telegraph).

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Transfer rumours and football gossip: Graham Potter, Brendan Rodgers, Julian Nagelsmann
By Ninad Barbadikar
09:38 · MON April 03, 2023

The latest rumours and gossip from Monday's back pages, including reports of Julian Nagelsmann being linked to the Chelsea job

Following Graham Potter's dismissal, Chelsea are on the hunt for their third managerial appointment under new owner Todd Boehly, with Mauricio Pochettino being one of those earmarked on a seven-man shortlist. (The Sun)

Alongside the Argentine, former Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane is also in the running for the Chelsea job. (Daily Mail)

Aside from those two, recently sacked Julian Nagelsmann is reportedly the frontrunner to be the next Chelsea manager. (The Times)

Interim Tottenham boss Cristian Stellini has promised that the club will come out fighting after a chaotic time on and off the pitch. (Daily Express)

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After sacking Brendan Rodgers, Leicester City have made it known that they are interested in Graham Potter's services. (Daily Mail)

Mikel Arteta has praised Gabriel Jesus for being Arsenal's "special player" following his excellent form after returning from injury, scoring twice against Leeds United. (Daily Express)

Fulham boss Marco Silva has reportedly emerged as a surprise contender for the Chelsea job. (Daily Mail)

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Former Bayern Munich and Leipzig manager Julian Nagelsmann is not interested in replacing Graham Potter, according to reports from German media. (Daily Mirror)

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has been sounded out as one of the favorites to replace Brendan Rodgers at Leicester City.

Rangers have reportedly sent scouts to watch Aris wide man Luis Palma, according to reports from Greek media. (Both Scottish Sun)

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Transfer rumours and football gossip: Luis Enrique, Joao Felix, Rasmus Hojlund
By Sporting Life
09:47 · TUE April 04, 2023

The latest rumours and gossip from Tuesday's back pages, including reports that Manchester United are planning a move for Joao Felix.

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag is reportedly growing impatient with the performances of Jadon Sancho, the 23-year-old Englishman has scored just four times this season. (Daily Express)

Tottenham and Daniel Levy are known to be long-time admirers of James Maddison and the Spurs chief is reportedly keen to sign the attacker, regardless of who takes over from Cristian Stellini. He is also a target for Newcastle United. (Daily Mail)

Chelsea are reportedly keen on finalising a new manager before next week's clash against Real Madrid in the Champions League, however, they are determined to get things right this time after Graham Potter's dismal spell. (The Times)

Serie A giants Inter are reportedly considering a move for Newcastle winger Allan Saint-Maximin in the summer. (Daily Mail)

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Former Spain and Barcelona boss Luis Enrique has reportedly emerged as a top target for Todd Boehly and co to appoint as the next Chelsea manger. (Daily Mirror)

Fresh from getting sacked by Chelsea, Graham Potter is reportedly looking to take a break until the end of the season to consider his options. (The Sun)

With a view to a summer move, Manchester United have reportedly opened talks with Olympique Lyon's Houssem Aouar, the 24-year-old could leave the Ligue 1 side for free this summer following the expiry of his contract. (Daily Express)

Liverpool are reportedly looking for a new backup goalkeeper this summer, with Caoimhin Kelleher ready to leave in order to get first team minutes elsewhere. (Daily Mail)

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Manchester United are reportedly ready to make a summer move for Chelsea loanee Joao Felix, the Blues do not have a permanent option for him and he could yet be available. (Daily Mirror)

Former Liverpool, Newcastle and Everton boss Rafa Benitez has been linked with the Leicester City job following Brendan Rodgers' dismissal. (The Sun)

Premier League sides including Liverpool and Leeds United are reportedly keeping tabs on Birmingham City youngster George Hall. (Daily Mail)

Chelsea are looking to interview several managers as part of their 'exhaustive' process, with the names including Julian Nagelsmann, Mauricio Pochettino, Ruben Amorim, Oliver Glasner and Luis Enrique. (The Guardian)

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Inter Milan fullback Denzel Dumfries has now acquired new representation in the anticipation of a summer move with reported interest from Chelsea and Manchester United. (Daily Mail)

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper has poured cold water on any talk of distractions by the "sideshow" of his future as Forest boss, with his job reportedly on the line depending on the result against Leeds United tonight. (The Times)

Top Premier League sides including Chelsea, Arsenal as well as Manchester United are all reportedly in the race to sign Atalanta's Rasmus Hojlund. (Daily Mirror)

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag is reportedly ready for a summer clearout to free up funds and is willing to let go of Anthony Martial amongst others. The United boss is keen to improve his options in forward areas, with Tottenham's Harry Kane a top summer target. (Daily Mirror)

Leicester are reportedly set to be disappointed by Celtic's Ange Postecoglou as they look to find a replacement for Brendan Rodgers soon. (Daily Record)

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Transfer rumours and football gossip: Kim Min-jae, Patrick Vieira, Lionel Messi
By Sporting Life
10:14 · WED April 05, 2023

The latest rumours and gossip from Wednesday's back pages, including reports of Premier League interest in Kim Min-jae

Three of the traditional Premier League 'Big Six' including Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool are all reportedly interested in Napoli's Kim Min-jae whose £40m release clause becomes active this summer. (Daily Mail)

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After previously rejecting a move, Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic may reportedly consider a move to the Emirates this summer. (Daily Mirror)

Brighton's Roberto de Zerbi is reportedly out of the running for the Chelsea job and will not be approached by the Blues hierarchy. (The Sun)

Chelsea themselves seem to have found their top two picks to replace Graham Potter, reportedly making contact with Luis Enrique and Julian Nagelsmann. (Daily Telegraph)

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Former Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira is believed to be the leading contender if Forest boss Steve Cooper is sacked. (Daily Mail)

Wolves have reportedly removed a transfer clause in Matheus Nunes' contract that would have allowed him to join Liverpool for just £44m. (Daily Mirror)

PSG and former Barcelona star Lionel Messi has reportedly received a £350m a year offer to join Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal. (The Sun)

Manchester United Erik ten Hag has reportedly instructed his players to become "robots" in order to achieve their aims of a top four finish. (Daily Express)

Tottenham's Harry Winks, who is currently on loan at Samporia, is reportedly likely to be on the move again in the summer. (Daily Mail)

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Officials from the UK government are believed to have raised concerns about Manchester United bidder Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani. (Daily Mirror)

Napoli are reportedly set to challenge Tottenham for the services of young striker Adama Bojang. (Daily Mail)

Lionel Messi's time at PSG is reportedly set to come to an end this summer. (Daily Mirror)

Burnley manager Vincent Kompany has reportedly made a personal assessment of Brondy goalkeeper, Mads Hermansen. (Daily Mail)

Crystal Palace are reportedly ready to make a summer move for Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos. (Scottish Sun)

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Transfer rumours and football gossip: Antonio Conte, Manchester United, Zinedine Zidane
By Sporting Life
10:11 · THU April 06, 2023

The latest rumours and gossip from Thursday's back pages, including reports that Chelsea's managerial search has taken another twist.

Chelsea are considering a discussion with Antonio Conte, in what would be another sensational development in their managerial search (The Independent).

Manchester United will invite potential bidders to more talks in the coming days - and insist a sale is still possible (The Sun).

Zinedine Zidane will not become the next Chelsea or Tottenham manager because of his lack of English, according to Emmanuel Petit (Daily Mail).

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Arsenal are stepping up efforts to sign Eintracht Frankfurt defensive midfielder Djibril Sow in the summer transfer window for a fee in the region of £13m (Daily Mirror).

Inter Miami are willing to offer Lionel Messi an equity stake in the club to convince him to join this summer, although the player's preference is to stay in Europe until the 2024 Copa America in order to try and win the Champions League one last time (The Independent).

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The Glazer family are planning to delve deeper into offers for Manchester United as they invite the leading bid contenders for negotiations in the coming days (Daily Telegraph).

Leicester City are considering an experienced caretaker in order to stay in the Premier League, with former manager Martin O'Neill and Rafa Benitez among the names discussed (The Independent).

The Football Association has published which intermediaries were involved in transfers in the last two windows, with Unique Sports Group (USG) the leading agency for transactions across the divisions (Daily Telegraph).

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Transfer rumours and football gossip: Antonio Conte, Manchester United, Zinedine Zidane
By Sporting Life
15:53 · THU April 06, 2023

The latest rumours and gossip from Thursday's back pages, including reports that Chelsea's managerial search has taken another twist.

Chelsea are considering a discussion with Antonio Conte, in what would be another sensational development in their managerial search (The Independent).

Manchester United will invite potential bidders to more talks in the coming days - and insist a sale is still possible (The Sun).

Zinedine Zidane will not become the next Chelsea or Tottenham manager because of his lack of English, according to Emmanuel Petit (Daily Mail).

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Arsenal are stepping up efforts to sign Eintracht Frankfurt defensive midfielder Djibril Sow in the summer transfer window for a fee in the region of £13m (Daily Mirror).

Inter Miami are willing to offer Lionel Messi an equity stake in the club to convince him to join this summer, although the player's preference is to stay in Europe until the 2024 Copa America in order to try and win the Champions League one last time (The Independent).

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The Glazer family are planning to delve deeper into offers for Manchester United as they invite the leading bid contenders for negotiations in the coming days (Daily Telegraph).

Leicester City are considering an experienced caretaker in order to stay in the Premier League, with former manager Martin O'Neill and Rafa Benitez among the names discussed (The Independent).

The Football Association has published which intermediaries were involved in transfers in the last two windows, with Unique Sports Group (USG) the leading agency for transactions across the divisions (Daily Telegraph).

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Transfer rumours and football gossip: Jude Bellingham, N'Golo Kante, Alexis Mac Allister
By Sporting Life
11:12 · FRI April 14, 2023

The latest rumours and gossip from Friday's back pages, including the latest reports on Jude Bellingham's future.

Real Madrid have made Jude Bellingham their top transfer target this summer after a meeting between senior figures at the club and representatives acting for the England midfielder (The Times).

Arsenal have made contact with N'Golo Kante about a potential move across London next season, according to reports (Daily Mail).

Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United are interested in Alexis Mac Allister, who would welcome a summer transfer and is expected to leave Brighton early in the window if conditions are met (The Guardian).

Bayern Munich are interested in signing Harry Kane this summer - but the England skipper wants to stay in the Premier League (The Mirror).

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Chelsea have invited Julian Nagelsmann for face-to-face talks as they ramp up their search for a new manager (The Sun).

Tottenham, West Ham and Crystal Palace are all keen on the Dutch manager Arne Slot, who has transformed Feyenoord into runaway Eredivisie leaders (The Times).

Arsenal are said to be keeping tabs on pacey French winger Moussa Diaby as the north London club prepare to compete against Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle in the upcoming transfer window (Daily Mail).

Sadio Mane was grieving the death of a close family member when he attacked Bayern Munich team-mate Leroy Sane after his team's Champions League thrashing at Manchester City (The Mirror).

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Fulham are eyeing a move for Porto midfielder Mateus Uribe - as a potential replacement for Manchester United target Joao Palhinha (The Sun).

The US are ready to make Folarin Balogun one of their poster boys if he opts to represent them at senior international level (Daily Mail).

Liverpool have already missed out on one of their alternative targets to Jude Bellingham, with Konrad Laimer set to join Bayern Munich instead (The Mirror).

Real Madrid are ready to make a fresh bid to sign Reece James if Chelsea are forced to sell players this summer (Daily Mail).

Tottenham are the latest club to signal their interest in Barcelona's Ansu Fati - but the out-of-favour wonderkid is determined to stay at the Nou Camp, according to reports (Daily Mail).

Chelsea will have to launch a fire sale this summer as they face the financial blow of being out of Europe next season (The Mirror).

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Transfer rumours and football gossip: Jude Bellingham, N'Golo Kante, Alexis Mac Allister
By Sporting Life
11:12 · FRI April 14, 2023

The latest rumours and gossip from Friday's back pages, including the latest reports on Jude Bellingham's future.

Real Madrid have made Jude Bellingham their top transfer target this summer after a meeting between senior figures at the club and representatives acting for the England midfielder (The Times).

Arsenal have made contact with N'Golo Kante about a potential move across London next season, according to reports (Daily Mail).

Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United are interested in Alexis Mac Allister, who would welcome a summer transfer and is expected to leave Brighton early in the window if conditions are met (The Guardian).

Bayern Munich are interested in signing Harry Kane this summer - but the England skipper wants to stay in the Premier League (The Mirror).

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Chelsea have invited Julian Nagelsmann for face-to-face talks as they ramp up their search for a new manager (The Sun).

Tottenham, West Ham and Crystal Palace are all keen on the Dutch manager Arne Slot, who has transformed Feyenoord into runaway Eredivisie leaders (The Times).

Arsenal are said to be keeping tabs on pacey French winger Moussa Diaby as the north London club prepare to compete against Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle in the upcoming transfer window (Daily Mail).

Sadio Mane was grieving the death of a close family member when he attacked Bayern Munich team-mate Leroy Sane after his team's Champions League thrashing at Manchester City (The Mirror).

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Fulham are eyeing a move for Porto midfielder Mateus Uribe - as a potential replacement for Manchester United target Joao Palhinha (The Sun).

The US are ready to make Folarin Balogun one of their poster boys if he opts to represent them at senior international level (Daily Mail).

Liverpool have already missed out on one of their alternative targets to Jude Bellingham, with Konrad Laimer set to join Bayern Munich instead (The Mirror).

Real Madrid are ready to make a fresh bid to sign Reece James if Chelsea are forced to sell players this summer (Daily Mail).

Tottenham are the latest club to signal their interest in Barcelona's Ansu Fati - but the out-of-favour wonderkid is determined to stay at the Nou Camp, according to reports (Daily Mail).

Chelsea will have to launch a fire sale this summer as they face the financial blow of being out of Europe next season (The Mirror).

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Transfer rumours and football gossip: Luis Enrique, Chelsea, Kalvin Phillips, Liverpool
By Sporting Life
17:21 · MON April 17, 2023

The latest rumours and gossip from Monday's back pages, including the latest reports on Chelsea's managerial search.

Luis Enrique wasn't happy when Chelsea named Frank Lampard as interim manager as he was happy to start immediately (Sun).

The Blues have held talks with former Bayern boss Julian Nagelsmann and are also interested in Burnley's Vincent Kompany and Palmeiras' Portuguese coach Abel Ferreira (Times).

PSG are monitoring Arsenal's stalled contract talks with Mikel Arteta as they plan to change coach again in the summer (Sun, Mirror).

Meanwhile Michael Olise has reportedly told his agent he doesn't want to join the Gunners this summer, instead opting for another full season at Palace (Mail).

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Liverpool could turn their attention to Manchester City flop Kalvin Phillips after missing out on Jude Bellingham (Mail).

Well-known Liverpool target Matheus Nunes is now wanted by Barcelona, but it's unlikely they will be able to afford the Wolves midfielder (Mail).

Besiktas want to bring Wout Weghorst back to the club in the summer, despite the Burnley striker ending his loan spell in January to join Manchester United temporarily instead (Mail).

Napoli hitman Victor Osimhen says he's happy at Napoli and doesn't want a move as he's "already at one of Europe's biggest clubs" (Sun).

Newcastle's owners are in talks with several European clubs as they look to follow Manchester City's model and expand their empire (Mail).

Tottenham are favourites to sign highly-rated Kilmarnock teenagers David Watson and Ben Brennan (Daily Record).

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Transfer rumours and football gossip: Mason Mount, Jurrien Timber, David Moyes
By Sporting Life
09:55 · WED April 19, 2023

The latest rumours and gossip from Wednesday's back pages, including the latest reports on Chelsea's talks with Mason Mount, and the next step for Ajax's Jurrien Timber.

With his Chelsea future doubtful beyond the summer, Chelsea chief Todd Boehly is reportedly keen to retain the England midfielder at the club. (Daily Express)

After Roy Hodgson's excellent return to management at Crystal Palace, the club are keen to retain his services to aid his successor next year. (Daily Telegraph)

David Moyes' future at West Ham beyond the summer is reportedly in doubt and the club have already begun the process of identifying potential replacements, ahead of the upcoming season. (Daily Mail)

Former Inter midfielder and a one-time transfer target for Manchester United, Wesley Sneijder is believed to be unsure if Ajax defender Jurrien Timber can adjust to the Premier League. (Daily Mirror)

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Former Aston Villa and Rangers boss Steven Gerrard has reportedly been tipped to be the next Olympiacos manager. (The Sun)

Following the sacking of Paul Ince as Reading boss, former defender John O'Shea is believed to be favorite to be the next manager at the Royals. (Daily Mail)

Aspiring Manchester United owner Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani is reportedly relaxed about his bid to buy the Premier League giants amid interest from US investment firm Carlyle Group, who are looking to acquire a minority stake in the club. (The Guardian)

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After spending big in the summer of 2022, Newcastle United's Saudi ownership is believed to be ready to splash the cash once again. (Daily Telegraph)

Ligue 1 giants Marseille are reportedly unlikely to take up the option to sign Arsenal loanee Nuno Tavares permanently in the summer, citing concerns over his professionalism. (Daily Express)

Former Blackburn Rovers icon Morten Gamst Pedersen has signed with Norwegian side Ranheim, at the age of 41. (The Sun)

Reports from Dutch media suggest that Ajax defender Jurrien Timber is preparing to leave the club, with his partner 'already house-hunting in Liverpool'. (Daily Express)

Championship side Millwall are believed to be interested in the services of Hibernian striker Kevin Nisbet once again. (Scottish Sun)