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Transfer rumours and football gossip: Cristiano Ronaldo, Piers Morgan, Edouard Mendy
By Sporting Life
13:03 · TUE November 15, 2022

The latest rumours and gossip from Tuesday's back pages, including further speculation on Cristiano Ronaldo following his bombshell interview.

Cristiano Ronaldo is plotting an escape route to Bayern Munich in January as Manchester United look into possible ways of sacking him for his controversial interview with Piers Morgan (Mail, Telegraph).

Erik ten Hag will hold talks with the United board over Ronaldo's future today (Mirror).

Meanwhile, Roma boss and former United manager Jose Mourinho is exploring the possibility of signing his compatriot in January, with Ronaldo's first club Sporting and their coach Ruben Amorim also interested (Star).

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David Moyes will be given the time to turn West Ham's season around, according to reports, after entering the World Cup break with the Hammers 16th (Mail).

Seventh-tier side Ashton United have made an audacious, tongue in cheek, loan bid for Erling Haaland to keep him match fit during the World Cup break (various).

Wolves could spend big in January because the club's owners are "worried" about relegation, according to new boss Julen Lopetegui (Telegraph).

Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou has been lined up as a potential replacement for under-fire Everton manager Frank Lampard (Scottish Sun).

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Transfer rumours and football gossip: Mason Mount, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi
By Sporting Life
08:27 · FRI November 18, 2022

The latest rumours and gossip from Friday's back pages, including reports that Liverpool are monitoring Mason Mount's situation.

Manchester City were surprised to hear Cristiano Ronaldo claim he came "close" to moving to the Etihad in the summer of 2021 (The Sun).

Liverpool and Juventus are keeping track of the growing uncertainty around Mason Mount's future after Chelsea's talks with the England midfielder over a new deal were put on hold until after the World Cup (The Guardian).

Mauricio Pochettino has said he is "open" to the idea of managing England as Gareth Southgate prepares for the tournament which will define his tenure (The Times).

Lionel Messi has spoken of his "happiness" in Paris as he appears to have poured cold water on Joan Laporta's attempts to bring him back to Barcelona (Daily Mirror).

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Gareth Bale is using a golf simulator ahead of the World Cup in Qatar after being banned from playing at a Doha course (Daily Express).

Co-owner Will Ferrell says Cristiano Ronaldo would be made welcome at LAFC if he decides to give MLS a try before the end of his career, although he admitted "we can't pay you that much" and hoped great golf courses and beaches could make up for that (Daily Mirror).

Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea was left bemused by a congratulatory message from the Spanish FA on his retirement from international duty - despite being yet to hang up his gloves (Daily Mail).

Bayer Leverkusen are keeping their fingers crossed Chelsea will not recall Callum Hudson-Odoi from his loan spell in January (The Sun).

Lionel Messi and his Argentina team-mates have shunned the five-star hotel treatment for student accommodation at the World Cup so they can host barbeques (The Sun).

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Erling Haaland's agent Rafaela Pimenta has declared there are no concrete plans for the Norway striker's future as of yet amid rumours linking him with a move away from Manchester City before the end of his current deal (Daily Express).

Lionel Messi has decided he wants to room alone at the World Cup in Qatar with Argentina following Sergio Aguero's retirement (Daily Express).

Tottenham will have to act quickly to snap up Empoli goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario in January, according to reports in Italy, with Juventus set to make their move for the 26-year-old and Roma also interested (Daily Express).

Barcelona are reported to be keeping tabs on Arsenal youngster Charlie Patino, who has impressed during a loan spell with Championship club Blackpool so far this season (Daily Express).

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Transfer rumours and football gossip: Mason Mount, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi
By Sporting Life
08:27 · FRI November 18, 2022

The latest rumours and gossip from Friday's back pages, including reports that Liverpool are monitoring Mason Mount's situation.

Manchester City were surprised to hear Cristiano Ronaldo claim he came "close" to moving to the Etihad in the summer of 2021 (The Sun).

Liverpool and Juventus are keeping track of the growing uncertainty around Mason Mount's future after Chelsea's talks with the England midfielder over a new deal were put on hold until after the World Cup (The Guardian).

Mauricio Pochettino has said he is "open" to the idea of managing England as Gareth Southgate prepares for the tournament which will define his tenure (The Times).

Lionel Messi has spoken of his "happiness" in Paris as he appears to have poured cold water on Joan Laporta's attempts to bring him back to Barcelona (Daily Mirror).

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Gareth Bale is using a golf simulator ahead of the World Cup in Qatar after being banned from playing at a Doha course (Daily Express).

Co-owner Will Ferrell says Cristiano Ronaldo would be made welcome at LAFC if he decides to give MLS a try before the end of his career, although he admitted "we can't pay you that much" and hoped great golf courses and beaches could make up for that (Daily Mirror).

Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea was left bemused by a congratulatory message from the Spanish FA on his retirement from international duty - despite being yet to hang up his gloves (Daily Mail).

Bayer Leverkusen are keeping their fingers crossed Chelsea will not recall Callum Hudson-Odoi from his loan spell in January (The Sun).

Lionel Messi and his Argentina team-mates have shunned the five-star hotel treatment for student accommodation at the World Cup so they can host barbeques (The Sun).

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Erling Haaland's agent Rafaela Pimenta has declared there are no concrete plans for the Norway striker's future as of yet amid rumours linking him with a move away from Manchester City before the end of his current deal (Daily Express).

Lionel Messi has decided he wants to room alone at the World Cup in Qatar with Argentina following Sergio Aguero's retirement (Daily Express).

Tottenham will have to act quickly to snap up Empoli goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario in January, according to reports in Italy, with Juventus set to make their move for the 26-year-old and Roma also interested (Daily Express).

Barcelona are reported to be keeping tabs on Arsenal youngster Charlie Patino, who has impressed during a loan spell with Championship club Blackpool so far this season (Daily Express).

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Transfer rumours and football gossip: Cristiano Ronaldo, Romelu Lukaku, Frenkie de Jong
By Sporting Life
08:22 · MON November 21, 2022
The latest rumours and gossip from Monday's back pages, including more talk of Cristiano Ronaldo's next club.

Cristiano Ronaldo has offered himself to former club Real Madrid for six months to deputise for the injured Karim Benzema, according to reports (Daily Mail).

Barcelona star Frenkie de Jong has dealt the Old Trafford club a major transfer blow after expressing how happy he is at the club (The Sun).

The La Liga club are also reportedly preparing to sell full-back Hector Bellerin after just six months at the Nou Camp (The Sun).

Tottenham look set to make a move for Ruslan Malinovskyi in the New Year with both Fabio Paratici and Antonio Conte reportedly in agreement on chasing the Ukraine international's signature (Daily Express).

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Chelsea will not let Romelu Lukaku extend his loan spell at Inter beyond this season, according to reports (The Sun).

Blues goalkeeper Edouard Mendy has appeared to advocate the Blues making a move for Memphis Depay in the near future, regarding the striker as "world class" (Daily Express).

Gareth Southgate wants England to become a major reference point for world football domination (The Sun).

Crystal Palace chiefs are to have an American summit to sort out Patrick Vieira's signing plans (The Sun).

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Liverpool will reportedly allow England international Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to leave Merseyside on a free transfer next summer (Daily Mirror).

Virgil van Dijk reached out to Sadio Mane after the Dutchman's former Liverpool teammate saw his World Cup dream cruelly ended (Daily Mirror).

Gary O'Neil wants to make Neil Critchley his right-hand man if he gets the job at Bournemouth (The Sun).

Millwall boss Gary Rowett is keen to sign Dundee United's Welsh midfielder Dylan Levitt (The Sun).

Former Huddersfield boss David Wagner is keen on a job in Spain after turning down roles in England (The Sun).

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Transfer rumours and football gossip: Pepe, Cristiano Ronaldo, Jude Bellingham
By Sporting Life
12:58 · TUE November 22, 2022
The latest rumours and gossip from Tuesday's back pages, including

Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly wants to end his Manchester United nightmare and make a stunning return to Real Madrid (Daily Mail).

Chelsea and Arsenal are tracking Porto's Brazilian winger Pepe but may have to pay his £65m release clause (Daily Express).

Graham Potter's Chelsea have suffered a blow in their pursuit of wonderkid Endrick after falling behind their rivals PSG in negotiations (The Sun).

Roma manager Jose Mourinho is reportedly interested in signing Barcelona defender Hector Bellerin in the January transfer window (Daily Mirror).

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Manchester United believe Alejandro Garnacho will sign a new deal at Old Trafford in the not-too-distant future after stepping up talks with his representatives (Daily Express).

Fans are claiming Jude Bellingham is going to cost £200m after the 2022 World Cup after becoming England's second youngest goalscorer (Daily Mail).

Cristiano Ronaldo has faced another transfer blow after football chiefs at Roma claim they never wanted to sign the star (The Sun).

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Mick Beale is the front-runner to replace Giovanni van Bronckhorst as Rangers manager (Scottish Sun).

Everton could be set to lose out on selling Dele Alli permanently with loan club Besiktas unimpressed by the former England star's performances, according to reports (Daily Express).

Christopher Nkunku will join Chelsea in the summer transfer window despite RB Leipzig confirming the forward faces an unspecified spell on the sidelines with a torn knee ligament injury, reports French publication Le10Sport (Daily Mail).

Manchester United are reportedly plotting a swoop for South Korean star Kim Min-jae (The Sun).

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Transfer rumours and football gossip: Cristiano Ronaldo, Bukayo Saka, Cody Gakpo
By Sporting Life
11:43 · WED November 23, 2022

The latest rumours and gossip from Wednesday's back pages, including updates on Cristiano Ronaldo's future.

Chelsea are reportedly set to open talks to sign Cristiano Ronaldo after he was axed by Manchester United (The Sun).

Former teammate Rio Ferdinand has claimed that the Red Devils' boss Erik ten Hag has "got what he wanted" after Ronaldo's departure from the club was confirmed (Daily Express).

And it is being reported that the Portuguese mega star's exit will see Manchester United's wage bill slashed by more than 10 per cent and potentially free up money for Erik ten Hag to spend in the January transfer window (Daily Telegraph).

One replacement for United could be PSV Eindhoven forward Cody Gakpo, with Ten Hag's side leading the race for his signature according to reports (The Sun).

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Bukayo Saka is set to treble his wages and become one of Arsenal's highest earners (Daily Mail).

Ralph Hasenhuttl is not in the running to become the next Rangers manager as Michael Beale's path to the job he craves became that bit clearer (Daily Record).

Bournemouth are close to appointing Gary O'Neil as their permanent manager, after talks with former Leeds head coach Marcelo Bielsa stalled (Daily Telegraph).

Pep Guardiola is moving closer to agreeing a new two-year contract at Manchester City (Daily Mail).

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Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice will be at the centre of bidding wars between the likes of Real Madrid, Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City (Daily Telegraph).

Harry Kane has given England a massive injury scare after being sent for a scan on his ankle (The Sun).

Chelsea reportedly face having to pay Mason Mount £300,000-a-week on a new contract (The Sun).

Arsenal are considering a January move for Palmeiras star Danilo to keep their title tilt on track (The Sun).

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Transfer rumours and football gossip: Manchester United, Jim Ratcliffe
By Sporting Life
08:59 · THU November 24, 2022

The latest rumours and gossip from Wednesday's back pages, as the battle to purchase Manchester United hots up.

Al-Nassr are set to offer Cristiano Ronaldo are contract worth around £300m (Mirror).

Chelsea have cooled their own interest in Ronaldo as they are set to splash out £200m on Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice this summer instead (Sun, Mail).

The money for those deals could come from AC Milan's desire to sign Christian Pulisic, Hakim Ziyech and Ruben Loftus-Cheek, but Milan worry Chelsea may prove difficult to negotiate with after the Italian club so far refused to play Tiemoue Bakayoko this season because of an obligation to buy clause (Sun).

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Inter Milan and Juventus are also keen on signing Pulisic in January (Mail).

The owners of Facebook and Amazon, as well as the Dubai royal family are all reportedly interested in buying Manchester United (Sun).

Britain's richest man Sir Jim Ratcliffe is expected to enter the bidding race imminently (Times, Telegraph).

Former Goldman Sachs chief economist Lord Jim O'Neill is also considering forming a consortium after failing in a takeover bid in 2010 (Mirror).

Manchester United are looking to sign a striker on a short-term deal in January (Mail).

Tottenham and Newcastle are battling to sign Eintracht Frankfurt defender Evan Ndicka (Express)

Rangers are preparing to make an approach to QPR for boss Michael Beale (Daily Recoed, Scottish Sun).

Celtic want to sign CF Montreal and Canada defender Alistair Johnston as a long-term successor for Josip Juranovic (Scottish Sun).

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Transfer rumours and football gossip: Amancio Ortega, Diogo Costa, Konrad Laimer
By Sporting Life
08:14 · FRI November 25, 2022

The latest rumours and gossip from Friday's back pages, including a number of parties being interested in Manchester United.

Clothing magnate Amancio Ortega, owner of Zara among other brands, has emerged as another potential suitor for Manchester United - the 86-year-old is among the 20 richest people on the planet (Daily Express).

The sale price for the club could be lower than some analysts have predicted because of the costs likely to be incurred by any purchaser on updating a crumbling Old Trafford (Daily Telegraph).

Tech giants Apple are also weighing up an offer to buy and could emerge as one of the more surprising suitors for the Premier League club (Daily Star).

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Chelsea have reportedly made contact over a deal for Porto goalkeeper Diogo Costa, who is also being tracked closely by Manchester United (Daily Express).

RB Leipzig midfielder Konrad Laimer is set to deal both the Stamford Bridge club and Liverpool a significant transfer blow by agreeing to stay in the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich (The Sun).

Hakim Ziyech says it is "difficult to say" whether he will still be a Chelsea player at the end of January amid significant interest from a number of Serie A clubs (The Sun).

Bournemouth are set to confirm caretaker boss Gary O'Neil as their new permanent manager (Daily Mail).

QPR are not expecting to be able to keep hold of manager Mick Beale, who has already turned down Wolves but appears unlikely to be able to resist the temptation of joining Rangers (The Sun).

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Transfer rumours and football gossip: Amancio Ortega, Diogo Costa, Konrad Laimer
By Sporting Life
19:15 · FRI November 25, 2022

The latest rumours and gossip from Friday's back pages, including a number of parties being interested in Manchester United.

Clothing magnate Amancio Ortega, owner of Zara among other brands, has emerged as another potential suitor for Manchester United - the 86-year-old is among the 20 richest people on the planet (Daily Express).

The sale price for the club could be lower than some analysts have predicted because of the costs likely to be incurred by any purchaser on updating a crumbling Old Trafford (Daily Telegraph).

Tech giants Apple are also weighing up an offer to buy and could emerge as one of the more surprising suitors for the Premier League club (Daily Star).

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Chelsea have reportedly made contact over a deal for Porto goalkeeper Diogo Costa, who is also being tracked closely by Manchester United (Daily Express).

RB Leipzig midfielder Konrad Laimer is set to deal both the Stamford Bridge club and Liverpool a significant transfer blow by agreeing to stay in the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich (The Sun).

Hakim Ziyech says it is "difficult to say" whether he will still be a Chelsea player at the end of January amid significant interest from a number of Serie A clubs (The Sun).

Bournemouth are set to confirm caretaker boss Gary O'Neil as their new permanent manager (Daily Mail).

QPR are not expecting to be able to keep hold of manager Mick Beale, who has already turned down Wolves but appears unlikely to be able to resist the temptation of joining Rangers (The Sun).

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Transfer rumours and football gossip: Lionel Messi, Cody Gakpo, Christian Pulisic
By Sporting Life
10:20 · MON November 28, 2022
The latest rumours and gossip from Monday's back pages, including rumours of a Lionel Messi move.

MLS club Inter Miami are confident they’re close to agreeing a deal with Lionel Messi after the World Cup in Qatar. (The Times)

PSV and Netherlands star Cody Gakpo is 'holding out' for a move to Manchester United. In other United news, they are reportedly thinking about a January loan move for USA and Chelsea forward Christian Pulisic. (The Sun)

According to reports, Sir Jim Ratcliffe has rejected an offer to buy Liverpool and hopes to make an offer for Manchester United instead. (Daily Express)

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Newcastle are reportedly interested in signing former Everton player Moise Kean. (Daily Express)

After bursting onto the scene at Shakhtar Donetsk, Mykhaylo Mudryk looks set to join Arsenal for a deal worth around £40m. (Daily Mail)

Following new reports that the final hurdle has been cleared with Montreal, Alistair Johnston will be a Celtic player after the World Cup. (Daily Record)

Serie A leaders Napoli are fighting it out with Lazio and Bologna to sign Josh Doig in January. (Scottish Sun)