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Football Rumours on Tuesday 30th October 2018
2018-10-30 09:31:27



TRANSFER RUMOURS

  • Besiktas want 25-year-old German keeper Loris Karius - who has signed a two-year loan deal with the Turkish club - to return to Liverpool in January and for Belgium striker Divock Origi, 23, to join them instead.
    (90 Minutes)


  • Manager Jose Mourinho will be backed in January to strengthen his Manchester United squad if the right deal is possible, with more than £100m potentially available.
    (Guardian)


  • Barcelona's France forward Ousmane Dembele could be allowed to leave in January and Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal have been linked with the 21-year-old.
    (Sun)


  • Juventus are keen to sign 21-year-old Serbia defender Nikola Milenkovic, who is thought to be a target for Tottenham and Manchester United. Juve are also interested in Italy midfielder Federico Chiesa but Fiorentina are likely to demand in excess of 100m euros (£89m) for the 21-year-old and Milenkovic.
    (Calciomercato)


  • Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe has assured former England striker Jermain Defoe that he still has a future at Bournemouth despite the 36-year-old striker making only three late Premier League appearances so far this season.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Aston Villa manager Dean Smith is planning an £8m bid to bring Sheffield Wednesday's Scotland midfielder Barry Bannan, 28, back to the club.
    (Daily Mirror)




  • MANAGEMENT STUFF

  • Real Madrid want Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino, 46, to be their new manager by the end of next month. The Spanish giants sacked Julen Lopetegui on Monday after four and a half months in charge.
    (Sun)


  • Former Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce is being linked with Reading, with the Royals 22nd in the Championship under Paul Clement.
    (Birmingham Mail)


  • Manager Rafael Benitez insists Newcastle are out of luck rather than out of form. The Magpies have failed to win any of their opening 10 league matches this season.
    (Newcastle Chronicle)


  • Real's negotiations with former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte have stalled, with reserve team boss Santiago Solari placed in temporary charge and Belgium coach Roberto Martinez also in contention to replace Lopetegui.
    (Marca)


  • Conte's failure to agree terms with Real could cost Chelsea more than £7m, as the Italian coach continues to pursue his former club for damages after his sacking.
    (Times)


  • Real Madrid's players have blocked the appointment of Antonio Conte as Lopetegui's successor over his managerial style while at Chelsea.
    (Sun)


  • Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha's son Aiyawatt, who first interviewed Premier League-winning manager Claudio Ranieri before his appointment, is likely to lead Leicester City forward after the helicopter crash in which his father and four other people died.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Liverpool owner John W. Henry believes the club is on course for "a special season" after claiming manager Jürgen Klopp has solved their long-standing issues in defence.
    (Daily Telegraph)


  • Manchester United Manager Jose Mourinho is fuming after Manchester United's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward cancelled a transfer summit last week at the last minute.
    (Sun)


  • Manchester United have not contacted RB Leipzig's director of football Paul Mitchell about a similar role they want to introduce at Old Trafford - but the former Tottenham head of recruitment is flattered by the speculation.
    (Sun)




  • OTHER STUFF

  • Leicester players will decide whether to postpone their Premier League clash at Cardiff, scheduled for Saturday, after the club owner's death.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Many Leicester players have undertaken sessions with grief counsellors as the emotional impact of Srivaddhanaprabha's death hits home.
    (Daily Telegraph)


  • Riyad Mahrez's early goal gave Manchester City a 1-0 win over Tottenham at Wembley to send them back to the top of the Premier League.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 33, says he left Real Madrid for Juventus because the Spanish club's president Florentino Perez did not make him feel indispensable.
    (L'Equipe)


  • Liverpool's Brazil midfielder Fabinho, 25, says he has had problems settling in at times since his £39m summer move to Anfield from Monaco.
    (ESPN)


  • Lyon's Netherlands and former Manchester United winger Memphis Depay, 24, claims he does not feel like a respected player.
    (ESPN)


  • Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has been fined £350 and hit with three penalty points on his licence for speedin.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Bristol Rovers striker Stefan Payne has apologised for a rude hand gesture he made towards the club's fans after the loss at Barnsley.
    (Daily Star)
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