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Football Rumours on Tuesday 4th April 2017
2017-04-04 08:57:40


  • Pep Guardiola wants to add more English players to his side in the summer - with Tottenham's Dele Alli, Danny Rose and Kyle Walker heading the list.
    ( Sun )


  • Premier League leaders Chelsea and Paris St-Germain have both opened talks with Arsenal and Chile forward Alexis Sanchez, 28.
    ( RMC )


  • Sanchez's favoured option is to sign for Chelsea, but the Gunners do not want to sell to a Premier League rival.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Chelsea have also intensified their search for a new right-back, with 23-year-old Italian Andrea Conti of Atalanta and Hoffenheim's Jeremy Toljan, 22, both on their radar.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Manchester City hope to reduce drastically their overall spending by recouping around £100m through player sales during the close season as Pep Guardiola prepares for the busiest summer of his managerial career.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Bayern Munich manager Carlo Ancelotti has played down talk of a possible reunion with Gareth Bale, calling rumours linking the 27-year-old Real Madrid and Wales forward to the German side "a myth".
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Crystal Palace and West Brom have been linked with 25-year-old striker Diego Falcinelli, who currently plays for Sassuolo, according to reports in his native Italy.
    (Talksport)


  • Leicester are worried Arsenal and Manchester United will lure Nigeria midfielder Wilfred Ndidi, 20 - dubbed the "new N'Golo Kante" - away from the King Power Stadium.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Atletico Madrid and Slovenia goalkeeper Jan Oblak, 24, could join Manchester United in the summer if current keeper David de Gea, 26, moves to Real Madrid.
    ( Manchester Evening News )


  • West Ham could submit a £30m bid for Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere, 25, who is on loan at Bournemouth. The Hammers are also interested in a loan deal for Chelsea and Belgium striker Michy Batshuayi, 23.
    ( Evening Standard )


  • The Hammers will also offer winger Michail Antonio, 27, a new £65,000-a-week deal to keep him at the club next season.
    ( Sun )


  • Liverpool are still hopeful of signing Bayer Leverkusen and Germany winger Julian Brandt, 20, after his father denied a 12.5m euro (£10.7m) deal had been agreed with Bayern Munich.
    ( Liverpool Echo )


  • Liverpool are interested in signing Real Madrid's 25-year-old Colombia forward James Rodriguez - but he may prefer a move elsewhere.
    ( Sky Sports )


  • The Anfield club are also interested in Crystal Palace and France goalkeeper Steve Mandanda, 32.
    (TF1)




  • MANAGEMENT STUFF

  • Manager Walter Mazzarri is fighting to save his job at Watford, despite having almost secured Premier League safety, because of concerns over the Hornets' playing style and his lack of ability to speak fluent English.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • David Moyes is confident he will not be sacked by Sunderland for threatening a female reporter.
    ( Sun )


  • Manager Arsene Wenger's backroom team are increasingly worried about their future amid plans to overhaul Arsenal's structure, which includes the appointment of a director of football.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Leicester manager Craig Shakespeare has revealed how he talked a frustrated Jamie Vardy out of quitting professional football in 2013, shortly after joining the then-Championship club from non-League Fleetwood - to work as a party rep in Ibiza.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Sevilla's in-demand sporting director Monchi has confirmed that he has had offers from Premier League clubs to move to England in the summer.
    ( Marca )


  • Antonio Candreva's agent has revealed Inter Milan have turned down an offer from a Premier League club for the 30-year-old Italy winger.
    ( Il Messaggero )


  • Everton boss Ronald Koeman has backed striker Romelu Lukaku, 23, to rediscover his best form against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Tuesday.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Tottenham and England midfielder Dele Alli, 20, would be a huge hit at Real Madrid, according to Swansea manager and former Real assistant coach Paul Clement.
    (Daily Star)




  • INTERNATIONAL STUFF

  • Mark Sampson's decision to name his England squad for this summer's UEFA Woman's Euro 2017 finals three months early has cast doubt over the value of the FA Women's Super League, says Chelsea Ladies manager, Emma Hayes.
    (Times)




  • OTHER STORIES

  • Harry Kane is set to give Tottenham's title push a big boost by returning from an ankle injury next weekend.
    ( Sun )


  • Former Arsenal defender Gael Clichy, 31, now at Manchester City, says Gunners fans protesting against Wenger should be "careful what they wish for".
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Defender Luke Shaw has been recalled to the Manchester United squad for Tuesday's game with Everton after holding talks with manager Jose Mourinho, who recently questioned Shaw's commitment to the club.
    ( Times )


  • Tottenham fear further scans on the ankle of Harry Winks will rule him out for the rest of the season.
    ( Daily Express)


  • Torino and Italy forward Andrea Belotti, 23, is a better striker than Argentina legend Gabriel Batistuta, according to former England boss Fabio Capello.
    ( Metro )


  • Liverpool's 24-year-old forward Sadio Mane could be set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines after suffering a knee injury in Saturday's victory over Everton.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Chelsea's 26-year-old attacking midfielder Eden Hazard says he is not yet a "football artist" like Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldinho, Juan Riquelme or Lionel Messi.
    ( France Football )


  • Sportswear company Nike and Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo have launched a new pair of boots named 'Chapter 4: Forged for Greatness' that feature Roman numerals relating to his transfer from Sporting Lisbon to Manchester United.
    ( Marca )


  • The debate over the future of Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger reached Wrestlemania 33 this weekend, with both "Wenger Out" and "Wenger In" signs seen in the crowd.
    (Daily Mail)




























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