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Football Rumours on Wednesday 19th February 2020
2020-02-19 09:14:25



TRANSFER RUMOURS

  • Arsenal want to sign 18-year-old winger Bukayo Saka, who has 18 months left on his contract, to a new five-year deal, with Liverpool, Manchester United and Bayern Munich interested in the England Under-19 international.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • RB Leipzig's French defender Dayot Upamecano, 21, says he knows he is being "courted", with Barcelona and Arsenal among his admirers.
    (Goal)


  • France midfielder Paul Pogba expects to leave Manchester United this summer but the club want more than £150m for the 26-year-old.
    (ESPN)


  • Pogba is valued at £50m by Real Madrid because he will have just one year left on his United contract in July, although the Old Trafford club could extend that by 12 months.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Mino Raiola - Pogba's agent - says he plans "reach out" to Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after heated exchanges about his client.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Manchester City want to take Bayern Munich's Serge Gnabry, 24, as part of a deal that will see fellow Germany winger Leroy Sane, 24, join the Bundesliga side.
    (Sun)


  • Sane will have a year left on his contract in June and City will sanction his sale this summer following their two-year ban from European football.
    (Daily Star)


  • Chelsea and France striker Olivier Giroud, 33, has been offered a deal by Lazio to join them when his contract expires in the summer.
    (Daily Star)


  • Chelsea are tracking 16-year-old Birmingham City midfielder Jude Bellingham, but Manchester United, Barcelona and Real Madrid have also been linked with the England Under-17 international.
    (Goal)


  • Barcelona have made Denmark and Leganes forward Martin Braithwaite, 28, their main target after being given permission to sign an injury replacement for 22-year-old France international Ousmane Dembele, having ended their interest in Real Sociedad's Brazilian striker Willian Jose, 28.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Stoke City's Congolese midfielder Giannelli Imbula, 27, is discussing a move to Lokomotiv Moscow.
    (Daily Mail)




MANAGEMENT STUFF
  • Chelsea boss Frank Lampard will come under greater scrutiny should the club fail to secure a Champions League place this season.
    (Daily Telegraph)


  • Manchester United are considering former Paris St-Germain sporting director Antero Henrique and Red Bull's head of sport Ralf Rangnick for the role of technical director.
    (Independent)




OTHER STUFF
  • Tottenham's Heung-Min Son is expected to miss the rest of the season after suffering a broken arm at Aston Villa on Sunday.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Arsene Wenger is the driving force behind a move to rewrite the offside law in a bid to bring an end to controversial VAR decisions.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Manchester City's kit manufacturers Puma are confident the club will escape the two-year European ban for breaching Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules.
    (Daily Telegraph)


  • Manchester City could face further investigation by UEFA into the levels of Abu Dhabi sponsorship they have declared for the years since 2016, with their impending European ban only relating to income from 2012 up until 2016.
    (Guardian)


  • US investment firm Silver Lake are to put £369m straight into Manchester City's coffers, more than covering the revenue the club would lose if they are unable to compete in Europe for two seasons.
    (Sun)


  • The majority of Premier League teams do not want referees to use pitchside monitors to check VAR decisions as they fear they would favour bigger clubs.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini, 35, is set to extend his contract at Juventus for another 12 months.
    (Goal)

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