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Football Rumours on Wednesday 24th August 2016
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  • Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is prepared to wait until deadline day to sign Southampton defender Jose Fonte, 32, although Saints are unwilling to let him leave.
    ( Manchester Evening News )


  • Defender Phil Jones, 24, is keen to stay at United, despite interest from Stoke City and Arsenal.
    ( Guardian )


  • Goalkeeper Joe Hart, 29, is furious at his treatment by Manchester City, and faces a race to find a new club before the transfer window closes.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Meanwhile, Everton are cooling their interest in signing England international Hart.
    ( Daily Express )


  • Tottenham may offer midfielder Nabil Bentaleb, 21, in return in their attempt to sign 27-year-old Newcastle midfielder Moussa Sissoko.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Arsenal target Alexandre Lacazette, the 25-year-old Lyon forward, will remain with the French club, while winger and team-mate Rachid Ghezzal, 24, has turned down a move to Everton.
    ( RMC )


  • The Gunners may also be unsuccessful in their bid to sign Valencia centre-back Shkodran Mustafi, 24, with coach Pako Ayestaran confident of keeping the Germany international.
    ( Independent )


  • Lamine Kone, 27, has been told he will not be allowed to leave Sunderland for Everton as Black Cats boss David Moyes struggles to find defensive replacements.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Middlesbrough manager Aitor Karanka has confirmed goalkeeper Victor Valdes, 34, will miss the next two games with a hamstring injury.
    ( Sun )


  • Napoli have offered Chelsea target Kalidou Koulibaly, 25, a new contract with a 70m euro (£60m) release clause for clubs outside Italy.
    ( La Gazzetta dello Sport )


  • But Napoli are ready to take 25-year-old Manchester City defender Eliaquim Mangala on loan as they look to replace Koulibaly, should he leave before the transfer deadline.
    ( Times )


  • Southampton manager Claude Puel is targeting Lyon forward Rachid Ghezzal, 24, after the Algeria international rejected a move to Everton because he wants to play European football.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Watford are close to signing Newcastle United right-back Daryl Janmaat, 27, although West Ham are also interested in the Netherlands international.
    ( Newcastle Chronicle )


  • Chelsea have had a £30m bid for 21-year-old AC Milan centre-back Alessio Romagnoli turned down.
    ( Sky Italia )


  • Hull have opened talks with Tottenham over signing 25-year-old midfielder Ryan Mason. Spurs striker Clinton N'Jie, 23, is also set to join Marseille on a season-long loan as part of a deal for Tottenham to sign 21-year-old winger Georges-Kevin N'Koudou.
    ( Sky Sports )


  • Hull caretaker manager Mike Phelan wants to make Aston Villa defender Micah Richards, 28, his first signing.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • West Brom are chasing 22-year-old Leeds United full-back Charlie Taylor.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Everton and Hull City are chasing Paris St-Germain goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu, 29, although Napoli and Sevilla also want to sign the Italian.
    ( Le Parisien )


  • West Brom are close to signing Southampton striker Jay Rodriguez, 27, on loan.
    ( TalkSport )


  • Newcastle United keeper Tim Krul, 28, is set to sign a new contract before joining Ajax on a season-long loan.
    ( ESPN )


  • Wales' free agent Hal Robson-Kanu, 27, will wait until transfer deadline day to decide his next career move after interest from England, Spain, Italy and China.
    ( South Wales Evening Post )


  • Sunderland have submitted a £3m bid for Barnsley centre-back Alfie Mawson, 22, with Newcastle and Leeds also interested in the ex-Brentford man.
    ( Sheffield Star )


  • Queens Park Rangers are hoping to sign 28-year-old former Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner, who is a free agent after being released by Wolfsburg.
    ( ESPN )


  • Newcastle have offered Ireland goalkeeper Rob Elliot, 30, a new long-term contract as he recovers from injury.
    (Times)




  • MANAGER MATTERS

  • Bayern Munich coach Carlo Ancelotti is keeping it in the family - by appointing 27-year-old son Davide as assistant coach.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Arsene Wenger has revealed he is "scared of the day" when he eventually leaves Arsenal.
    ( Daily Mirror )




  • OTHER STORIES

  • John Terry has no plans to come out of international retirement, even though new England manager Sam Allardyce has opened the door to a ­possible recall.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • The Premier League will ask Manchester United to turn up for their final White Hart Lane trip on time after late arrivals at Tottenham and West Ham last season.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • A Team GB football team taking the field for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics took a knock after the Scottish and Irish FAs re-affirmed their resistance to the idea.
    ( Sun )


  • Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho, 26, has been fully exonerated over his drugs ban after the World Anti-Doping Agency opted against appealing Uefa's decision to absolve him.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Gareth Bale has signed a new contract with Real Madrid, keeping the 27-year-old at the club until 2021.
    ( Marca )







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