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Football Rumours on Friday 17th June 2016

last updated Friday 17th June 2016, 9:17 AM


  • Manchester United are considering a move for Wolfsburg midfielder Julian Draxler, 22, less than a year after he made the £25.5m switch from Bundesliga rivals Schalke.
    ( Bild )


  • Bayern Munich's 27-year-old striker Robert Lewandowski is becoming increasingly unsettled in Germany and would consider a move to the Premier League.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • West Ham are preparing to make a second bid of £8m for Bournemouth's 26-year-old winger Matt Ritchie.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Chelsea are interested in signing West Ham forward Dimitri Payet, with the Hammers fearing it may be impossible to hold on to the 29-year-old France international.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is planning on giving Juan Cuadrado a chance at Stamford Bridge next season. The 28-year-old winger was on loan at Juventus during the 2015-16 campaign.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Queens Park Rangers midfielder Sandro, 27, has failed a medical at Sporting Lisbon after agreeing a three-year deal with the Portuguese club.
    ( Independent )


  • .Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli is close to a move to Turkish club Besiktas, according to the 25-year-old Italian's agent.
    ( Spox )


  • Valencia midfielder Andre Gomes, 22, has emerged as a possible transfer target for Manchester United.
    ( Mundo Deportivo )


  • Leicester City are close to completing the £12m signing of Nice midfielder Nampalys Mendy, 23.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Manchester City have moved ahead of rivals Manchester United in the race to sign Schalke and Germany winger Leroy Sane, 20, who is valued at £40m.
    ( Suddeutsche Zeitung )


  • United are also targeting Basel's 19-year-old Switzerland international striker Breel Embolo.
    ( Bild )


  • Sunderland defender Santiago Vergini, 27, could be a target for Argentine club Boca Juniors.
    ( Sunderland Echo )


  • The agent of Newcastle's 25-year-old midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum says there has been "no progress" in negotiations with Roma.
    ( Chronicle )


  • Swansea will hold talks with winger Nathan Dyer, 28, to see if he has a future at the club, after spending last season on loan at Leicester City.
    ( South Wales Evening Post )


  • French midfielder Clement Chantome, 28, is in advanced talks with two unnamed Premier League clubs over signing on a free transfer, after rejecting the offer of a new contract at Bordeaux.
    ( Sunderland Echo )


  • Norwich City winger Robbie Brady, 24, could be set for a quick return to Hull City after joining the Norfolk club in a £7m deal last summer.
    ( Hull Daily Mail )


  • Celtic striker Anthony Stokes, 27, has agreed to join Blackburn Rovers on a three-year deal.
    ( Daily Express)


  • West Brom have confirmed their interest in signing Palermo forward Franco Vasquez, 27, but have not yet made an official bid for the Italian, valued at £20m.
    ( Birmingham Mail )


  • Leicester's 31-year-old midfielder Gokhan Inler is in talks over his future at the club, having struggled to make an impact in his first season.
    ( Leicester Mercury )




  • MANAGER MOVEMENTS

  • Cherries boss Eddie Howe is no longer on Southampton's shortlist of possible future managers, but former Roma coach Rudi Garcia is a strong candidate.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Jose Mourinho does not want Ryan Giggs to stay at Manchester United as his assistant manager because he fears the Welshman could become a potential rival.
    ( Times )




  • Euro 2016

  • Roy Hodgson does not feel sorry for Wales after England scored an injury-time winner to beat them at Euro 2016.
    ( SkySports )


  • Northern Ireland ended 34 years of hurt with win over Ukraine.
    ( Sun )




  • OTHER STORIES

  • Jose Mourinho has texted a "hello" message to all the Manchester United squad and assured them he will give them a chance to prove themselves.
    ( Daily Express )




  • AND FINALLY

  • Former Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt, 35 and now with Feyenoord, has been scammed out of £159,000 by a hotel butler dealing in stolen diamonds.
    ( De Telegraaf )


  • Former England manager Terry Venables given his support to calls for a statue of World Cup-winning captain Bobby Moore to be erected in his hometown of Barking.
    (London Evening Standard)






















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