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Football Rumours on Friday 1st July 2016

last updated Friday 01st July 2016, 9:15 AM


  • Ronald Koeman will make Fulham goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg his first signing for Everton.
    ( Daily Express)


  • Manchester United are closing in on an £80m deal for 23-year-old Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, who they allowed to leave for free in 2012.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Arsenal have rejected an approach from Juventus for forward Alexis Sanchez, 27.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Liverpool striker Christian Benteke, 25, is open to a move to Crystal Palace as his first-team prospects at Anfield could be even more limited following the arrival of Sadio Mane, 24.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Striker Diego Costa, 27, has told Chelsea he wants to leave - and he could move back to former club Atletico Madrid for £40m.
    ( Daily Star )


  • West Ham playmaker Dimitri Payet has been linked with Real Madrid and Inter Milan, but the 29-year-old's agent expects the France international to stay with the Hammers.
    ( Guardian )


  • Leicester City will make a final offer of £15m for 23-year-old Burnley defender Michael Keane, having had bids of £10m and £12m rejected.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • AZ Alkmaar striker Vincent Janssen, 22, says he is "disappointed" the club have rejected a £16.5m bid from Tottenham and that he "would like to make the move".
    ( Guardian )


  • Crystal Palace have beaten Southampton, Watford and West Ham to the £13m signing of Newcastle winger Andros Townsend, 24.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Former Sunderland striker Steven Fletcher has become a free agent - and Sheffield Wednesday could beat Norwich City to the signing of the 29-year-old.
    ( Sunderland Echo )


  • West Ham will allow keeper Darren Randolph, 29, to leave for about £3m as the Republic of Ireland international wants more regular first-team football.
    ( Sun )




  • MANAGER MATTERS

  • Antonio Conte's Chelsea appointment is looking better and better with every passing day, former Blues winger Pat Nevin believes.
    ( Daily Star )




  • NEXT ENGLAND MANAGER

  • Gunners boss Arsene Wenger will tell Football Association officials he is not interested in the England job, but former Tottenham striker Jurgen Klinsmann would love to take it.
    ( Sun )


  • Palace manager Alan Pardew said Alan Shearer asking for the England job made his "blood boil". Of his own aspirations for the job, he said: "Not now."
    ( Daily Mail )


  • England's senior players UNANIMOUSLY want the next manager to be from abroad.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Steve Clarke, the new Aston Villa assistant manager who replaced Roy Hodgson at West Brom in 2012, says there are three front runners for England, with Bournemouth's Eddie Howe top of the list, along with Alan Pardew and Sam Allardyce.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Head of Team Sky Sir Dave Brailsford has been targeted by the FA as they search for the new England manager.
    ( Sun )


  • Sam Allardyce and Steve Bruce both want to manage England now as the FA steps up the big hunt.
    ( Sun )


  • Ryan Giggs has backed Louis van Gaal to take charge of England alongside Gareth Southgate.
    ( Sun )


  • Glenn Hoddle's controversial departure from the England manager's job in 1999 will not preclude him being considered by the FA as an interim successor to Roy Hodgson, with Arsene Wenger expected to follow Gareth Southgate in ruling himself out of the running for the position.
    ( Independent )




  • OTHER STORIES

  • Jose Mourinho made a secret visit to Manchester United's stars at the England camp before Euro 2016 to outline his blueprint for their attacking new style.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Former Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti, now in charge at Bayern Munich, says England have "a lot of potential" despite their Euro 2016 exit to Iceland.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Roy Hodgson is not planning to retire after resigning as England manager.
    ( Times )


  • English MLS star Dom Dwyer, who plays for Sporting Kansas City, was forced to wear a face full of make-up by his wife after losing a Euro 2016 bet.
    ( Daily Mirror )




  • AND FINALLY

  • Manchester United are yet to sign Henrikh Mkhitaryan from Borussia Dortmund yet but briefly showed the 27-year-old Armenia international's name on their new away kit.
    ( Sky Sports)


  • Rangers boss Mark Warburton has introduced pre-season prohibition with a Stateside alcohol ban on his players during their tour of the USA.
    ( Daily Record )






















  • Source BBC Sport/SkySports