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Football Rumours on Friday 28th October 2016

last updated Friday 28th October 2016, 9:06 AM


  • Former Arsenal winger Jermaine Pennant has refused to take a pay cut at Tampines Rovers and looks set to leave the Singapore club.
    ( Sun )


  • LA Galaxy want to bring 31-year-old Manchester United and England forward Wayne Rooney to the MLS.
    ( Sun )


  • And United are considering selling three first-team centre-halves - England's Chris Smalling, Dutch defender Daley Blind and Argentina's Marcos Rojo - with 23-year-old Germany defender Antonio Rudiger a target.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Barcelona have identified Liverpool right-back Nathaniel Clyne as a January transfer target and could pay £20m for the 25-year-old.
    ( Sun )


  • Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil, 28, held talks with Fenerbahce over a move to Turkey in the summer.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Tottenham winger Erik Lamela, 24, wants to sign a new deal with the north London club.
    (Evening Standard)


  • Liverpool will sign 15-year-old 6ft 5in Bury defender Emeka Obi, once they get approval from the Football League and Premier League over his visa.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Borussia Monchengladbach hope Chelsea will allow them to extend 20-year-old defender Andreas Christensen's loan spell in the Bundesliga beyond the end of the season.
    (Evening Standard)


  • Another Chelsea youngster, 21-year-old England Under-21 international Nathaniel Chalobah, says he is refusing to "give up" on the club, despite struggling for opportunities at Stamford Bridge.
    ( Sun )


  • Tottenham's Cameroonian forward Clinton N'Jie, 23, currently on loan at Marseille, says his future will be decided at the end of the season.
    ( Ligue 1 )




  • MANAGEMENT STUFF

  • Nigel Pearson has emerged as a leading contender to take over at Wolverhampton Wanderers after the dismissal of Walter Zenga.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Real Madrid "tried to hire Pep Guardiola" to replace Rafael Benitez last November, according to the Manchester City manager's biographer.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Bayern Munich manager Carlo Ancelotti has thanked Guardiola for the "marvellous job" he did with the German champions.
    ( Manchester Evening News )


  • Former Manchester United and Wales winger Ryan Giggs, 42, will not be offered the Wigan Athletic manager's job, with the Championship club instead ready to appoint United's under-21 boss Warren Joyce.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Spain manager Vicente del Bosque says Chelsea boss Antonio Conte needs to be "a little more considerate when he celebrates victories".
    ( Metro )


  • Charlton chief executive Katrien Meire insists unpopular owner Roland Duchatelet will not be selling the League One club.
    ( Talksport )




  • OTHER STORIES

  • QPR director of football Les Ferdinand has told fans to get realistic over their chances of promotion this season.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Arsenal's 28-year-old forward Lucas Perez has been ruled out until December with an ankle ligament injury.
    ( IBTimesUK )


  • Erik Lamela is hoping to become the latest Tottenham player to commit his future to the club by signing a new contract.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Former Tottenham striker Les Ferdinand has backed current Spurs forward Vincent Janssen to be a success, calling the 22-year-old a "top player".
    ( Talksport )


  • Manchester United midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan, 27, says he "will do everything to try and help the team", despite only making four appearances since joining from Borussia Dortmund in the summer.
    ( Guardian )


  • Leicester City and Japan striker Shinji Okazaki is the club's "dilly-ding dilly-dong" - "he wakes everybody up, he is the bell!" - according to manager Claudio Ranieri.
    ( Leicester Mercury )


  • Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 30, says football has taught him to "use negative people and experiences to motivate you". He added: "I actually need my haters - they have helped me achieve all I have achieved."
    ( Coach magazine )


  • ( Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany, 30, is yet to convince manager Pep Guardiola that he can fit into the Spaniard's plans.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • South Africa have dismissed former Bournemouth striker Tokelo Rantie, 26, from the national team after he broke wind at boss Ephraim Mashaba.
    ( Sun )


  • Napoli head coach Maurizio Sarri says he will greet Juventus forward Gonzalo Higuain, 28, like "a father would with a son who made him angry" when the sides meet on Saturday, following the Argentine's move this summer.
    ( Goal )






















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