Football Rumours on Friday 5th June 2015
Transfer rumours, gossip, who is for the chop and other stuff
Football rumours, transfer rumours
TRANSFER RUMOURS
England winger Raheem Sterling is open to the possibility of leaving Liverpool for Manchester United, although the 20-year-old is concerned how the transfer would be received given the fierce rivalry between the clubs.
( Guardian )
Liverpool remain adamant they have no intention of doing business with their north-west rivals.
( Liverpool Echo )
Radamel Falcao, 29, wants to complete a move to Chelsea before Colombia start their Copa America campaign on 14 June.
( Daily Telegraph )
Manchester United are ready to sell Nani this summer, but Inter Milan rather than Sporting Lisbon, where the 28-year-old winger spent last season on loan, are reportedly his most likely destination.
(Independent)
Serie A side Sampdoria are preparing to sign Chelsea's 20-year-old central defender Kurt Zouma, according to the Italian club's president.
(Metro)
Barcelona full-back Dani Alves, 32, has agreed a pre-contract agreement with Manchester United and will move to the Premier League club on 1 July.
( Daily Star)
Southampton midfielder Victor Wanyama, 23, says it 'would be nice' to join Arsenal.
( Daily Mail )
QPR striker Charlie Austin - a £10m target for Tottenham, Newcastle, Aston Villa and Southampton - has hinted that he could be ready to leave the relegated west London club.
( Daily Express)
Arsenal are preparing a £25m bid for Monaco midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia, 22, if they miss out on Southampton's Morgan Schneiderlin.
(Independent)
Liverpool have received a fillip in their hopes of signing 23-year-old Sporting Lisbon keeper Rui Patricio after the Portuguese club signed Slovenian keeper Azbe Jug.
( Daily Express)
Manchester United are lining up Galatasary goalkeeper Fernando Muslera, 28, as their replacement for Real Madrid-bound David De Gea.
(Metro)
Paris St-Germain have made Manchester United winger Angel Di Maria, 27, their main target this summer.
( Talksport )
But the Argentina international says he will stay at Manchester United next season, despite struggling in his first year at the club.
( Sun )
Brighton are hoping to sign Iran World Cup winger Alireza Jahanbakhsh and are thought to have agreed a fee in excess of £1.4m with the 21-year-old's Dutch club NEC Nijmegen.
( The Argus )
Port Vale's out-of-contract striker Tom Pope, 29, is a target for Bury, recently promoted to League One.
( Stoke Sentinel )
OTHER GOSSIP
Dick Advocaat will be handed a £50m transfer fund to revitalise Sunderland after agreeing to remain as manager of the Black Cats.
( Daily Mirror)
Bayern Munich's Brazil defender Dante, 31, has rejected a move to Manchester United after declaring that he stands more chance of winning silverware with the German club.
( Daily Star)
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has reportedly sacked first-team coach Mike Marsh, the former Reds midfielder who has been with the first team for three seasons and had previously worked with the youth side.
( Sun )
Manchester United winger Ashley Young, 29, is expected to sign a new three-year contract at Old Trafford next month.
( Daily Mirror)
Belgium defender Jan Vertonghen, 28, plans to agree a new deal at Tottenham next season, despite being linked with a move to Napoli.
( Times )
Everton legends including Howard Kendall and Peter Reid paid tribute to the memory of Andy King at the former Toffees midfielder's funeral at St Luke's Church next to Goodison Park. The funeral cortege arrived to the Z-Cars theme and left to Elvis Presley's 'In The Ghetto'.
( Liverpool Echo)
AND FINALLY
Sunderland fans attempting to raise a £150 Flower Fund for manager Dick Advocaat's wife as a thank you for allowing her husband to stay on at the Stadium of Light, have accumulated more than £1,100.
( GoFundMe )
Norwich has been voted the second-worst away day experience in the Championship according to a survey of travelling fans, with only Blackpool faring worse in the division.
(Eastern Daily Press)
Source BBCSports