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Football Rumours on Friday 8th April 2016

last updated Friday 08th April 2016, 9:13 AM


  • Manchester United could miss out on Paris St-Germain forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 34, when his contract expires in the summer - if they keep manager Louis van Gaal.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger wants Juventus' Spain striker Alvaro Morata, 23, and Roma's Greece defender Kostas Manolas, 24.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Chelsea striker Diego Costa, 27, is prepared to consider a move to China if Atletico Madrid cannot afford to take him back to Spain this summer.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • New Blues boss Antonio Conte is looking to bring Bayern Munich midfielder Arturo Vidal, 28, to the Premier League.
    ( Gazzetta dello Sport )


  • But midfielder Eden Hazard, 25, is set to be the first casualty of the Italian's tenure.
    ( Sun )


  • Chelsea are confident of signing £30m-rated Roma midfielder Miralem Pjanic, 26, who has scored nine Serie A goals this season.
    ( Evening Standard )


  • Southampton could offer goalkeeper Fraser Forster a new deal, with other Premier League sides showing interest in the 28-year-old.
    ( Daily Echo )


  • Wolves midfielder Kevin McDonald, 27, could be set to leave after falling out of favour and training with the club's under-18 side.
    ( Express & Star )


  • Daniel Trickett-Smith has been told to look for another club - four years after a £1m deal took him to Anfield.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Mario Balotelli is "desperate" to leave Liverpool and join AC Milan on a permanent deal this summer.
    ( Daily Express)


  • Roma have 'categorically' ruled out selling star man Miralem Pjanic this summer, dealing a huge blow to Chelsea's transfer plans.
    ( Daily Mirror )




  • MANAGER MOVEMENTS

  • Former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, 53, has started looking for a house in Cheshire as he prepares for life as United manager.
    ( Sun )


  • But Real Madrid will try to take Mourinho back to the Bernabeu should they be eliminated from the Champions League.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Tottenham are to offer boss Mauricio Pochettino a club-record £5.5m-a-year deal as they try to keep him at White Hart Lane.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis is expected to speak to chairman Jeremy Peace in the summer about a new contract.
    ( Daily Mail )




  • OTHER GOSSIP

  • Former Aston Villa assistant boss Ray Wilkins believes he and ex-manager Tim Sherwood could have secured the club's Premier League status. Sherwood was sacked in Octoberr.
    ( Talksport )


  • Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany, 29, could play in his side's Champions League quarter-final second leg against Paris St-Germain next Tuesday after missing the past three games with a calf injuryr.
    ( Manchester Evening News )


  • Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp says he will not rule out another international job after coaching Jordan for two games.
    ( Evening Standard )


  • Everton boss Roberto Martinez is under "massive pressure" to win the FA Cup, according to former Blues captain Kevin Ratcliffer.
    ( Liverpool Echo )


  • Stoke City and Republic of Ireland forward Jon Walters, 32, will play in a testimonial for team-mate Andy Wilkinson on 17 May as part of his Euro 2016 build-upr.
    ( Sentinel )


  • European Cup winner Garry Birtles says former team Nottingham Forest are in a mess on and off the pitch.
    ( Nottingham Evening Post)




  • AND FINALLY

  • Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp turned down a gift - a replica of the famous square where Borussia Dortmund parade their silverware - from his biggest fan before Thursday's match.
    ( Liverpool Echo )


  • Chelsea captain John Terry has picked seven players from Premier League leaders Leicester City in his PFA Team of the Year.
    ( Star )






















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