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Football Rumours on Monday 13th July 2015

last updated Monday 13th July 2015, 11:42 AM


  • Manchester City's attempts to sign Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba are being held up over an issue with the 22-year-old France international's image rights. Pogba will also have to ask for a transfer request to push the move through.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho wants to sign forward Pedro, 27, from Barcelona and is willing to meet the Spain international's £22m buyout clause.
    ( Sport )


  • Paris St-Germain are interested in signing Argentine winger Angel Di Maria from Manchester United but the French club's manager Laurent Blanc says a deal would be difficult for the 27-year-old due to competition from other clubs and the cost of the player.
    ( L'Equipe )


  • Manchester United are ready to block 24-year-old goalkeeper David De Gea's proposed move to Real Madrid unless a deal can be done before the club leaves for its tour of the USA.
    ( The Sun )


  • Southampton hope to sign Netherlands midfielder Jordy Clasie, 24, as a replacement for Manchester United-bound France midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin.
    ( The Sun )


  • New boss Steve McClaren expects Newcastle to finish in the top eight of the Premier League after the club record £14.4m signing of Dutch international midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum, 24, from PSV Eindhoven.
    ( The Guardian )


  • Victor Valdes' agent says the Spanish goalkeeper wants to stay at Manchester United. The 33-year-old had been linked with a move to Turkish side Antalyaspor.
    ( AS )


  • Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis says he would sell Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain, who has been linked with Manchester and Arsenal if they meet the 27-year-old's £64.7m buy-out clause.
    ( Daily Express )


  • QPR will pocket £9m from Raheem Sterling's imminent £49m transfer from Liverpool to Manchester City. The England winger, aged 20, was signed by Liverpool for £500,000 in 2010 but a 20% sell-on clause was part of the deal.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Benjamin Stambouli will become the second Tottenham player to join Watford this summer as the 24-year-old French midfielder is set to join the Hornets for £4m.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • West Brom are interested in QPR winger Matt Phillips, 24, and are prepared to pay £10m for the Scotland international. Manager Tony Pulis is also keen on Nottingham Forest winger Michail Antonio, 25.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Iker Casillas' parents have blamed Real Madrid president Florentino Perez for the Spanish goalkeeper's departure to Porto. The 34-year-old's mother also labels the Portuguese side a second division team, adding that her son deserves better.
    ( El Mundo )


  • Crystal Palace's Scott Dann is to sign new deal to stay at Selhurst Park. The 28-year-old English defender had been a target for Everton.
    ( Croydon Advertiser )



    OTHER GOSSIP

  • Arsenal's Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil, 26, has paid for 11 children to have life-saving surgery in Brazil.
    ( The Independent )


  • Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood has praised captain and England midfielder Fabian Delph, 25, for choosing to stay at Villa rather than join Manchester City.
    ( Birmingham Mail )


  • Former Liverpool striker John Aldridge believes the Reds are better off without Manchester City-bound Raheem Sterling and that £49m is overpriced for the England forward.
    ( Skysports )



    AND FINALLY

  • A campaign has started in Turkey to send a heartbroken young Manchester United fan to watch his idol, Robin van Persie, who is reportedly close to joining Fenerbahce. It comes after a video of four-year-old Louis Diamond crying when he found out Van Persie could be joining the Turkish side went viral.
    ( Manchester Evening News )


  • Manchester City and Argentina defender Martin Demichelis, 34, married former Playboy model Evangelina Anderson, 32, his long-term partner and mother of their two children, at a ceremony in Buenos Aires on Saturday.
    ( Daily Mail )
























  • Source BBC Sport