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Football Rumours on Monday 23rd May 2016

last updated Monday 23rd May 2016, 9:58 AM


  • Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revived his interest in Argentinian striker Maxi Romero, 17, but still has Juventus forward Alvaro Morata, 23, as his top target.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Manchester United's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward will give Mourinho £200m to spend and Jose Mourinho has already lined up Ibrahimovic as his first major signing.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Mourinho's targets include Everton's John Stones, 21, Portugal midfielders Andre Gomes, 22, and Joao Mario, 23, strikers Alvaro Morata and Mauro Icardi, both 23, and 29-year-old Argentina international Ezequiel Garay.
    ( Guardian )


  • Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund have agreed a deal for 25-year-old Germany international Ilkay Gundogan.
    ( Goal )


  • City will pay an initial £20.1m for the midfielder, with £1.5m in add-ons set aside should Gundogan impress for Pep Guardiola's side.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Both Manchester United and Premier League rivals Chelsea will miss out on Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain, with the 28-year-old in talks over a move to Paris St-Germain.
    ( Sun )


  • Manchester United will miss out on Benfica winger Nicolas Gaitan, 28, who will instead join Champions League finalists Atletico Madrid.
    ( Daily Express)


  • The Old Trafford club also faces competition from Barcelona for 22-year-old Paris St-Germain defender Marquinhos.
    ( Sun )


  • Arsenal have entered talks with Bayern Munich over the signing of Morocco defender Medhi Benatia, 29.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Juventus are favourites to sign Chelsea target Miralem Pjanic, but the 26-year-old Roma midfielder could leave Serie A for Barcelona or Bayern Munich.
    ( Gazzetta dello Sport )


  • Swansea City striker Andre Ayew, 26, is aware of interest in him from other clubs after being linked with a move to Sunderland.
    ( Newcastle Chronicle )


  • Inter Milan intend to sell 23-year-old Croatia international Marcelo Brozovic to a Premier League club this summer.
    ( Gazzetta dello Sport )




  • MANAGER MOVEMENTS

  • Everton have spoken to former Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini about the possibility of becoming their new manager.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Former Manchester United and Everton boss David Moyes is in talks with Aston Villa and is considering a return to management in the Championship.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Bolton are ready to offer Peter Reid their vacant manager's role with Kevin Phillips as his assistant.
    ( Sun )


  • Paris St-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 34, will join Manchester United this summer as assistant manager to Jose Mourinho.
    ( Daily Express)


  • Current assistant manager Ryan Giggs is set to reject a job offer from Mourinho and end his 29-year stay at Manchester United.
    ( Sun )


  • Uwe Rosler is wanted by League One Bradford by the club's new German owners.
    ( Sun )


  • Mourinho was paid £4m by Manchester United not to take a job elsewhere but has not accepted a 'behaviour clause' in a five-year contract at Old Trafford.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Interim manager Guus Hiddink will remain at Chelsea next season as a consultant.
    ( Fox Sports )




  • OTHER STORIES

  • Former Ipswich defender Chris Swailes became the oldest goalscorer in a Wembley final as the 45-year-old helped Morpeth beat Hereford to win the FA Vase.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Robert Pires' seven-year-old son, Theo, has followed in his father's footsteps and signed for Arsenal's academy.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, 29, would be happy to see Harry Kane taking penalties for England, despite the 22-year-old Tottenham striker missing the target against Turkey on Sunday. .
    (London Evening Standard)


  • A number of Manchester United's senior players have major reservations about the appointment of Mourinho as the club's next manager.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • West Ham may need to borrow a ground for the Europa League qualifying stages with the Olympic Stadium curtain-raiser due to take place after they enter the competition.
    ( Guardian )


  • The club's joint-chairman David Gold believes the Hammers are good enough to win the competition and qualify for the Champions League.
    ( whufc )


  • Brendan Rodgers is reportedly eyeing an audacious bid to bring Steven Gerrard to Celtic as player-assistant manager.
    ( Daily Record )




  • AND FINALLY

  • Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has had a 500-seater stadium named after him in a French village and "deserves one in every village in France".
    ( Metro )






















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