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Football Rumours on Saturday 23rd July 2016

last updated Saturday 23rd July 2016, 9:55 AM


  • Ross McCormack wants out of Fulham, with Norwich, Newcastle and Aston Villa all lining up £13m bids.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • New boss Antonio Conte has told owner Roman Abramovich he needs five more signings to make Chelsea challengers again.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Manchester United are considering a £54m bid for Real Madrid forward James Rodriguez, 25.
    ( El Confidencial )


  • Manchester City are set to go back to Everton with a bid of more than £50m for defender John Stones, 22.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has left Nabil Bentaleb, 21, Clinton N'Jie, 22, Federico Fazio, 29, and Alex Pritchard, 23, behind for the club's tour of Australia and all could be moved on.
    ( Sun )


  • Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva, 29, is a target for Turkish side Galatasaray.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Everton's search for a new first-choice goalkeeper will no longer include Kasper Schmeichel as a result of Steve Walsh's arrival as the club's first director of football from Leicester. It is understood there is an agreement that Everton will not sign players from Leicester for a specified period.
    ( Guardian )


  • Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has been put off a move for Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos, 24, because of the player's £240,000-a-week wages.
    ( Sun )


  • eicester boss Claudio Ranieri said left-back Ben Chilwell, 19, is going to sign a new deal with the club after speculation Liverpool had made a £7m bid for him.
    ( Leicester Mercury )


  • Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli, 25, needs "the right opportunity" to re-launch his career, according to his agent Mino Raiola.
    ( Liverpool Echo )


  • Everton are prepared to bid £25m for Swansea City midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson, 26.
    ( Daily Express)


  • West Brom have made a £7m bid for Brighton defender Lewis Dunk, 24.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez has encouraged boss Arsene Wenger to make a move for Barcelona midfielder Arda Turan, 29.
    ( Sun )


  • The Gunners are braced for another backlash from their supporters after warning them not to expect expensive summer signings.
    ( Times )


  • Lazio midfielder Ravel Morrison, 23, has sparked rumours he could be joining Aston Villa by following them on Twitter.
    ( Birmingham Mail )




  • MANAGER MATTERS

  • Former Everton and Manchester United boss David Moyes, 53, will be named successor to Sam Allardyce as Sunderland manager this weekend.
    ( Sun )


  • Ryan Giggs and Roy Keane are in the frame to replace their former Manchester United team-mate Steve Bruce as Hull manager.
    ( Daily Express)


  • David Moyes is set to take over at Sunderland this weekend - and kick start their summer spending.
    ( Daily Mirror )




  • NEXT ENGLAND MANAGER

  • Sam Allardyce says he is "extremely honoured" after being confirmed as England manager on an initial two-year deal.
    ( SkySports )


  • Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe said he was not in the running for the England job, after Allardyce was appointed on Friday. .
    ( Bournemouth Daily Echo )




  • OTHER STORIES

  • Sammy Lee will be named assistant England manager as Sam Allardyce puts his own backroom team in place.
    ( Sun )


  • England captain Wayne Rooney thinks Sam Allardyce will be a "good appointment" as manager and insists he will not retire from international football.
    ( SkySports )


  • Manchester United crashed to a 4-1 defeat against Borussia Dortmund during their pre-season tour of China.
    ( Sun )


  • The FA has announced that the former Football League chairman Greg Clarke's nomination to replace Greg Dyke has been unanimously approved and its council will now be asked to endorse the appointment at a special meeting on August 24.
    ( Daily Mail )






















  • Source BBC Sport/SkySports