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Football Rumours on Saturday 29th October 2016

last updated Saturday 29th October 2016, 8:45 AM


  • Manchester United are willing to spend a world record £135m to sign 29-year-old Uruguay forward Luis Suarez from Barcelona.
    ( Daily Express)


  • Jose Mourinho is plotting a revamp of his defence and is targeting Roma's Germany defender Antonio Rudiger. The 23-year-old is valued at £35m by the Serie A club. Defenders Marcos Rojo and Matteo Darmian, both 26, could be sold in January, while Chris Smalling, 26, and Daley Blind, 26, face uncertain futures at Old Trafford.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has laughed off speculation that Spurs are interested in signing Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero, 28.
    ( Sky Sports )


  • Chelsea are preparing to submit an offer for 27-year-old Paris St-Germain midfielder Javier Pastore in January.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri, 29, wants to make his loan spell at Sevilla permanent in the summer.
    ( Sun )


  • Fiorentina midfielder Josip Ilicic wants to leave the Italian club and the 28-year-old is a target for Leicester City.
    ( Calciomercato )


  • Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says contract negotiations with midfielder Mesut Ozil, 28, are "moving along".
    ( Guardian )


  • French midfielder Steven N'Zonzi, 27, is ready to snub a Premier League return and sign a new deal with Spanish side Sevilla.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • On-loan Bournemouth midfielder Jack Wilshere, 24, says being dropped by England prompted his decision to leave Arsenal.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Italian side Roma are interested in signing 22-year-old Manchester United winger Memphis Depay in January.
    ( Talksport )


  • Everton outcast Oumar Niasse could be on his way to Galatasaray. The 26-year-old Senegal striker has been linked with a January move to the Turkish club.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Former Liverpool academy coach Karl Robinson says the Anfield club "kidnapped" 18-year-old full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold from rivals Everton.
    ( Liverpool Echo )


  • Stoke City boss Mark Hughes wants to sign goalkeeper Lee Grant, 33, who is on loan at the club from Derby County, on a permanent deal in January.
    ( Stoke Sentinel )


  • Paul Pogba's transfer to Manchester United was two years in the making, according to the 23-year-old France midfielder's agent Mino Raiola.
    ( Financial Times )


  • Former Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas, 35, wants to stay at Porto for "a long time".
    ( Marca )




  • MANAGEMENT STUFF

  • Manchester United coach Warren Joyce will meet Wigan about becoming their new manager this weekend.
    ( Sun )


  • Former England manager Sam Allardyce is understood to have rejected an early return to management with Wolves.
    ( Times )


  • Under-pressure Sunderland manager David Moyes has joked he may be soon looking for a job at the city's Nissan factory.
    ( Guardian )




  • OTHER STORIES

  • New China manager Marcello Lippi, who is reportedly earning a whopping £18m-a-year, has urged his team and the country to pull together for the 'improbable' task of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup before he begins a thorough overhaul of the struggling football program.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Marouane Fellaini has dyed his afro ginger. He was spotted in Manchester city centre with his twin brother, who had a matching haircut.
    ( Daily Express)


  • Countdown's Susie Dent has revealed her celebrity crush is Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.
    ( RowZed )


  • Barcelona and Brazil forward Neymar has spent £7.2m on a new house in Rio de Janeiro that boasts six suites, a helipad, a swimming pool, tennis courts, a gymnasium, a subterranean cave and its own pier.
    ( AS )


  • Spurs midfielder Victor Wanyama does not like to watch scary movies.
    ( Four Four Two )


  • West Brom captain Darren Fletcher, 32, says the Baggies will be able to attract better players to the club now manager Tony Pulis has signed a new deal.
    ( Birmingham Mail )


  • West Ham will give stewards hand-held video cameras as part of increased security measures at the London Stadium.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Ex-Manchester United winger and assistant manager Ryan Giggs says he fears bitter rivals Liverpool could win the title this year.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • The FA's 'bung' investigation into Massimo Cellino is in danger of collapsing after their star witness withdrew his evidence against the Leeds United owner.
    ( Daily Star )






















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