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Football Rumours on Saturday 8th June 2019

last updated Saturday 08th June 2019, 9:32 AM



TRANSFER RUMOURS

  • Fulham's England Under-21 winger Ryan Sessegnon wants to move to Tottenham after rejecting a new contract at Fulham, but Spurs will refuse to offer more than £25m for defender.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Arsenal boss Unai Emery has been in contact with Paris St-Germain defender Thomas Meunier more than once in a bid to persuade him to join the Gunners.
    (Daily Star)


  • Arsenal have been told they will have to pay Sampdoria £44m for 22-year-old Italy defender Joachim Andersen and Belgium winger Dennis Praet, 25.
    (Daily Star)


  • Arsenal are reportedly 'one step away' from completing their first deal of the summer with Yannick Carrasco closing in on a move to the Emirates.
    (Daily Star)


  • West Ham and Arsenal are both interested in Eibar's Spanish midfielder Joan Jordan, 24.
    (Marca)


  • Everton have joined Arsenal in the race to sign 27-year-old Togo defender Djene Dakonam from Getafe.
    (Marca)


  • Former Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen is set to join Olympiakos after snubbing the chance to be Vincent Kompany's first Anderlecht signing, according to reports in Belgium.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Danny Welbeck is among seven players who will leave Arsenal when their contracts expire on June 30, the club confirmed on Friday.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Liverpool are to rival Tottenham and Manchester United for the signing of 24-year-old Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes from Sporting Lisbon.
    (Record)


  • Tottenham are considering a £50m swoop for Lyon midfielder Tanguy Ndombele. The 22-year-old, who has been hailed as the new N'Golo Kante, is also a target for Manchester United.
    (Sun)


  • Michel Vorm has left Tottenham Hotspur following the conclusion of his contract along with five other development squad players.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Real Madrid may prioritise signing Tottenham and Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen, 27, over Manchester United and France's 26-year-old midfielder Paul Pogba.
    (Independent)


  • But the La Liga club could potentially target Manchester United midfielder Pogba in a bid to send Gareth Bale to Old Trafford.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • In another potential swap deal, Real Madrid could be set to offload James Rodriguez as part of a deal to land Pogba, after the 27-year-old asked Bayern Munich not to take up their option to buy him, once his loan deal with the German club finishes at the end of June.
    (Daily Star)


  • Tottenham and England midfielder Eric Dier, 25, is being considered by Manchester United to fill the holding midfield role in their starting 11.
    (Times)


  • Barcelona have denied reports they will swoop for legendary Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon after the 41-year-old announced he would leave Paris St-Germain this summer.
    (Mundo Deportivo)


  • Barcelona will turn their attentions to Manchester United's England striker Marcus Rashford, 21, if they fail in their moves to sign Antoine Griezmann or Neymar.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Atletico Madrid want to bring Chelsea and Spain defender Marcos Alonso, 28, back to his homeland.
    (Goal)


  • Lille's Ivory Coast winger Nicolas Pepe will snub the Premier League in favour of a move to Bayern Munich. The 24-year-old is on Liverpool and Manchester United's radar.
    (Sun)


  • West Ham are interested in Newcastle's former England Under-21 midfielder Isaac Hayden, 24.
    (Daily Star)



MANAGEMENT STUFF

  • Luis Boa Morte has been confirmed as Everton's assistant manager, replacing Joao Pedro Sousa in the role.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri will sign a three-year deal to become Juventus manager next week.
    (Guardian)


  • Neil Lennon is considering bringing Henrik Larsson back to Celtic as a coach.
    (Scottish Sun)




INTERNATIONAL STUFF

  • Gareth Southgate says England will still play out from the back despite two costly errors in the Nations League semi-final defeat to the Netherlands.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Gareth Southgate will start building his fourth England team after the Nations League failure.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Chelsea defender Reece James required oxygen on the pitch as he was stretchered off due to a suspected broken ankle during England's match with Chile in the Toulon tournament.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Mick McCarthy has confirmed Alan Judge suffered a broken wrist in the closing stages of Republic of Ireland’s 1-1 draw against Denmark in Copenhagen.
    (Sky Sports)




OTHER STUFF

  • Aboubakar Kamara will be back in a Fulham shirt next season after clear-the-air talks with Fulham manager Scott Parker.
    (Sun)


  • Football agent Mino Raiola, who looks after the likes of Pogba and Matthijs de Ligt, could have his three-month worldwide ban lifted before the summer transfer window. The Court of Arbitration for Sport are considering suspending the ban.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Legendary Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon wants to cap off his career by winning Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020 with Italy.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Former Newcastle striker Shola Ameobi has been appointed the club's loan player coordinator.
    (Sun)


  • QPR's home ground Loftus Road is to be renamed The Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium for the 2019-20 season.
    (Sky Sports)




















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