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Football Rumours on Sunday 18th October 2015

last updated Sunday 18th October 2015, 8:22 AM


  • Former Everton and Manchester United manager David Moyes, currently at Real Sociedad, would find it hard to turn down an approach from Aston Villa.
    ( Daily Star Sunday )


  • Bayern Munich are targeting former Chelsea and Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti as they fear will lose Pep Guardiola to Manchester City.
    ( Sunday Mirror )


  • Chelsea scouts have been watching Valencia's 22-year-old striker Paco Alcacer, with manager Jose Mourinho keen to sign the Spaniard in January.
    ( Sun on Sunday )


  • New Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he wanted to sign striker Divock Origi during his time as Borussia Dortmund coach but the 20-year-old chose the Reds instead.
    ( Mail on Sunday )


  • Arsenal want to sign Atletico Madrid's France forward Antoine Griezmann, 24, before Euro 2016.
    ( Fichajes )


  • The Gunners are also interested in signing Russia forward Aleksandr Kokorin from Dynamo Moscow in January, having failed with a loan bid for the 24-year-old this summer.
    ( Sun on Sunday )


  • New Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce wants to sign QPR midfielder Sandro, 26, and plans to move for striker Carlton Cole, 32, along with the West Ham defensive pair of James Collins, 32, and Joey O'Brien, 29.
    ( Sunday People )


  • Manchester City are hoping to re-sign Spanish youngster Jose Angel Pozo and add Sevilla's 17-year-old centre-back Jose Maria Amo in January. Pozo, 19, was sold to Almeria this summer but City have a buy-back option.
    ( Star on Sunday )


  • Newcastle manager Steve McClaren says it will take three "transfer windows" for the club to start to be successful under his stewardship.
    ( Observer )




  • OTHER GOSSIP

  • Villa boss Tim Sherwood says Chelsea were "fluky" in their 2-0 victory over his side at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
    ( Sunday Express )


  • Dortmund and Germany defender Mats Hummels, 26, says he is "convinced" his compatriot Klopp can win the Premier League with the Anfield club.
    ( ESPN )


  • Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho said 24-year-old Eden Hazard was on the bench in the win against Aston Villa because "we needed midfield players to be concerned with being solid".
    ( Sunday Mirror )


  • Manchester United's Spain midfielder Juan Mata, 27, has had an apparent dig at Mourinho, his former boss at Chelsea, claiming: "If a luxury player is a player who scores and assists and has good stats, then I'm happy to be a luxury player."
    ( Sunday Times )


  • United and England defender Luke Shaw, 20, is rated 50-50 by his club manager Louis van Gaal to play at Euro 2016 as he recovers from a broken leg.
    ( Sunday People )


  • West Brom manager Tony Pulis said his midfielder James McClean, 26, was "not the sharpest tool in the box" after becoming involved in a post-match melee against former club Sunderland.
    ( Observer )


  • Romeo Beckham, 13, is expected to follow older brother Brooklyn in leaving Arsenal's Academy.
    ( Mail on Sunday )




  • AND FINALLY

  • Referee Keith Stroud had to go off injured after colliding with Hull City's 20-year-old on-loan striker Chuba Akpom during a 1-1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday.
    (Sky Sports)





















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