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Football Rumours on Tuesday 26th July 2016

last updated Tuesday 26th July 2016, 10:49 AM


  • Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba's world record £100m move to Manchester United is being held up by a row over who pays the 23-year-old France international's agent a £25m fee.
    ( Sun )


  • Juventus could replace Pogba with Barcelona's 32-year-old Argentina international Javier Mascherano, who can play in defence and midfield.
    ( Corriere dello Sport )


  • Manchester United are ready to rival Manchester City for the signing of Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci and are willing to pay £50m for the 29-year-old Italy international.
    ( Manchester Evening News )


  • Liverpool could bring in more than £100m in transfer fees this summer, with £30m-rated Belgium striker Christian Benteke, 25, among those expected to leave.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Liverpool's Australia defender Brad Smith, 22, is close to a £6m transfer to Bournemouth.
    ( Goal )


  • The agent of Kalidou Koulibaly, 25, says the Senegal defender - who interests Chelsea and Everton - intends to leave Serie A side Napoli this summer.
    ( Talksport )


  • Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund have both made offers to 26-year-old Newcastle and France midfielder Moussa Sissoko.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Algeria international Mahrez is "not bothered" about speculation linking him with a move to Arsenal, according to team-mate Demarai Gray, 20.
    ( Independent )


  • Palmeiras' Brazilian forward Gabriel Jesus, 19, who has a minimum fee release clause of £20m, is a target for both Manchester United and Manchester City.
    ( Sun )


  • New £13m Stoke signing Joe Allen, 26, turned down interest from two top European sides and elsewhere in the Premier League to join Mark Hughes' side.
    ( Stoke Sentinel )


  • Former Tottenham midfielder Rafael van der Vaart, 33, has been linked with a move to Championship side Reading after being told he has no future at Spanish club Real Betis.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • New Everton manager Ronald Koeman wants to sign Stoke's 27-year-old Austria winger Marko Arnautovic.
    ( Sky Sports Austria )


  • Argentina forward Carlos Tevez, 32, says both Chelsea and Napoli want to bring him back to Europe, but he wants to stay with Boca Juniors.
    ( Gazzetta dello Sport )


  • Former Tottenham manager Martin Jol says he sent Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho a text message telling him new Stoke signing Ramadan Sobhi, 19, could play for the Red Devils.
    ( Goal )


  • Sunderland midfielder Liam Bridcutt is keen to join Leeds United. The 27-year-old Scotland international spent time on loan at Elland Road last season.
    ( Yorkshire Evening Post )


  • Winger Ryan Kent, 19, is the first of a host of youngsters Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp intends to send out on loan next season.
    ( Liverpool Echo )


  • Bristol City have agreed a deal with Bayern Munich to sign 21-year-old Austrian goalkeeper Ivan Lucic for an undisclosed fee.
    ( Bristol Post )




  • MANAGER MATTERS

  • Hull City have a five-man shortlist topped by former Everton boss Roberto Martinez as they seek a successor to Steve Bruce.
    ( Guardian )


  • Former Tigers boss Bruce could quit football after leaving the club to spend more time with his wife at their property in Portugal.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Wolves manager Kenny Jackett has been reassured he will keep his job following a Chinese group's £45m takeover.
    ( Daily Telegraph )




  • OTHER STORIES

  • Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker could be out for up to five months after suffering a knee injury.
    ( Sun )


  • Chelsea players struggled with some USA-themed questions when their knowledge was put to the test before the club's pre-season tour.
    ( Metro )


  • Sunderland have finally thanked Sam Allardyce for saving them from relegation - three days after he left to take the England job.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Manchester City and Manchester United will continue to visit China for pre-season tours despite the shambles surrounding the cancellation of yesterday's derby game in Beijing.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Manchester City believe they would be Lionel Messi's first choice if he left Barcelona - and a former president of the Spanish giants has claimed there is a "conspiracy" to get rid of the 29-year-old former Argentina forward.
    ( Manchester Evening News )


  • Leicester City director of football Jon Rudkin has met the club's owners to discuss new contracts for five players - goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, 29, defender Danny Simpson, 29, midfielders Danny Drinkwater, 26, and Jeffrey Schlupp, 23, and forward Riyad Mahrez, 25.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Sam Allardyce admitted Arsene Wenger is among the bosses with whom he will build bridges to ensure players are released for England.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Celtic are facing a Champions League defensive crisis with Erik Sviatchenko out of tomorrow night's crunch clash in Kazakhstan.
    ( Daily Record )


  • Martin Glenn, the chief executive of the Football Association, has said there is a growing desire within English football for a midseason break but it will be 2019/20 at the earliest before it can be introduced.
    ( Guardian )






















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