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Football Rumours on Wednesday 13th July 2016

last updated Wednesday 13th July 2016, 10:07 AM


  • England defender John Stones, 22, has told Everton he wants to join Manchester City.
    ( Liverpool Echo )


  • Striker Wilfried Bony, 27, is set to leave City, with Galatasaray offering him a loan move.
    ( Sun )


  • Manchester City target Leroy Sane is yet to tell Schalke he wants to leave, with new City boss Pep Guardiola prepared to spend £40m on the 20-year-old German midfielder.
    ( Bild )


  • Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho wants to sign Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas, 29, who played under him at Chelsea.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Mourinho will move for Newcastle midfielder Moussa Sissoko, 26, should he fail to sign Juventus' Paul Pogba, 23.
    ( Le 10 Sport )


  • The Magpies are willing to listen to offers starting at £20m for Sissoko.
    ( Times )


  • The Red Devils are continuing to monitor 17-year-old West Ham defender Reece Oxford.
    (London Evening Standard)


  • Arsenal have had a £25m bid for 21-year-old defender Daniele Rugani rejected by Juventus.
    ( Calciomercato )


  • The Gunners are ready to offer 29-year-old French striker Olivier Giroud and £42m for Napoli forward Gonzalo Higuain, 28.
    ( Gianluca di Marzio )


  • Arsenal and Chelsea are monitoring 25-year-old Roma defender Kostas Manolas.
    ( Corriere dello Sport )


  • Chelsea fear they will have to pay more than £50m to sign defender Kalidou Koulibaly, 25, from Napoli.
    (London Evening Standard)


  • Real Madrid have joined Chelsea in declaring an interest in 22-year-old Valencia midfielder Andre Gomes.
    ( Fichajes )


  • Liverpool and Tottenham have not been put off by Koln wanting £25m for 26-year-old defender Jonas Hector.
    ( Bild )


  • Middlesbrough are interested in signing Chelsea defender Tomas Kalas, 23, this summer, according to his agent.
    ( Evening Gazette )


  • Boro are also hoping to complete a deal for 30-year-old Valencia forward Alvaro Negredo, who spent two seasons at Manchester City.
    ( Guardian )


  • Leicester and France midfielder N'Golo Kante, 25, deserves to be playing for a top club in Europe, says ex-France international Claude Makelele.
    ( Sun )


  • Swansea want Leicester striker Leonardo Ulloa, 29, as they prepare for the departures of forwards Andre Ayew, 26, and Bafetimbi Gomis, 30.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Marseille will turn their attention to Aston Villa midfielder Carlos Sanchez, 30, after missing out on team-mate Idrissa Gueye, 26.
    (Birmingham Mail)




  • MANAGER MATTERS

  • Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers claimed there was "no embarrassment" in losing his first game as Celtic boss 1-0 against part-time Lincoln Red Imps in the first leg of their Champions League qualifier at the Victoria Stadium in Gibraltar.
    ( Sky Sports )


  • England's newest Football League manager, Steve Robinson, has arrived for his first day of training as Oldham boss. His introduction to his squad took about five minutes. That is because there is only five of them.
    ( Daily Mail )




  • NEXT ENGLAND MANAGER

  • Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce met with officials from the Football Association on Tuesday to discuss succeeding Roy Hodgson as England coach.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Everton manager Ronald Koeman says Bournemouth counterpart Eddie Howe should get the England job, adding the 38-year-old's "youth and energy" would "freshen up" the side.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Tony Adams will take Thierry Henry's place as Arsenal's new U18s coach.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • France and Arsenal legend Thierry Henry ended his association with the English Premier League club on Tuesday preferring to focus on his burgeoning media career rather than coach the Arsenal's Under 18 side.
    ( FoxSports )


  • Thierry Henry, 38, is determined to prove Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger wrong and successfully combine his first steps into coaching with his work in television.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Chelsea's new £33m signing Michy Batshuayi had a day to forget while on holiday in Ibiza when his £180,000 Lamborghini was towed away after he left it parked in the shade on a street.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Steve Bruce believes Roy Hodgson's successor should be English.
    ( Daily Mail )




  • OTHER STORIES

  • Chuba Akpom is set to start the new Premier League season as Arsenal's only fully-fit centre forward. The 21-year-old, who has never scored a senior goal for the club, has been told that he will not go out on loan because Arsenal will need him in August.
    ( Independent )


  • Former Manchester United player and assistant manager Ryan Giggs, 42, will play in the Indian Premier Futsal League this month.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Jurgen Klopp has confirmed that Mario Balotelli's career at Anfield is over.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Mamadou Sakho faces further frustration on the sidelines with an Achilles injury.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Chelsea's academy has been given Category One status after the recent graduations of players like Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
    ( Sun )






















  • Source BBC Sport/SkySports