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Football Rumours on Wednesday 28th October 2015

last updated Wednesday 28th October 2015, 7:46 AM


  • Isco has told Real Madrid chairman Florentino Perez he wants to leave the club and Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool are set to battle it out for the 23-year-old Spain midfielder.
    ( Daily Star)


  • Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says his transfer targets are keen to move to Old Trafford but that they are being stopped by their clubs.
    ( Daily Express )


  • The agent of Paris St-Germain and Italy midfielder Marco Verratti has told Europe's top clubs they can sign the 22-year-old if they pay £72m.
    ( Daily Star)


  • Brazil forward Alexandre Pato, 26, could sign for West Ham with Corinthians president Roberto de Andrade understood to be looking to offload the forward.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Barcelona are planning to give Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 28, a new contract, which will see him finish his career at the Nou Camp.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Former Juventus and New York City midfielder Andrea Pirlo, 36, has ruled out a loan move to Manchester City during the MLS off-season.
    (Talksport)


  • Aston Villa have lined up St Etienne coach Christophe Galtier, 49, should current favourite, former Lyon manager Remi Garde, stall over his chance to take over at the club.
    (Sun)


  • Real Madrid are set to offer Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas, 28, an improved contract but that does not mean they have ended their interest in 24-year-old Manchester United stopper David De Gea.
    (Marca)


  • Newcastle United head coach Steve McClaren has Queens Park Rangers' striker Charlie Austin on his 'radar' - but the 26-year-old is not targeting a move in the January transfer window.
    (Newcastle Chronicle)


  • Former Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert believes part of the reason his ex-club may want Frenchman Remi Garde as their new manager is to get the best out of the French players at the West Midlands outfit.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Former Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has ruled himself out of the running for the Aston Villa job but believes the club should give a lower-division manager the job.
    (Talksport)


  • Barcelona and Brazil forward Neymar, 23, is looking for a new club in order to fulfil his aspirations of winning the Ballon d'Or.
    (Metro)


  • Former Sunderland and Brighton boss Gus Poyet, 47, is set to become the new manager of Greek side AEK Athens.
    (Sun)




  • OTHER GOSSIP

  • Liverpool's 26-year-old striker Daniel Sturridge, who is out injured and yet to play for new manager Jurgen Klopp, has had his "attitude and desire" questioned by ex-Reds striker David Fairclough.
    (Talksport)


  • French prime minister Manuel Valls says Barcelona could play in his country's top division if Catalonia votes for independence and the Nou Camp club are kicked out of La Liga.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 30, has agreed to play in Wayne Rooney's testimonial at Old Trafford in August.
    (Bournemouth Echo)




  • Jose Mourinho to be sacked?

  • Mourinho's representatives are finding out about the Portuguese moving to Paris St-Germain or back to Inter Milan if the 52-year-old is sacked by Chelsea.
    (Independent)


  • Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola's contract does not expire until next summer and Carlo Ancelotti is expected to reject a return to Stamford Bridge on a temporary basis. However, another ex-Blues boss in Guus Hiddink may be a possibility.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • But Ancelotti, 56, would consider the Chelsea job if he was offered it on a permanent basis.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Former Barcelona coach Guardiola, 44, says he is "not going to answer questions" about his future anymore.
    ( Daily Express )


  • Chelsea and Brazil midfielder Ramires, 28, insists there is "no mutiny against Mourinho" from the Stamford Bridge club's squad.
    (Daily Mirror)




  • AND FINALLY

  • Venezuelan footballer Cesar Martinez celebrated a goal by making the ball levitate with the help of his team-mates.
    (Metro)






















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