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Football Rumours on Thursday 20th September 2018
2018-09-20 08:50:45



TRANSFER RUMOURS

  • Arsenal will attempt to bring in Sevilla's Ever Banega, 30, to increase competition in midfield.
    (Sun)


  • Arsenal's new head of football Raul Sanllehi is keen on signing Argentina winger Cristian Pavon, 22, from Boca Juniors.
    (Football London)


  • Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino says he is still interested in bringing in 23-year-old forward Keita Balde, currently on loan at Inter Milan from Monaco.
    (Calciomercato)


  • Manchester United, Liverpool and Manchester City have joined Barcelona and Paris St-Germain in pursuit of Flamengo's attacking midfielder Lucas Paqueta. The 21-year-old is believed to have a £44m release clause.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Lille winger Nicolas Pepe, 23, is being scouted by Manchester United after Southampton failed with a bid for the 23-year-old in the summer.
    (Manchester Evening News)


  • Chelsea's Brazilian midfielder Willian, 30, says he never planned on leaving Stamford Bridge this summer despite interest from Manchester United and Barcelona.
    (Daily Express)


  • Aston Villa and Watford are both considering summer moves for out-of-favour Chelsea defender Gary Cahill, 32, whose contract is up at the end of the season.
    (La Gazette des Transferts)




  • MANAGEMENT STUFF

  • Aston Villa have sacked seven members of the club's recruitment and technical staff, including Ian Atkins, their head of European scouting.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Former Arsenal goalkeeper Graham Stack has announced his retirement from football to join Watford as the club’s head of academy goalkeeping.
    (Sky Sports)




  • INTERNATIONAL STUFF

  • Gareth Southgate is eyeing the possibility of calling up Fulham's Tom Cairney for England despite him having played for Scotland in friendlies.
    (Sun)


  • England boss Gareth Southgate sent assistant Steve Holland to watch Jack Grealish in Aston Villa's victory over Rotherham on Tuesday as he considers calling up the 23-year-old midfielder.
    (Birmingham Mail)


  • Southgate is also keeping tabs on Wolves captain and defender Conor Coady, 25, before a potential England call-up.
    (Daily Mirror)


  • Derby manager Frank Lampard has backed 19-year-old attacker Mason Mount, on loan at the Rams from Chelsea, to make the step up to the full England squad.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Manchester City centre-back Aymeric Laporte, 24, says he will continue to make himself available for France selection, despite reports he could switch his national allegiance to Spain.
    (Manchester Evening News)




  • OTHER STUFF

  • Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech, 36, says he is playing for his future at the Gunners as he is in the last year of his contract and faces competition for his place from German summer signing Bernd Leno, 26.
    (Evening Standard)


  • Tottenham have dismissed claims their new stadium will not be ready before the start of 2019.
    (Sky Sports)


  • Several Tottenham players want more days off, believing the teams recent loss of form is down to mental and physical fatigue.
    (Times)


  • The son of former Manchester City,Chelsea, QPR and England winger Shaun Wright-Phillips, 36, trained with City's first team before their Champions League game against with Lyon. D'Margio Wright-Phillips, 16, is also a winger and plays for City's Under-18 side.
    (Daily Mail)


  • Cardiff are angry with their kit manufacturer who they claim did not spot a design flaw that led to ripped shirts and shorts.
    (Daily Mail)


  • England striker Marcus Rashford, 20, is receiving extra coaching sessions from Manchester United team-mate Romelu Lukaku. The Belgian, 25, is running attacking drills with Rashford after regular club training.
    (Metro)


  • Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren could face up to five years in jail after he was charged with perjury in his native Croatia. He denies the charges.
    (Guardian)


  • Juventus and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 33, says it will be "difficult" for his eight-year-old son - also called Cristiano - to be better than him at football. Ronaldo Junior plays for Juventus' academy.
    (Sun)


  • Barcelona are set to ditch stripes for the first time in their history next season and adopt a chequered pattern on their home shirt.
    (Daily Star)
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