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Football Rumours on Wednesday 5th April 2017
2017-04-05 09:28:02


  • Arsenal are set to open contract negotiations with 25-year-old England midfielder Jack Wilshere, who is on loan at Bournemouth from the Gunners this season.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Wilshere will seek assurances over his first-team opportunities before committing to a new deal at Emirates Stadium.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Lyon are chasing Ivorian striker Wilfried Bony, 28, who is on loan at Stoke City from Manchester City.
    (Talksport)


  • Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 35, has told the club they must show they are prepared to match his ambition if he is to stay at Old Trafford next season.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Meanwhile defender Luke Shaw, 21, wants to leave Old Trafford and move to Tottenham, where he would link up with his former Southampton boss Mauricio Pochettino.
    ( Sun )


  • Chelsea want to bring defender Andreas Christensen, 20, back to Stamford Bridge when his loan spell with Borussia Monchengladbach ends, despite the Bundesliga side being keen to sign him permanently.
    ( Daily Express)


  • Blues boss Antonio Conte wants to add an Italian assistant manager to his backroom staff, but the club would prefer a British appointment.
    ( Times )


  • And Conte has added Southampton's Portugal international right-back Cedric Soares, 25, to his list of playing targets.
    (Evening Standard)


  • Everton's Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, 23, has played down talk of a summer move away, saying: "I want to create history at the club."
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • West Ham are prepared to make a £16m move for Liverpool midfielder Lazar Markovic, 23, who is currently on loan at Hull City.
    ( Sun )


  • However, the Hammers' talks with winger Michail Antonio, 27, have stalled after he rejected their first offer.
    ( Sky Sports )


  • Meanwhile West Ham are close to agreeing a £20m deal with communication giants Vodafone for naming rights to London Stadium.
    (Evening Standard)


  • (Evening Standard) Manchester City are looking to bringing Valencia left-back Jose Luis Gaya, 21, to the club. Valencia want 26-year-old centre-back Eliaquim Mangala, who is already on loan with them, in return.
    ( Daily Star )


  • City's hopes of signing French defender Theo Hernandez from Atletico Madrid look to have been dashed after Real Madrid stepped in with a £20m offer for the 19-year-old.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Real Madrid defender Pepe will turn down a move to the Chinese Super League in favour of staying in Europe. Manchester City and Paris St-Germain are keen on the 34-year-old.
    (Marca)


  • Tottenham want to sign 24-year-old French midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia and Colombian defender Jeison Murillo, also 24, from Inter Milan.
    (Tutto Mercato)




  • MANAGEMENT STUFF

  • Chelsea boss Antonio Conte says one of the differences between his Premier League leaders and nearest challengers Tottenham is that "it is not a disaster" when Spurs lose.
    (Guardian)


  • Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino says his players are more focused on the title race than they were last year, when they were distracted by Leicester's remarkable exploits.
    ( Daily Express)


  • Antonio Conte is at odds with Chelsea over proposed changes to his back-room staff.
    ( Times )


  • Arsene Wenger is set to be forced to pick third-choice goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez for their key clash with West Ham tonight after David Ospina was ruled out with a back injury.
    ( Times )


  • New Norwich sporting director Stuart Webber has his eyes on Fleetwood manager Uwe Rosler again.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Craig Shakespeare says there will be no talks over his future as Leicester manager until the end of the season.
    (Leicester Mercury)


  • Sunderland owner Ellis Short made a payment of around £750,000 to former chief executive Margaret Byrne after she took the rap for the club's handling of the Adam Johnson child-sex case.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Pep Guardiola says all members of his Manchester City side are playing for their future.
    ( Sun )


  • Arsene Wenger could not remember on Tuesday who had captained his Arsenal side in the second half of Sunday's 2-2 draw with Manchester City.
    (Daily Telegraph)




  • OTHER STORIES

  • Leicester striker Jamie Vardy had to be talked out of quitting football in favour of becoming a party rep in Ibiza, according to manager Craig Shakespeare.
    ( Independent )


  • England and Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe is keen to appear on the next series of Strictly Come Dancing.
    (Daily Mirror)




























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