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Latest Paper Talk


Tuesday June 5



•Jose Mourinho has made the signing of France international midfielder Paul Pogba his top priority as Manchester United manager and his new club are prepared to break the world record transfer fee to bring the player to Old Trafford.


•England striker Harry Kane will agree a new record £5million-a-year contract with Tottenham this week.
•Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Blaise Matuidi could be on the verge of a shock move to Manchester United after reports claimed he had flown to England for talks.
•Crystal Palace have made an improved club-record £31.5million bid for Liverpool striker Christian Benteke.
•Leicester are set to smash their transfer record for the second time in a week, with CSKA Moscow striker Ahmed Musa set to complete a £16.6million move.
•Real Madrid have entered the race to sign Palmeiras striker Gabriel Jesus, a player dubbed the next Neymar.
•Manchester United and Liverpool are both interested in signing Porto midfielder Ruben Neves.


•Serbian midfielder Marko Grujic has been cleared to make his Liverpool debut after being granted a work permit.
•Tottenham are set to finally wrap up the £16million transfer of AZ Alkmaar striker Vincent Janssen this week.
•Everton believe they have won the race to sign £28.5million Belgium midfielder Axel Witsel from Zenit.
•Harry Redknapp would welcome talks with the FA over the England job.


•Liverpool transfer target Gabriel Mercado has rejected a proposed move to Mexican side Monterrey.
•France striker Olivier Giroud has revealed just how tough it was to be booed by his own France fans.
•Manchester United, Arsenal and West Ham are in the hunt for £5million-rated Slovakia star Ondrej Duda.
•Graziano Pelle has been offered a whooping £150,000-a-week to move to Chinese club Shanghai Greenland.
•Gylfi Sigurdsson expects to hold contract talks with Swansea this summer after starring at Euro 2016 with Iceland.


•Everton boss Ronald Koeman is targeting a reunion with Graziano Pelle and is also considering a move for Wales hero Hal Robson-Kanu.
•Pep Guardiola's phone call convinced Ilkay Gundogan to swap Borussia Dortmund for Manchester City this summer.
•Jose Mourinho will launch a charm offensive as Manchester United aim to beat Real Madrid to France and Juventus star Paul Pogba.
•Chelsea have made contact with the representatives of Southampton forward Graziano Pelle but remain keen to sign Alvaro Morata from Real Madrid.
•West Brom are closing in on a £5.5million deal for QPR winger Matty Phillips.


•Liverpool have accepted a £2.5million offer from Norwich for Sergi Canos.
•Barcelona have reportedly asked Wolfsburg about signing Arsenal transfer target Ricardo Rodriguez.
•Manchester United will miss out on Fenerbahce midfielder Ozan Tufan this summer as he opts to stay in Turkey.


•West Ham have been mooted as potential suitors for Crystal Palace winger Yannick Bolasie.


•The FA believe Sam Allardyce is the only Englishman with credible prospects of succeeding Roy Hodgson as England manager.

 

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Latest Paper Talk


Friday July 8



•Former Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is ready to throw his hat into the ring for the England job.
•Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has held transfer talks over Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette - but the price remains a sticking point.
•Everton boss Ronald Koeman is lining up a move for Southampton striker Graziano Pelle.
•Rafa Benitez is hoping to lure Blackburn captain Grant Hanley to Newcastle.


•Radja Nainggolan has snubbed a move to Chelsea because he wants to stay at Roma.
•Juventus have risked Arsene Wenger's wrath by bidding just £26million for star man Alexis Sanchez - £7million less he cost from Barcelona in 2014.
•Leonardo Bonucci could leave Juventus this summer but only to Manchester City, according to reports in Italy.
•Former Newcastle full-back Davide Santon is closing on a return to the north east with bitter rivals Sunderland.
•Arsenal have reportedly opened negotiations with Lille for French full-back Djibril Sidibe and launched a £43million bid for Germany star Julian Draxler.
•Premier League champions Leicester must pay £20million to sign Brazilian striker Luan from Gremio.
•Middlesbrough hope to sign Borussia Dortmund defender Neven Subotic after flying him in for talks.
•Stoke boss Mark Hughes will resist Burnley's attempt to sign midfielder Charlie Adam.


•Manchester City are set to win the race for Colombian wonderkid Marlos Moreno.
•Arsenal have been told to forget about signing Wolfsburg's Germany winger Julian Draxler.


•Paul Pogba is expected to tell Juventus he needs to leave Turin to further his career on his return from Euro 2016.
•Leicester City are to finalise the £18million signing of Ahmed Musa from CSKA Moscow after he arrived for a medical.
•Borussia Dortmund defender Neven Subotic has been released from the Bundesliga side's training camp for transfer talks with prospective clubs. Sunderland and Stoke are interested.
•Tottenham Hotspur are ready to pay the £17million asking price of AZ Alkmaar to sign Vincent Janssen.
•West Ham have opened talks to sign Carlos Bacca from AC Milan and will meet with the player's representatives this week.


•Chelsea have firmed up their interest in Kalidou Koulibaly by submitting a £34million bid, according to reports.


•Jose Mourinho does not want Manchester United's pursuit of Paul Pogba to drag on beyond the Community Shield against Leicester City at Wembley on August 7, effectively giving the club a month to try to wrap up a world record £90million-plus deal for the France midfielder.

 

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Latest Paper Talk


Saturday July 9



•Jurgen Klinsmann is in talks with the Football Association after becoming clear favourite for the England job.
•Arsenal have rejected a string of enquiries for France striker Olivier Giroud.
•Shanghai are set to lodge £35m N'Golo Kante bid as the chase for Leicester midfielder hots up.
•West Ham have rejected the chance to sign Robin van Persie - even though the former Arsenal and Manchester United striker was willing to take a huge pay cut to join them.
•Crystal Palace have slapped a £28m price tag on winger Yannick Bolasie.
•Chelsea are determined not to give up on Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci - despite Manchester City's willingness to offer up to £51m for him.


•Pep Guardiola will give Joe Hart and Raheem Sterling the chance to prove they can be part of his City revolution, but the England flops have been warned they will be dumped if they do not come up to scratch.
•Juventus and France star Paul Pogba has told friends he is ready to return to Manchester United after Euro 2016, according to reports.
•Eden Hazard has no plans to leave Chelsea this summer and is ready to become a 'special' player next season.
•West Ham have offered almost £20m for Napoli striker Manolo Gabbiadini, according to Italian media.


•Liverpool are reportedly interested in signing £21m-rated Benfica ace Talisca this summer.


•Arsenal have rejected a £30m offer from Juventus for Chilean striker Alexis Sanchez.
•Manchester United's huge overhaul of their scouting department has seen an ex-Rangers coach,Tommy Moller Nielsen, become the Old Trafford club's eyes and ears in Scandinavia.


•Everton boss Ronald Koeman admits a deal for Manchester United's Juan Mata is possible.
•Rangers duo Martyn Waghorn and James Tavernier have turned down contract extensions.
•West Brom have offered striker Saido Berahino a new four-year deal worth £10m in a bid to ward off interest from Stoke and Watford.
•Enner Valencia is keen on a potential move to Lazio, according to his agent.


•AC Milan star Carlos Bacca is on the verge of a £26m move to West Ham.
•Leicester City pursue Burnley defender Michael Keane after £16m club-record swoop for Ahmed Musa.


•Chris Coleman has said that he will step down after the 2018 World Cup campaign, when he hopes to be offered another chance to manage abroad.

 

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Latest Paper Talk


Sunday July 10



•Chelsea have been rebuffed in an opening move for Alvaro Morata with Real Madrid demanding £64million.
•Crystal Palace have put a £28m price tag on Yannick Bolasie with Tottenham, West Ham and Everton all chasing him.
•Manchester City will have to bid £17million for Torino defender Bruno Peres. City have made contact over the 26-year-old full-back as they consider the futures of Pablo Zabaleta, Aleksandar Kolarov and Gael Clichy.
•Carlos Bacca wants to become West Ham's best-paid player alongside Dimitri Payet if he signs for them this summer.
•Newcastle are making an improved £4m bid for Blackburn Rovers defender Grant Hanley after having two offers turned down so far.
•Arjen Robben dismissed talk that he may leave Bayern Munich this summer and insisted 'it's the same story every year.'
•Manchester City are ready to allow highly-rated full-back Ashley Smith-Brown go out on loan this week.
•Sunderland have pulled out of a move for Inter Milan full-back Davide Santon after he refused to accept a clause in his contract to reduce his wages should they be relegated.
•Fulham are giving a trial to former QPR midfielder Alejandro Faurlin.


•Juan Mata has been offered to Juventus in a bid by Manchester United to land £100million-rated French midfielder Paul Pogba.
•Jurgen Klinsmann is free to rescue England from their Euro 2016 nightmare as the USA won't fight to keep him.
•Chelsea have made a late bid to snatch Axel Witsel from under the noses of Everton and Liverpool.


•Tottenham have emerged as surprise contenders in the race for Germany star Mario Gotze.
•Jurgen Klopp wants to trim his squad down to size before the new season and has revealed that the Reds will consider building a new academy to develop youngsters.
•Pep Guardiola made his peace with Yaya Toure by telling the midfielder that he needs his help to bring Barcelona to Manchester City.


•Jose Mourinho will axe EIGHT players as he tries to land Juventus' Paul Pogba.
•Pep Guardiola is growing impatient with £40million transfer target Leroy Sane - and has told the Germany international to make his mind over a move to the Manchester City.
•Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund and Fenerbahce are all chasing Barcelona midfielder Arda Turan.
•Blaise Matuidi insists he's solely focused on helping France win Euro 2016 after being linked with a move to Manchester United.


•Jurgen Klinsmann is in talks with the FA over the England manager's job.


•Tottenham have opened talks with Bayern Munich over a potential move for Mario Gotze this summer.
•Juan Mata is set to be dumped by Jose Mourinho for a second time as Manchester United look to make room for the £100million arrival of Juventus ace Paul Pogba.
•Everton boss Ronald Koeman admits a deal for Manchester United's Juan Mata is possible.
•Real Madrid have told Chelsea and Arsenal they will have to pay £50m to land Spain international striker Alvaro Morata.
•Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic is still high on Juventus' wanted list.
•Leicester midfielder N'Golo Kante could be the latest Premier League star to be lured by China's footballing revolution.
•Arsenal have told Juventus Alexis Sanchez is not for sale - despite the Serie A champions thinking they had met the club's valuation of the forward, Juve's president claims.

 

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Latest Paper Talk


Monday July 11



•Sam Allardyce will be interviewed for the England job this week, with the appointment becoming a straight fight between him and Jurgen Klinsmann.
•Manchester United are closing in on a world record £100m deal for France's Euro 2016 star Paul Pogba.
•Tottenham are set to miss out on Mario Gotze who looks set for a move to Borussia Dortmund instead.
•Georginio Wijnaldum is set to plead with Newcastle not to price him out of a move to Tottenham.
•Liverpool winger Jordon Ibe is stalling on a move to Bournemouth - despite the clubs agreeing a £15m fee - as he waits to hear other offers.
•Meanwhile, Liverpool striker Christian Benteke, 25, has agreed personal terms with Crystal Palace and the move could be completed today.
•Chelsea fear Everton are poised to drive up the price for Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly.


•Manchester United are ready to open the bidding for Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba this week.
•Tottenham Hotspur target Mauro Icardi's wife says Inter Milan have put her husband up for sale.
•Joe Hart will be under immediate pressure to keep his first-team place at Manchester City under Pep Guardiola with German goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen now expected to join this month.
•Arsenal have no intention of selling Alexis Sanchez this summer, according to Juventus director general Giuseppe Marotta.
•Mario Gotze will soon decide between offers from Tottenham Hotspur and Borussia Dortmund.
•Lyon club president Jean-Michel Aulas says Arsenal have not lodged a bid for Alexandre Lacazette, and the 25-year-old striker is likely to stay on in Ligue 1 next season.
•Everton have made an inquiry for Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly, a player Chelsea have already tabled a bid for.
•Watford are closing on the signing of Napoli defender Juan Camilo Zuniga, with talks ongoing over a £1m deal.
•Swansea City striker Bafetimbi Gomis is in talks over a return to French football with Marseille.


•Manchester United are on red alert as Real Madrid have officially ended their interest in Juventus star Paul Pogba.
•Meanwhile, Jose Mourinho plans to move out eight members of his United squad, including defenders Guillermo Varela and Tyler Blackett
•Arsenal target Arda Turan is available for as little at £23m as Barcelona look to cut their losses on the midfielder.
•Everton have joined Southampton and Leicester in the pursuit of Sporting Lisbon defensive midfielder William Carvalho


•Sam Allardyce will be interviewed for the England job this week with the FA ready to appoint a new manager by the end of the month.
•Chelsea are in pole position to sign Zenit St Petersburg midfielder Axel Witsel.


•Sam Allardyce will be interviewed for the England job this week.


•Chelsea's players will return to training today braced for the hardest pre-season of their careers as Antonio Conte starts work at the club.


•The Football Association is intent on appointing an English successor to Roy Hodgson as England manager with Sam Allardyce and Eddie Howe the leading candidates.


•Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce is to be interviewed for the England manager's job by the Football Association this week.

 

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Latest Paper Talk


Tuesday July 12



•The FA will speak to Hull City boss Steve Bruce about the England manager's job this week.
•Manchester City are hoping for a breakthrough this week in their efforts to sign Leroy Sane.
•Celtic are weighing up a third bid for Aston Villa winger Scott Sinclair.
•Chelsea are set to make their move for Leicester and France star N'Golo Kante.


•Sam Allardyce has quit Sunderland's Austria training camp to fly home for England talks.
•Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is targeting Atletico Madrid star Lucas Hernandez.
•Veteran former Arsenal goalkeeper Alex Manninger could make a shock move to Liverpool.
•Chelsea are interested in Lazio winger Felipe Anderson.


•Sam Allardyce is ready to mentor a successor if he is appointed England manager.


•Pep Guardiola left Carlo Ancelotti a good-luck message in the Bayern Munich manager's office.
•Burnley have had a £4m bid for Brighton's Dale Stephens knocked back.
•Chelsea send coach Andy Myers on loan to Dutch link-club Vitesse Arnhem.


•Everton have made an offer of £25.5m for Juventus defender Daniele Rugani, according to reports.


•Jose Mourinho is keeping an eye on West Ham youngster Reece Oxford.
•Manchester City are lining up a bid for either of Barcelona's two goalkeepers Marc-Andre ter Stegen or Claudio Bravo.
•Wolves are leading the race to sign former Manchester United youngster Nick Powell.
•Tottenham have not made an approach for Mario Gotze, contrary to reports in Germany.
•Sunderland are targeting Leicester full-back Danny Simpson.

 

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Latest Paper Talk


Wednesday July 13



•Manchester United could target Cesc Fabregas if he is deemed surplus to requirements at Chelsea.
•Sam Allardyce is increasingly likely to be offered the England manager's job - with Gary Neville in line for an instant return to the coaching staff.
•Moussa Sissoko's representatives have called on Rafa Benitez to step into their angry row with Newcastle over the midfielder's staggering £35m price tag.
•Peter Crouch is being linked up for a reunion with Rafa Benitez at Newcastle.
•Hal Robson-Kanu is being offered £100,000 a week to move to the Chinese Super League.
•Manchester City full-backs Pablo Zabaleta and Aleksandar Kolarov will not leave until replacements arrive.
•Eddie Howe should be the new manager of England, Ronald Koeman has written in his column.


•Sam Allardyce has held talks with FA boss David Gill at his home about becoming England manager.
•Steve Bruce believes Roy Hodgson's successor should be English.
•Tony Adams will take Thierry Henry's place as Arsenal's new Under-18s coach.
•Christian Benteke is in Liverpool limbo after West Ham and Crystal Palace baulk at £32.5m asking price.
•Jurgen Klopp has confirmed that Mario Balotelli's career at Anfield is over.


•Leicester are ready to increase their new contract offer to N'Golo Kante by about £100k a week to ward off Chelsea.
•Thierry Henry has held preliminary talks with Watford and West Ham about a coaching role alongside Sky Sports work.
•Swansea are launching a £10m bid to sign Leicester's Leonardo Ulloa, as they prepare for the exits of Andre Ayew and Bafetimbi Gomis.
•Middlesbrough are close to finalising a deal to sign former Manchester City striker Alvaro Negredo on a season's loan from Valencia with the option to buy him for £10m.


•Middlesbrough are looking to sign Antonio Barragan from Valencia as well as Alvaro Negredo.
•West Brom are the only club to enquire about Newcastle's wantaway midfielder Moussa Sissoko.


•Olivier Giroud is open to leaving Arsenal in a swap deal for Napoli star Gonzalo Higuain, according to his agent.
•Jose Mourinho wanted to sign Paul Pogba last summer, the midfielder's agent has revealed.
•Swansea will make a £10m move for Leicester striker Leo Ulloa.
•Wilfried Bony is set to leave Manchester City by joining Galatasaray in £3m loan deal.
•Wolves have emerged as Liverpool's shock rivals for Benfica's £21m starlet Anderson Talisca.


•Manchester City are stepping up their interest in John Stones, with the central defender having indicated to Everton he is keen on moving to the Etihad Stadium to work under the new head coach, Pep Guardiola.


•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.

 

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Thursday July 14



•Antonio Conte is confident Chelsea will complete the signing of N'Golo Kante within the next few days.
•Paul Pogba has agreed terms over a £100m move to Manchester United with Juventus legend Gianluca Zambrotta urging the Italian side to cash in.
•Albania coach Gianni De Biasi has thrown his hat in the ring to be the new England manager and vowed to deliver success.
•Manchester City are set to land Everton and England centre-back John Stones after a £53m bid.
•Real Madrid turned down a £66m bid for Spanish striker Alvaro Morata last week.
•Cristiano Ronaldo will have his injury treated by 'placenta doctor' Marijana Kovacevic, according to reports.


•Arsenal are on red alert for Julian Draxler with Wolfsburg wanting £55m for the German star.
•Tottenham are reportedly targeting a move for Barcelona winger Cristian Tello.
•Emmanuel Petit has blasted Manchester United target Paul Pogba as "a waste of money" after being valued at £100m.


•Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has saluted new signing Ahmed Musa and described the club's new forward as an 'airplane'.
•Antonio Conte conducted his first training session at Chelsea on Wednesday and looked in fiery mood at Cobham with his players.


•Manchester United winger Memphis Depay is interesting Barcelona according to reports.


•Sunderland line up David Moyes as the FA leaves Sam Allardyce in limbo.
•West Brom skipper Darren Fletcher has warned Saido Berahino not to have another transfer tantrum this summer.
•Liverpool's new goalkeeper Loris Karius has dropped a big a hint he'll be starting in the first team this season.


•Mauro Icardi's wife and agent Wanda Nara has confirmed Arsenal and Tottenham have enquired about the Inter Milan striker.
•Pep Guardiola wants to keep defender Pablo Zabaleta at Manchester City, according to reports in Spain.
•Chelsea are set to swoop with a £25m bid for Brazil star Gabriel Barbosa.


•Stoke are set to offer around £12m to sign Gabon midfielder Mario Lemina from Juventus.
•Zlatan Ibrahimovic looks set to miss Manchester United's tour to China with Jose Mourinho wanting to rest his Euro 2016 stars.


•Paul Pogba is interested in returning to Manchester United, according to reports in Spain, but the French midfielder will only leave the club for a compelling 'project'.
•Real Madrid have reportedly decided not to sell Alvaro Morata to Chelsea in the first real knock-back of Antonio Conte's transfer plans this summer.

 

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Friday July 15



•Schalke are braced for a £35m bid from Manchester City for striker Leroy Sane.
•Leeds have been ordered to pay £290,000 in damages to former employee Lucy Ward.
•Christian Benteke is willing to stay at Liverpool and fight for his place despite interest from other clubs.
•Paul Pogba has hinted that he is open to moving to Manchester United this summer, describing his former club as "my first family" and refusing to commit his future to current club, Juventus.
•Aitor Karanka's Riverside revolution continues apace with Middlesbrough close to making their sixth summer signing in Antonio Barragán, the Valencia full-back who will cost £3m.
•Gianni Infantino is set to be interviewed by a member of Fifa's ethics committee amid allegations that the president breached world football's governing body's code of ethics.


•Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has had dinner with Paul Pogba in a restaurant in California.
•Georginio Wijnaldum's preference is to join Tottenham if he leaves Newcastle but the Magpies want more than £25m.
•Middlesbrough have agreed an £8m fee with Borussia Dortmund for Neven Subotic.
•Eintracht Frankfurt want to take Manchester United youngster Guillermo Varela on loan.
•Leicester star Jamie Vardy has had successful surgery on his long-term wrist injury.
•England managerial candidate Sam Allardyce's hopes of landing his dream job have been strengthened after the FA received worrying feedback about Jurgen Klinsmann.
•Juventus are closing in on a sensational £58.2m swoop for Gonzalo Higuain from Serie A rivals Napoli.
•Tottenham have been struck with a £1m bill after a trespasser staged an 18 hour protest on top of a crane at the construction site of the Premier League club's new stadium.


•Liverpool could need a new centre-back after Joe Gomez suffered Achilles injury.
•Antonio Conte will call on Chelsea's ex-Italians for advice on managing the club.
•Manchester City have agreed terms with their main target Leroy Sane.
•Burnley have made an improved £6m bid for Jeff Kendrick - but it still won't be enough for Derby.


•France playmaker Dimitri Payet has insisted he is "100 per cent staying at West Ham".
•Sunderland's players have arrived back in the UK braced for Sam Allardyce's exit to take over England.
•Chelsea target Joao Mario has decided to move to Inter Milan instead.
•Borussia Dortmund are keen to save Moussa Sissoko from his Newcastle hell.
•Leonardo Bonucci's move to Manchester City could move closer with Mehdi Benatia joining Juventus.
•Celtic will become the first UK club to have rail seating in use for the first time this weekend.
•Hull are lining up a £6m bid for Cardiff keeper David Marshall.
•Stoke striker Xherdan Shaquiri is wanted by Borussia Dortmund to replace Mancheter United new boy Henrikh Mkhitaryan. The German club have also targeted a move for wantaway Newcaslte star Moussa Sissoko.


•Southampton are to offer Dusan Tadic a new contract to keep him at the club.
•Newcastle target Peter Crouch has begged Mark Hughes for more game-time at Stoke.
•Claudio Ranieri has told N'Golo Kante to hurry up and decide whether or not he wants to leave Leicester for Chelsea.
•Bournemouth striker Tokelo Rantie is wanted by Leeds and he has refused to go on the Cherries' pre-season tour.
•Ryan Giggs was pushed towards the Manchester United exit door after Jose Mourinho refused to speak to him.


•Stoke boss Mark Hughes is close to signing Egypt international Ramadan Sobhi in a £3m deal.


•Jose Mourinho is willing to give Juan Mata, Marouane Fellaini and Daley Blind a chance to prove themselves at Manchester United, according to reports.
•Paul Pogba is interested in returning to Manchester United, according to reports in the Spanish press, but will only leave the club for a compelling 'project'.

 

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Saturday July 16



•Riyad Mahrez is set to reject Leicester City's offer of a new contract with the Algeria forward deciding to pursue a new challenge away from the Premier League champions.


•The FA has moved for Eddie Howe with the Bournemouth boss lined up to be Sam Allardyce's No 2 if Big Sam takes over as England manager.
•Barcelona are keen on signing a new striker with Atletico Madrid forward Luciano Vietto leading the way as their preferred candidate.
•Everton are ready to raid Leicester City to make assistant manager Steve Walsh their director of football.


•Rio Ferdinand has declared an interest in succeeding Roy Hodgson as England manager after their Euro 2016 failure.
•Luke Shaw will make his long-awaited comeback today - 10 months after suffering a horror double leg break.
•Brentford have put a £2m price tag on former Tottenham goalkeeper David Button.


•Paul Pogba will sign a five-year, £202,000-a-week contract with Manchester United this weekend when he returns from his US holiday.
•Crystal Palace have made a shock £20m move for West Brom striker Saido Berahino.
•Stoke are on the verge of tying up a £5m deal for Egyptian wonderkid Ramadan Sobhi.
•Wycombe will get a windfall of £2.8m after the sale of Jordan Ibe from Liverpool to Bournemouth.
•Tony Pulis insists he is happy to wait for a new West Brom contract.


•Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe is set to be interviewed by the FA for the England manager's job.
•Jurgen Klopp reckons he doesn't need glamour signings to take Liverpool back to the top.
•Manchester City are considering a £7m move for PSV Eindhoven goalkeeper Jeroen Zoet.
•Xherdan Shaquiri has ruled out a move to Borussia Dortmund and pledged his future to Stoke.
•Hull believe they are in pole position to sign Wales Euro 2016 hero Hal Robson-Kanu.


•Everton have made an audacious approach for Leicester's head of recruitment Steve Walsh and want him as their new directo‎r of football.
•​West Brom have offered £9m for Leicester's Jeffrey Schlupp with Watford dropping out of the race to sign Saido Berahino.


•Sunderland have put David Moyes at the top of their list with the FA set to continue talks with Sam Allardyce.


•Dimitri Payet's agent has insisted the Frenchman has not made any statement on his West Ham future.
•Norwich have joined the chase for Blackburn centre-back Grant Hanley - with an offer of £6m likely to land the Scotland international.
•Pep Guardiola has signed Colombian wonderkid Marcos Moreno for Manchester City.

 

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Sunday July 17



•Juventus are ready to raid Chelsea's Nemanja Matic if Paul Pogba completes his world-record move to Manchester United.
•Five Manchester United players are set for crunch talks with Jose Mourinho - one of them is Juan Mata.
•Pep Guardiola will pick up a £3m bonus if Manchester City win the Champions League.
•Liverpool transfer target Piotr Zielinski has decided what his next club will be, according to his agent.


•Chelsea are plotting a second raid on Leicester for Riyad Mahrez following their £32m scoop for N'Golo Kante.
•Roma have told Arsenal and Chelsea to stump up £38m for their Greece international defender Kostas Manolas.
•Bayern Munich are keen on Arsenal central defender Laurent Koscielny who only has one year left on his contract.
•Liverpool and Arsenal are interested in Croatia international Marcelo Brozovic, according to reports in Italy.


•Ronald Koeman has met with Manchester City representatives to discuss a John Stones deal - plus the Everton boss wants striker Wilfried Bony.
•Bayern Munich have confirmed talks with Borussia Dortmund as Mario Gotze closes in on a return to his former club.
•Antonio Conte has told Eden Hazard he can turn him into Chelsea's Lionel Messi.
•Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard has been given the green light for a new long-term Old Trafford deal.
•Boca Juniors striker Carlos Tevez has turned down a £150,000-a-week contract offer from West Ham.


•Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo is wanted on loan by Spanish side Villarreal.
•Southampton midfielder Dusan Tadic is wanted by Schalke as they brace themselves for the sale of Leroy Sane to Manchester City.
•A big charity match in Turkey organised by legendary former Barcelona, Inter Milan and Chelsea striker Samuel Eto'o was forced to be cancelled in the wake of the attempted coup in the country.


•Juan Mata's situation at Manchester United following the arrival of Jose Mourinho is being monitored by Spanish side Espanyol.


•Manchester United defender Phil Jones has come in for some stick even before the season has properly kicked off, after sporting a new white hair-do in the friendly at Wigan on Saturday.


•Liverpool have kicked off their search for a new centre-back by making contact with versatile Barcelona veteran Jeremy Mathieu.
•Real Madrid ace James Rodriguez is targeting a £67m Premier League switch with Chelsea, Manchester United and West Ham all keen.
•Inter Milan are set to snatch Belgium midfielder Axel Witsel from under the noses of Everton and Leicester.


•The Football League is investigating the Nottingham Forest takeover bid by Evangelos Marinakis because of his conduct - he denies any wrongdoing.

 

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Monday July 18



•Liverpool have jumped to the front of the queue in the race to sign Newcastle’s Georginio Wijnaldum as Jurgen Klopp continues to seek to bolster his midfield options.
•Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri says he is confident of keeping Paul Pogba at the club despite Manchester United's interest in signing the £100m midfielder.


•Tottenham have agreed a fee of €13m (£10.9m) with Marseille for Georges-Kévin Nkoudou, with the France Under-21 winger set to complete his move in the coming days.


•Tottenham have opened talks with Marseille over an £11m deal for winger Georges-Kevin N'Koudou.
•Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has confirmed Mario Gotze is on the cusp of returning to Borussia Dortmund with the clubs in talks over a move.
•Everton remain keen on Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel though the Premier League champions will demand close to £20m.
•Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo is wanted on loan by Spanish side Villarreal.
•Massimiliano Allegri is bullish about Juventus' chances of keeping Paul Pogba, saying the French star will want to stay at one of Europe's 'big four clubs' as they can challenge for the Champions League.


•Liverpool will make Estonia captain Ragnar Klavan their fifth signing of the summer.
•Paul Pogba's agent Mino Raiola has not set Manchester United a deadline by which to complete the signing of the Frenchman from Juventus.
•Leicester will use cash from N’Golo Kante’s £30m sale to Chelsea to increase bids for Robbie Brady and Michael Keane.
•Lazio are continuing to negotiate with West Ham for £15m striker Enner Valencia - but face strong competition from Swansea.
•Burnley will end a summer of frustration by finally landing Charlton pair Johann Berg Gudmundsson and Nick Pope this week.
•Barcelona have no interest in Riyad Mahrez and will not rival the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea for his signature.


•Riyad Mahrez is set for a dream move to Barcelona after telling Leicester he wants to leave.
•Demba Ba has suffered a potentially-career ending leg break during a Chinese Super League game.
•Jose Mourinho is acting as though Paul Pogba is already a Manchester United player – even though the club are apparently yet to make an official bid for the France star.
•Adnan Januzaj has given himself a Manchester United lifeline by dazzling in training. The 21-year-old has impressed Jose Mourinho in his first two weeks in pre-season – and has forced his way into the Special One’s plans.
•Manchester City have joined the race for West Ham starlet Reece Oxford.
•Everton are determined to beat Tottenham to the signing of Newcastle midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum.
•Hal Robson-Kanu is edging closer to a move to Hull City as he looks set to reject a mega money £100,000-a-week switch to China.
•Portugal keeper Rui Patricio is desperate to come to the Premier League — and that news will put Everton on red alert.


•Jose Mourinho is ready to sit down this week and speak with five members of his squad – Adnan Januzaj, Juan Mata, Antonio Valencia, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Phil Jones – fearing for their future at Manchester United.
•Chelsea are eyeing a shock move for Swansea star Andre Ayew.


•Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri has suggested Paul Pogba would be taking a step back if he was to return to Manchester United in a world-record deal this summer.
•Chelsea forward Diego Costa has reportedly told club chiefs that he wants to move back to Atletico Madrid.


•Chelsea have completed the signing of £32m Leicester midfielder N’Golo Kante and are now planning a second raid on the Premier League champions for winger Riyad Mahrez.
•Roma have no intention of selling Greece international defender Kostas Manolas, according to the club’s president.

 

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Tuesday July 19



•Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo has revealed that a deal to bring Diego Costa back to the Spanish capital from Chelsea is "close."
•Georginio Wijnaldum wants a £25m move to Liverpool – and that could land Newcastle a £10m profit.
•Leroy Sane's dad claims Manchester City face competition from Bayern Munich and Real Madrid for the £42million-rated Schalke forward.
•Everton boss Ronald Koeman is targeting an ambitious move for £30m Portugal midfielder William Carvalho.
•Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has moved to dampen talk that Juventus will buy Gonzalo Higuain this summer.
•Middlesbrough are on the brink of sealing the loan signing of Alvaro Negredo.


•Tottenham Hotspur are considering allowing Clinton N’Jie to leave White Hart Lane on loan as they finalise a deal to sign Georges-Kevin N’Koudou from Marseille.


•West Ham’s long search for a striker has led them to make a new approach for Wissam Ben Yedder but they face competition from Leicester City for the Toulouse forward, with a year-long loan move for Argentinian striker Jonathan Calleri also close to completion.


•Manchester United have asked to be kept informed of developments over Monaco right back Fabinho.
•Real Madrid ask Paul Pogba's agent to hold fire on any Manchester United move for French star as the Spanish giants weigh up a bid.


•Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is chasing Manchester City’s Jason Denayer and Borussia Dortmund’s Matthias Ginter.
•Manchester United have delayed announcing their squad numbers – until they have completed the £105m signing of Paul Pogba.
•Crystal Palace are closing in on a shock swoop for Saido Berahino. The Eagles have turned their attention to the West Brom striker after their £30m move for Liverpool’s Christian Benteke hit the buffers.
•Arsenal look set to miss out on striker Mauro Icardi after his wife revealed that Juventus are serious contenders to secure his signature.
•Pep Guardiola is set to be gazumped in his bid for Leroy Sane by former club Bayern Munich.


•Liverpool could throw some players at Newcastle to drive down their asking price for Georginio Wijnaldum.
•Middlesbrough hope to tie up a deal for Valencia striker Alvaro Negredo after jetting out to Spain for a pre-season training camp.


•Chelsea remain interested in Napoli centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly despite interest from Premier League rivals Everton driving up the Italian club’s asking price.


•Brazilian side Fluminense have confirmed the signing of Wellington Silva from Arsenal.


•Celtic are stepping up their interest in Blackburn Rovers defender Shane Duffy with winger James Forrest linked with a move in the other direction.
•Rangers remain on course to sign forward Joe Dodoo but manager Mark Warburton admits he is now unlikely to feature against Annan.

 

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Wednesday July 20



•Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe has told friends he does not want the England job.
•Manchester United chief executive Ed Woodward has stayed in Europe to discuss Paul Pogba's transfer instead of traveling with the team to China.
•Meanwhile, Paul Pogba has been playing basketball in Miami with Romelu Lukaku.
•Crystal Palace are targeting West Ham's wantaway striker Diafra Sakho.


•Manchester United are confident of landing Paul Pogba from Juventus.
•Manchester United are also set to swoop for Monaco left-back Fabinho for £25m.
•Everton want John Stones' future sorted quickly as Manchester City continue their interest.
•Manchester City have also expressed an interest in Hector Bellerin but Arsenal do not want to sell.


•The FA have interviewed a mystery candidate for the England job.
•Wolves will be sold to a Chinese conglomerate with ties to Jorge Mendes in a £45million deal.
•Aston Villa will give Brad Guzan a free transfer to speed up his move to Middlesbrough.
•Newcastle want to bring in Liverpool's Lucas Leiva as part of any deal for Gini Wijnaldum to move to Anfield.
•James Wilson, Tyler Blackett and Will Keane are all likely to leave Manchester United this summer.
•Chelsea are ready to give Atletico Madrid another warning over their pursuit of Diego Costa.


•Paul Pogba has been pictured partying with an e-cigarette in his mouth in Miami.
•James Wilson is set to join Fulham on a season-long loan from Manchester United after being left off the China tour.
•Arsene Wenger is set to hand the Arsenal captaincy to Per Mertesacker next season.
•Chelsea have emerged as favourites to sign Real Madrid forward Alvaro Morata.
•Chelsea and Everton are battling to sign Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly.


•Stoke are confident of tying up a deal for West Brom's Saido Berahino.


•Everton scout Steve Brown will end an eight-year spell and move to Manchester United.


•Stoke are interested in Ecuadorian striker Jose Angulo.

 

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Thursday July 21



•Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger was told the England job was his if he wanted.


•Manchester City have launched a £50m bid to sign Toni Kroos from Real Madrid.
•Liverpool's Jon Flanagan is pondering a loan to Burnley.
•Chelsea want to sign Benfica defender Victor Lindelof.


•Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is prepared to go in with a third offer for Real Madrid's Alvaro Morata.
•Chelsea's Kurt Zouma hopes to make a return in six weeks after his long-term injury.
•Diego Maradona says he is prepared to manage Argentina 'for free'.
•Manchester City will go on a pre-season tour of the USA in 2017 to broaden their portfolio.
•Aston Villa have had a £5m bid rejected for Bristol City's Jonathan Kodjia.
•Hamburg have lined up a bid of £8m for Jordan Ayew but Aston Villa want to keep the striker.
•West Brom and Sunderland have shown interest in Lorient striker Benjamin Moukandjo.


•Manchester United have made a second offer of £92m for Paul Pogba but must pay his agent £18.4m.


•Manchester United have agreed a world record £105m fee with Juventus for Paul Pogba.
•Luke Shaw has put his £2m mansion up for sale sparking speculation he could leave Manchester United.


•Stoke chairman Peter Coates is prepared to play hardball over signing Saido Berahino and won't be rushed.
•Wes Morgan has urged Riyad Mahrez to follow his lead and sign a new contract at Leicester.

 

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Friday July 22



•Chelsea have launched a £41.5million bid for Paris Saint-Germain star Edinson Cavani
•Barcelona have revealed they were priced out of a move for Paul Pogba
•Swansea are preparing a £15million move for Tottenham's Nacer Chadli
•Manchester City are to swoop for Palmeiras striker Gabriel Jesus
•Aston Villa striker Jordan Ayew is an £8million target for Hamburg


•Chelsea have been told they will have to pay Real Madrid £67million for Alvaro Morata
•Sunderland are demanding the FA pay four times more than the cost of buying Sam Allardyce out of his contract
•Gary Neville will not be joining Sam Allardyce as his England assistant
•Arsenal are fuming over Manchester City's pursuit of Hector Bellerin
•Jose Mourinho has refused to sign a Chelsea shirt while on tour in China with Manchester United
•Juventus are interested in making Newcastle's Moussa Sissoko the replacement Paul Pogba


•Everton are lining up a £25million move for Swansea star Gylfi Sigurdsson
•Leicester have offered Kasper Schmeichel and Danny Drinkwater new contracts in order to keep them at the club
•Jose Mourinho says Manchester United have two other midfield targets in mind as well as Paul Pogba


•Manchester City have opened talks over a £20million deal for Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus
•Everton have slapped a £75million price tag on Romelu Lukaku to ward off interest from Chelsea
•Chelsea's Nemanja Matic is on Juventus' short-list to replace Manchester United-bound Paul Pogba
•Rubin Kazan have reached an agreement to sign Alex Song from Barcelona


•Sam Allardyce will appoint former Derby boss Paul Clement as his England assistant
•Carlos Bacca will decide on Friday whether to join West Ham or another club


•Manchester United's latest offer - of £92million - for Paul Pogba will be rejected by Juventus


•Kenny Jackett is set to be sacked by Wolves following their £45million sale to a Chinese consortium

 

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Saturday July 23



•Manchester City are close to resolving the John Stones saga, after resurrecting collapsed talks with Everton.
•Antonio Conte has told Roman Abramovich he needs five more signings to make Chelsea challengers again.
•West Brom have made a £7m bid for Brighton defender Lewis Dunk.
•West Brom defender Jonny Evans is being targeted by Bournemouth.
•Ross McCormack wants out of Fulham with Norwich, Newcastle and Aston Villa all lining up a £13m bid.
•David Moyes is set to take over at Sunderland this weekend – and kick start their summer spending.


•Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is being put off a £60m move for Real Madrid star Toni Kroos – because of his huge wages.
•Chelsea have reportedly tabled a £41.5m bid for Paris Saint-Germain star Edinson Cavani.
•Swansea City are ready to enter a tug-of-war with Stoke for their former midfielder Joe Allen.
•Manchester United are preparing a £25m move for Fabinho.
•Real Madrid are preparing to launch an offer in a bid to sign European Championship star Moussa Sissoko after missing out on Andre Gomes.


•Sunderland hope to have David Moyes installed at the Stadium of Light over the weekend after making good progress in their negotiations with the former Everton and Manchester United manager.
•Liverpool target Ben Chilwell is close to signing a new five-year deal at Leicester City in another huge boost for Claudio Ranieri.


•Everton are likely to demand £75m for Romelu Lukaku should Chelsea persist in their interest.
•Sunderland have approached David Moyes to become their new manager after Sam Allardyce left to take over the England national team.
•Crystal Palace have bid £20m plus add-ons for West Brom striker Saido Berahino.
•Juventus have drawn up a shortlist of players to replace Paul Pogba which includes Nemanja Matic of Chelsea and Moussa Sissoko at Newcastle.
•Galatasaray are interested in signing Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva, according to club director Levent Nazifoglu.
•Luis Enrique believes Javier Mascherano could sign a contract extension with Barcelona in the near future after confirming that the Argentine is in talks over a new deal.
•Aston Villa are threatening Norwich's bid for Fulham striker Ross McCormack.
•Cameroon international Alex Song has joined Russian outfit Rubin Kazan from Spanish giants Barcelona on an expected one-year loan deal.


•Ryan Giggs is among the front-runners to be the next Hull boss after Steve Bruce sensationally walked out on the Tigers.
•Arsenal have confirmed that they are still in the market for new players.


•Cameron Borthwick-Jackson is poised to leave Manchester United on loan.


•Liverpool are reportedly ready to make a £28.1m bid for Schalke midfielder Max Meyer.

 

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Sunday July 24



•Manchester United will look to finalise a world record £110m transfer of Paul Pogba from Juventus this week.
•Manchester City are ready to kickstart the bidding for John Stones this week with Everton expecting a £50m offer.
•West Ham have placed an £18m price tag on starlet defender Reece Oxford who is attracting interest from Manchester City and Manchester United.
•Everton have agreed a £25m fee with Zenit St Petersburg for Axel Witsel and are waiting for the Belgium international to commit to their contract offer.
•Arsene Wenger has launched a staunch defence of Arsenal's transfer policy and has vowed to spend big if the right chance arises.


•Everton forward Romelu Lukaku is still hopeful of completing a sensational return to former club Chelsea.
•West Ham are closing in on a deal for Argentinian striker Jonathan Calleri.
•Manchester United are ready to cash in on striker Will Keane - with new Sunderland boss David Moyes lining up a £6.5m bid.


•Arsenal are lining up a £75m double deal that would bring Riyad Mahrez and Alexandre Lacazette to the Emirates.


•Chelsea have turned their attention to Lazio defender Stefan de Vrij after failing to complete a deal for Kalidou Koulibaly from Napoli.
•Steve Bruce quit Hull City without a penny in compensation after he failed to land three transfer targets.
•Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri is keen to sign former Tottenham and Manchester City defender Vedran Corluka.


•Joe Allen is set to hold talks with Stoke City manager Mark Hughes on Sunday as he closes in on a £13m move from Liverpool.
•Gokhan Inler is heading for the exit at Leicester after being left out of the squad flying to the United States.


•Arsenal are lining up a club record £45m bid for Leicester winger Riyad Mahrez.
•Swansea are ready to launch a bid to re-sign forward Wilfried Bony from Manchester City.
•Jermain Defoe is gearing up for a reunion with Sam Allardyce in an England shirt.


•Bastian Schweinsteiger, Memphis Depay, Marcos Rojo and Matteo Darmian are among the players who will be allowed to leave Manchester United this summer.
•Leicester captain Wes Morgan insists Jamie Vardy was spot on to snub Arsenal and keep up the good work at the King Power Stadium.

 

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Tuesday July 26



•Manchester City are closing on the £20million transfer of Brazilian forward Gabriel Jesus despite rival interest from Manchester United.
•Everton are working on a deal to land Stoke City winger Marko Arnautovic as Ronald Koeman looks to find a solution to bolster his attack.
•Liverpool could break the £100million barrier this summer for money recouped as Joe Allen’s sale to Stoke will trigger a raft of departures from Anfield.


•Manchester United are ready to rival Manchester City for Juventus centre-back Leonardo Bonucci.
•Chelsea are set for a boost with Atletico Madrid on the verge of dropping their interest in Diego Costa.
•Premier League champions Leicester will hold crunch contract talks with Kasper Schmeichel, Danny Simpson, Danny Drinkwater, Jeffrey Schlupp and Riyad Mahrez ahead of the new season.
•West Ham are set to make a move for a new left-back after Aaron Cresswell was ruled out for up to four months.
•Sam Allardyce admitted Arsene Wenger is among the bosses with whom he will build bridges to ensure players are released for England.


•Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker could be out for up to five months after suffering a knee injury.
•Manchester United have upped their bid for Paul Pogba to £95million to force the world record deal over the line.


•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.
•Crystal Palace have joined Premier League new-boys Burnley in the battle to sign Brighton midfielder Dale Stephens.
•Steve Bruce is considering whether to quit football after his shock departure from Hull.
•Sunderland have finally thanked Sam Allardyce for saving them from relegation - three days after he left to take the England job.


•Chelsea have made a surprise move for Carlos Tevez, as their search for a new striker widened last night.


•Sam Allardyce has left Wayne Rooney in limbo over the England captaincy for at least another month and suggested that he will lose his midfield place unless he is playing in that role for Manchester United.

 

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Tuesday July 26



•Manchester City are closing on the £20million transfer of Brazilian forward Gabriel Jesus despite rival interest from Manchester United.
•Everton are working on a deal to land Stoke City winger Marko Arnautovic as Ronald Koeman looks to find a solution to bolster his attack.
•Liverpool could break the £100million barrier this summer for money recouped as Joe Allen’s sale to Stoke will trigger a raft of departures from Anfield.


•Manchester United are ready to rival Manchester City for Juventus centre-back Leonardo Bonucci.
•Chelsea are set for a boost with Atletico Madrid on the verge of dropping their interest in Diego Costa.
•Premier League champions Leicester will hold crunch contract talks with Kasper Schmeichel, Danny Simpson, Danny Drinkwater, Jeffrey Schlupp and Riyad Mahrez ahead of the new season.
•West Ham are set to make a move for a new left-back after Aaron Cresswell was ruled out for up to four months.
•Sam Allardyce admitted Arsene Wenger is among the bosses with whom he will build bridges to ensure players are released for England.


•Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker could be out for up to five months after suffering a knee injury.
•Manchester United have upped their bid for Paul Pogba to £95million to force the world record deal over the line.


•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.
•Crystal Palace have joined Premier League new-boys Burnley in the battle to sign Brighton midfielder Dale Stephens.
•Steve Bruce is considering whether to quit football after his shock departure from Hull.
•Sunderland have finally thanked Sam Allardyce for saving them from relegation - three days after he left to take the England job.


•Chelsea have made a surprise move for Carlos Tevez, as their search for a new striker widened last night.


•Sam Allardyce has left Wayne Rooney in limbo over the England captaincy for at least another month and suggested that he will lose his midfield place unless he is playing in that role for Manchester United.