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Football Rumours on Tuesday 2nd February 2016

last updated Tuesday 02nd February 2016, 6:30 AM


  • Long-term Manchester United target Neymar, 23, could join rivals Manchester City after Guardiola's arrival. The club are willing to meet the player's £105m buyout clause.
    ( Daily Express )


  • Manchester City also want Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi, 28, to reunite with Guardiola and are putting together a £120m deal to tempt the Barcelona forward.
    ( Sun )


  • Guardiola will try to sign Juventus' 22-year-old France midfielder Paul Pogba, who is rated at £80m, and Everton's 21-year-old England defender John Stones, who could cost £50m.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Manchester City are planning an expensive summer overhaul of their squad with defender Eliaquim Mangala, 24, and striker Wilfried Bony, 27, poised to be sold.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Chelsea captain John Terry, 35, has been offered a move to the Middle East. Talks between his advisers and Qatar side Al Arabi - managed by former Blues forward Gianfranco Zola - have taken place.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Former England captain Terry could earn £20m by playing just one season in China, although the MLS is also a possible destination.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • On-loan Blues striker Radamel Falcao, 29, was in Madrid on transfer deadline day as he looked to seal a move back to Atletico Madrid.
    ( Evening Standard )


  • Surprise Premier League leaders Leicester missed out on signing striker Loic Remy, 29, after Chelsea decided not to allow the France international to leave on a loan deal.
    ( Leicester Mercury )


  • On-loan Blues striker Radamel Falcao, 29, was in Madrid on transfer deadline day as he looked to seal a move back to Atletico Madrid.
    ( Evening Standard )


  • Manchester United had a deadline-day move for Arsenal defender Mathieu Debuchy, 30, blocked by Arsene Wenger. The full-back moved to Bordeaux instead.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Premier League strugglers Swansea were approached about the possibility of signing Brazilian Robinho, 32, who is a free agent after leaving Guangzhou Evergrande.
    ( South Wales Evening Post )


  • Newcastle ended their interest in Liverpool full-back Jose Enrique, 30, after discussions about the player's contract demands.
    ( Chronicle )


  • Aston Villa missed out on signing Hajduk Split's 6ft 7in goalkeeper Lovre Kalinic when the 25-year-old was denied a work permit and two appeals to the Football Association failed.
    ( Birmingham Mail )


  • Serie A side Lazio blocked moves from Villa and Bournemouth to sign midfielder Ravel Morrison, 22, who will now remain in Italy until the end of the season.
    (Talksport)


  • Yaya Toure is ready to quit City in the wake of Guardiola's appointment - he was ditched by the Spaniard when they were previously together at Barcelona.
    ( Sun )




  • MANAGER MOVEMENTS

  • Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola, 45, rejected last-minute attempts from Manchester United and Chelsea before agreeing a three-year deal to become Manchester City manager next summer.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Guardiola is already the best-paid manager in the world, but his £15m-a-year deal with City is an increase on his salary at Bayern Munich.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • The Spaniard will earn more than any other manager or player in the Premier League after being offered a £21m-a-year contract.
    ( Sun )


  • Guardiola will be given £150m to spend on players when he replaces Manuel Pellegrini.
    ( Guardian )


  • Pellegrini's next job could be at Chelsea, who spoke to the 62-year-old before taking Jose Mourinho back in 2013.
    ( Daily Express )


  • Times journalist Henry Winter believes Chelsea will look to Italy for their next manager - hinting he thinks Italy head coach Antonio Conte, 46, will get the job.
    ( BBC Radio 5 live )


  • Aston Villa manager Remi Garde is prepared to walk out on the club this summer after they failed to sign any of his January targets.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Oxford United boss Michael Appleton, 40, has turned down the chance to oversee the youth set-up at Manchester United, where he started his career.
    ( Times )




  • OTHER GOSSIP

  • Gary Cahill has no plans on following John Terry out of Chelsea after 'clear the air' talks with boss Guus Hiddink over a lack of Premier League playing time.
    ( Sun )


  • Rickie Lambert has admitted he is no longer good enough for West Brom's first-team, less than two years after playing in the World Cup for England.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Tomas Rosicky is poised to leave Arsenal this summer and the thigh injury he suffered on his return against Burnley could be the last time he pulls on a Gunners shirt.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Luke Shaw is set to give Manchester United a fitness boost and return to action in March.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Marcel Desailly believes Chelsea will eventually offer John Terry a new contract.
    ( Daily Express )




  • AND FINALLY

  • Former England captain David Beckham bought hot drinks for a paramedic and her patient after he spotted them waiting for an ambulance in the cold.
    ( BBC News )


  • A journalist was harassed by a fan with an inflatable banana while covering deadline day for Italian television, but got his own back by using the inflatable toy against him.
    ( Metro )


  • The police officer who posted a photo of Barcelona forward Lionel Messi's passport online has been sentenced to a month in prison.
    ( Sun )






















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