Transfer news and football gossip: Manchester United move for Juventus ace, Arsenal to land wonderkid, plus Tottenham striker update

Transfer news and football gossip: Manchester United move for Juventus ace, Arsenal to land wonderkid, plus Tottenham striker update
talkSPORT.com rounds up all the latest gossip from Saturday’s newspapers and online.4Manchester United have held talks with representatives of Marcus Rashford and are hopeful the striker will sign a new five-year contract at Old Trafford worth 150,000-a-week. (Mail)Manchester Unitedboss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants to recruitJuventus winger Douglas Costa but could face competition from Manchester City andParis Saint-Germain. (Tuttosport, via Express)FormerLiverpoolplaymaker Philippe Coutinho has told his team-mates he is considering leavingBarcelona this summer. He has been linked with a Premier League return as Manchester UnitedandChelseaare also thought to be interested.(Express)4

Coutinho moved to Barcelona last January for 142million

Arsenalreportedly have an agreement in place to sign Ituano’s highly-rated 17-year-old forward Gabriel Martinelli.(Mirror)Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez, linked with a move to the Chinese Super League, says he has held initial talks with Newcastle managing director Lee Charnley over a contract extension.(Sky Sports)Meanwhile, Benitez says that he and Salomon Rondon, 29, have decided to postpone the on-loan striker’s contract talks until the end of the season. (Newcastle Chronicle)Werder Bremenstriker Max Kruse, 31, is stalling on a new contract and could become available on a free transfer this summer, withTottenhamandInter Milanlikely to challenge for his services.(FULL STORY HERE)gettty4

Max Kruse has emerged as a Tottenham target once again

Manager Nuno Espirito Santo says that there are still ends to be tied up asWolvesclose in on the permanent capture of Raul Jimenez, 27.(Birmingham Mail)Arsenal have offered goalkeeper Petr Cech a coaching role when he retires at the end of the season, but expect the former Chelseastopper to return to coach at Stamford Bridge.(Sun)Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has warned that the new 1billion stadium alone will not be enough to convince new players to sign for the club or make current players turn down offers. (London Evening Standard)4

Lozano has starred for PSV this season

PSV’sMexico international winger Hirving Lozano, 23, ‘dreams’ of a move toManchester United,according to the president of the player’s first club,Pachuca.(Manchester Evening News)Spanish sideAtletico Madridhave targeted Bayer Leverkusen’s Brazilian left-backWendell as replacement for Bayern Munich-bound Lucas Hernandez – but could face competition from Paris Saint-Germain, Borussia Dortmund and Roma. (AS)Martin O’Neill has dropped a broad hint that forward Diogo Goncalves, 23, is unlikely to remain atNottingham Forestbeyond the end of his loan spell from Benfica.(Nottingham Post)

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Man Utd stars 'downed tools' under Mourinho and Cardiff win proved that, insists Ray Parlour playing for Jose Mourinho, claims Ray Parlour. United chief Ed Woodward win proves the
Manchester United's win at Cardiff proves players downed
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Ray Parlour believes Manchester United's thumping win over Cardiff proves players stopped playing for sacked manager Jose Mourinho. The Red Devils scored five goals in a league game for the first time since Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement on Saturday as they thrashed the Bluebirds 5-1 in Wales.
Man Utd stars 'downed tools' under Mourinho and Cardiff win

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Gabriel Martinelli is a wonderkid who has set the Brazilian first division alight this season, drawing interest from more than 20 top clubs! Gunners reach verbal agreement to sign 17-year-old
Arsenal Sign Brazilian Forward Gabriel Martinelli - YouTube

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Brendan Rodgers: Leicester boss says burglary at Glasgow home

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Adrian Durham asks talkSPORT fans who should be Chelsea manager talkSPORT host blasts EFL over Leeds 'Spygate' statement Are you serious? Adrian Durham lists 29 players more deserving
Controversial Leeds United theory suggested that will worry

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Battle to 'avoid' Champions League heats up, Cardiff City on the brink - What we learnt from this weekend's Premier League action by: 161385360554578 — Talk Sport 10h It's crunch time in the Premier League as a thrilling season enters its final weeks. This weekend raised a number of talking points.
5 things we learned from the weekend's Premier League action

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Gareth Bale storms down the tunnel after being left on the bench by Zinedine Zidane as Real Madrid lose again The Welshman watched from the bench as Real Madrid ended their season with an
Real Madrid 0-2 Real Betis: Gareth Bale heads down the tunnel

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Ozan Kabak: Profile on the Arsenal and Manchester United

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Derby County manager Frank Lampard has labelled a new chant from Leeds United supporters as 'good fun' after his side's 1-0 defeat on Saturday.
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Danny Rose admits it has been hard spending time with Liverpool players in the England camp following Tottenham's Champions League final defeat.. Goals from Mohamed Salah and Divock Origi sealed a 2-0 victory over Spurs in Madrid earlier this month to win the Reds their sixth European Cup.
Danny Rose admits it was difficult spending time with

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Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has hinted Harry Kane could be fit enough to start on the bench for their Champions League final against Liverpool. And he has tipped the England captain to play a 'decisive' role in their all-English clash in Madrid, even if he does not make his starting XI.
Mauricio Pochettino Talks 'Most Painful' Harry Kane Decision

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Chelsea transfer news: Liverpool preparing to battle The Blues for Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar in Ligue 1 and is also a transfer target for Barcelona. 2 Aouar has been compared to Barca and
Chelsea transfer news: Liverpool preparing to battle Blues

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Liverpool news and transfers RECAP - Alisson fee agreed at £66.8m, Sturridge wants Anfield stay, Klopp rules out Germany job. All the latest news, transfers, opinion from Anfield
NewsNow: Liverpool Goalkeepers news | Breaking News 24/7

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Boleyn Ground 1904-2016: Farewell Upton Park. It will be "impossible" to recreate the Upton Park atmosphere and make the Olympic Stadium a "fortress", says West Ham manager Slaven Bilic.
Bilic says London Stadium move was just business | Claretandhugh

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The 'Kits x Kicks' concept kits collection is anything but an amazing project and could very well serve as an inspiration for Nike to further merge the famous Jumpman with football. "Each kit is based on a iconic (or not) sneaker of the brand and one (or more) color or kit the team have used in the past.
Football kits 2019/20: What Arsenal, Man Utd, Chelsea

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