Gossip Column: Pogba, Jorginho, Iniesta’s Vino Collapso, Milinkovic-Savic, Maguire, and Grealish

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Football Gossip Column

Tuesday 17th April 2018

Paul Pogba, 25, is being given a hefty shove toward the door marked ‘Do one’ by Jose Mourinho and the Manchester United midfielder is politely holding it open for Anthony Martial, 22, Daley Blind, 28, and Matteo Darmian, 28.
Daily Mail

Pep Guardiola is getting a shift on with Manchester City facing a transfer ban. Napoli midfielder Jorginho, 26, is his first target with Fred, 24, of Shakhtar Donetsk a close second.
Daily Mirror

We want to be Andres Iniesta’s agent. The 33-year-old is leaving Barcelona for the Chinese Super League and two million – yes, that’s 2,000,000 – bottles of wine are part of the deal. ¡Hic! ¡Salud!
Marca

Manchester United want Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, 23, and have sent scouts to Lazio matches to watch him. Or made them watch Serie A games on BT Sports.
Daily Mail

Leicester City defender Harry Maguire, 25, is being stalked by Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham.
Daily Star

Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, 40, is taking his shovey, shouty style to Argentina with Boca Juniors leading the gang of one club interested in signing him.
Daily Mail

Jack Grealish, 22, will run away to Leicester City if Aston Villa don’t win promotion to the Premier League. And £20m will run back to Villa Park…
Daily Mirror

Newly-promoted Wolves have £20m to spend and it’s burning a hole in their pockets. By coincidence that’s how much Bournemouth striker Benik Afobe, 25, and Porto defender Willy Boly, 27, will cost.
Daily Telegraph

And finally, Fulham wonderkid Ryan Sessegnon, 17, will stamp his feet and scweam and scweam and scweam and scweam until he gets Premier League football.
Evening Standard