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Gossip Column: Roberts, Fellaini, Dalot, Mane, Hazard, and Sokratis

Tuesday 5th June 2018 Real Madrid are in a pickle. Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino didn’t take the job because he’d rather be seen as a loyal loser than a winning mercenary… Daily Mail …while 27-year-old Eden Hazard, Chelsea and Belgium wing wizard,...
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Gossip Column: Fekir, Alisson, Lichtsteiner, Silva, Shaqiri, and Silva

Monday 4th June 2018 Not a good weekend for Liverpool. It began to go pear-shaped when the agent of Lyon Nabil Fekir, 24, was a no-show… Liverpool Echo …and then Roma goalkeeper Alisson, 25, let it be known he was going to...
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Gossip Column: Pochettino, Low, Bielsa, Carvalho, Eriksen, Dembele, Griezmann, and Can

Saturday 2nd June 2018 So, not being the new Real Madrid head coach this morning are… Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino who while he said he would “have to listen” if Los Merengues approach him, also said he loves being at the...
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Gossip Column: Arnautovic, Hart, Fekir, Adli, Cillessen, and Allen

Thursday 31st May 2018 Manchester United are concerned their quota of pointy elbows will be low when Marouane Fellaini, 30, leaves so West Ham United striker Marko ‘Pointy Elbows’ Arnautovic, 28, is their £50m target. Sky Sports News But the Hammers don’t...
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Gossip Column: Lewandowski, Bale, Alba, Karius, Alisson, and Giminez

Wednesday 30th May 2018 Remember last week how Manchester City were “closing in” on a £60m deal for Leicester City winger Riyad Mahrez, 27? Well, they are still “closing in” on that £60m deal… Manchester Evening News Robert Lewandowski, 29, has told...
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Gossip Column: Bale, Alisson, Donnarumma, Mbappe, Lookman, Fekir, and Milinkovic-Savic

Monday 28th May 2018 Manchester United are the only Premier League club interested in signing Gareth Bale, 28, with Manchester City making their disinterest known. The Guardian But Bayern Munich are interested in the Real Madrid winger. 1, 2, 3, 4, Florentino...
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Gossip Column: Godin, Lichtsteiner, Sandro, Mahrez, Ayew, and Mitrovic

Sunday 27th May 2018 Juventus phoned the president of Atletico Madrid to ask if Diego Godin, 32, was for sale. No-one told Diego Simeone; they were too scared. Calciomercato Arsenal are close to signing soon-to-be former Juventus right-back Stephan Lichtsteiner, 34, on...
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Gossip Column: Icardi, Höwedes, Fosu-Mensah, Godin, Ayew, Higuain, Pogba, Buffon

Sunday, 27th May 2018 Inter Milan manager Luciano Spalletti said the club must be ready to lose star striker Mauro Icardi in case a bigger team comes after him during the upcoming transfer window. Sky Sports Benedikt Höwedes does not know where...
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Gossip Column: Asensio, Isco, Batshuyai, Icardi, Cancelo, and Forsberg

Saturday 26th May 2018 So, Marcos Asensio is worth €150m? And two Premier League clubs offered Real Madrid that much money for the 22-year-old? Or at least that’s what his agent, Pinocchio, claims. The Independent But it wasn’t Manchester City. Pep prefers...
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Gossip Column: Fred, Alderweireld, Hegazi, Mahrez, Morata, and Mendy

Thursday 24th May 2018 Unai Emery’s been in the Arsenal job for 24 hours and not one headline-grabbing move yet? Come on you slackers, get moving. In the meantime, others are hard at work... Jose Mourinho got hold of the Manchester...