BRILLIANT NEWS ALL THE FOOTBALL NEWS MONDAY 18TH JULY 2016

GOOD MORNING! MONDAY 18TH JULY 2016

Welcome to today's Forum Transfer Centre as we bring you all the news, updates and gossip from around the world, so strap on tight and make sure you do not go anywhere...! :thumb right:



FIRST CONGRATULATIONS TO TWO WELSH FOOTBALL HEROS



GARETH BALE GOT ENGAGED ON THE WEEKEND

Emma and Gareth Bale have been together since their school days in Cardiff

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AND WELSH INTERNATIONAL JOE LEDLEY GOT MARRIED

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' DAILY MAIL '

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.


Brazilian legend Ronaldo's agent has revealed just how close Glasgow Rangers came to clinching what would have been the biggest Scottish transfer of all time almost 20 years ago.


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

' PAUL TROLLOPE '

Paul Trollope is set to leave Wales' coaching staff to concentrate on his role as Cardiff City's head coach.

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' Well Done Bradford City '

Over 17,500 season tickets so far , not bad for a 3rd division club

WIJNALDUM TO LIVERPOOL?

Liverpool have made a move to sign Newcastle midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum and are hoping a fee can be agreed this week, according to The Times.

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WITSEL SET FOR INTER?

Inter Milan are set to snatch Belgium midfielder Axel Witsel from under the noses of Everton and Leicester, according to The Sun On Sunday.

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Newport County have signed former Cardiff City striker Jon Parkin on a one-year contract.

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SWANS EYE VALENCIA

Swansea have entered the race to sign West Ham forward Enner Valencia,

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' DAILY TELEGRAPH '


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.

' THE GUARDIAN '

Tottenham have agreed a fee of 13m euros (£10.9m) with Marseille for Georges-Kévin Nkoudou, with the France U21 winger set to complete his move in the coming days.


Italian champions Juventus have spared 13 players the trip to Australia for the International Champions Cup - including Paul Pogba and Gianluigi Buffon.

' DAILY MIRROR '

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 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.

' THE SUN '


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.


Everton will turn to Jordi Cruyff if they fail to land Leicester's Steve Walsh as director of football.


Norwich boss Alex Neil wants to sign up Northern Ireland Euro 2016 goalkeeper Michael McGovern, a player he managed during his time at Hamilton Academical.

' DAILY STAR '

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.


Leicester are confident Riyad Mahrez will stay despite continued interest from Chelsea and Arsenal.


Everton are set to let £13.5m flop Oumar Niasse leave the club. The Senegalese international joined the Toffees from Russian side Lokomotiv Moscow in January.

' THE INDEPENDENT '

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.

' DAILY EXPRESS '

Chelsea have completed the £32m signing of 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.

Barcelona are ready to step in and trump Chelsea and Arsenal's pursuit of Riyad Mahrez.

' DAILY RECORD '

Rangers boss Mark Warburton insists the Ibrox club is happy to use loopholes to nab English talent.



Former Celtic defender Stuart Findlay is out to prove he is good enough having won a dream move to Newcastle United after being freed by the Scottish champions.

Betting Odds

Hull are reportedly heading the race to sign Hal Robson-Kanu and are 10/11 to land the Wales striker with Sky Bet. Swansea are next in the betting at 4/1

Betting Odds

Hull are reportedly heading the race to sign Hal Robson-Kanu and are 10/11 to land the Wales striker with Sky Bet. Swansea are next in the betting at 4/1

HULL FAVOURITES FOR ROBSON-KANU

Hull City have emerged as favourites to sign Wales international Hal Robson-Kanu, Sky sources understand.

We are told the player has been guaranteed first team football at the KC stadium in his preferred striking position.

Hull and Robson-Kanu's representatives continue to discuss personal terms. Two other Premier League clubs have shown a strong interest - but as yet have not made a concrete offer.

Robson-Kanu, who scored two goals at Euro 2016, is a free agent after running down his Reading contract.

POGBA WARNED OVER UNITED RETURN

Massimiliano Allegri has suggested that Paul Pogba would be taking a step back if he decides to leave Juventus to return to Manchester United.

The 23-year-old left Old Trafford on a free transfer in 2012 but could be set to return this summer in a world-record deal worth £100m, with negotiations over a potential deal understood to have begun earlier this month.

"I am calm about the English rumours," Allegri told Gazzetta dello Sport. "Anyone who has the opportunity to leave Juventus has to consider things very carefully, because right now Juve are among the top four European clubs.

"This is not a selling club that just lets its players go. Pogba belongs to Juve and at the end of the day he too will want to win another Scudetto and hopefully the Champions League."

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CONTE: CUADRADO TO RETURN

Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte has confirmed winger Juan Cuadrado will return to the club after a season-long loan at Juventus.

The Colombian, who joined Juve from the Premier League side in August, scored four goals in 28 league matches last season.

"Juan Cuadrado is a Chelsea player. He will come back very soon. He's in our squad, I'm very happy to have him and train him," Conte told the club's website.

"I wanted him when I was a coach at Juventus and he will come back very soon and train and play with us. Now, he's a Chelsea player and he'll stay with us. If something changes you'll know."

VILLA 'EYE BRIDCUTT DEAL'

Aston Villa are speaking to Sunderland over the signing of midfielder Liam Bridcutt, according to The Sun.

The 27-year-old was on loan at Leeds United last season, and has a year left on his Sunderland deal.

LIVERPOOL CLOSE TO SIGNING KLAVAN

Sky Sources understand Liverpool are close to completing the signing of defender Ragnar Klavan from Bundesliga side Augsburg.

The 30-year-old Estonia captain is valued at around £4.2m – plus add-ons - and he’d act as cover for the Mamadou Sakho, who is expected to miss the start of the season with an Achilles injury.

He would become Jurgen Klopp's fourth signing of the summer.

OLDHAM LOAN BURGESS

Oldham have signed Fulham defender Cameron Burgess on loan for six months.

The centre half is Steve Robinson's 10th signing of the summer.

BURNLEY'S DOUBLE DEAL?

Sky Sources are telling us that Burnley are closing in on their first signings ahead of their return to the Premier League with a double raid on Charlton Athletic.

Icelandic winger Johann Berg Gudmundsson and goalkeeper Nick Pope are expected to undergo medicals in the next 24 hours.

PL DUO 'CHASING BEN YEDDER'

West Ham face competition from Leicester for French striker Wissam Ben Yedder, according to the Guardian.

The Toulouse man scored 17 goals in Ligue 1 last season, and came close to signing for Sevilla in June.

The 25-year-old has made three appearances for the France U21 side.

NEGREDO TO BORO CLOSE?

Premier League newcomers Middlesbrough have been busy strengthening this summer and according to reports in Spain and the UK, are close to sealing a season-long loan for Alvaro Negredo.

Middlesbrough's Evening Gazette claims a package has already been agreed with Valencia and cites reports from AS and Plaza Deportivo to suggest the switch is drawing ever closer. The latest from Spain suggests the striker will not board a flight today to the Netherlands, where Valencia are holding a training camp, but instead travel to Marbella to link up with Aitor Karanka's side. We'll keep you posted.

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Freedom of City Offer for Chris Coleman


Monday, July 18th, 2016

BBC

Wales boss honoured for Euro Success

Chris Coleman, manager of Wales and one of our city's most famous sons, is to be offered the freedom of his home city.

Coleman and his team of Welsh dragons returned from France to a hero's welcome. Now the manager who led the side to the semi-final of a European Championship at the first attempt is to be honoured by the people of the city where he grew up.

David Hopkins, Lord Mayor of Swansea, said: "Freedom of the City is the highest honour the people of Swansea can confer on one of its own.

"And after the amazing, incredible exploits of the last month in France, I think I can safely say everyone in Swansea believes it's richly-deserved.

"In interviews Chris has been saying he hopes the France adventure has fully established Wales on the footballing map. We can say it's not just Wales but Swansea too.

"To reach the European Championship semi-final is fantastic in itself. But the team has been outstanding ambassadors for Wales on and off the field, and the leadership Chris has shown truly demonstrates that being #TogetherStronger is a story of shared experience and shared character we can all be part of."

Thousands of Wales fans crowded into Singleton Park last Wednesday to see Wales go down to Portugal in the semi-final. But they, like the fans in France, were full of praise for the team's achievements.

Chris Coleman was born in Swansea in 1970. He went to St Joseph's RC Primary School and to Bishop Vaughan RC Comprehensive. He played for Swansea City 160 times and for Wales 32 times.

After leaving Swansea in 1991, he went on to play for Crystal Palace, Blackburn and Fulham, and later had spells as manager at Fulham, Coventry and Spanish side Real Sociedad.

He was appointed Wales manager in the tragic and difficult aftermath of the death of his good friend Gary Speed in 2012. From there he built a team that made the nation proud by qualifying for its first major championships in 58 years.

Being the holder of the Freedom of the City of Swansea is to be a member of an extremely exclusive club. The most recent person to have been conferred with the honour is former Swansea City star Mel Nurse earlier this year.

Mel's contemporary John Charles, who played for Wales in the World Cup that eventually led to a quarter-final defeat to Pele's Brazil in 1958, was also awarded the Freedom of the City in 2002.

Cllr Hopkins said: "There is a kind of footballing poetry in the links that bind three of our famous sons across the generations like John Charles, Mel Nurse and Chris Coleman, and the story of Chris Coleman and the Wales team of 2016 is one which will be told for generations to come.

"But we know it's only a chapter and there is more to come. The people of Swansea will be behind Chris and the team on every step of the journey."

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HIGUAIN FOR 'NO LESS THAN 94M EUROS'

Sky sources: Napoli will not sell striker Gonzalo Higuain for anything less than 94m euros.

Our Sky colleagues in Italy say Napoli president Dino De Laurentiis spoke to Juventus president Andrea Agnelli today at a meeting of Serie A presidents and top officials.