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BOURNEMOUTH REJECT £25M WEST HAM BID

Bournemouth have rejected a £25m offer from West Ham for striker Callum Wilson and midfielder Matt Richie, according to Sky Sources.



DAILY MAIL


Jose Mourinho is in talks with French champions Paris Saint-Germain and could be on his way to the French capital unless Manchester United act quickly.


Manchester United checked on Schalke winger Leroy Sane and Sporting Lisbon midfielder Joao Mario at the weekend but Schalke have denied reports Sane has a buyout clause of £28m and say he is worth closer to £40m as they look to deter suitors.


Jose Mourinho is in talks with French champions Paris Saint-Germain and could be on his way to the French capital unless Manchester United act quickly.


Manchester United checked on Schalke winger Leroy Sane and Sporting Lisbon midfielder Joao Mario at the weekend but Schalke have denied reports Sane has a buyout clause of £28m and say he is worth closer to £40m as they look to deter suitors.

FULHAM EMBARGO LIFTED

Fulham will be free to strengthen their squad this summer having had a transfer embargo lifted.

The London club were hit with the embargo in December, after making a loss in excess of the permitted limit in the year following their relegation from the Premier League at the end of the 2013/14 campaign.

"Following confirmation from the Football League, this afternoon Fulham FC announce that its transfer embargo has officially been lifted, and that it is free to trade over the summer months," the club announced in a statement.

BOURNEMOUTH REJECT £25M WEST HAM BID

Bournemouth have rejected a £25m offer from West Ham for striker Callum Wilson and midfielder Matt Richie, according to Sky Sources.

Wilson made a big impact in his first Premier League season, scoring five goals in his first six games but his season was derailed by a serious knee injury which kept him out from the end of September for more than six months.

Scotland international Ritchie has been a regular in the Bournemouth side this season, scoring four goals, and he has proved a bargain since joining the club from Swindon for £400,000 in January 2013.

Hammers co-owner David Sullivan said last week that the club was plotting a £25m offer for a player in England.

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DAILY MIRROR


Arsenal are closing in on a £33.8m deal for Borussia Monchengladbach's Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka and hope to announce it well before Euro 2016 kicks off.


Liverpool are confident of completing a £4.7m deal for Mainz's Germany U21 international goalkeeper Loris Karius

THE SUN


Pescara striker Gianluca Lapadula is keen on a move to Leicester and says he could form a dynamic partnership with Jamie Vardy.



Newcastle are confident that boss Rafael Benitez will agree to remain with the club by the end of this week.


Roberto Firmino has urged Bayern Munich's Germany international Mario Gotze to join him at Liverpool this summer.

THE STAR


Liverpool could face competition from Atletico Madrid for the signing of young midfielder Thomas Lemar from Monaco.

THE DAILY EXPRESS



Kit Symons could be set for a return as Chris Coleman's No 2 with Wales if Paul Trollope is named as the new manager of Cardiff.

Liverpool have missed out on the signing of USA international Bobby Wood, who has opted to join Hamburg on a four-year deal.

Jose Mourinho has confirmed to Sky Sports News HQ that there is no deal in place for him to take over at Manchester United.

The 53-year-old has been out of work since being sacked by Chelsea in December and has been heavily linked with a move to Old Trafford.

Mourinho has denied there is an offer on the table to replace current United boss Louis van Gaal this summer.

"I'm going to Montreal with a sponsor for the Grand Prix. I'm just enjoying my life." Asked to confirm there's no deal with Man United in place, he says "nobody".

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Pescara striker Gianluca Lapadula is keen on a move to Leicester and says he could form a dynamic partnership with Jamie Vardy.
Newcastle are confident that boss Rafael Benitez will agree to remain with the club by the end of this week.
Roberto Firmino has urged Bayern Munich's Germany international Mario Gotze to join him at Liverpool this summer.

BEVINGTON LEAVES VILLA

Adrian Bevington has stepped down from his advisory position with Aston Villa.

Bevington joined the club in March to review and evaluate the managerial position and playing staff at the club.
However, Villa have confirmed his departure in a statement, with Bevington saying: "There is a huge amount of work ahead for Aston Villa FC. A club of its size with its great support should be competing at the higher levels of the Premier League, not in the position it currently finds itself.

"To move forward, now more than ever, it is crucial the club makes the right calls on the big decisions it is faced with.

"I wish everyone at Aston Villa FC and its supporters every success for the future."

DE GEA 'WOULD NOT FORCE MOVE'

Guillem Balague does not believe David de Gea would speak out about Louis van Gaal in a bid to force a transfer away from Manchester United.

It has been claimed in the press that the goalkeeper would be prepared to leave Old Trafford if Van Gaal was kept on as manager.

But Spanish football expert Balague told Sky Sports News HQ: "It sounds so un-De Gea like, for a player to put a manager in that kind of position. And especially when now that we are all hearing that the club want Van Gaal to stay for now.

"Of course it would be a way to force his [De Gea's] way out for sure. But De Gea would not do that."

Aberdeen have announced the signing of Swindon forward Miles Storey once his contract expires at the end of June.

BRUCE PUTTING FUTURE ON HOLD

Steve Bruce says he will not be discussing his future with Hull's owners until the season is over.

Hull entertain Derby on Tuesday in the second leg of the semi-final play-off holding a 3-0 advantage from the first game.
An aggregate win will set-up a Wembley date with Sheffield Wednesday and, whether or not Hull return to the Premier League next season, Bruce feels privileged to have already spent four years on Humberside.

As for his own job, and his future meeting with the club's owners, Bruce said: "I haven't really looked at my position at all.

"Last year we got relegated and I offered my resignation to the board and they asked me to carry on. I will have a conversation with the owners in a couple of weeks' time regardless of what division we are in.

"I haven't really given myself any real thought of what lies ahead because you can't in management any more unless you are in the elite."

Sky Sports

Cardiff City striker Federico Macheda is attracting interest from Cotone & Empoli.

BREAKING NEWS

Celtic currently in talks with Brendan Rodgers regards vacant manager's job.

SINCLAIR SET FOR WATFORD

Jerome Sinclair will sign for Watford on July 1 after his Liverpool contract expires, according to Sky sources.

The 19-year-old striker has struggled to break into the first team under Jurgen Klopp and his predecessor Brendan Rodgers, and has made only one start for the Reds.

Liverpool would be due compensation due his home-grown status. Sinclair moved to Anfield as a 15-year-old from West Brom in 2011 and has made a total of five appearances, scoring in the FA Cup game against Exeter in January.

Birmingham City are interested in securing the services of out-of-contract Cardiff City defender Ben Turner, according to reports.


Ben Turner’s five-year spell at Cardiff City is set to end this summer with the expiry of his contract fast approaching and no new deal on the table. Fellow Championship club, Birmingham City, are one club who are looking to pick up the strong defender from the Bluebirds’ on a ‘Bosman’.

The central defender has been ridden with injuries during the latter stages of his time in South Wales having undergone surgery three times on his ankles. Turner has been hit with two long-term injuries over the course of the last two campaigns, keeping him on the sidelines.