' SUNDAY 22ND MAY & MORE BREAKING FOOTBALL NEWS '

' SUNDAY 22ND MAY & MORE BREAKING FOOTBALL NEWS '

Welcome to another day of more football news updated all day

RISE AND SHINE!


' THE SUN ON SUNDAY '

Liverpool are close to landing £20m World Cup winner Mario Gotze.

Louis van Gaal admits his Manchester United future is in doubt despite leading the Red Devils to an FA Cup win.

Manchester United are set to start the bidding at £25m for Southampton star Sadio Mane.

Manchester City star Yaya Toure has been offered £300,000-a-week by TWO clubs in free-spending China.

Leicester are chasing £10m Guangzhou Evergrande defender Zhang Linpeng.

SOURCES: MOURINHO FOR MAN UTD

Jose Mourinho is set to become the next manager of Manchester United, with talks due to take place early next week, according to Sky sources.

Sky Sports News HQ has been told Mourinho's agent Jorge Mendes is due to fly to England from China on Tuesday to negotiate a deal.

Manchester United have declined to comment.

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' SUNDAY MIRROR '


Danny Drinkwater is wanted by Liverpool this summer after impressing Jurgen Klopp with his dynamic displays for Leicester.

Roberto Martinez has been targeted by Derby just weeks after being axed by Everton.

Steven N'Zonzi is one of the men on Leicester City's radar should N'Golo Kante quit the newly crowned Premier League champions.

Premier League champions Leicester are planning a raid for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

' STAR ON SUNDAY '

Manchester United will appoint Jose Mourinho as manager next week.

Liverpool have offered to make Mario Gotze their highest-paid player in a bid to tempt him from Bayern Munich.

Tottenham midfielder Ryan Mason hopes to seal a £2m move to Bournemouth.

Pep Guardiola wants Manchester City to wreck neighbours United's bid to sign German star Leroy Sane.

Southampton are discussing a new contract for in-demand Italy striker Graziano Pelle.

' SUNDAY PEOPLE '

Doomed Louis Van Gaal says he would continue as manager if Manchester United wanted him.

' SUNDAY EXPRESS '

Premier League champions Leicester are sweating on West Ham meeting a £25m buy out clause in Jamie Vardy's contract.

Arsene Wenger has been told that he will need to pay a massive £7m if he wants to sign Bolton Wanderers defender Rob Holding.

Valencia have edged ahead of Manchester United and Chelsea in the chase for Bologna star Amadou Diawara.

'CHELSEA SHOULD HAVE KEPT MOURINHO'

Chelsea legend Gianluca Vialli believes it was a mistake for his former club to sack Jose Mourinho.

"I don't think I would have changed the manager," Vialli told Goal. "Obviously things improved slightly after Guus Hiddink took over, he is very good at giving everybody confidence and playing things down and so on, but I didn't see that huge of an improvement.

"Jose could have stayed and sorted things out his own way. It is always difficult.

"Eventually Jose left but the season has been quite average, even after [his sacking]. I am a bit disappointed but I am sure the future is very bright."

' DAILY MAIL '



Jose Mourinho is waiting to take over at Manchester United but current boss Louis van Gaal says he has nothing to prove.

West Ham have had a £31m bid for Alexandre Lacazette turned down by Lyon but owner Jean-Michel Aulas says striker could move.

Romelu Lukaku says he knows which club he will move to next as Chelsea emerge as the favourites to re-sign the Everton striker

SUAREZ BACKS RODGERS APPOINTMENT

Luis Suarez says Celtic have acquired "one of the best coaches in Europe" by appointing Brendan Rodgers as their new manager.

"Brendan is one of the best coaches in Europe and I am not surprised he is looking to get back in to the game because it is a game he loves. If it wasn't for Brendan, then I know I would not be the same player that you see at Barcelona today. Such a big part of my education is down to him and his management."

' MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS '


Manchester City will have to trigger Aymeric Laporte's £39.6m release clause if they want to lure him from Athletic Bilbao, after learning that the centre back is refusing to agitate for a move.

Ilkay Gundogan has undergone a knee operation ahead of a planned move to Manchester City.

Louis van Gaal promised Andreas Pereira more game time at Manchester United to stop him going out on loan in January... and has not started him since.

Stoke City are forking out nearly £5m on state-of-the-art pitch improvements this summer as preparations are already underway for the club's ninth campaign in the Premier League.

' WEST HAM QUALIFY '



MAN UTD WIN FA CUP

Man Utd win the FA Cup after beating Crystal Palace 2-1 at Wembely. What does that mean for the future of manager Louis van Gaal?

The result means West Ham qualify for the Europa League - so will that boost Slaven Bilic's hopes of signing a better calibre of player this summer?

SUNDAY PAPER TALK


22/05/16

We kick things off this morning with a look at the main transfer stories making Sunday’s national back pages

Liverpool are close to landing £20m World Cup winner Mario Gotze. (Sun)


Manchester United are set to start the bidding at £25m for Southampton star Sadio Mane. (Sun)


Manchester City star Yaya Toure has been offered £300,000-a-week by TWO clubs in free-spending China. (Sun)


Danny Drinkwater is wanted by Liverpool this summer after impressing Jurgen Klopp with his dynamic displays for Leicester. (Mirror)



Manchester United will appoint Jose Mourinho as manager next week. (Star)



Premier League champions Leicester are sweating on West Ham meeting a £25m buy-out clause in Jamie Vardy's contract. (Express)



West Ham have had a £31m bid for Alexandre Lacazette turned down by Lyon but owner Jean-Michel Aulas says striker could move. (Express)

KLOPP WANTS £20M GOTZE

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp wants to sign Mario Gotze in a £20million deal this week, according to The Sun.

The Reds are keen to get their transfer business done quickly and aim to tie up the Bayern Munich midfielder, who played under Klopp at Borussia Dortmund, in the next days.

The 2014 World Cup winner’s close relationship with his former manager is reportedly key to a move to Anfield.

The Sun go on to claim Klopp views Gotze as a key figure in his plans to steer the Merseysiders back into the Champions League places.

OX TO BECOME FOX?

Premier League champions Leicester are planning an audacious summer raid for Arsenal midfielder for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, reports the Daily Mirror.

Foxes boss Claudio Ranieri wants stars with proven experience at the highest level as he looks to retain the title – and the England international does just that.

The 22-year-old suffered a knee in February and is out of the European Championship finals, but should be fit for pre-season at the King Power Stadium.

The long-awaited returns of Jack Wilshere and Santi Cazorla, added to the insistence by manager Arsene Wenger that Theo Walcott will not be allowed to leave the Emirates, will limit Oxlade-Chamberlain’s chances with the Gunners and could

OX OUT, MANE IN?

Arsenal have targeted Southampton playmaker Sadio Mane should Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain leave the club this summer, reports the Daily Mirror.

The Saints winger has impressed for the second season in succession on the south coast, and has attracted interest from both Arsenal and Manchester United.

The 24-year-old could cost Arsenal £17m, but with the Sun reporting United are preparing a £25m opening bid for the Senegal international, that fee could well rise.

PEP’S PRIORTIES

In-coming Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola wants to bring Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Leroy Sane to the Etihad Stadium this summer, according to France Football.

Guardiola, who signed his tenure at Bayern Munich off with a German Cup triumph on Saturday, is reportedly set to raid the Bundesliga before leaving, with discussions for Borussia Dortmund’s star striker and Schalke centre-back already underway.

Respectively under contract until 2020 and 2019, Aubameyang and Sane are among the priorities of the new City coach.

Free agent XI: Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Hatem Ben Arfa and more will be free transfers this summer

JOSE RUMOURS OVERSHADOW CUP WIN

Sky Sports News HQ's James Cooper reports from the London hotel where Manchester United celebrated their FA Cup win, but the mood was a mixed one with reports it was Louis van Gaal's last game in charge, with Jose Mourinho waiting in the wings...

CHELSEA RENEW NAINGGOLAN OFFER

Chelsea have tabled a revised offer for Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan, reports La Repubblica.

The Giallorossi are reported to have snubbed Chelsea’s initial offer for the Belgium international, but their interest remains as strong as ever.

The Italian daily claim the Blues have submitted a new €35m (£27.1m) offer for Nainggolan, which includes a €7m (£5.4m) bonus for the midfielder, in their latest attempt to bring him to Stamford Bridge.

LIVERPOOL LINE UP DZEKO?

With Edin Dzeko's future at Roma becoming increasingly uncertain, Corriere dello Sport report Liverpool are ready to offer him a route back to the Premier League.

The former Manchester City striker has hit 10 goals in 39 appearances for the Giallorossi this term.

Roma are keen on extending Dzeko’s stay at the Stadio Olimpico, but the Serie A club could be tempted to sell if they receive an offer in the region of €15m (£11.6m).

A move to Anfield could hinge on whether Christian Benteke departs this summer. West Ham are also thought to be tracking the Bosnia-Herzegovina international.

LIVERPOOL IN FOR DRINKWATER £14MILLION

Liverpool are keen to sign £14million-rated midfielder Danny Drinkwater from Premier League Champions Leicester City, according to the Daily Mirror.

Jurgen Klopp is reportedly impressed with Drinkwater’s contribution to Leicester’s title triumph and had his analysis team at Liverpool compile stats on the 26-year-old star.

Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri will resist any attempts to entice away his key players this summer.

And although he would miss out on Champions League football former Manchester United youth star Drinkwater is looking to the future and could be open to offers.

MAZZARRI EYE TARGETS

Newly-appointed Watford manager Walter Mazzarri has started drawing up a list of summer transfer targets, according to Corriere dello Sport.

The Italian daily claims Mazzarri is keen on bringing Inter Milan defender Juan Jesus to Vicarage Road, with talks between the two clubs reported to have commenced in the last few days.

MASON ON THE MOVE?

Tottenham midfielder Ryan Mason is eyeing a move to Bournemouth, says the Star on Sunday.

The England international had a tough time at White Hart Lane last term, and is reportedly seeking a fresh start elsewhere.