MORNING ITS MONDAY 13TH JUNE & MORE FOOTBALL BREAKING NEWS

MORNING ITS MONDAY 13TTH JUNE & MORE FOOTBALL BREAKING NEWS


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WEST HAM TRACK NOLITO

West Ham are still reportedly in the market for a striker and are tracking Celta Vigo star Nolito




CAVANI INSTEAD OF VARDY?

Arsene Wenger will switch his attention to Paris Saint-Germain striker Edinson Cavani if Arsenal’s move for Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy falls through, according to the Daily Express.

The Uruguay international is reported to have rejected a £500,000-a-week offer from China in favour of a move to the Premier League.

And the Express claim the Gunners are prepared to bring Cavani to London if Vardy opts to stay with champions Leicester.

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HAZARD WANTS NAINGGOLAN

Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard has urged compatriot Radja Nainggolan to ditch Roma and move to Stamford Bridge.

The Belgian pair are currently on international duty at Euro 2016 and Hazard has taken the opportunity to try and convince his national team-mate to become his club team-mate.

“He [Nainggolan] is one of the best midfielders in the world,” Hazard claimed in a pre-match press conference.

“Courtois and I would like him to come to Chelsea. It does not depend on us of course.”

UNITED LAUNCH VERRATTI ASSAULT

Manchester United are plotting a £79million summer move for Paris Saint-Germain enforcer Marco Verratti, according to Corriere dello Sport.

The 23-year-old has played a key role in PSG’s rapid rise to summit of European football, winning four Ligue 1 titles in his four years at the Parc des Princes.

Newly-appointed United boss Jose Mourinho has reportedly instructed executive-vice chairman Ed Woodward to bring Verratti to Old Trafford, with the Reds willing to offer the midfielder £6.7million-a-season in wages.

‘THE LEGEND CAN DELIVER’

Manchester United target Zlatan Ibrahimovic insists "the legend can still deliver" as Sweden's skipper prepares for Monday's Euro 2016 opener with the Republic of Ireland.

The former AC Milan and Barcelona forward, who again played downtalk of a move to Old Trafford, was asked on Sunday afternoon what kept him still playing at the age of 34.

"I am getting better with every year that passes," said Ibrahimovic who will be playing in his sixth major international tournament. "It's all about developing and learning new things and not being satisfied.

"I want to play on so that I can show that 'the legend' can still deliver. I have been dominating wherever I go, I have no issue about that. I will continue dominating. I go in with a strong season behind me. I come here to enjoy.

"You need the hunger to be a better player. That's when I feel I have accomplished something, when I learn new things. I demands new things and to learn and to work hard on the pitch. I know what I want and I know I will do it - simple as that.

"I come to France, where I have been living for the last four years now, I know the country very well. I'm 100 per cent sure they know me better than I know them, so wherever I go, I enjoy it and I have been dominating wherever I go."

' ASTON VILLA RELEASE '

Kieran Richardson (Defender)
Charles N`Zogbia (Midfielder)

Crystal Palace Release:

Emmanuel Adebayor (Striker)
Adrian Mariappa (Defender)
Damien Delaney (Defender)
Marouane Chamakh (Striker)
Brede Hangeland (Defender)
Paddy McCarthy (Defender)

DEMBELE: DONE DEAL

Out of contract Fulham striker Moussa Dembele has agreed terms with Galatasaray, according to reports in Turkey.

The west Londoners have been trying to convince the talented youngster, who scored 17 goals last season, to sign a new deal but it looks as though Dembele has decided to move to Turkey.

If this deal goes through, Fulham will not receive any compensation due to him heading for a team outside of the UK.

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Everton Players Released:

Darron Gibson (Midfielder)
Tony Hibbert (Defender)
Steven Pienaar (Left-wing)
Felipe Mattioni (Defender)
Leon Osman (Midfielder)

PAPER TALK

Manchester United are ready to spend £79m on Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti, according to reports in Italy. (Sun)

Liverpool have joined the £22m auction to land Leicester's midfield star N'Golo Kante. (Sun)

Liverpool have bid £9.5m for Piotr Zielinski, but face competition from Napoli for the Udinese midfielder. (Mirror)


Liverpool midfielder Joao Teixeira is on the verge of joining FC Porto. (Daily Express)

REDMOND TO SAINTS?

Southampton are leading the chase for Nathan Redmond from Norwich.

The Canaries reportedly will ask £8million for the England Under-21 international, who is also wanted by Stoke and West Brom.

VERATTI FOR £79M?

More on that Marco Verratti to Manchester United line: according to Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport, United are ready to offer £79m for the midfielder.

Verratti and fellow Manchester United target Zlatan Ibrahimovic are close friends and that could be a key angle in order to persuade the Italian, who endured an injury-hit year at PSG, to join.

The report adds that the French giants want to keep hold of their man.

Leicester City Release

Mark Schwarzer (Goalkeeper)
Marcin Wasilewski (Centre-back)





Liverpool Release

Kolo Touré (Defender)
Jose Enrique (Left-back)
João Carlos Teixeira (Midfielder)

PJANIC CLOSE TO MOVE

Miralem Pjanic has arrived at Juventus for a medical – the club’s Twitter account has revealed.

Juve met a £30m clause in his Roma contract and a deal will be confirmed within the next 24 hours.

The 26-year-old had been linked with a move to Chelsea but they have missed out on their man.

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Real Madrid pair Pepe and Cristiano Ronaldo have been accused of acting by Iceland coach Lars Lagerback


Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe could land roles in Hollywood because of their playacting, according to Iceland coach Lars Lagerback.

Iceland will play their first match at a major international tournament when they meet Portugal in their Euro 2016 Group F clash in St Etienne on Tuesday.

And, ahead of the game, Lagerback has called for retrospective action against players who try to con the referee, while naming Real Madrid pair Ronaldo and Pepe as serial offenders.

REGIONAL PAPER TALK

Manchester City are ready to battle Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain for the signature of West Ham's Dimitri Payet, according to reports. (Manchester Evening News)



Kelechi Iheanacho is expected to be rewarded for his outstanding breakthrough season with an improved contract at Manchester City. (Manchester Evening News)



Alvaro Morata will now wait until after Euro 2016 before deciding whether to join Chelsea or not this summer. (Evening Standard)



Ronald Koeman is due to hold face-to-face talks with Everton today after returning from holiday but his appointment as Roberto Martinez's successor could yet still drag into the middle of the week. (Liverpool Echo)

BREAKING: We're delighted to welcome Jaap Stam as the new manager of Reading FC.

Moscow football official to violent fans: well done lads, keep it up!
Igor Lebedev says Russian fans involved in violence in Marseille should be praised for ‘defending the honour of their country’


Russian supporters attack England fans in the Velodrome stadium in Marseille.




By Shaun Walker in Moscow

Monday 13 June 2016

A top football official in Moscow has praised the Russian fans involved in violence over the weekend in Marseille, saying they had defended their country’s honour and should be forgiven.

“I don’t see anything wrong with the fans fighting,” Igor Lebedev wrote on Twitter. “Quite the opposite, well done lads, keep it up!”

Lebedev, who sits on the executive committee of the Russian football union, is an MP from the nationalist Liberal Democratic party and the deputy chairman of the Russian parliament.

“I don’t understand those politicians and officials who are criticising our fans. We should defend them, and then we can sort it out when they come home,” Lebedev wrote in a series of tweets.

“What happened in Marseille and in other French towns is not the fault of fans, but about the inability of police to organise this kind of event properly.”

Calls to his office went unanswered on Monday, but the Twitter account is believed to be genuine and the sentiments were echoed in comments given to the news website life.ru.

“In nine out of 10 cases, football fans go to games to fight, and that’s normal. The lads defended the honour of their country and did not let English fans desecrate our motherland. We should forgive and understand our fans,” Lebedev told the news agency.

He added that it was unfair that Russian fans were being targeted for criticism when it was England fans who had begun the violence, and also noted that there had been violence involving other fans at the tournament, including ahead of the match between Poland and Northern Ireland.


Russian minister says violent fans brought shame on country

“Our fans are far from the worst; it’s unclear why a lot of media are trying to say our fans’ actions were shameful. You should be objective. If there had been no provocation from English fans, it’s unlikely our fans would have got into fights in the stands.”

Uefa has opened a disciplinary case against Russia for the scenes after the final whistle in their game against England. The violence came after several days of violence in Marseille, much of it involving England fans. Uefa has warned both England and Russia they could be thrown out of the tournament if the violence continues.

Lebedev’s comments are likely to raise huge concern, given that Russia is due to host the world cup in two years. Their tone is in contrast to that of the sports minister, Vitaly Mutko, who criticised the fans involved in fighting.



Mutko initially downplayed the clashes saying media had exaggerated them, but later admitted it was right for Uefa to bring disciplinary proceedings against Russia and condemned the clashes. “It’s clear that some people didn’t come here to watch football. They’ve covered their faces and then brought shame on their country,” he said.

Mutko was criticised for standing on the pitch after the final whistle and appearing to egg on Russian fans, just metres from where clashes with England fans were taking place. Lebedev suggested that if Mutko had been in the stands, he would have joined in the fighting.

“We ought to thank him for not being indifferent to football, and for the fact that he doesn’t just get involved in the sporting side but also gives a lot of attention to work with the supporters... I personally think that if Mutko had been with the fans in the stands and was not an official, he would have also have got into the fight with the England fans, because they provoked it.”

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Manchester City are interested in pursuing West Ham's superstar of the moment, Dimitri Payet, according to reports from Spanish publication Don Balon that the Manchester Evening News also published.

There is no denying the Frenchman is one of the most talked about footballers at the European Championships, after his superb performance and stunning goal in the competition's opener against Romania.

With the eyes of the world watching, Payet orchestrated proceedings, and proved that he deserves to be mentioned alongside the very best in Europe. Hammers fans are delighted in the attention their hero is getting, but the club will unsurprisingly also have to cope with a potentially more disruptive interest in the player, with football's richest clubs keen to test the resolve of Irons' owners David Gold and David Sullivan.