' ALL TODAYS BREAKING FOOTBALL NEWS ' SATURDAY 25TH JUNE

' ALL TODAYS BREAKING FOOTBALL NEWS '

Saturday 25th June 2016

ITS A BIG BIG DAY

WALES V NORTHERN IRELAND EUROS 2016


BREAKING NEWS

Nathan Redmond is having a medical at Southampton on Saturday ahead of a proposed £11m move from Norwich City, according to Sky sources.

Redmond, who has made 28 appearances for England U21s, is likely to replace Sadio Mane at Southampton with Liverpool in talks over bringing the 24-year-old Senegal international forward to Anfield from St Mary's for a fee in the region of £30m.

Redmond joined Norwich from Birmingham City in July 2013 and has scored 13 goals in 122 appearances for the Canaries.

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THE FULL DRAW EURO 2016

All times BST

Switzerland v Poland - Saturday 14:00, BBC

Wales v Northern Ireland - Saturday, 17:00, BBC

Croatia v Portugal - Saturday, 20:00, ITV

France v Republic of Ireland - Sunday, 14:00, ITV

Germany v Slovakia - Sunday, 17:00, ITV

Hungary v Belgium - Sunday, 20:00, BBC

Italy v Spain - Monday, 17:00, BBC

England v Iceland - Monday, 20:00, ITV

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FEENEY BACK AT ROVERS

Blackburn Rovers have signed Liam Feeney from Bolton on a two-year deal.

The 29-year-old had a loan spell at Ewood Park during the 2013-14 season.

Feeney becomes manager Owen Coyle’s fourth summer signing, following the arrivals of strikers Anthony Stokes and Danny Graham, and West Ham full-back Stephen Hendrie.

Liverpool are moving closer to a £30m deal for Southampton midfielder Sadio Mane.

Liverpool have turned down an £8m bid for midfielder Joe Allen from the Welshman's former club Swansea.

Millwall are delighted to confirm that a deal has been agreed to sign Gregg Wylde

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Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez rejected a huge offer to coach in China in favour of remaining at St James' Park next season.

Contrary to various reports, Newcastle have not made a bid for Reading midfielder Danny Williams.


Sunderland have rejected an offer from Fortuna Dusseldorf for Charis Mavrias.

Nottingham Forest are holding discussions with ex-Valencia coach Miroslav Djukic about taking over at the City Ground.

Leeds have been given a boost in their pursuit of Man Utd frontman Ashley Fletcher after the 20-year rejected a new deal with the Red Devils.

Blackburn manager Owen Coyle is nearing a deal for a young Premier League midfielder, believed to be Man City's Jack Byrne.



Burnley are eyeing up a swoop for Aston Villa midfielder Ashley Westwood, however, the player's salary demands may scupper the move.

Jamie Vardy's rejection of Arsenal was a "mature decision", according to former Leicester striker Steve Claridge.

TOWNSEND CHASE HOTS UP

Watford have joined the race to sign Andros Townsend, according to the Daily Mirror.

The Newcastle man, who has a £10.5millon release clause in his Newcastle contract, is wanted by Crystal Palace, West Brom, West Ham and Southampton.

PAPER TALK

25/06/16


Manchester United have been told they can have unsettled Real Madrid star James Rodriguez this summer. Colombia star Rodriguez, who shares an agent with Jose Mourinho, could be available for around £50m. (Daily Mirror)


Watford are the latest Premier League club to join the hunt for Andros Townsend. The England winger has £10.5m release clause in his Newcastle contract. (Daily Mirror)



Porto are interested in bringing Eliaquim Mangala back from Manchester City. The Frenchman became the most expensive defender in British history when signing for City for £42m in 2014. (The Sun)


Leicester are expected to conclude the £13m signing of Nampalys Mendy next week after the 24-year-old Nice midfielder visited the club's training ground. (Daily Mail)

MANGALA RETURN?

Manchester City are preparing to offload defender Eliaquim Mangala this summer, and the France international could be set for a return to Porto.

25-year-old Mangala arrived at the Etihad from Porto for £32million in 2014, but has failed to hit the heights he would have liked.

According to daily newspaper O Jogo, the Portuguese club – now managed by Nuno Espírito Santo – are set to offer him a return.

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NOLITO TO CITY?

Spain forward Nolito has been discussing a possible move to Manchester City.

City have reportedly agreed to pay his release clause of €18m (£13.8m).

The Celta Vigo star said: "In life you need to be brave and take decisions. I try to take the right decisions."

It was revealed late last night that Elias Kachunga had joined Huddersfield Town on a season long loan from FC Ingolstadt

English football hooligan slapped with five-year ban AFP June 23, 2016 England, England National Team, Euro 2016

Saturday 25th June 2016

London (AFP) – England football hooligan Joe Pizarro was banned from attending any football matches for five years after being involved in violence prior to England’s Euro 2016 game with Russia, a court ruled Thursday.

The 34-year-old was caught by British police when they viewed footage from June 10 on the eve of the 1-1 draw in Marseille.

Violence dogged the days leading up to the game before Russian fans attacked England supporters inside the stadium after the match.

“The vast majority of travelling British fans are well behaved and in France to enjoy the tournament,” Detective Superintendent Andy Barnes said.

“Sadly a small minority have engaged in disorder. This will not be tolerated.

“By acting quickly we have prevented this man from travelling back to France to cause more trouble. What’s more he will not be able to cause trouble at games in the UK either.

“We continue to work closely with the UK Football Policing Unit who are leading the UK policing operation, and together will pursue banning orders against those involved in disorder.”

Russian fans are at the centre of a French inquiry into disturbances around the game with England that left two English supporters fighting for their lives.

England supporters Andrew Bache, 51, and Stewart Gray, 47, remain in comas, French officials said.

Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin said investigators are still hunting the attackers in the two cases “which are considered attempted murder.”

Robin has said much of the violence was provoked by Russian fans.

Two England fans, though, were jailed on June 13 for their roles in the violent and distasteful scenes.

Ian Hepworth, a 41-year-old psychiatric nurse, was sentenced to three months in prison. Alexander Booth, a 20-year-old chef, was jailed for two months.

However, England did not emerge unscathed from the blame game with European governing body UEFA threatening to kick both teams out of the tournament if there was more trouble inside the stadiums.

The Russia football team’s woeful performances have subsequently done UEFA a favour by seeing them eliminated at the group stage — England have a last 16 date with Iceland on Monday.

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NORWOOD KEEPING FOCUSED

Northern Ireland midfielder Oliver Norwood is putting transfer talks to the back of his mind as he focuses on Euro 2016.

The Reading player, who will take on Wales in the last 16 this afternoon, has been linked with a move to the Premier League, with Bournemouth, Hull, Burnley and Swansea all reportedly interested in the 25-year-old.

He said: "I want to embrace this tournament fully because in years to come we want to be talked about for what we've done here and you can only do that by being fully focused on what you're doing."

NEW SIGNING: Bulls Bring In Player Coach Barker

Ex Cardiff City player Chris Barker

25th June 2016 by Jamie Griffiths -

Hereford FC are delighted to announce the arrival of former Cardiff City, Queens Park Rangers and Aldershot Town defender Chris Barker.

Barker, who arrives following a three season spell with Aldershot, will take up a Player Coach role at Edgar Street.

The 36-year-old former Cardiff City man has made over 500 Football League appearances throughout his career which started at Barnsley in 1999. He moved to Cardiff City in 2002, winning their Player of the Year award in 2004/2005.

After making over 150 appearances for The Bluebirds, including 80 Championship matches, Barker moved to fellow Championship side Queens Park Rangers in 2007 for whom he made 25 appearances.

Barker moved to Plymouth in 2008 where he played over 50 more Championship games, before moving to League 2 Southend United.

A popular figure at Roots Hall, Barker won their Player of the Season award in 2010/11, as he racked up 111 first team appearances over a three season spell.

In 2013/14 Barker moved to Aldershot Town and went on to make over 70 appearances in the Football Conference and National League. In January 2015 Sheffield-born Barker was named as Caretaker boss, taking over from Andy Scott on a temporary basis. Barker remained on as Assistant Manager to Shots boss Barry Smith until the end of the 2015/16 season.

“This is a fantastic signing for us” said Bulls boss, Pete Beadle. “Chris has a wealth of experience that could prove invaluable to our young squad. Not only is he a very talented player who can play in a number of positions across the back four, but he will also be a fantastic addition to our coaching set up.”

PERISIC TO ARSENAL?

Croatia winger Ivan Perisic has apparently caught the attention of the Arsenal scouts, according to Gazzetta.

The Inter Milan star has scored twice for his country at the Euros, including notching the winner against Spain in the Group D clash.

Perisic joined the Nerazzurri in 2015, joining from German club Wolfsburg.

'VARDY MISTAKE'

Alan Smith believes Jamie Vardy would have improved as a footballer had he not snubbed a move to Arsenal in favour of a new deal at Leicester.

Leicester confirmed on Thursday that the England striker had turned down the Gunners and agreed a new four-year deal at the King Power Stadium - to be signed once he returns from international duty - after Arsenal had triggered a clause in his existing contract.

He said: "I think you should push yourself though and if he'd gone to Arsenal he would have been training - with no disrespect to Leicester - with better players, higher quality players and that improves you as a footballer.”

OXFORD SIGN DUO

Oxford have pulled off a double swoop for Wes Thomas and Aaron Martin.

Striker Thomas, formerly of Birmingham, and ex-Coventry defender Martin join the newly-promoted Sky Bet League One club on two-year deals.

Thomas is reunited with Oxford boss Michael Appleton after playing under him during loan spells at Portsmouth and Blackpool.

THAUVIN IN LAZIO LINK

Newcastle flop Florian Thauvin is wanted by his former coach Marcelo Bielsa at Lazio, according to Gazzetta.

The Toon paid €18 million to Marseille for the French youth international in 2015 but he struggled before being loaned back to his former club midway through the season.

Newcastle are looking to recoup at least €14m for the player.

REAL TARGET JESUS

Real Madrid have set their sights on sought-after Brazilian teenager Gabriel Jesus, reports Marca.

The forward, who is also a target for Juventus, Man City and Barcelona, recently admitted that it would a dream to join the Nou Camp club. However, Barca’s fiercest rivals have also tracked the Palmeiras man.

Madrid have ramped up their interest and despite the fact the Catalans have been in advanced negotiations to sign him, he could end up at the Bernabeu instead.

Any deal for the forward would cost around €24m, the value of the player’s buyout clause.

SWANSEA ‘CLOSE ON DEFENDER’

Swansea are close to securing a £2m deal for Ajax defender Mike van der Hoorn, according to the Daily Mail.

The 23-year-old has one year left on his contract at the Dutch club, and spent the majority of the 2015/16 season playing for the B side.