BREAKING NEWS ' GOOD MORNING MONDAY 4TH JULY 2016 '

ANOTHER DAY OF FOOTBALL BREAKING NEWS

' GOOD MORNING MONDAY 4TH JULY 2016 '

ITS ANOTHER DAY OF FOOTBALL BREAKING NEWS & THIS FORUM WILL KEEP YOU ALL UPDATED THROUGH OUT THE DAY


' CHRIS GUNTER '
Celtic are prepared to trigger the £1m release clause in Chris Gunter's Reading contract as the Wales defender continues to impress at Euro 2016.


BREAKING NEWS

Crystal Palace expect to complete a deal to sign James Tomkins within the next 24 hours, according to Sky sources.




Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho wants to sign Derby County midfielder Will Hughes to help boost the club's homegrown quota.


Everton will make a £20m move for Manchester United winger Juan Mata.


Real Madrid are weighing up a £35m move for Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.


Robin van Persie has been offered to Crystal Palace and West Ham as Fenerbahce attempt to offload the striker.


Tottenham are plotting a £38m move for Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi.


Paul Pogba would prefer a move to Real Madrid or Barcelona instead of the Premier League.






Last nights result in the Euros France 5 Iceland 2



PUEL’S FIRST SIGNING?

Newly-appointed Southampton manager Claude Puel is plotting a £12.5m move for Lille defender Djibril Sidibe, report the Daily Mirror.

Puel wants to make versatile 23-year-old, who can play right or left-back, his first signing after replacing Ronald Koeman at St Mary’s.

Saints face competition from Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain for the signature of Sidibe.

Sidibe, who made 42 appearances for Lille last season, scoring four goals, could replace Portugal full-back Cedric Soares, who is reportedly wanted by Barcelona.

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' DAILY MIRROR '

Manchester United still want Paul Pogba - and are willing to pay up to £80m for him.


Southampton's new manager Claude Puel is plotting a £12.5m move for Lille defender Djibril Sidibe.


Iceland defender Ragnar Sigurdsson is hoping his Euro 2016 heroics will earn him a move to the Premier League.


Chelsea have won the £30m race to capture Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly.









Belgium defender Thomas Meunier has sealed his move to Paris Saint-Germain from Club Brugge.

The 24-year-old has joins the Ligue 1 champions on a four-year deal after making almost 200 appearances for Belgian side, with the two clubs confirming the deal on Sunday.

Meunier missed just one game during Belgium's run to the quarter-final in Euro 2016 and played 90 minutes in the their 3-1 defeat to Wales on Saturday.

"I am very honoured to have been chosen by Paris Saint-Germain to come and bolster a squad that already features a number of great players," Meunier told PSG’s official website.

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' DAILY MAIL '

Celtic are prepared to trigger the £1m release clause in Chris Gunter's Reading contract as the Wales defender continues to impress at Euro 2016.


Barcelona are on the lookout for a wing-back and Manchester United's Matteo Darmian is among those being mentioned as a top target.


Liverpool have placed a £14m valuation of midfielder Joe Allen following his performances for Wales at Euro 2016.


Manchester United are in talks over a move for Mexican winger Hirving Lozano, according to the player's club Pachuca.

' DAILY STAR '

Liverpool and Everton are set to slug it out for the signature of Belgium midfielder Axel Witsel, while the likes of Manchester United, Chelsea, Inter Milan, AC Milan and Juventus are also keen.


Tottenham will complete the signing of Dutch striker Vincent Janssen from AZ Alkmaar in the next 48 hours.


Leicester are interested in signing Wales' Euro 2016 hero Hal-Robson Kanu.


Roma are hoping to keep Arsenal goalkeeper Wojcech Szczesny on loan for at least another season.


Juventus are set to beat Chelsea to the signing of Leicester City midfielder N'Golo Kante.

' DAILY TELEGRAPH '


Italy striker Graziano Pelle is to leave Southampton this summer with Antonio Conte's Chelsea among the clubs considering a move for the 30-year-old.

LOPEZ EYES CHELSEA SWITCH

AC Milan goalkeeper Diego Lopez could be on his way to Chelsea, according to Gazzetta dello Sport.

The report suggests the Spaniard wants to leave the Rossoneri having slipped down the pecking order at the San Siro.

Lopez is thought to be open to a move to Stamford Bridge, despite Thibaut Courtois currently occupying the No. 1 spot.

NAPOLI TO HIJACK ZIELINSKI DEAL

Napoli are trying snatch Udinese midfielder Piotr Zielinski out of Liverpool’s grasp.

According to Gazzetta dello Sport, the player has a verbal agreement with Jurgen Klopp which he would like to honour by moving to Anfield.

However, Liverpool were unable to reach an agreement with Udinese, who have subsequently entered negotiations with Napoli.

Gazzetta go on to claim two Serie A rivals have struck a deal that will see Zielinski head to Naples for €12m plus Camilo Zuniga, with Zuniga then going on to Watford, who are owned by Udinese’s owners the Pozzo family.

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PALACE CLOSE ON TOMKINS

Crystal Palace are close to completing a deal to sign James Tomkins within the next 24 hours, according to Sky sources.

Tomkins did not travel with the rest of the West Ham squad for their pre-season tour of America ahead of a proposed move to Selhurst Park.

He will become Palace manager Alan Pardew's third signing of the summer following the acquisitions of winger Andros Townsend from Newcastle and goalkeeper Steve Mandanda from Marseille.

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BREAKING NEWS

Crystal Palace expect to complete a deal to sign James Tomkins within the next 24 hours, according to Sky sources.

DOWN TO BUSINESS

Newly-appointed Everton boss Ronald Koeman gets his pre-season preparations underway tomorrow.

The Dutchman replaced Roberto Martinez in the hot-seat at Goodison Park this summer, leaving Southampton after two seasons at St Mary's.

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SIGURDSSON SEEKS PL SWITCH

Iceland defender Ragnar Sigurdsson is hoping his Euro 2016 heroics will earn him a move to the Premier League, reports the Daily Mirror.

The 30-year-old centre-back, who plies his trade with Russian outfit FC Krasnodar, is a lifelong Liverpool fan and that would be his dream, while Tottenham and Leicester are reported to have both watched him.

“I think a lot of this team will get a transfer,” Sigurdsson said. “I have spoken with my agent and we will know more after the Euros.

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' LONDON EVENING STANDARD '


Arsenal could be forced to step up contract talks with Laurent Koscielny after it emerged Bayern Munich are keen on signing the defender.


Ryan Giggs has urged the FA to "think outside the box" and appoint an experienced manager such as Louis van Gaal to work alongside Gareth Southgate with England.



Diego Costa could be heading for a Stamford Bridge exit after he reportedly 'demanded' a £40m return to Atletico Madrid.

Manchester City have tabled a bid of £12.4m for Torino right-back Bruno Peres - according to reports in Italy.


Paul Pogba has been identified as Jose Mourinho's top target this summer and reports claim the Manchester United manager in closing in on a deal.



Man Utd were keen on signing Renato Sanches and Ryan Giggs aimed a dig at Ed Woodward's failure to complete the transfer.

' NEWCASTLE CHRONICLE '


Edin Dzeko has turned down a move to Sunderland, according to sources in Italy.

Estadio Deportivo claim Sunderland have submitted an offer for Vicente Iborra and contacted the Sevilla midfielder's agents.

Fabricio Coloccini's career at Newcastle United is over - according to San Lorenzo boss Diego Aguirre.

Barry Fry says Newcastle fans should be 'dancing in the street' after capturing Dwight Gayle.

' BIRMINGHAM MAIL '

Aston Villa have tabled a £4.1m bid for goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini, who starred for Hellas Verona last season.

TuttoSport in Italy are reporting that West Brom are part of a queue looking at Fiorentina striker Josip Ilicic.

Ross McCormack is among the strikers Aston Villa are believed to be considering, although Roberto Di Matteo is understood to have other preferences, including West Bromwich Albion's Rickie Lambert.

' STEVEN CAULKER '


QPR boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has revealed he wants to keep Steven Caulker at Loftus Road, hailing the defender's "magnificent" attitude since returning to pre-season training.

HELSEA IN FOR PELLE

Incoming Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is keen to sign Southampton forward Graziano Pelle, according to reports in Italy.

Conte, who is set to take over at Chelsea next week following Italy's elimination from Euro 2016, has managed Pelle with the international team.

A formal bid is reportedly expected, with Everton, AC Milan and an unnamed Chinese Super League club also interested.

Everton are trying to convince Juan Mata to join Ronald Koeman's revolution at Goodison Park, with the Spain international aware he has not future at Manchester United under Jose Mourinho.


Robin van Persie is being linked with a £4m return to the Premier League from Fenerbahce, with West Ham and Crystal Palace possible destinations.

LEEDS TO SIGN SACKO

Sporting prospect Hadi Sacko is set to join Leeds United on loan, according to the Yorkshire Evening Post.

The winger, 22, was pictured in a photo tweeted by Leeds assistant Pep Clotet, having travelled to Ireland with Garry Monk’s squad on Sunday.

KEANE REJECTS BURNLEY CONTRACT

Leicester City transfer target Michael Keane has cast further doubt on his future at Burnley after turning down their latest contract offer.

According to the Lancashire Telegraph, Keane has rejected a four-year extension and sent “the clearest indication yet” that he wants talks with the Premier League champions.

Sky sources understand Burnley have turned down two offers for Keane from Leicester, an initial £10m bid and an improved £12m offer.

STOKE'S NANI INTEREST

Assistant manager Mark Bowen has confirmed Stoke's interest in Portugal international Nani.

"I know there is an interest there. Valencia are a big club but it is the draw of the Premier League," Bowen told talkSPORT.

"He is player that Mark [Hughes] admires a lot and he has had a very good tournament. Without giving too much away, there is an interest there and let's see what happens.

"In my opinion, he left the Premier League far too early. He had his time at Manchester United and had been a big player for them and he seemed to drift away rather than step into another club in the Premier League."

HEARTS MAKE TRIALLIST OFFER

Hearts have offered a contract to Swedish goalkeeper Viktor Noring after he impressed on trial against Cowbenbeath on Saturday.

Robbie Neilson wants Noring to compete with current No 1 Jack Hamilton.

GUNTER WANTED BY CELTIC

Reading defender Chris Gunter is being tipped to join Brendan Rodgers at Celtic, reports the Daily Mail.

The Wales international has impressed at Euro 2016, and Rodgers is reportedly prepared to trigger the £1m release clause in his Reading contract.

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NEW BRADFORD COACHES

Bradford have appointed Steve Banks and Robert Lossau to join Stuart McCall's coaching staff.

Banks, 44, who spent a brief spell as a player at Bradford in 2002, comes in as goalkeeping coach having previously worked at Blackpool.

Lossau has been working with McCall for the past few weeks and joins the club from Bundesliga side Wolfsburg.

FORSTER AGREES EXTENSION

Jordan Forster has signed a new two-year contract extension at Hibernian, the club have confirmed.

The defender told Hibs TV: “It feels brilliant, obviously I was away for the second half of last season on loan down at Plymouth. Coming back and seeing the boys has been good.

“I’m just delighted to finally sign the two-year contract and work with the new manager and the new people he is bringing in.”

COOK CONFIRMS EXIT

Jordan Cook has paid tribute to Walsall fans after confirming his departure from the club.

As reported by the Express & Star, he said: “I just want to thank all of the fans for the constant support even through tough periods, also all the players and all the staff for everything over these past two great seasons.

“Made some great friends along the way and I wish the club nothing but success in the future which it truly deserves.”

Cook, who started his career at Sunderland, is expected to sign for a club in the north east.

RVP BACK TO THE PREM?

Robin van Persie could be set to return to the Premier League, according to The Independent and The Sun.

West Ham and Crystal Palace are both linked to the former Man Utd striker, who left Old Trafford for Fenerbahce a year ago.

Van Persie’s representatives have reportedly sounded out interest from English clubs, with the former Arsenal captain favouring a return to London.

TOMLIN MEDICAL

More Bristol City news, and Sky sources understand Bournemouth midfielder Lee Tomlin is having a medical at Bristol City today.

Tomlin impressed during a loan spell at Ashton Gate in the second half of last season, when he scored six goals in 18 games.

A transfer fee has been agreed between the two clubs.






BRISTOL CITY 'AGREE' DIEGO DEAL

Bristol City have agreed a deal to sign former Sheffield United winger Diego de Girolamo, according to the Bristol Post.

The free agent had been expected to join Chesterfield on trial this week, but is reportedly ready to pen a one-year contract with City.

Robins assistant head coach John Pemberton worked with De Girolamo during his time in charge of Sheffield United’s youth teams.

NILE RANGER TO SOUTHEND

04/07/16

Former Newcastle and Blackpool forward Nile Ranger is set to sign for Southend United on a month-long deal, according to the Southend Echo.

The controversial striker has been involved in a number of disciplinary issues, but Southend are ready to offer him another chance.

EchoSport claims the League One club will have the option of extending his contract beyond a month if Ranger impresses, but will also be free to terminate the deal “if he misbehaves”.

BALO BACK AT LIVERPOOL

Jurgen Klopp held his first pre-season training session as Liverpool manager on Sunday as Mario Balotelli returned to the club ahead of the new Premier League season.

New signings Sadio Mane, Joel Matip, Loris Karius and Marko Grujic all trained at Melwood for the first time alongside those Liverpool players not called up for international duty this summer.

A number of players who were loaned out last season, including Luis Alberto, Lazar Markovic, Balotelli and Allan, returned to the club.

Balotelli took part in Klopp's training session, which was also closely monitored by the German's assistant managers Peter Krawietz and Zeljko Buvac.

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