UPDATED MORE SHOCKS & NEWS 'TUESDAY 19TH JULY 2016 '

' GOOD MORNING! TUESDAY 19TH JULY 2016 '

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Leeds United are weighing up a bid for Fleetwood Town's Northern Ireland international Conor McLaughlin.


Hull City boss Steve Bruce has spoken to the Football Association as the governing body continues its search for a new England manager.


Manchester United have delayed announcing their squad numbers - until they have completed the £105m signing of Paul Pogba.

Georginio Wijnaldum wants a £25m move to Liverpool - and that could land Newcastle a £10m profit.





FORMER GUNNER RETURNS TO BRAZIL

Wellington Silva has left Arsenal and returned to former club Fluminense, according to the Brazilian club's Twitter account.

Silva joined Arsenal in 2010 but failed to make a Premier League appearance, most recently playing for Bolton Wanderers on loan.




' ANDY KING '

Leicester City are in talks with Wales international Andy King to extend his contract at the King Power Stadium.

The Premier League winner is about to go into the final year of his contract, but ESPN are reporting that the club are offering a new, long-term deal.

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N'KOUDOU: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW

Tottenham are in talks to sign Marseille winger Georges-Kevin N'Koudou, according to Sky sources.

The 21-year-old is said to have come to Spurs' attention while they were scouting his former Marseille team-mate Michy Batshuayi, who joined Chelsea earlier this month.

Reports in France claim Spurs have already agreed a £10.8m fee with Marseille for N'Koudou, but who exactly is he? And is he a good fit for Mauricio Pochettino's side?

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' DAILY MIRROR '


Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo has revealed that a deal to bring Diego Costa back to the Spanish capital from Chelsea is "close".


Georginio Wijnaldum wants a £25m move to Liverpool - and that could land Newcastle a £10m profit.

Leroy Sane's dad claims Manchester City face competition from Bayern Munich and Real Madrid for the £42million-rated Schalke forward.

Everton boss Ronald Koeman is targeting an ambitious move for £30m Portugal midfielder William Carvalho.

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has moved to dampen talk that Juventus will buy Gonzalo Higuain this summer.


Middlesbrough are on the brink of sealing the loan signing of Alvaro Negredo.

' THE SUN '

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is chasing Manchester City's Jason Denayer and Borussia Dortmund's Matthias Ginter.

Manchester United have delayed announcing their squad numbers - until they have completed the £105m signing of Paul Pogba.

Crystal Palace are closing in on a shock swoop for Saido Berahino. The Eagles have turned their attention to the West Brom striker after their £30m move for Liverpool's Christian Benteke hit the buffers.

Arsenal look set to miss out on striker Mauro Icardi after his wife revealed that Juventus are serious contenders to secure his signature.

Pep Guardiola is set to be beaten in his bid for Leroy Sane by former club Bayern Munich.

' DAILY TELEGRAPH '


Tottenham are considering allowing Clinton N'Jie to leave White Hart Lane on loan as they finalise a deal to sign Georges-Kevin N'Koudou from Marseille.


Hull City boss Steve Bruce has spoken to the Football Association as the governing body continues its search for a new England manager.

' THE GUARDIAN '

West Ham's long search for a striker has led them to make a new approach for Wissam Ben Yedder but they face competition from Leicester City for the Toulouse forward, with a year-long loan move for Argentinian striker Jonathan Calleri also close to completion.

' DAILY MAIL '

Manchester United have asked to be kept informed of developments over Monaco right-back Fabinho.

Real Madrid ask Paul Pogba's agent to hold fire on any Manchester United move for French star as the Spanish giants weigh up a bid.

' THE STAR '

Liverpool could throw some players at Newcastle to drive down their asking price for Georginio Wijnaldum.

Middlesbrough hope to tie up a deal for Valencia striker Alvaro Negredo after jetting out to Spain for a pre-season training camp.

' THE INDEPENDENT '

Chelsea remain interested in Napoli centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly despite interest from Premier League rivals Everton driving up the Italian club's asking price.

Brazilian side Fluminense have confirmed the signing of Wellington Silva from Arsenal.


Celtic are stepping up their interest in Blackburn Rovers defender Shane Duffy with winger James Forrest linked with a move in the other direction.



Rangers remain on course to sign forward Joe Dodoo but manager Mark Warburton admits he is now unlikely to feature against Annan.

ZIDANE: I LIKE POGBA

We kick things off this morning with the latest on the future of Manchester United target Paul Pogba, and Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane has admitted he is a big admirer of the Juventus midfielder, before going on to say he is happy with his squad at the Bernabeu.

Speaking at a press conference in Montreal, where Real will play PSG, Chelsea and Bayern Munich in the International Champions’ Cup, Zidane revealed his admiration for Pogba but refused to be drawn on the subject further.

"I'm very happy with the squad I have available. It's difficult to improve," Zidane said.

"Do I like Pogba? Of course, he's a very good player and every club wants the best players, but right now he's at Juve and we have a large squad already.

"There are still lots of players yet to join up with the squad and with the Euros going on we couldn't do anything. We have three games coming up and that's the focus at the moment."

SEVILLA TO SNARE BARCA TARGET

Atletico Madrid forward Luciano Vietto is on the verge of joining Sevilla on a season-long loan, reports Sport.

The Argentinian, who joined Atleti from Villarreal in a €20m (£16.7m) deal last summer, has also been a target for Barcelona, but he looks set to join the triple Europa League champions instead.

Atleti and Sevilla are in advanced negotiations over the deal, which is expected to be finalised shortly.

MORNING PAPER TALK


Tuesday 19th July 2016

Here’s a selection of some of the biggest transfer stories making Tuesday’s national back pages...

Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo has revealed that a deal to bring Diego Costa back to the Spanish capital from Chelsea is "close." (Daily Mirror)


Everton boss Ronald Koeman is targeting an ambitious move for £30m Portugal midfielder William Carvalho. (Daily Mirror)

Tottenham are considering allowing Clinton N’Jie to leave White Hart Lane on loan as they finalise a deal to sign Georges-Kevin N’Koudou from Marseille. (Telegraph)

MManchester United have asked to be kept informed of developments over Monaco right-back Fabinho. (Daily Mail)

MArsenal boss Arsene Wenger is chasing Manchester City’s Jason Denayer and Borussia Dortmund’s Matthias Ginter. (The Sun)


Crystal Palace are closing in on a shock swoop for Saido Berahino. The Eagles have turned their attention to the West Brom striker after their £30m move for Liverpool’s Christian Benteke hit the buffers. (The Sun)


Middlesbrough hope to tie up a deal for Valencia striker Alvaro Negredo after jetting out to Spain for a pre-season training camp. (Daily Star)


Celtic are stepping up their interest in Blackburn Rovers defender Shane Duffy with winger James Forrest linked with a move in the other direction. (Daily Record)

LJAJIC & FALQUE JOIN TORINO

News of an early double deal to bring you now, and it comes from Italy where Torino have completed the signing of Roma striker Adem Ljajic for €8.5m (£7.1m) and brought his team-mate Iago Falque in on loan.

Serbia international Ljajic joined the Giallorossi in 2013 but had a one-year loan spell at Inter Milan last season, during which he scored three goals in 25 league appearances.

Former Spurs winger Falque moved to the Stadio Olimpico in 2015 after a one-year stint at Genoa. He scored twice in 22 appearances last season.

NO HIGUAIN DEAL FOR JUVENTUS

Juventus are not prepared to meet Gonzalo Higuain’s £78.5m release clause, their president Giuseppe Marotta has said.

Sky sources reported on Monday that Napoli will not sell the striker for anything less than that amount and Marotta says the deal is closed at present.

"For now the Higuain matter is closed,” he said. “I can confirm that we will not pay the clause.”

According to Sky in Italy, Napoli are also aware of interest in Higuain from Arsenal, but there has been no contact from the Gunners over a deal for the 28-year-old.

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Fulham are expected to offload Jazz Richards and complete the signing of Scott Malone shortly.

Scott Malone's end was sorted days ago, Fulham and Cardiff were still haggling over Jazz Richards,But Thankfully all sorted now

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N'KOUDOU DEAL CLOSE

Sky sources understand Georges-Kevin N'Koudou will have a medical ahead of a £10.8m move to Tottenham today. A good signing for Spurs? Well, his performances in Marseille last season won plenty of recognition...

BURNLEY CONFIRM GUDMUNDSSON

Burnley have confirmed the signing of Iceland international Johann Berg Gudmundsson from Charlton Athletic for an undisclosed fee.

He has signed a three-year deal.

Hull City have confirmed the Football Association have held discussions with manager Steve Bruce over the vacant England manager’s job.

A short statement from the newly-promoted Premier League club read: “We can confirm that manager Steve Bruce has held informal discussions with the FA regarding the vacant England Manager role.

“However the club is yet to receive an official approach from the FA.

“We would hope to see the FA conclude their business quickly to avoid further speculation regarding our manager ahead of the new season."

GRANT WANTS TO LEAVE PORT VALE

Port Vale midfielder Anthony Grant has submitted a written transfer request.

Grant, 29, wants to leave the Sky Bet League One club but still has a year to run on his contract at Vale Park and chairman Norman Smurthwaite insists he will only be allowed to depart if a potential buyer meets his valuation.