' FOOTBALL PAPER TALK 13/04/20 '

FOOTBALL PAPER TALK 13/04/20

Arsenal are looking to save around £25m by cutting player wages if they do not qualify for next season's Champions League. (Daily Telegraph)


Arsenal stars are willing to accept wage deferrals despite rejecting the club's initial proposals of straight pay cuts. (Daily Mail)

Mason Mount could be the key to Chelsea securing West Ham star Declan Rice this summer, with the midfielder admitting he wants to play with the Blues youngster again. (Daily Mail)


Jack Wilshere has admitted that leaving Arsenal for West Ham "hasn't worked out". (Daily Mirror)

PAPER TALK – PART TWO

Jose Mourinho fears Tanguy Ndombele is plotting an escape route from Tottenham. (Daily Mirror)


Newcastle are poised with a £30m bid to land Aston Villa midfielder John McGinn. (Daily Star)


Diego Godin is reportedly expected to leave Inter Milan this summer, with a move to the Premier League on the cards. (Daily Mail)



Serie A's top clubs are scouring the free agent market ahead of the summer transfer window as they look to negotiate a way around the financial issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic. (Daily Mail)

SPURS HAVE NO INTENTION OF SELLING KANE TO MAN UTD

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Tottenham have no intention of selling Harry Kane to Manchester United or any other Premier League rival, Sky Sports News has been told.

Recent reports have suggested Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is willing to sanction Kane's departure to United for a world-record fee of £200m because of financial worries during the coronavirus crisis.

Spurs' stadium cost around £1bn and the pandemic is set to have grave financial repercussions on all Premier League clubs, with Tottenham moving early to furlough some non-playing staff.

Reports have also claimed Kane would be open to a move to United, but Sky Sports News has been told the England captain will not be leaving for Old Trafford or any other Premier League rival.

WILSHERE: WEST HAM MOVE HASN’T WORKED

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Jack Wilshere has admitted his move to West Ham has not worked out as planned.

The midfielder moved from Arsenal to the London Stadium in 2018 but has been limited to just 14 Premier League appearances for the Hammers.

“It hasn’t worked out for me, I’ll be honest,” Wilshere told Stadium Astro. “It hasn’t gone the way I wanted it to, I’ve missed too much football, I haven’t played enough games.

“I want to get back on track, get my career back on track, get playing games week-in, week-out and start to feel like a footballer again.”

Joe Rodon could be the latest player to move from Swansea to Manchester United.

Centre-back Rodon, 22, has enjoyed a strong season for the Swans in the Championship.

Manchester City are set to beat Chelsea, Real Madrid and Barcelona to the £97.5m signing of Argentine striker Lautaro Martinez, 22, from Inter Milan. (Sun)

Newcastle are interested in signing Portugal midfielder Rafa Silva, 26, from Benfica but have put the move on hold because of the coronavirus crisis. (Sun)

Manchester City are considering a move for defender Boubacar Kamara, 20, with Marseille willing to let the France U21 international move for around £28m. (Express)

Governing body Uefa hope to complete this season's Champions League and Europa League competitions in a three-week block during August.

Liverpool tried to sign 21-year-old Norwegian midfielder Martin Odegaard last summer, before he made the loan switch to Real Sociedad from Real Madrid, according to his former manager Leonid Slutsky. (Metro)

West Ham and Crystal Palace are interested as Nigeria's former Sunderland striker Josh Maja, 21, considers a return to England from Bordeaux this summer. (Sun on Sunday)

Former Nigeria international Abdul Sule says Manchester United could lose compatriot Odion Ighalo, 30, to one of their major European rivals if they do not sign the striker permanently from parent club Shanghai Shenhua this summer. (Goal)

James Rodriguez's agent has spoken to Manchester United and Juventus over a potential summer move from Real Madrid for the 28-year-old Colombia forward

BALE, JAMES PROBLEM FOR REAL?

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Spain's AS has more on potential outgoings at Real Madrid, with Zinedine Zidane remaining keen to offload Gareth Bale and James Rodríguez.

The report says James Rodriguez is open to offers and claims super-agent Jorge Mendes has been in talks with Juventus and Manchester United, among other clubs.

Bale, though, is said to be determined to stay in Madrid, where he and his family are settled, and Real fear his injury record could prove a hindrance as they seek to slash a reported 75m euros off their wage bill.

Nemanja Matic's upturn in form has left Manchester United with no choice but to offer the 31-year-old Serb midfielder a new deal. (Mail)

Coventry City are keen to secure a new contract for 23-year-old English midfielder Zain Westbrooke, who has been linked with a move to Derby County.(Derby Telegraph)

Liverpool have been priced out of a move for Borussia Dortmund's Jadon Sancho, 20, leaving Manchester United in the leading position to sign the £88m-rated England international. (Football Insider)

Premier League clubs targeting 21-year-old RB Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano - including Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester City -have been dealt a blow, with Real Madrid ready to move for the France Under-21 international.