Wednesday’s headlines and transfer rumours…
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Manchester United and Bayern Munich are on high alert following Mauricio Pochettino’s departure from Chelsea.
England manager Gareth Southgate has revealed that England are keeping an eye on Crystal Palace’s Michael Oliseh, who was left out of France’s European Championship squad.
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Manager Kaveh Solgecol has revealed that out of respect for outgoing manager Mauricio Pochettino, Chelsea have not approached potential successors and that the search for a new manager has only just begun.
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Manchester City superstar Ederson is reportedly considering leaving the club in the summer amid growing interest from Saudi Arabia.
Crystal Palace are in talks to sign Real Betis defender Shadi Riad.
Joel Matip is set to remain in the Premier League, with Bournemouth and Southampton in contention for his signature.
Norwich released 19 players after missing out on promotion to the Premier League.
Arne Slott’s first big task as Liverpool manager will be to convince Mo Salah to withdraw from the Olympics.
Manager Mauricio Pochettino will return to Stamford Bridge just two weeks after leaving Chelsea to take charge of Soccer Aid’s World XI.
Liam Rosenior has emerged as a potential candidate to become Brighton’s new manager.
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Paul Merson claims it would be ‘insane’ for Chelsea to allow Mauricio Pochettino to leave by mutual consent
Dan Ashworth sent an email to his Newcastle United address, inadvertently revealing he was being approached by Manchester United’s new chief executive Omar Berada, who is still on gardening leave from Manchester City. .
Manchester United are considering the possibility of signing Crystal Palace’s £65m centre-back Marc Guehi.
Alejandro Garnacho could seek a new contract if he impresses at this summer’s Copa America in the United States.
The FA has vowed to crack down on any misconduct by United and City fans during Saturday’s Manchester Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
Cole Palmer has paid tribute to outgoing Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino.
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Manchester United and Liverpool are both expected to lose out in the race to sign French prodigy Lenny Yolo.
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Kevin De Bruyne’s camp has had talks with new MLS team San Diego FC once, as the Southern California city is one De Bruyne would consider if he were to play in the US.
Everton captain Seamus Coleman has not yet decided whether to accept a new contract offer, but says he believes he still has “value” to offer and has a “duty” to help the club. Ta.
Chief Constable Mark Roberts, head of England’s Football Police, said England fans traveling to Germany for the men’s European Championship this summer “should be judged by their actions, not their reputation”.
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England manager Gareth Southgate explains why he removed Marcus Rashford and Jordan Henderson from his provisional Euro squad and named a larger group before making a final decision.
Ashley Young insists he wants to stay at Everton after being offered a new contract by the club, adding: “I want to play for as long as possible.”
West Ham United defender Aaron Cresswell has agreed a one-year contract extension.
The Daily Telegraph
Just over a month before England play Test matches against the All Blacks in Dunedin and Auckland in July, the threat of a civil war over the future control of professional football in New Zealand is growing.
guardian
Chelsea are set to compete with Brighton for the appointment of Ipswich’s Kieran McKenna after reaching a mutual agreement on Tuesday to part ways with manager Mauricio Pochettino.
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Ipswich Town head coach Kieran McKenna talks about what achieving back-to-back promotions means for the club and what he hopes to achieve with his team now in the Premier League
Coach Emma Hayes has selected her first squad as U.S. national team coach ahead of two friendlies as she prepares to lead the women’s national team at the Paris Olympics.
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Manager Steven Gerrard has revealed he wants to bring in experience to help Al Etifaq’s Saudi players. Rangers forwards James Tavernier and Connor Goldson have been linked with moves to the Middle East.
Stephen Welsh returned to training this week and will give Celtic a boost in their Scottish Cup final bid as they chase a double.
Rapid Bucharest’s new manager Neil Lennon has insisted he has no intention of allowing Albion Rahmani to leave despite interest from Rangers.
Reports in Brazil claim that a move to Ibrox for rising Brazilian star Jephte has been agreed with the full-back set to become a Rangers player officially in July.
Neil Lennon is set to raid his former club Celtic in a bid to accelerate Stephen Welsh’s move to Bucharest, with Dundee United’s Ross Graham also a target of a double swap in Scottish football.
Outgoing RKC Waalwijk goalkeeper Etienne Wassen has insisted there is no need to rush into his future amid speculation over a move to Celtic.
John Arias is reportedly only interested in a move to England or Spain amid speculation about a move to Rangers.
Scottish Sun
According to reports, Rangers have not yet made a formal offer to Rapid Bucharest to sign Kosovo international striker Albion Rahmani.
David Gray is a strong candidate to become Hibs manager.
