Today newspaper gossip: Man United offered James Rodriguez; PSG target Martial

Published on: 15 May 2016
Today newspaper gossip: Man United offered James Rodriguez; PSG target Martial
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Manchester United have been offered Real Madrid's Colombian forward James Rodriguez, 24, for £60m. (Daily Star Sunday)

Incoming Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is planning a double raid on Arsenal for England midfielder Jack Wilshere, 24, and Chile forward Alexis Sanchez, 27. Tottenham's England left-back Danny Rose, 25, is also wanted by the Spaniard. (Sunday Mirror)

Manchester United and France striker Anthony Martial, 20, has been targeted by Paris St-Germain. The Ligue 1 champions are looking to replace Sweden captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 34, who is leaving in the summer. (L'Equipe - in French)

Arsenal are planning a surprise £20m move for Swansea and Wales captain Ashley Williams, who will be 32 in August. (Sunday Express)

England could be blocked from hosting future World Cups, European Championships and Champions League finals by the Government if the Football Association continues to resist reform. (Sunday Telegraph)

Newcastle winger Andros Townsend, 24, is likely to be named in Roy Hodgson's England squad for Euro 2016, edging out Arsenal forward Theo Walcott, 27. (Mail on Sunday)

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Daily Star Sunday

Everton have approached three-time Premier League winning manager Jose Mourinho about replacing Roberto Martinez at Goodison. (Sunday Times)

Ex-Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez - currently at Newcastle - is interested in becoming Everton's new manager. (Observer)

But former boss David Moyes could return to Goodison if Everton's move for former Ajax coach Frank de Boer fails. (Sunday Express)

Ex-Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo is in the frame to become the new Aston Villa boss. (Daily Star Sunday)

Relegated Villa have also been linked with a big money move to tempt West Brom manager Tony Pulis. (Sun on Sunday)

Newcastle owner Mike Ashley is to hold face-to-face talks with Rafa Benitez to try and convince the Spaniard to stay. (Sunday Mirror)

But Rotherham manager Neil Warnock has emerged as a surprise candidate to replace Benitez. (Sunday People)

Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri wants to sign Swansea midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson, 26, to help his side defend their tile.(Sun on Sunday)

The Foxes will also pay £23m for Sporting Lisbon's Algerian striker Islam Slimani, 27. (A Bola - in Portuguese)

Tottenham are eying a £20m move for Basel's Swiss 19-year-old striker Breel Embolo. (Sun on Sunday)

Belgium striker Christian Benteke, 25, has said he wants to stay at Liverpool, despite struggling since his £32.5m move from Aston Villa last summer. (Liverpool Echo)

Manchester City and Argentina defender Pablo Zabaleta, 31, will have surgery on his injured ankle - ruling him out of this summer's Copa America.(Manchester Evening News)

Former England midfielder Frank Lampard, 37, and interim manager Guus Hiddink could join John Terry back at Chelsea next season. (Sunday Express)

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Harry Kane makes a young fan's day when he tweets his seal approval on the haircut modelled on the Spurs striker.

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Striker Robert Lewandowski posed with the trophy for being the Bundesliga's top scorer, after scoring in Bayern Munich's 3-1 win over Hannover to finish the season on 30 goals. ">https://www.instagram.com/p/BFZVGMzGIsn/?hl=en">posed with the trophy for being the Bundesliga's top scorer, after scoring in Bayern Munich's 3-1 win over Hannover to finish the season on 30 goals.

Brazil defender Rafinha showed off his singing talents, belting out the Bob Marley classic 'No Woman No Cry' at the Bayern Munich champions dinner.

Ivan Rakitic and Javier Mascherano ‏were among the Barcelona players to post pictures from the newly crowned La Liga champions' plane journey after their title triumph.

And finally

A group of Sunderland fans have paid for a banner reading "Auf Wiedersehen Prem" to be flown over St James' Park during Newcastle's game against Tottenham on Sunday. (Chronicle)

 

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