Football gossip: Mourinho, Willian, Asamoah, Can, Puel, Brewster, Tarkowski
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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is set to clash with the club's senior officials over his summer transfer budget and, with tensions rising, Paris St-Germain might try to tempt him to France. (Mirror), external
Senior figures inside Old Trafford are questioning whether Jose Mourinho is the right man to lead Manchester United. (Mail), external
Mourinho has decided on four key targets, and as many as seven of his current squad could be sold. (Independent), external
United want to sign Chelsea and Brazil midfielder Willian this summer, with the 29-year-old expected to cost about £60m. (Sun), external
Leicester manager Claude Puel is expected to be given a significant transfer budget this summer. (Leicester Mercury), external
Chelsea are keen to sign Juventus' 29-year-old Ghana full-back Kwadwo Asamoah on a free transfer when his contract runs out in the summer. (Sun), external
Bayern Munich are interested in Liverpool's 24-year-old Germany midfielder Emre Can - as are Juventus.(Mirror), external
Vitesse Arnhem want to keep Chelsea's 19-year-old English midfielder Mason Mount for another season. (VL - in Dutch), external
Manchester City are set to sign a £45m-a-year sponsorship deal with Puma. Their current deal with Nike is worth £18m a year. (Sun), external
Liverpool's 17-year-old forward Rhian Brewster will be promoted into the first-team squad when he returns from injury for the start of next season. (Telegraph), external
Burnley's 25-year-old defender James Tarkowski is set to receive his first call-up to the England team. (Times - subscription required), external
Fifa has expanded its investigation into whether Manchester City broke rules on signing youth players. The club could be punished with a transfer ban if found guilty of wrongdoing. (Telegraph), external
Atletico Madrid chief executive Miguel Angel Gil had to spend the night in a hotel in Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport because he could not find his passport when he landed from Spain on Tuesday. (El Pais - in Spanish), external
Stoke record signing Giannelli Imbula has been named in the DR Congo squad, his first international call-up. The 25-year-old midfielder is on loan at French club Toulouse. (Stoke Sentinel), external
Tottenham striker Son Heung-min could miss the start of next season if South Korea decide to include him as one of three overage players in their under-23 squad for the Asian Games. (Evening Standard), external
West Ham manager David Moyes stood up in defence of his players' holiday break in Florida break this week, amid opposition from the club's board. (Mirror), external
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- Published14 March 2018
- Published14 March 2018