Football rumours from the media
29-Mar-2020 05:35:55 | Four-Four-Two
What the papers sayLiverpool are the favourites to sign RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner, the Sunday Express reports. The paper says that by the start of next season the 24-year-old striker could find himself at the Merseyside club, where he would find himself ready to compete againstSadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino.Manchester Uniteds hopes of signing Federico Valverde have taken a hit as Real Madrid would demand his release clause of 450million, according to the Sunday Mirror. United reportedly wanted to bolster their midfield with the 21-year-old Uruguay international, who has earned comparisons with Steven Gerrard during an impressive campaign with Los Blancos.Federico Valverde, right, will reportedly cost 450million (Nick Potts/PA)United also face competition from Chelsea for 16-year-old Birmingham midfielder Jude Bellingham, according to the Daily Mail. Bellingham has been linked with a summer move to Ole Gunnar Solskjaers side as well as Bundesliga heavyweights Borussia Dortmund, but the Mail claims Frank Lampards Chelsea are in talks with the youngsters representatives.Atletico Madrids Diego Simeone may no longer be footballs best paid manager by April 1, according to The Sunday Times. The paper reports the Argentine, 49, can anticipate at least a 30 per cent cut to his 3.7m (3.2m) monthly wage as clubs cut costs amid the pandemic.Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone is likely to face a pay cut this week (Peter Byrne/PA)Social media round-upChelsea 'line up shock Manuel Neuer deal' https://t.co/4sdGM1Lqah pic.twitter.com/ORv7yGlUhJ The Sun Football (@TheSunFootball) March 29, 2020Newcastle urged to bring back Alan Shearer to rescue Joelinton's careerhttps://t.co/RYrCWImnok pic.twitter.com/KTe6kRmArL Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) March 28, 2020Players to watchGabriel Magalhae: Everton have offered 30m to sign the 22-year-old Brazilian forward from Lille, according to Football Insider.Atletico Madrids Diego Costa, seen during his Chelsea days, could be leaving for Roma (Adam Davy/PA)Diego Costa: The former Chelsea striker, 31, has nearly signed with Roma twice previously and Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo reports the club are interested in securing him from Atletico Madrid.Habib Diallo: Leeds are interested in the 24-year-old Metz forward but face competition from Chelsea and Crystal Palace, reports Frances LeFoot.(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
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