May 2016 - Soccer Wiretap

Juventus Gives Up On Transfer With PSG For Blaise Matuidi
Juve had identified Blaise Matuidi as a possible replacement for Paul Pogba.

Chris Myson/Goal.com

Leicester Near $39.4M Transfer With Sporting For Islam Slimani
Islam Slimani scored 27 times in the Portuguese league last season.

Ed Aarons/The Guardian

Spurs Close To Loan With Real Madrid For Isco
Spurs will have an option to make the deal for Isco permanent next summer.

ESPN

Manuel Pellegrini Named Manager Of Hebei China Fortune
Manuel Pellegrini is the latest high-profile manager to move to the booming Chinese Super League, joining Luis Felipe Scolari and Sven-Goran Eriksson.

The Guardian

Liverpool Offers $14.5M To Dortmund For Christian Pulisic
Jurgen Klopp was manager of Dortmund when Christian Pulisic signed there in January of 2015.

ESPN

Thierry Henry Joins Belgium As Assistant Coach
Thierry Henry had been working as coach of Arsenal's under-18 side before leaving last month after Arsene Wenger told him he could not continue in the role unless he quit his work as a TV pundit.

Mark Rodden/ESPN

West Ham Signs Simone Zaza From Juventus For $31.5M
Slaven Bilic's desire to sign a new forward increased with injuries to Andy Carroll and Andre Ayew.

Ed Aarons/The Guardian

Top-4 Leagues Will Get Automatic Four Champions League Spots In 2018
The Premier League were in danger of losing one of its places to Serie A.

ESPN

United, Fenerbahce, Feyenoord Headline Europa League Group Stage Draw
United drew Fenerbahce and Feyenoord in Europa League.

ESPN

Arsenal Agree To $46.3M Transfer With Valencia For Shkodran Mustafi
Shkodran Mustafi was identified as Arsene Wenger's top target weeks ago.

Ed Aarons, Dominic Fifield/The Guardian

Cristiano Ronaldo Wins UEFA Best Player Of Europe Award
Gareth Bale and Antoine Griezmann were the other two finalists.

ESPN

Barcelona-City, Bayern-Atleti Headline UCL Group Stage Draw
Pep Guardiola's first assignment with City in the Champions League will include playing Barcelona.

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Danny Drinkwater Signs Extension With Leicester Through 2021
Danny Drinkwater signed from Manchester United in 2012 and has made 177 appearances in total for Leicester.

John Howell/The Guardian

Arsenal Expected To Sign Lucas Perez
Lucas Perez scored 17 goals last season and he would boost Arsenal's attack.

Dominic Fifield/The Guardian

Marcus Rashford Dropped By England To Under-21 Side
Marcus Rashford scored eight times in 18 matches last season for United.

Daniel Taylor/The Guardian

Barcelona Signs Jasper Cillessen From Ajax For $14.5M
Jasper Cillessen joins Marc-André ter Stegen, who only started Champions League matches last season.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian

City Confirm $22.4M Transfer With Barcelona For Claudio Bravo
Claudio Bravo has joined City for around $22.4 million.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian

Champions League Pots Set Ahead Of Thursday's Draw
Pot 1 contains the seeded teams, featuring holders Real Madrid and the champions of the top seven leagues: Barcelona, Leicester City, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Benfica, PSG and CSKA Moscow.

ESPN

FC Sion In Talks To Sign Mario Balotelli
Mario Balotelli is free to leave Liverpool this summer as he's not in Jurgen Klopp's plans.

Glenn Price/ESPN

West Ham Interested In Wilfried Bony, Simone Zaza
Wilfried Bony has struggled for playing time since his £25 million move to Manchester City in 2015.

Press Association

Bastian Schweinsteiger Announces United Will Be His Last Club In Europ
Bastian Schweinsteiger has stated Manchester United will be his last club in Europe, which could lead him to the MLS, China or the Middle East.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian

Chelsea Make $39.7M Offer To AC Milan For Alessio Romagnoli
Antonio Conte sees Alessio Romagnoli as a long-term replacement for John Terry.

Fabrizio Romano/The Guardian

LAFC Sells Naming Rights To Stadium For $100M Over 15 Years
The 22,000-seat venue in South Los Angeles, home of the LAFC, will be called Banc of California Stadium.

Eben Novy-Williams/Bloomberg

Newcastle Agrees To Buy DeAndre Yedlin From Spurs For $6.6M
DeAndre Yedlin spent last season on loan with Sunderland.

Peter O'Rourke/ESPN

Messi, Suarez, Bale Lead La Liga In Player Rating After Week 1
Lionel Messi scored two goals and assisted on another, while Luis Suarez had a hat-trick.

RealGM Staff Report

Marcelo Bielsa To Return To Marseille As Manager
Marco Bielsa previously managed the Ligue 1 club between 2014 and 2015.

The Guardian

Joe Hart Likely To Stay With City Past Summer Transfer Window
Joe Hart remains open to leaving Manchester City but he's set to remain at the club despite being their third choice as keeper.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian

United Won't Keep Bastian Schweinsteiger
United's summer signings of Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan have made Bastian Schweinsteiger's prospects of featuring in the first team seem even more remote.

Arindam Rej/ESPN

Newell's Old Boys Hope To Sign Lionel Messi As Soon As 2018
Lionel Messi will be 31 in 2018 after the World Cup in Russia.

Samuel Marsden/ESPN

Neymar Won't Return To Barcelona Until After International Break
Neymar helped lead Brazil to the gold medal in the Olympics.

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