May 2016 - Soccer Wiretap

Paul Pogba Leads EPL In Player Rating After Week 2
Paul Pogba played in all 90 minutes of Manchester United's second game after missing Week 1.

RealGM Staff Report

Patrick Vieira: Arsenal Missing Physicality, Personality
Patrick Vieira believes Arsenal needs to reinforce their roster to address longstanding issues they've faced.

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Jurgen Klopp Tired Of Media Emphasis On Transfers
Liverpool have made seven signings for 16-17.

Melissa Reddy/Goal.com

Arsene Wenger Insists He's Ready To Spend In Transfer Market
Arsene Wenger has been accused by Arsenal's supporters of being unwilling to spend to improve their club.

Amy Lawrence/The Guardian

Neymar Giving Up Captaincy With Brazil
Dunga appointed Neymar captain after the 2014 World Cup.

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Romelu Lukaku Confirms He'll Remain With Everton
Romelu Lukaku could sign an improved deal with Everton.

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Real Madrid Not Sure When Ronaldo, Benzema Will Return
Cristiano Ronaldo is still working his way back from a knee injury.

Stefan Coerts/Goal

City, Barcelona Close To Transfer Agreement On Claudio Bravo
Joe Hart is considering a move after being dropped for Willy Caballero.

BBC

AC Milan Sells Record Low 10,000 Season Tickets
talian crowds have been in decline for years, with the average attendance for last season a mere 22,199.

Vice

Joe Hart Free To Leave City Before Close Of Transfer Window
Joe Hart has been demoted in favor of Willy Caballero while City also pursues a transfer for Claudio Bravo.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian

Liverpool Accepts $42.1M Bid From Crystal Palace For Christian Benteke
Liverpool will recoup most of the £32.5 million they paid Aston Villa for Christian Benteke last summer.

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Carlo Ancelotti Comfortable Not Signing Replacement For Coman
Carlo Ancelotti believes Bayern has enough depth already on the roster.

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Spurs Confident Of Signing Christian Eriksen To New Deal
Christian Eriksen is fundamental to Spurs' system, especially with his delivery on set pieces.

David Hytner/The Guardian

Riyad Mahrez Signs New Four-Year Deal With Leicester City
There is no release clause in Riyad Mahrez's new contract, which will make him the club’s second-highest paid player, behind Jamie Vardy, who earns around £100,000 a week.

Stuart James/The Guardian

Wolfsburg Signs Mario Gomez From Fiorentina
Mario Gomez joined Fiorentina from Bayern Munich in 2013 and he spent last season on loan at Turkish side Besiktas.

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Zinedine Zidane: James Won't Be Sold By Real Madrid
Zinedine Zidane left James Rodriguez out of his starting lineup for the recent European Super Cup win over Sevilla.

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Real Madrid Considers Move For Cesc Fabregas 'Complicated'
Real Madrid already has Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, Isco and James as midfielders who perform similar functions as Cesc Fabregas.

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Riyad Mahrez Admits Only 2-3 Clubs Could Tempt Him To Leave Leicester
Arsenal and Barcelona have been linked to Riyad Mahrez.

Press Association

Hugo Lloris Out Four Weeks With Hamstring Injury
Hugo Lloris will miss matches against Crystal Palace, Liverpool, Stoke and Sunderland and the opening group match of the Champions League.

The Guardian

Munir Receiving Interest From PSG, Schalke
Munir El Haddadi would like to remain at Barcelona but is also interested in receiving more playing time elsewhere.

Euan McTear/Marca.com (via Yahoo!)

Chelsea Identify Jonas Hector As Top Transfer Target
Jonas Hector has established himself as first-choice left-back for Germany and played in every game for his country at Euro 2016 this summer.

Peter O'Rourke/ESPN

Arsenal, United Interested In Saints' Jose Fonte
Jose Fonte would command a fee of around £10 million.

Andy Mitten/ESPN

Alexandre Lacazette Open To Offers As Window Deadline Nears
Lyon issued a statement in July to say that they had rejected Arsenal's bid of €35 million for Alexandre Lacazette.

Mark Rodden/ESPN

Antonio Conte Has No Intention Of Selling Cesc Fabregas
Antonio Conte favored Oscar over Cesc Fabregas alongside Nemanja Matic and N'Golo Kante.

Liam Twomey/ESPN

Watford Close To $13.4M Deal With Juve For Roberto Pereyra
Roberto Pereyra has 10 caps for Argentina and reached the 2015 Copa América final with the national team.

Fabrizio Romano/The Guardian

Thierry Henry Doesn't Understand Why Arsenal Doesn't Spend More Money
Arsenal has been outspent by all of their expected Premier League rivals.

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Joe Hart Considering Future With City
Pep Guardiola started Willy Caballero over Joe Hart.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian

Champions League To Give Four Automatic Bids To Top Leagues
Based on the current UEFA country coefficient ranking, the four countries who would benefit directly from the measures are Spain, Germany, England and Italy.

Gabriele Marcotti/ESPN

Yannick Bolasie Sold To Everton By Palace For $32.3M
Yannick Bolasie has been clear he wants a fresh start with Ronald Koeman and Everton after four seasons with Palace.

Dominic Fifield/The Guardian

Lautaro Martinez Receiving Interest From Real Madrid, Valencia
Lautaro Martinez's €8 million release clause is too expensive for Real Madrid, who had hoped to take him on loan initially.

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