May 2015 - Soccer Wiretap

Arsenal May Not Have Spot For Mesut Özil In Reshaped Midfield
Mesut Özil is at his best when given time against a packed defense to find the right pass.

Barney Ronay/The Guardian

Toronto FC To Sign Sebastian Giovinco Of Juventus
Sebastian Gionvinco is a 27-year-old playmaker for Juventus nicknamed the "Atomic Ant."

Reuters

Gonzalo Higuaín Wants To Remain At Napoli
Gonzalo Higuaín has been strongly linked with a big-money switch to Liverpool in the winter transfer window.

Press Association

Mario Balotelli Asks Rodgers To Keep Him At Liverpool
Juventus is the latest Italian club to be linked to Mario Balotelli, who hasn't made a strong impact since joining Liverpool.

Andy Hunter/The Guardian

Suso Completes Transfer From Liverpool To AC Milan
Suso failed to make a serious impact at Anfield under the managers Kenny Dalglish or Brendan Rodgers after joining from Cádiz in 2011.

The Guardian

Nathaniel Clyne Targeted By United
Manchester United will attempt to acquire right-back Nathaniel Clyne from Southampton in this transfer window.

Miguel Delaney/ESPN

Müller: Bayern's Training Team Tougher Than Most Bundesliga Clubs
Bayern has an incredible level of depth on their roster.

Ryan Rosenblatt/SB Nation

Agent: Reus To Real Madrid Report 'Blatant Nonsense'
The agent of Marco Reus dismissed reports that his client has already agreed upon a deal to join Real Madrid.

Alec Fenn/Goal.com

Van Gaal Gives Ultimatum To Falcao To Prove Himself
Radamel Falcao has scored three goals in 13 appearances since arriving on loan from Monaco.

Chris Davie/Goal.com

Ronaldo: I'm Not From Another Planet
Cristiano Ronaldo apologized for Real Madrid's exit from the Copa del Rey as they fell 4-2 on aggregate to Atlético Madrid.

Sid Lowe/The Guardian

Wenger 'Totally Against' Ballon D'Or
Arsène Wenger says he would refuse to vote in the Ballon d’Or as he disagrees fundamentally with the premise of the award.

David Hytner/The Guardian

Jozy Altidore Signs Five-Year, $30M Deal With Toronto FC
Jozy Altidore struggled with Sunderland, but there's hope he can revive his career in the MLS.

Marc Stein/ESPN

Marco Reus To Soon Decide Future, Report Says Real Madrid To Sign Him
Dortmund have tried to buy the release clause off Marco Reus, but have so far not succeeded.

Stephan Uersfeld/ESPN

Arsenal Lose Mikel Arteta, Mathieu Debuchy For Three Months
Mikel Arteta underwent surgery on his calf, while Mathieu Debuchy has a shoulder injury.

ESPN

Brazil's Ronaldo To Attempt Comeback With NASL's Fort Lauderdale
Ronaldo was world soccer player of the year in 1996, 1997 and 2002.

AP

Roma Agrees To Transfer With Newell's Old Boys For Ezequiel Ponce
Newell's Old Boys have announced that Roma have secured the services of Ezequiel Ponce for an undisclosed fee.

Goal.com

Arsenal Agrees To £3M Transfer For Krystian Bielik
Arsene Wenger has been on the market for a defensive midfielder and Krystian Bielik could go directly to Arsenal's first-team squad.

talkSPORT

Liverpool Open To Steven Gerrard Return On Loan
Steven Gerrard could return to Liverpool next January on loan from the MLS.

Press Association

United Interested In Paulo Dybala, Palermo Won't Sell Until Summer
Paulo Dybala has been described as "the new Sergio Aguero" and could fetch a €40 million fee from Louis van Gaal and Manchester United.

ESPN

Pellegrini Still Has 'Great Affection' For Isco
Manchester City have abandoned their pursuit of Marco Reus, which could setup an attempt to pry Isco from Real Madrid.

George Ankers/Goal.com

Ancelotti: Pairing Messi With Ronaldo Would Be Wonderful
Carlo Ancelotti believes Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi could coexist, but acknowledges it is an unlikely scenario.

FourFourTwo

Shaqiri: Macinci Convinced Me To Join Inter Milan
Xherdan Shaqiri had previously been linked with transfers to Premier League sides Liverpool and Stoke City.

FourFourTwo

Luis Enrique: We Can't Even Contemplate Barcelona Without Messi
Luis Enrique's own future as manager of Barcelona is in doubt.

Press Association

Everton Prepared To Let Samuel Eto'o Leave During Window
Inter Milan is interested in Samuel Eto'o while he's been offered to MLS clubs by Roberto Martínez.

Andy Hunter/The Guardian

Ronaldo: Messi And I Are Footballing Anomalies
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have been the two best players in the world for an unprecedented period of time.

Miles Chambers/Goal.com

Toronto FC Acquires Altidore For Jermain Defoe In Swap With Sunderland
Toronto FC has agreed to swap striker Jermain Defoe to Sunderland with Jozy Altidore and cash heading to Toronto.

Gareth Wheeler/TSN

Falcao's Agent Won't Rule Out Potential Move To Serie A
Juventus reportedly has interest in signing Radamel Falcao.

Selene Scarsi/ESPN

Schweinsteiger Expects To Play 3-4 More Seasons
Bastian Schweinsteiger's contract with Bayern is due to expire in June 2016, but he has not thought about a renewal for now.

Stefan Coerts/Goal

Mathieu Debuchy Could Be Out Three Months, Impact Arsenals' Transfers
Arsene Wenger may need to sign another defender with Mathieu Debuchy out for an extended period.

Kevin Palmer/ESPN

Hamburg Hopeful Of Beating Arsenal For Krystian Bielik
Sources close to the Polish club say that Legia are frustrated with how far away Arsenal's offers are from their €3.2 million asking price.

Peter O'Rourke/Goal.com