May 2015 - Soccer Wiretap

Barcelona Confirms Luis Enrique To Remain As Manager Next Season
Josep Maria Bartomeu has said Luis Enrique will stay on next season with Barcelona and angrily rejected a rumour that Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti had been lined up as his successor.

ESPN

Jordon Ibe Signs Five-Year Extension With Liverpool
Jordon Ibe broke into the first team after a successful loan spell at Derby earlier this season.

Carl Markham/The Independent

Liverpool Cancels Meeting With Raheem Sterling
Raheem Sterling was expected to tell the Reds he wants a move away from Anfield this summer and has already rejected a new £100,000-a-week contract.

BBC

Agent: Raheem Sterling Won't Sign New Liverpool Deal For Any Amount
Raheem Sterling is prepared to force his way out of Liverpool no matter how much money he is offered.

ESPN

PSG Has Highest Wage Bill Of Any Sports Team On The Planet
Paris Saint-Germain has a higher average wage than Real Madrid, City, Barcelona and the Dodgers.

The Guardian

United Begin Plans On Bid For Raheem Sterling
United recently acquired Memphis Depay, but they're also going after Raheem Sterling.

Andy Hunter/The Guardian

Report: Rafa Benitez To Become Manager Of Real Madrid
Carlo Ancelotti appears to be out as manager of Real Madrid with Rafa Benitez replacing him.

Filippo Ricci/Gazzetta dello Spor

Inter Claims Yaya Toure Transfer Agreement Close
Yaya Toure's game would adapt well to the pace in Serie A.

Kyle Bonn/Pro Soccer Talk

Real Madrid Players Strongly Backing Carlo Ancelotti
Florentino Perez does not want the players to turn on him if Carlo Ancelotti is fired.

Alvaro de la Rosa/AS

Jozy Altidore Again Injures Hamstring, Out 4-5 Weeks
Jozy Altidore injured his left hamstring while playing in the American's first game in the World Cup last summer and missed the rest of the tournament.

ESPN

Brendan Rodgers' Job Safe Ahead Of Review With Owners
Liverpool spent £110 million on signing nine players last summer, but most of those signings have struggled to make an impact.

Mike Whalley/ESPN

Barcelona, Juventus Will Wear Primary Kits For UCL Final
Barcelona will wear their blaugrana kit, while Juventus will don their signature black and white kit.

RealGM Staff Report

Van Gaal Expects Ruthless Clearout For Several United Players
Robin van Persie, Radamel Falcao, Angel Di Maria, Rafael da Silva and Anders Lindegaard are among those who may depart while Adnan Januzaj could be loaned out.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian

Petr Cech Prefers To Join Arsenal, United Or PSG
Chelsea surely prefers to sell Petr Cech outside England.

ESPN

Gareth Bale Won't Go To United As Part Of De Gea's Madrid Transfer
United wants a straight cash deal for David De Gea, though Fabio Coentrao could be included to offset the fee instead of Gareth Bale.

Jesus Balseiro/AS.com

City Trying To Keep James Milner From Arsenal, Liverpool
City have offered James Milner a new contract worth up to £160,000 a week.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian

Xavi To Leave Barcelona For Qatar
Xavi joined Barcelona's La Masia youth system at the age of 11 and became one of the greatest all-time central midfielders.

PA Sport

Raheem Sterling Wants To Leave Liverpool
Liverpool's position remains unchanged and they have no plans to sell Raheem Sterling.

Sky Sports

UEFA Announces Eight Top Seeds For 15-16 Champions League
Barcelona, Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain, Zenit Saint Petersburg and PSV Eindhoven will be top seeds.

Joe Prince-Wright/ProSoccerTalk

Fenerbahce Deny Reaching Agreement With Jurgen Klopp
Turkish newspaper Sabah claimed that Jurgen Klopp had entered talks with Fenerbahce.

ESPN

Gerrard Believes Liverpool Already Has Enough 'Potential' Players
Liverpool were defeated by Crystal Palace by a result of 3-1 in the final match of Steven Gerrard at Anfield.

Sachin Nakrani/The Guardian

David De Gea Appears Likely To Leave United For Real Madrid
Real Madrid desperately want to sign David de Gea and the goalkeeper appears to prefer a return to Spain.

Richard Jolly/ESPN

Barcelona Wins 14-15 La Liga Championship
Lionel Messi became a regular for Barcelona during the 05-06 season and the club has gone on an extraordinary run in La Liga ever since, winning the domestic title six times.

RealGM Staff Report

Juventus Interested In Robin Van Persie
Juventus attempted to sign Robin van Persie in 2012 when he became available by Arsenal.

Miguel Delaney/ESPN

United Will Bid On Thomas Muller
Louis van Gaal managed Bayern in 2009-10 and was the first manager to give Thomas Muller regular starts.

Miguel Delaney/ESPN

Pep Guardiola Dreams Of Someday Managing Brazil
Pep Guardiola was linked with the position after Mano Menezes was dismissed in June 2012, but Brazil Federation president Joe Maria declined to appoint the first foreign coach in Selecao history.

ESPN

Van Gaal Prefers To Keep Final Say On United Roster
Manchester United have no technical director and Louis van Gaal prefers to have the ultimate say over all team matters.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian

United Preparing For Departure Of David De Gea
Tottenham Hotspur’s Hugo Lloris, Chelsea’s Petr Cech and Internazionale’s Samir Handanovic are thought to be on the Van Gaal's radar.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian

Koke Confirms He Wants To Remain At Atletico Madrid
Koke has no interest in leaving Atletico Madrid this summer amid interest from Chelsea.

The Guardian

Tottenham Intends To Keep Harry Kane
Manchester United has been linked to a move for Kane, but Tottenham is determined to keep him.

Press Association