May 2015 - Soccer Wiretap

Pep Guardiola To Announce Bayern Decision Within Next Week
There has been increasing speculation that Pep Guardiola will leave Bayern for Manchester City.

Ed Aarons/The Guardian

Chelsea Board Discussing Future Of Jose Mourinho
Roman Abramovich has preferred to retain Jose Mourinho but the continued run of poor form has made him reassess.

Miguel Delaney/ESPN

Nolito Dismisses Barcelona Links, Ready Sign New Celta Vigo Deal
Nolito began his career at Camp Nou and has scored eight goals in 15 La Liga appearances this season.

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Barcelona Shut Out Of UEFA's Champions League XI For Group Stage
Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain have the most representatives with two apiece.

ESPN

Swansea Hope To Hire Marcelo Bielsa As Manager
Marcelo Bielsa has managed Argentina, Chile, Athletic Bilbao and Marseille in his last four positions.

Joe Prince-Wright/ProSoccerTalk

Hitzfeld Expects Pep Guardiola To Leave Bayern For City
Bayern are expected to announce Pep Guardiola's decision on his future within the next week.

ESPN

Lionel Messi Could Have Joined River Plate As Youth Player
Lionel Messi and Barcelona could face River Plate in the final of the Club World Cup.

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Oxlade-Chamberlain Would Like Chance To Play Central Midfield
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain typically plays on the right but he's behind Theo Walcott and Joel Campbell on the wing despite Alexis Sanchez also being out injured.

ESPN

Eden Hazard May Have Serious Injury
Eden Hazard may have suffered a "serious injury" when he came off after 31 minutes in Monday's match.

ESPN

Jose Mourinho Feels Betrayed By His Own Players
Jose Mourinho also criticized the ballboys, whom he accused of being a "disgrace to the Premier League" for alleged time-wasting.

Stuart James/The Guardian

Liverpool, Simon Mignolet Close To Deal On Extension
Simon Mignolet has two and a half years remaining on the five-year contract he signed on arriving from Sunderland for £9 million in 2013.

Andy Hunter/The Guardian

Riyad Mahrez: We're Going To Win The EPL
Leicester City are two points clear of Arsenal at the top of the table after 16 matches.

Stuart James/The Guardian

Messi: Neymar Has Grown Into More Complete Player
Lionel Messi has been impressed by how Neymar has become a "more complete" player since their first meeting in the Club World Cup Final in 2011.

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Europa League Round Of 32 Draw Announced
Advanced analytics darlings Midtjylland will play Manchester United in the Europa League round of 32, while Liverpool will play Augsburg.

ESPN

Real Madrid Could Offer James As Makeweight To Chelsea For Eden Hazard
Real Madrid would also be open to a cash-only transfer for Eden Hazard.

Don Balon (via Goal.com)

Mourinho Claims Chelsea Won't Sell Diego Costa
Diego Costa has had an inconsistent season in his second year with Chelsea and has had issues with Mourinho.

Joe Prince-Wright/ProSoccerTalk

Barcelona/Arsenal, Juve/Bayern Headline UCL Last-16 Draw
Arsenal narrowly advanced to the round of 16 of the Champions League but they have been drawn against Barcelona.

The Guardian

Luis Enrique Expects He'll Need Sabbatical When Barça Tenure Ends
Whenever Luis Enrique's tenure with Barcelona ends, he expects to need to take a sabbatical as Pep Guardiola did in 2012.

Dom Farrell/Goal.com

Antonio Conte Suggests Mario Balotelli Will Watch Euro 2016 On TV
Mario Balotelli has been picked by Antonio Conte just once following Italy's exit from the 2014 World Cup.

The Guardian

United Increase Pursuit Of Pep Guardiola
The process of pursuing Pep Guardiola has been "greatly accelerated" and there is concern he will end up with Manchester City.

Miguel Delaney/ESPN

Euro 2016 Group Stage Draw Announced
Eden Hazard and Belgium are drawn against Italy in the group stage.

ESPN

Jermaine Jones Suspended Six Matches For Referee Bump
Jermaine Jones is a free agent and has been entertaining offers from overseas clubs.

Jeff Carlisle/ESPN

Negredo Rejects Chance To Join Barcelona From Valencia On Loan
Alvaro Negredo has told Barca he would prefer to stay at Valencia and work with new manager Gary Neville.

SPORT

Expected Goals For The Champions League Group Stage
Michael Caley has published the combined Expected Goals for the six matches of the Champions League Group Stage.

Michael Caley/ESPN

Toni Kroos: Klinsmann Never Taught Me Anything At Bayern
Asked if Jurgen Klinsmann played a major role in Germany's development that led to winning the World Cup, Kroos said: "It's not true."

Stephan Uersfeld/ESPN

Ronaldo Would Love To Reunite With Carlo Ancelotti
Carlo Ancelotti has been linked with a move to Manchester United to replace Louis van Gaal.

ESPN

David Moyes Not Interested In Swansea City Job
Swansea fired Garry Monk earlier this week and Moyes is a free agent after being fired himself by Real Sociedad last month.

Press Association

Cristiano Ronaldo Would Consider Playing For Barcelona
Cristiano Ronaldo won't rule out the possibility of playing for Barcelona or one of Manchester United's rivals.

AP

Alvaro Morata Signs Extension With Juventus Through 2020
Alvaro Morata has struggled this season after an outstanding 14-15.

Goal.com

Arsenal, Spurs Rank In EPL Top-5 In Both Goals Scored, Allowed
Arsenal and Spurs currently rank in the top-5 in both goals scored and goals allowed.

RealGM Staff Report