May 2016 - Soccer Wiretap

United Denies Report Of Paris Meeting With Pep Guardiola
A report in France Football on Thursday claimed that the meeting with Pep Guardiola took place at the Hotel Bristol in the 8th arrondissement of Paris.

The Guardian

Bilic Denies Report Of West Ham's Interest In Daniel Sturridge
Daniel Sturridge has played in just six matches for Liverpool this season as he continues to battle injuries.

Kristian Walsh/Liverpool Echo

Manuel Neuer Hints He May Not Finish Career At Bayern
Manuel Neuer joined Bayern from Schalke in 2011.

FourFourTwo

Athletic Signs Inaki Williams To New Deal With €50M Release Clause
Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham have scouted Inaki Williams.

Ed Aarons/The Guardian

Jordan Morris Signs With Seattle Sounders
Jordan Morris considered signing with Werder Bremen.

Jeff Carlisle/ESPN

Liverpool, Shakhtar Open Talks On €32M Alex Teixeira Transfer
Alex Teixeira, who has been linked with a move to Chelsea, has scored 67 goals in 146 league games for the Ukrainian team in five years at the club.

Marcus Christenson/The Guardian

Gareth Bale's Agent Demands Inquiry After Details Of Transfer Leaked
The six-page document, released by the website Football Leaks and widely published in Spain, set out details of the full value of the deal, which has always been disputed.

The Guardian

Ashley Cole Terminates Roma Deal, Expected To Join Galaxy
Ashley Cole made 16 appearances last season but hasn't played since March of last year.

Press Association

Chelsea Moving Towards Deal With Corinthians For Alexandre Pato
Alexandre Pato is currently contracted to Corinthians after a two-year loan spell at Sao Paulo and is valued at £10 million.

Dominic Fifield/The Guardian

Branislav Ivanovic Agrees To One-Year Extension With Chelsea
Branislav Ivanovic's existing contract was due to expire this summer and he was free to talk to overseas clubs this month.

Peter O'Rourke/ESPN

United Believes De Gea Will Stay If He Earns No. 1 Spot For Spain
David De Gea's supreme United form has led to calls in Spain for him to start, but Vicente Del Bosque has remained loyal to Iker Casillas.

Miguel Delaney/ESPN

Manuel Pellegrini Prefers Club Managing Over Chile's National Team
Manuel Pellegrini did offer his services for the World Cup if he was needed.

ESPN

Jorge Sampaoli Reaches Buyout With Chile
Jorge Sampaoli recently said that he was "being held hostage" by the contract.

ESPN

Busquets: Atletico Bigger Threat To La Liga Title Than Real Madrid
Sergio Busquets believes Atletico Madrid are currently the stronger team compared to Real Madrid.

Joe Wright/Goal.com

Jordan Morris Turns Down Werder Bremen, Will Stay In US
Jordan Morris trained with the Seattle Sounders youth team while playing in college for Stanford but was eligible to join Bremen on a free transfer.

ESPN

Nacho Monreal Signs Extension With Arsenal Through 2019
Nacho Monreal has become first choice at left-back since his arrival from Malaga in 2013.

The Guardian

Inter Releases Nemanja Vidic, Linked To MLS
Nemanja Vidic has yet to play this season after undergoing surgery on a slipped disc in August.

FourFourTwo

Gareth Bale Out Three Weeks With Another Calf Injury
It is the sixth injury to the calf muscle in what has become a recurring problem for Gareth Bale.

The Guardian

David Luiz: Diego Costa Would Be Welcome By PSG
Diego Costa has repeatedly been linked to a move away from Chelsea.

ESPN

Diafra Sakho Unhurt After Crashing Lamborghini Into Wall
Diafra Sakho joined West Ham from Metz in 2014.

Ed Aarons/The Guardian

Ronaldo: Real Madrid Players Have More Empathy With Zidane
Cristiano Ronaldo believes his Real Madrid teammates are considerably happier playing under Zinedine Zidane.

Dermot Corrigan/ESPN

Report: Jose Mourinho Turned Down Real Madrid, Expects United Job
Both Jose Mourinho and United believe it would be better for him to take over the club at the end of the season rather than as a midseason replacement.

Duncan Castles/Sunday Times

Real Madrid To Pursue Transfer For David De Gea
David De Gea subsequently signed a new four-year contract at United.

Miguel Delaney/ESPN

Guus Hiddink Admits Relegation Battle Is Chelsea's 'Reality'
Chelsea faces Everton, Arsenal, Manchester United, and a top-10 Watford side in their next four matches.

Kyle Bonn/Pro Soccer Talk

Real, Atleti, Liverpool Monitoring Athletic's Inaki Williams
Inaki Williams is a 21-year-old product of Bilbao's academy and has scored 10 goals this season as a winger.

Ed Aarons/The Guardian

Rapids Interested In Tim Howard
The Rapids acquired the top spot in the MLS allocation order from Chicago during Thursday's MLS SuperDraft.

Jeff Carlisle/ESPN

Jordan Morris Continuing Trial At Werder Bremen
Jordan Morris' MLS rights are held by the Seattle Sounders, but he could still sign for Bremen on a free transfer.

Stephan Uersfeld/ESPN

Arsenal Signs Mohamed Elneny From Basel For £7M
Arsene Wenger said he began the process of signing Elneny in December after Francis Coquelin went out injured, but they had been monitoring him for over a year.

Mattias Karen/ESPN

Real Madrid, Atletico Banned From Transfers Until Summer Of 2017
Real Madrid had tried to buy David de Gea in last summer's window and have been linked to Eden Hazard for upcoming windows.

The Guardian

Tim Howard Could Leave Everton In Summer
Roberto Martinez believes Tim Howard's play has been overlooked and that the goalkeeper merits more appreciation.

Andy Hunter/The Guardian