April 2016 - Soccer Wiretap

Neymar: I Admire Pep Guardiola, Jose Mourinho
Neymar was linked to Manchester United during the summer transfer window and he talked about his admiration for Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola.

Metro

Paul Pogba Interested In Playing For Pep Guardiola
Paul Pogba has told Sky he would welcome the chance to play under Pep Guardiola.

ESPN

Inter Director: Jose Mourinho Will Manage United
Jose Mourinho is in Milan this weekend to watch his former club.

ESPN

Liverpool Hope To Mario Balotelli To Club In Asia
Liverpool paid £16 million to sign Mario Balotelli from Milan in 2014 and is under contract until 2017.

Andy Hunter/The Guardian

Some United Players Lose Confidence In Van Gaal, Want Mourinho
Louis Van Gaal is generally well liked by his players but an influential faction of the club are unsure if he's capable of turning around their season.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian

David De Gea Injures Ankle In Warm-Ups
David De Gea becomes the 11th United player out because of injury.

The Guardian

Mauricio Pochettino On Chelsea's Five-Man Shortlist
Juventus' Massimiliano Allegri, Chile's former manager Jorge Sampaoli, Italy's Antonio Conte and Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone are also on the list.

Miguel Delaney/ESPN

Thiago Not Planning On Following Pep Guardiola To City
Thiago signed an extension with Bayern through 2019 in August.

Stephan Uersfeld/ESPN

Edinson Cavani's Father Wants Him At United, Juve, Real Madrid
The father of Edinson Cavani said his son remains unhappy with his role at Paris Saint-Germain and believes he should join Real Madrid, Manchester United or Juventus.

ESPN

Zlatan Ibrahimovic Suggests He'd Like One-Year Stint In EPL
Zlatan Ibrahimovic decided not to renew his lease on his Paris apartment and purchased a luxury flat in a proposed development in Florida.

Dominic Fifield/The Guardian

Rafa Benitez Criticizes Way Florentino Perez Runs Real Madrid
Rafa Benitez criticized Florentino Perez for having a "permanent presence" around the club and for firing managers too quickly.

Mark Dobson/Goal.com

Wayne Rooney Out Up To Two Months With Knee Ligament Damage
Wayne Rooney played all of Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Sunderland and showed no signs of being injured.

The Guardian

Carlos Tevez Rejects €25M Offer From Shanghai
Carlos Tevez left Juventus last offseason to return to Boca Juniors.

Goal.com

Ronaldo: BBC Don't Need To Be Friends Like MSN
Cristiano Ronaldo said he is used to being the focus of criticism from the media, but remains happy at Madrid.

FourFourTwo

Report: Atletico Madrid To Open Talks With Juan Mata
Juan Mata won't turn 28 until April and came up in La Liga with Valencia in 2007 before being sold to Chelsea in 2011.

Goal.com

Liverpool Confirms Signing Of Joel Matip
Joel Matip is a central defender who can also play in the midfield.

Press Association

Marco Verratti Signs Extension With PSG Through 2020
Marco Verratti has previously been linked to both Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Dom Farrell/Goal.com

Laurent Blanc Critical Of 'Pitiful' Slur Used By Serge Aurier
Serge Aurier has apologised publicly for his comments.

Dominic Fifield/The Guardian

Eden Hazard Won't Rule Out Summer Move To Real Madrid, PSG
Eden Hazard said he's enjoying life with Chelsea at the moment but isn't ruling out a move to another club.

Liam Twomey/ESPN

Van Gaal: Jose Mourinho Hasn't Contacted Me About Rumors
Jose Mourinho was an assistant for Louis Van Gaal at Barcelona in the 1990s and the two have maintained a cordial relationship ever since.

ESPN

Obafemi Martins Leaving Sounders For Shanghai Shenhua
Obafemi Martins was linked to a move back to the Premier League in January.

Oluwashina Okeleji/BBC

Jurgen Klopp Confident Of Signing Players Without Champions League
Liverpool are currently 11th in the Premier League and unlikely to qualify for the Champions League unless they win the Europa League.

FourFourTwo

Zidane: Real Madrid Won't Sell Raphael Varane To United
Raphael Varane would be a target for United if Jose Mourinho gets the job.

FourFourTwo

Chelsea Planning £39M Bid To PSG For Blaise Matuidi
Ramires has already left for Chelsea for China, while the future of Nemanja Matic is uncertain, leaving the club with a potential hole in defensive midfield.

Tom Maston/Goal.com

Diego Costa Breaks Nose, Will Wear Protective Mask
Diego Costa is Chelsea's only fully fit striker as Loic Remy battles a calf issue and Radamel Falcao is a long-term absentee with a thigh injury.

Liam Twomey/ESPN

Arsenal To Play MLS All-Stars In San Jose
Arsenal will be the opponent for the MLS All-Star Game at Avaya Stadium in 2016.

Sports Illustrated

Dmitri Payet Signs Extension With West Ham
Dmitri Payet has agreed to sign a five-and-half-year extension with West Ham.

Sky Sports

28-Year-Old Julian Nagelsmann Takes Over As Manager Of Hoffenheim
Julian Nagelsmann is the youngest manager in the history of the Bundesliga.

PA Sport

Laurent Blanc Signs Extension With PSG Through 2018
Laurent Blanc replaced Carlo Ancelotti in 2013.

Press Association

Jose Mourinho Open To Managing Outside Premier League
Jose Mourinho has also previously managed in Portugal, Italy and Spain.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian