May 2016 - Soccer Wiretap

Chelsea Increases Pursuit Of N'Golo Kante
N'Golo Kante joined Leicester for just £5.6 million from Caen last summer.

Liam Twomey/ESPN

West Ham Negotiating Contract With Carlos Bacca
Carlos Bacca has been told he can go to West Ham after their £26 million offer was accepted by AC Milan.

Ed Aarons/The Guardian

Saints Sign Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg From Bayern
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg is a 20-year-old defensive midfielder who joined Bayern in 2010.

RealGM Staff Report

Carlo Ancelotti Won't Overhaul Bayern's Style Of Play
Carlo Ancelotti was introduced as manager of Bayern Munich on Monday, taking over for Pep Guardiola.

Press Association

Juventus Seek Contract Extension With Paul Pogba
Juventus has been highly reluctant to sell Paul Pogba.

ESPN

Griezmann: Ronaldo Will Win Ballon D'Or
Antoine Griezmann believes Cristiano Ronaldo will win the Ballon d'Or as a result of Portugal beating France in the Euro 2016 final.

Mark Rodden/ESPN

Portugal Wins 2016 European Championship
Eder scored in the 109th minute for Portugal after coming on for Renato Sanches.

RealGM Staff Report

Arsene Wenger Would Consider England Job In 2017
Arsene Wenger would be the FA's first-choice candidate to replace Roy Hodgson if a way could be found to lever him out of his club role.

Daniel Taylor/The Guardian

Cristiano Ronaldo Comes Off With Injured Knee In 25th Minute
Cristiano Ronaldo was injured in a collision with Dimitri Payet in the ninth minute.

ESPN

Matthias Sammer Steps Down As Bayern Sports Director
Matthias Sammer aid his health has been fully restored but that “at the moment” he had no desire to be available “for the club, the team and the public 24/7”.

Associated Press

Arsenal, Dortmund, Fenerbahce Interested In Arda Turan
Barcelona is open to selling Arda Turan this summer but will only accept offers of at least $33 million.

Goal.com

Pirlo, Kaka, Giovinco Headline Starting XI For MLS All-Stars
Major League Soccer has announced the starting XI for the 2016 All-Star game against Arsenal in San Jose.

Goal.com

Juventus Considering Transfer For Memphis Depay
United paid $30.4 million for Depay a season ago and he could be sold to Juventus for as little as $22.1 million.

Gazzetta dello Sport

United Interested In Both Pogba, Matuidi
Blaise Matuidi had initially been seen as a Plan B for United if they could not complete a move for Paul Pogba, but Jose Mourinho is interested in bringing them both.

Miguel Delaney/ESPN

UEFA To Stick With 24 Teams For Euro 2020
Four third place teams joined the winners and runners-up to form a round of 16.

ESPN

Jurgen Klopp Signs New Six-Year Extension With Liverpool
Fenway Sports Group has been impressed with Jurgen Klopp during his initial months with the club.

Press Association

Leicester City Buys Ahmed Musa For £16M From CSKA
Ahmed Musa began his career in Europe with Venlo in the Netherlands.

The Guardian

Bournemouth Buys Lewis Cook From Leeds
Leeds rejected a bid from Bournemouth for the England Under-19s star in January.

Ben Fisher/The Guardian

Graziano Pelle Leaving Saints For China On £13M Transfer
Saints has a ready-made replacement in place after their purchase of Charlie Austin from QPR.

Press Association

Jurgen Klinsmann In Talks To Become Manager Of England
Jurgen Klinsmann led the United States to a fourth place finish at Copa America.

Dominic Fifield/The Guardian

Marcelo Bielsa Steps Down As Manager Of Lazio Two Days After Hire
Marcelo Bielsa has had a change of heart, living up to his reputation for eccentric behaviour in the process.

The Guardian

Liverpool Accepts £15M Offer From Bournemouth For Jordon Ibe
Many viewed Jordon Ibe as a natural replacement for Raheem Sterling.

Paul Wilson/The Guardian

City Offers £51M To Juventus For Leonardo Bonucci
Juventus do not want to sell Leonardo Bonucci and gave a flat rejection to City following the initial offer.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian

Messi Receives 21-Month Sentence For Tax Fraud, Won't Serve Time
The Messis owe more than €4 million owed in back payments

Ed Aarons/The Guardian

Lazio Hires Marcelo Bielsa As Manager
Marcelo Bielsa takes over from Simone Inzaghi, who took temporary charge following the dismissal of Stefano Pioli in the second half of last season.

Ben Gladwell/ESPN

Mourinho Prefers 'Specialists' Over 'Multi-Functional' Players
Jose Mourinho spoke about the types of players he's looking to sign with Manchester United.

The Guardian

Valencia Purchases Nani From Fenerbahce For €8.5M
Nani will sign a three-year deal with Valencia.

The Guardian

Paul Pogba Only Will Accept United If Real Madrid Proves Impossible
United is willing to meet Paul Pogba's wage demand of €300,000 per week.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian

Mourinho Rules Out Using Wayne Rooney In Midfield
Wayne Rooney had been used in a deeper midfield role last season with United as well as at Euro 2016 with England.

ESPN

Guardiola: Lionel Messi Has To Stay In Barcelona For Entire Career
Lionel Messi has long been linked to Manchester City, but Pep Guardiola ruled out the possibility of him ever joining the club.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian