May 2017 - Soccer Wiretap

Antonio Conte Signs Extension With Chelsea
Antonio Conte had been expected to sign an extension to 2021.

Dominic Fifield/The Guardian

Barcelona Denies Report Of $256M Transfer Of Neymar To PSG
A report in Brazil indicated Neymar has accepted an offer from PSG with the club exercising his $256 million buyout clause.

As.com

Barcelona Earns Sports Record $770M In Revenues During 16-17 Season
Barcelona allocated 66 percent of its expenditures for "payment of salaries to athletes."

Kurt Badenhausen/Forbes

Leonardo Bonucci Agrees To Join AC Milan From Juventus
AC Milan will pay $45.9 million to Juventus for Leonardo Bonucci.

Marcus Christenson, Fabrizio Romano/The Guardian

Wojciech Szczęsny To Join Juventus On $13.1M Transfer From Arsenal
Wojciech Szczęsny spent the past two seasons on loan at Roma and will now backup Gianluigi Buffon.

Fabrizio Romano, Marcus Christenson/The Guardian

Renato Sanches Receiving Loan Interest From AC Milan
AC Milan want to take Renato Sanches on a two-year loan deal with an option to make the deal permanent for a fee of €47 million.

Mark Lovell/ESPN

Joe Hart Joins West Ham On Season-Long Loan
City will continue to pay some of Joe Hart's wages.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian

Mario Gotze Remains 'One Of Dortmund's Most Important Players'
Mario Gotze had been out since February with a metabolic illness.

ESPN

AC Milan Remain Interested In Alvaro Morata
Alvaro Morata's future remains uncertain after Real Madrid was unable to sell him to Manchester United.

As.com

Alexis Sanchez Seeking Champions League Team
Alexis Sanchez would like to play for a club in the Champions League next season, but admits his future is controlled by Arsenal.

Nick Ames/The Guardian

United Open To Re-Signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is rehabbing a torn ACL and isn't likely to be ready until January.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian

Chelsea Finalize Transfer For Tiemoue Bakayoko
Tiemoue Bakayoko's arrival could lead to a sale of Nemanja Matic.

Dominic Fifield/The Guardian

Spurs Accept City's $68.5M Bid For Kyle Walker
Kyle Walker was the best right-back in the Premier League last year.

David Hytner/The Guardian

Premier League Was World's Richest League By $2.2 Billion
The size of domestic and international TV rights sales is worth twice as much as the Bundesliga.

The Guardian

Mesut Ozil Prefers To Sign Extension With Arsenal
Arsenal have offered a deal worth £280,000-a-week.

David Hytner/The Guardian

Gianluigi Donnarumma Agrees To Extension With AC Milan
Gianluigi Donnarumma's previous deal expired in 2018 and he was reportedly close to a transfer to leave Milan.

Ben Gladwell/ESPN

Everton Determined To Sign Gylfi Sigurdsson From Swansea
Swansea placed a £50 million price tag on Gylfi Sigurdsson.

Stuart James/The Guardian

Dani Alves Chooses PSG Over City
Dani Alves had agreed a contract in principle with City but was persuaded to join PSG.

Marcus Christenson, Fabrizio Romano, Dominic Fifield/The Guardian

Chelsea Prioritizing Transfer For Alvaro Morata
Antonio Conte has asked Chelsea's board to pursue a £70 million signing for Morata.

Dominic Fifield/The Guardian

Douglas Costa Moves To Juventus From Bayern On Loan With Option To Buy
The deal for Douglas Costa is structured as a €6 million loan for the 17-18 season with an obligation to buy for €40 million.

Marcus Christenson/The Guardian

Bayern Agrees To Two-Year Loan Deal For James Rodriguez
Bayern have the option to buy James Rodriguez at the end of the loan.

Marcus Christenson/The Guardian

Diego Costa Excused From Chelsea Training Amid Atleti Negotiations
Atleti's initial offer for Diego Costa is worth approximately £26 million, which is significantly short of Chelsea's valuation.

Dominic Fifield/The Guardian

Swansea Seeking $64M For Gylfi Sigurdsson
Gylfi Sigurdsson had nine Premier League goals and 13 assists.

Press Association

Cristiano Ronaldo Decides He Wants To Remain With Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo wanted to leave Real Madrid following the accusation that he evated €14.7 million in taxes.

Manu Sainz/As.com

United, Real Madrid Accelerate Talks On James Rodriguez
Real Madrid are seeking nearly $80 million in exchange for James Rodriguez.

Manu Sainz/As.com

Chelsea Agrees Upon $43.8M Deal With Roma For Antonio Rudiger
Chelsea had initially hoped to sign either Leonardo Bonucci or Virgil van Dijk.

Dominic Fifield/The Guardian

United Finalizing $129M Transfer With Everton For Romelu Lukaku
As part of the deal, Wayne Rooney will return to Everton.

Dominic Fifield/The Guardian

Manchester United Again Pursuing Eric Dier Of Spurs
Eric Dier is receptive to a move to United, largely because he lost his place as Tottenham’s first-choice defensive midfielder to Victor Wanyama last season.

Jamie Jackson, David Hytner/The Guardian

Marco Verratti Apologizes For Comments Agent Made About PSG
Marco Verratti reported for training on Friday, three days ahead of his scheduled return.

Jonathan Johnson/ESPN

Per Mertesacker To Manage Arsenal's Academy Beginning In 2018
Per Mertesacker will take over as Arsenal’s academy manager after the 17-18 season when he retires as a player.

Marcus Christenson/The Guardian