April 2017 - Soccer Wiretap

Barcelona Agrees To $177M Transfer With Dortmund For Ousmane Dembele
Ousmane Dembele was bought by Dortmund last year from Rennes for €15 million.

ESPN

PSG Accused Of Driving Up Barcelona's Transfer Fee For Seri
Seri was expected to complete a €40 million move to Barcelona this week.

Ed Aarons/The Guardian

Zlatan Ibrahimovic Re-Signs With United On One-Year Deal
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is out until January following his torn ACL.

Marcus Christenson/The Guardian

UEFA Confirms Pots For Champions League Draw
Barcelona, Atletico, Paris Saint-Germain, Dortmund, Sevilla, Man City, FC Porto and Manchester United comprise a deep second pot.

ESPN

Joel Campbell Reluctant To Go Out On Loan Again
Joel Campbell joined Arsenal from Deportivo Saprissa in 2011.

David Hytner/The Guardian

Wayne Rooney Retires From England National Team
Wayne Rooney scored 53 goals in 119 appearances for England.

Press Association

Sources Deny Report Of Chelsea Reaching Out To Thomas Tuchel
Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia has personally sought out Thomas Tuchel, according to a Sport Blid report.

Stephan Uersfeld/ESPN

Stuttgart Could Sell Julian Green
Julian Green joined Stuttgart from Bayern Munich in January.

Jeff Carlisle/ESPN

PSG, Monaco Discussing $164M Kylian Mbappe Transfer
Kylian Mbappe would remain at Monaco until next season.

Bryan Swanson/Sky Sports

Pep Guardiola: Club Could Pay Lionel Messi's $353M Buyout
Lionel Messi could sign a precontract with other clubs beginning on Jan. 1st if he doesn't sign the extension.

Sam Marsden/ESPN

Barcelona Suing Neymar For Breach Of Contract
Barcelona has already said they will refuse to pay Neymar $30.6 million in bonus payments due this summer.

Samuel Marsden/ESPN

Mbappe Excluded From Monaco's Training After Incident With Teammate
Kylian Mbappe's future with Monaco remains in doubt as the summer transfer window nears its final stage.

Ian Holyman/ESPN

Bayern Wants $83M Academy To Produce One First Team Player Per Year
David Alaba was the last homegrown player to graduate into Bayern's first team in 2010.

BBC

Barcelona Denies Suggestion Lionel Messi Could Leave Club
Barcelona maintains Lionel Messi will sign his contract extension that was reportedly agreed upon in July.

Samuel Marsden/ESPN

Neymar: Barcelona Deserves Better Than Current Board
Neymar said his former Barcelona teammates were also unhappy.

ESPN

Andres Iniesta Warns He Could Leave Barcelona In 2018
Andres Iniesta has spent his entire career with Barcelona but is without a contract for next season.

Samuel Marsden/ESPN

Barcelona Considering 4th Bid To Liverpool For Philippe Coutinho
Barcelona's new bid is expected to be worth $153 million in total.

Ed Aarons/The Guardian

Zlatan Ibrahimovic Expected To Sign With Manchester United
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored 28 goals in his first season with United.

Andy Mitten/ESPN

Real Madrid Rejects $88M Bid From Juventus For Mateo Kovacic
Real Madrid bought Mateo Kovacic from Inter Milan in 2015 for €30 million.

Javier Martin/As.com

Spurs Close To $54M Deal With Ajax For Davinson Sanchez
Davinson Sanchez is a 21-year-old center-half.

Ed Aarons/The Guardian

Liverpool Rejects Barcelona's $147M Bid For Philippe Coutinho
The bid is Barcelona's third after they previously offered £72 million and £90 million for Philippe Coutinho.

Andy Hunter/The Guardian

Aliko Dangote Hopes To Buy Arsenal, Fire Arsene Wenger
Aliko Dangote has a net worth of $11.1 billion and will consider making an offer to purchase Arsenal toward the end of the current decade.

Francine Lacqua, Paul Wallace/Bloomberg

Turner To Air Most Champions League Matches On Paid Streaming Service
Turner will begin televising the Champions League for the 18-19 season.

Kevin Draper/New York Times

Arsene Wenger: Arsenal Taking Risk Keeping Alexis Sanchez
Arsenal could lose Alexis Sanchez for free next summer and is considered likely to do so.

Nick Ames/The Guardian

Diego Costa Believes Return To Atletico Madrid 'Already Set'
Diego Costa insists he won't return to Chelsea and will eventually end up back with Atletico Madrid.

Ben Fisher/The Guardian

Luis Suarez Out At Least One Month, Will Miss World Cup Qualifiers
Luis Suarez will miss matches against Argentina on Aug. 31 and Paraguay on Sept. 5.

Samuel Marsden/ESPN

Barcelona Confident Of Signing Both Philippe Coutinho, Ousmane Dembele
Philippe Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele could cost $118 million apiece.

Samuel Marsden/ESPN

Juventus Buys Blaise Matuidi From PSG For $23.5M
Blaise Matuidi joined PSG from St-Etienne in 2011 and was one of the club's longest serving players.

Fabrizio Romano, Marcus Christenson/The Guardian

MLS Teams Worth $223M On Average
The Galaxy generated $63 million in revenue last season.

Chris Smith/Forbes

Christian Pulisic Dismisses New Round Of Liverpool Rumors
Christian Pulisic signed a new contract in January with Borussia Dortmund.

Stephan Uersfeld/ESPN