May 2018 - Soccer Wiretap

Arsenal Sells Francis Coquelin To Valencia For $16.3M
Francis Coquelin fell out of favor this season with Arsene Wenger.

David Hytner/The Guardian

Liverpool Attempting To Bring Naby Keita Over Immediately
Leipzig are seeking an additional £17.8 million to let Naby Keita leave now.

Ed Aarons/The Guardian

Arsenal Seeking Malcom As Direct Replacement For Alexis Sanchez
Bordeaux are demanding a fee of €50m and would prefer to retain Malcom until the end of the season.

Fabrizio Romano, Ed Aarons/The Guardian

United Attempting To Beat City To Sign Alexis Sanchez
United is now offering £25 million to Arsenal for Alexis Sanchez.

Fabrizio Romano, Ed Aarons/The Guardian

Ernesto Valverde: Barcelona Hasn't Given Up On La Masia
Ernesto Valverde talked about how Barcelona has always combined expensive transfers with academy players.

Sam Marsden/ESPN

Raheem Sterling, City To Open Extension Talks
Raheem Sterling earns around £170,000 a week basic and can expect a rise of at least £50,000 a week.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian

CIES Ranks Cristiano Ronaldo As World's 49th Most Valuable Player
CIES' valuations have Paris Saint-Germain's Neymar atop their list at €213 million.

Dermot Corrigan/ESPN

Video: Soccer Stars Who Changed Clubs In 2017
Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Alvaro Morata were just three of the biggest names to change clubs in 2017.

RealGM Staff Report

FA To Use Rooney Rule For Future England Manager Interviews
England hired Gareth Southgate last year.

Martha Kelner/The Guardian

Zinedine Zidane Doesn't Expect Stay With Real Madrid For 10 Years
Zinedine Zidane acknowledged he's unlikely to remain as manager of Real Madrid for more than a few seasons.

As.com

Antoine Griezmann Hesitant About Leaving Spain For United
Antoine Griezmann's buy-out clause of €100 million has become relatively reasonable.

Rob Dawson/ESPN

City Confident Of January Transfer For Alexis Sanchez
Arsenal could accept £30 million for Alexis Sanchez just a few months after being offered £50 million.

Peter O'Rourke/ESPN

Harry Kane Happy Staying With Spurs If Trophies Won
Spurs are reportedly preparing a deal that would double Harry Kane's salary from £100,000 per week to £200,000 per week.

Press Association

Liverpool, Leicester Dismiss Reports Of Riyad Mahrez Transfer
Liverpool dubbed the rumour as a complete fabrication.

ESPN

Liverpool Accepts $193M Fee From Barcelona For Philippe Coutinho
Philippe Coutinho has agreed a five-and-a-half-year deal worth $16.2 million per season.

Sid Lowe/The Guardian

Chelsea, Everton Close To $20.3M Ross Barkley Transfer
Ross Barkley will cost Everton £20 million in transfer revenue for delaying his move to Chelsea.

Andy Hunter/The Guardian

Lionel Messi Could Leave Barca On Free Transfer If Catalonia Secedes
The president of La Liga has said Barcelona would be removed from the Spanish league along with all other Catalan clubs in the event of secession.

Reuters

Antonio Conte: Jose Mourinho Has Memory Problem
Jose Mourinho said that he did not need to "behave as a clown on the touchline" to prove his passion for his role at United.

David Hytner/The Guardian

Jose Mourinho Dismisses Reports Of Unhappiness At United As 'Garbage'
Jose Mourinho insisted he is emotionally connected with United in the same way he has been at all his previous clubs.

Paul Wilson/The Guardian

Barcelona Preparing $190M Offer To Liverpool For Philippe Coutinho
Liverpool rejected three approaches by Barcelona during the summer.

Andy Hunter/The Guardian

PSG Has Antonio Conte, Andre Villas-Boas, Jose Mourinho On Short List
Unai Emery would likely be fired if PSG doesn't reach the semifinals of the Champions League.

Jonathan Johnson/ESPN

Bayern Confirms Interest In Leon Goretzka
Leon Goretzka is also receiving interest from Liverpool.

Press Association

Thibaut Courtois Close To Extension With Chelsea
Thibaut Courtois is out of contract after the 18-19 season.

David Hytner/The Guardian

Juventus Confident Of Signing Emre Can On Free Transfer
Liverpool have already signed a central midfielder for next season with Naby Keïta arriving from RB Leipzig.

Fabrizio Romano/The Guardian

Zinedine Zidane Suggests Real Madrid Can Add To Club In January Window
Zinedine Zidane says he held talks with club president Florentino Perez regarding the possibility of making new signings in the January transfer window.

Dermot Corrigan/ESPN

David Silva's Absence Has Been Due To Premature Birth Of Son
David Silva has been away from Manchester City for several weeks following the extremely premature birth of his son.

The Independent

Sergio Aguero Admits City Controls Whether He Stays Or Leaves
Sergio Aguero has been rotated frequently this season which has led to speculation that he could depart in the summer.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian

Pep Guardiola: Premier League Killing Players With Holiday Schedule
Pep Guardiola called the players "artists" and that they must be protected from not receiving enough rest between matches.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian

Arsenal Working On Transfer For Konstantinos Mavropanos
Arsenal will need a replacement for retiring captain Per Mertesacker next season, while Laurent Koscielny and Nacho Monreal are also in their 30s.

Mattias Karen/ESPN

PSG Plan On Selling Players In January
Grzegorz Krychowiak and Jese Rodriguez have been on loan in the Premier League and could be sold outright.

Jonathan Johnson/ESPN