May 2019 - Soccer Wiretap

FC Cincinnati Draft Frankie Amaya #1 In MLS Draft
Amaya was the youngest player in the MLS draft.

Avi Creditor/SI

Sevilla Sign Munir For Low Transfer Fee
Munir scored 12 goals in 56 matches for Barcelona.

Sam Marsden/ESPN

Marcelo Bielsa Admits Leeds Spied On Derby County
Bielsa stated that he often sent employees to observe his opponent's training sessions.

Sky Sports

Cesc Fabregas Joins Monaco From Chelsea On $11.5M Transfer
Cesc Fabregas made 198 appearances for Chelsea over four-and-a-half years.

The Guardian

Chelsea Pursuing Transfer For Gonzalo Higuain, Loan Of Alvaro Morata
Gonzalo Higuain is keen on a move although Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia has reservations due to his age.

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Diego Lainez Secures Transfer To Real Betis
The 18-year-old Lainez was one of the most highly rated prospects in Mexico.

Avi Creditor/SI

Vegas Authorities Issue Warrant For Cristiano Ronaldo's DNA
Cristiano Ronaldo has been accused of raping Kathryn Mayorga in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2009.

ESPN

Unai Emery: Arsenal To Only Make Loan Signings
Arsenal have been linked with Denis Suarez and Ever Banega in the January window.

Jacob Steinberg/The Guardian

Chelsea Targeting Callum Wilson In Winter Window
Chelsea have been linked with Callum Wilson and Gonzalo Higuain during the winter window.

Jack Watson/The Independent

Jose Mourinho: No Intention Of Working In Portugal
Benfica president Luis Filipe Vieira raised the possibility of Mourinho returning to Portugal earlier this week.

Marca

Athletic Bilbao Add Ibai Gomez
Gomez was born in Bilbao and made his Athletic debut in 2010.

Juanma Velasco/Marca

Celtic Sign Andrew Gutman From Indiana University
Gutman turned down a homegrown contract with the Chicago Fire to join Celtic.

Larry Henry Jr./SBI

Tottenham Stadium Delayed Again Until Mid-March At Earliest
Spurs had hoped for a move-in game on September 15th against Liverpool.

David Hytner/The Guardian

Andres Iniesta: Difficult To See Neymar Returning To Barcelona
Barcelona is rumored to be working on a return move for Neymar.

BeIn Sports

Aaron Ramsey Agrees To Juventus Deal
Ramsey will be the second-highest paid player at Juventus.

Fabrizio Romano/The Guardian

Attendances At The Bernabeu Down 8,720 Over Past Decade
Real Madrid are filling up just 77.3% of the Bernabeu's capacity this season.

Carlos Forjanes/AS

Gareth Bale To Be Fined For Leaving Match Early
Bale left in the stadium in the 78th minute of Real Madrid's 2-0 loss to Real Sociedad.

AS

Benjamin Pavard Agrees To Five-Year Deal With Bayern Munich
Pavard's transfer fee is believed to be around $40 million.

The Guardian

Bayern Raise Offer To Chelsea For Callum Hudson-Odoi To $44.6M
Callum Hudson-Odoi has refused to discuss a new contract with Chelsea.

Ed Aarons/The Guardian

Pep Guardiola On Brahim Diaz Transfer: Create A Second League
Guardiola said he'd like to see a second league to develop youth prospects after losing Brahim Diaz and Jadon Sancho.

BBC Sport

Jean-Clair Todibo To Join Barcelona On Free Transfer
Todibo made his debut for Toulouse at the start of this season.

FC Barcelona

Pepe Returns to Porto On Free Transfer
Pepe won two league titles at Porto before moving to Real Madrid.

BBC Sport

Mousa Dembele To Join Beijing Guoan
Dembele was looking to join a league with a slower tempo as he recovers from a foot injury.

David Hytner/The Guardian

United Prepared To Wait Until Summer To Sign Kalidou Koulibaly
Kalidou Koulibaly is open to a transfer to United despite signing an extension with Napoli in September.

Rob Dawson/ESPN

Benfica President On Hiring Mourinho: Money Is No Issue
Benfica will name a new manager sometime next week after sacking Rui Vitoria.

AS

Toni Kroos Tears Adductor Muscle, No Timeline On Return
Kroos suffered a grade 2 adductor tear in his left leg.

Real Madrid

Pochettino Worried About Spurs' Ceiling Without Increased Budget
Mauricio Pochettino has been hugely successful since joining Spurs in 2014, but he has yet to win the Premier League.

David Hytner/The Guardian

Timothy Weah Joins Celtic On Loan
The 18-year-old Weah joins Celtic from PSG.

Ed Aarons/The Guardian

Maurizio Sarri Tells Callum Hudson-Odoi To Turn Down Bayern
Sarri said Hudson-Odoi is ready to start in the Premier League.

Paul MacInnes/The Guardian

Aaron Ramsey To Leave Arsenal On Free Transfer In Summer
Juventus and Bayern Munich are both keen to sign Aaron Ramsey as a free agent.

Mark Ogden/ESPN