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[5/12, 15:35] 

🎮🎮 Soccer World News HQ Transfer rumours: Aubameyang, Ighalo, Upamecano, Martinez

🎤 Arsenal's Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 30, promised his grandfather before he died that he would play for Real Madrid. (Sun) 

🎤 The Gunners have also been dealt a blow in their pursuit of RB Leipzig's 21-year-old French defender Dayot Upamecano after his agent said a big money move would be unlikely because of coronavirus. (Sport 1, via Metro)

🎤 Shanghai Shenhua expect Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo, 30, to return from his loan spell at Manchester United in time for the start of the new Chinese Super League season, which is scheduled to begin in July. (Sky Sports)

🎤 Meanwhile, Manchester United have revived their interest in 22-year-old Inter Milan and Argentina striker Lautaro Martinez. (Sport, via Mail)

🎤 Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has followed Dries Mertens on Instagram and reportedly contacted the 33-year-old Belgium and Napoli forward directly. (Express)

🎤 Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas admits it will be difficult for the club to keep hold of their star players this summer - amid reported interest from Chelsea in 23-year-old French striker Moussa Dembele. (Star)

🎤 Manchester City want to sign Paris St-Germain's 17-year-old French midfielder Edouard Michut. (Sky Sports)

🎤 The father of Brazilian midfielder Gerson has claimed that Arsenal and Tottenham are both keen on signing the 22-year-old midfielder from Flamengo. (ESPN, in Portuguese)

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Alexis Sanchez in 2011: "Barcelona is my dream club since my childhood."

Alexis Sanchez in 2014: "Ever since I was young, it was my dream to play for Arsenal."

Sanchez in 2018: "Since I was young, I have always said that my dream was to play for Manchester United."

: Clubs in LaLiga Santander and LaLiga SmartBank have been conducting coronavirus tests over the last few days for players and essential staff, with LaLiga reporting that five positive cases have been detected.

Chelsea were 1 of the clubs opposing to Neutral Venues. [Matt Law—Telegraph] #CFC

The Bottom 6, Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham. Are against the use of neutral venues. [Telegraph]

 In total 12 clubs were against the use of Neutral Venues. So even if the bottom 3 were willing to change mind. Neutral Venues would still NOT pass.

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Petr Cech- My greatest achievement in football is that I managed to play for one of the best teams in the world for 10 seasons without losing my starting lineup spot.

Inter Milan are in pole position to land #Chelsea target Dries Mertens should he failed to sign a contract extension with Napoli according to the latest reports from Tuttosport. #CFC

🎾🎾It is being reported that Liverpool are eyeing up Espanyol's Uruguayan defender Leandro Cabrera as a replacement for Dejan Lovren.

 🎾🎾Benfica striker Carlos Vinicius is a top target for Manchester United as the club prepare to offer £35million for the starlet.

🎾🎾Liverpool physio Jose Luis Parada has expressed his sympathy towards the fans who are likely to miss the chance to see their side lift the Premier League title this season.

🎾🎾Raheem Sterling says he is concerned about “what the worst outcome could be” if the Premier League returns before it is safe.

 🎾🎾Real Madrid welcomed Thibaut Courtois back to training at Valdebebas on Monday afternoon, yet the goalkeeper made sure to clarify that at no point did he suggest that Los Blancos must be named champions for the 2019/20 season.

: 🎾🎾Joan Laporta wants to be reunited with Pep Guardiola at Barcelona next summer if he becomes president.

 🎾🎾The German Football Federation (DFB) plan to hold the final of the DFB-Pokal behind closed doors on July 4, with the two semi-finals planned for June 9 and June 10 respectively.(Marca)

🎾🎾Ealing Haaland is ready to make the move to Real Madrid according to his former Byrne FK coach Alf Ingve Berntsen.

: 🎾🎾Social media companies face fresh calls for a crackdown after Arsenal legend Ian Wright revealed on Monday how racists have been allowed 'a direct line' to target him on Instagram.

: 🎾🎾Arsenal, Tottenham and Borussia Dortmund are interested in signing Flamengo midfielder Gerson, according to the player’s father.

🎾🎾Giorgio Chiellini recalls the time Napoli rival Kalidou Koulibaly ‘melted my heart’ after his own goal against Juventus earlier this season.

 🎾🎾Joan Laporta is planning to once again run for presidency in Barcelona's 2021 elections.

Having been in office as president at the Camp Nou from 2003 to 2010, Laporta is hoping to get back into the hot seat.

🎾🎾Paris Saint-Germain and France superstar Kylian Mbappe is reportedly 'very flattered' by the interest Liverpool have shown in him.(le10sport)

🎾🎾Former Sunderland goalkeeper Simon Mignolet has recalled a fight between defenders Nedum Onuoha and John Mensah which led to then-manager Steve Bruce calling his side “a bunch of p*ssies”.

 🎾🎾French outlet Le10Sport claimed last month that Klopp had reached out to Mbappe's father, Wilfried, regarding a potential blockbuster transfer next summer.

And they are now reporting that it was a move the World Cup winner appreciated.

🎾🎾The Bundesliga returns to action this weekend, becoming the first major European league to resume the 2019/20 season following football's global suspension.🎾🎾Former Liverpool star Jari Litmanen has revealed how coronavirus left him feeling so ill he didn't miss football at all.

🎾🎾Former Tanzania coach Emmanuel Amuneke has insisted he has no interest in coaching the Nigeria national team at the moment.

🎾🎾The 49-year-old has been linked with the Super Eagles job lately along with other ex-internationals as the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is yet to reach an agreement with current coach Gernot Rohr.

🎾🎾Premier League clubs have been warned that they may be left to repay a mammoth £340million to domestic and international broadcasters even if the season is resumed with no fans.

🎾🎾UEFA has insisted it is not thinking about amending any qualification for the Champions League.

🎾🎾Sergio Romero has been told to take down an adventure playground in his front garden worth a reported £20,000 as disgruntled neighbours compared it to a 'theme park'.

🎾🎾"UEFA has never considered depriving domestic champions of their genuine right to try to achieve qualification through on-pitch performance for the UEFA Champions League Group Stage," a statement read.

🎾🎾For several decades, there has been an impassioned argument on whether Nigerians’ variety tastes better that than of the Ghanaians.When asked to pick his Jollof, the England international picked that of his parents’ country, while disclosing who does the cooking for him.

🎾🎾Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham has picked Nigeria's Jollof rice over the Ghanaian version.

🎾🎾Liverpool are reportedly 'insulted' by suggestions that their fans will break social-distancing rules to celebrate their long-awaited Premier League title when the season resumes next month.

 🎾🎾UEFA will extend their May 25 deadline if the Premier League need more time to present their restart plans.(Mail)

🎾🎾Premier League squads will not have to go into quarantine if a player tests positive for coronavirus following a return to training, it has been confirmed tonigh

🎾🎾The European governing body's president Aleksander Ceferin informed clubs last month of the cut-off date, asking for a plan that included a restart date and format for completing remaining games.

But with the Premier League's Project Restart no closer after Monday's meeting there are growing concerns they will miss that date.

 🎾🎾Sebastian Vettel is to leave Ferrari at the end of the year after contract talks between the two broke down with no agreement.

The move, which is expected to be officially announced imminently, throws the future of the 32-year-old four-time world champion into doubt.

🎾🎾Antonio Saiz Checa's accusations against David Aganzo, Diego Rivas and, therefore, the practices of the board of the Spanish Footballers' Association (AFE) are of such a magnitude that they demand the immediate resignation of those responsible.

 🎾🎾The Spanish Footballers' Association (AFE) have been hit with a shock as president David Aganzo has been accused of bribery.

🎾🎾Mike Tyson has teased a boxing return by saying ‘I’m back’ in an Instagram post.

The former undisputed world heavyweight champion uploaded a video of himself training as part of an advert for a beverage company on Monday night.

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