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      Chelsea ‘considering player-swap transfer for Alex Sandro with Emerson Palmieri with Juventus in summer deal’

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      CHELSEA could swap out-of-favour star Emerson Palmieri for Juventus ace Alex Sandro, according to reports.The Blues have long chased the Brazilian, dating back to Antonio Conte’s time with the club.
      Emerson Palmieri, 26, has played 14 times for Chelsea this seasonCredit: Getty
      Alex Sandro, 30, has suffered from Covid-19 and a hamstring injury this seasonCredit: Getty
      A deal has so far eluded them, but changing circumstances at Juve could help them.
      The Old Lady are aiming to cut costs this summer, as they feel the pinch of the coronavirus pandemic.
      And according to Calciomercato, getting Sandro’s salary off the wage bill would be beneficial.
      The 30-year-old reportedly earns around £100,000-a-week at Juventus.
      And club chiefs believe that they could sign Emerson, 26, on around half of that figure.
      Massimiliano Allegri was interested in the Italian international during his spell in charge.
      But Emerson, then of AS Roma, decided to move to the Premier League with Chelsea.
      Under both Frank Lampard and now Thomas Tuchel, however, he has found opportunities difficult to come by.
      Emerson recently scored against Atletico Madrid during a rare outingCredit: AP
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      Emerson has made only 14 appearances this season, scoring once – during a brief cameo against Atletico Madrid last month.
      Only two of these outings have come in the Premier League, having started against West Ham in December, and made an eight minute appearance against Newcastle.
      He will have one year remaining on his contract, come the summer.
      Sandro, meanwhile, has missed games this season with a hamstring injury – as well as after testing positive for Covid-19 in January.
      He has played 26 times in all competitions – including 18 outings in Serie A.

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      Fed-up Man Utd star Eric Bailly offered transfer lifeline with clubs in Spain and Italy keen on out-of-favour defender

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      FED-UP Eric Bailly has been offered transfer lifelines from Spain and Italy, according to reports.As revealed by SunSport, the Manchester United defender is growing increasingly frustrated due to a lack of minutes under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Old Trafford.
      Eric Bailly could be handed an escape route out of Old Trafford by clubs in Spain and ItalyCredit: Getty
      The Ivorian, 27, plans set to snub a 12-month contract extension.
      But according to ESPN, clubs from LaLiga and Serie A are considering offering him the chance to resurrect his career on the continent.
      Bailly’s current deal expires in 2022 so the chance to offload the 37-cap international this summer for a fee rather than for nothing next year could be appealing for United.
      Tranfermarkt currently value him at £13.5m.
      Bailly arrived at Old Trafford from Spain having been picked up by the Espanyol academy then joining Villarreal a year before Jose Mourinho made him his first signing as boss.
      The club spent £30million on the defender five years ago.
      But he still has just 100 appearances for the Red Devils with much of his time in England disrupted by injuries.
      This season, the defender has played 15 out of 50 matches as Solskjaer has tended to partner Harry Maguire with Victor Lindelof.
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      Bailly most recently featured in the 1-1 draw with AC Milan before contracting coronavirus while away on international duty.
      The injury-prone ace could return to the side on Thursday when United host Granada in the second leg of their Europa League quarter-final.
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      The injury-prone Ivorian has made just 12 Premier League appearances in the last two seasonsCredit: Guardian News & Media / Free to use by all titles in perpetuity under NMC agreement

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      Ashley Young eyeing stunning Watford transfer return as he mulls over Inter Milan contract extension

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      ASHLEY YOUNG is mulling over his future as he prepares to add a Serie A winner’s medal to his collection with Inter Milan.The ex-Manchester United captain, who turns 36 in July, has helped Antonio Conte’s team move 11 points clear at the top in Italy.
      Ashley Young is considering his future as he closes in on the Serie A title with Inter MilanCredit: Getty
      Young already has a string of offers at home and abroad, including a one-year extension with Inter.
      But the right-back would love to end his career at the place he started it — Watford.
      And it looks as though they will be in the Premier League next season, so that is a possibility.
      Equally, he will also have the lure of Champions League football if he stays at Inter.
      Incredibly, the club have not won the league for 11 years and their Chinese owners are looking to sell so they will not be making any big signings.
      Young, named with Kieran Trippier in the Fifa team of the 2018 World Cup, is set to rewrite the history books.
      The last Englishman to win the Serie A title was striker Gerry Hitchens.
      He did so with Inter in the 1962-63 season although he only played five games at the start of that season before joining Torino.
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      A return to Vicarage Road to finish his career at Watford could be on the cardsCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd

      AC Milan also won the Scudetto a year earlier with Jimmy Greaves featuring — but he only featured in 12 matches.
      Former Arsenal trainee Stephy Mavididi played one match for Juventus in 2018-19 but that was not enough to get a medal.

      SUNDERLAND put on a staff-versus-coaches friendly match — with disastrous consequences.
      New owner Kyril Louis-Dreyfus and manager Lee Johnson were involved and, to their horror, Under-23 coach Elliott Dickman suffered a double leg fracture after being wiped out by media officer Oscar Chamberlain.
      At least the man being carted off to hospital was not the club’s new billionaire chief.
      New Sunderland owner Kyril Louis-Dreyfus avoided injury in the staff-versus-coaches matchCredit: Getty
      THE mass change to fixtures because of the funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh has provided a challenge for TV and radio.
      Due to the large number of lunchtime kick-offs, Sky Sports are running the Soccer Saturday show until 2.45pm, before switching to Sky News for coverage of the minute’s silence and national anthem.
      After that, in place of Soccer Saturday, the station will revert to Sky Sports News output.

      ASK any EFL manager and they will tell you Marcus Maddison has been one of the most talented players outside the Premier League.
      Unfortunately, this gifted winger has been unable to fulfil his potential.
      He is now threatening to quit the game aged 27 due to mental health issues.
      Aware he is struggling, Bolton have just terminated his loan deal and he has returned to Charlton so he can link up with his family.
      Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson has reached out to his former player.
      Marcus Maddison’s loan at Bolton was cut short amid the talented winger’s mental health strugglesCredit: Getty
      IPSWICH have just been taken over by US-based investment firm ORG Portfolio Management.
      They are sourcing the cash from the pension fund of the Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System.
      They need to see a return on investment so the success of a team chasing the League One play-offs has a direct effect on the retirement pots of police and firemen in Arizona.
      Good luck with that.
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      Allegri ‘told Juventus to SELL Cristiano Ronaldo before 2019 exit to allow team to grow and youngsters to get chances’

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      FORMER Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri reportedly told club chairman Andrea Agnelli to sell Cristiano Ronaldo before he left in 2019.The 53-year-old stood down as the Old Lady gaffer at the end of the 2018-19 season after guiding the Italian side to five consecutive Serie A titles.
      Massimiliano Allegri reportedly urged Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli to sell Cristiano Ronaldo in 2019Credit: Reuters
      He worked with Ronaldo, 36, for one year after he lured the Portuguese forward away from Real Madrid in 2018 in the hope he would guide them to Champions League glory.
      Ronaldo arrived to Turin having won the European Cup four times in five years, and there was expectation he could fire Juve to their first triumph since 1996.
      But Juve crashed out to Ajax in the quarter-finals in Allegri’s last year in charge, with the ex-AC Milan manager urging Agnelli to offload Ronaldo as he was stalling the growth of the club.
      According to La Repubblica via Football Italia, in Allegri’s last meeting with Agnelli, he stated that Ronaldo should also be following him out of the door.
      Allegri is claimed to have said: “Get rid of Ronaldo, he’s blocking the growth of the team and the club.”
      It has also been reported that the former Napoli midfielder was of the opinion that the five-time Ballon d’Or winner was stopping young players from featuring in the first-team.
      But Agenlli rejected his plea, and while Ronaldo fired Juve to another title last year, the club haven’t advanced passed the Champions League Round of 16 stage in the last two campaigns.
      And with the Bianconeri 12 points behind Serie A leaders Inter Milan, Ronaldo’s future is in doubt – despite banging in 32 goals in 37 games this term.
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      It is understood that Ronaldo and Juve will meet at the end of the season to discuss his future, with the striker’s contract to expire next year.
      He angered fans on Sunday after the 3-1 win against Genoa when he angrily tossed his shirt to the ground after he failed to get on the score sheet.
      And his frustration continued in the dressing room where La Gazzetta dello Sport declared he punched a wall.
      Wojciech Szczesny also felt his ire after he threw the ball out with a Genoa player down injured, leading to Ronaldo being quoted as yelling: “There are ten of them, we have to attack.”
      Ronaldo has subsequently been linked with a sensational return to Manchester United, with Paul Pogba to potentially move in the opposite direction.
      Paris Saint-Germain are also said to be keen on landing the Euro 2016 winner, but only if Kylian Mbappe departs France in the summer.
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      Zlatan Ibrahimovic slapped with one-match ban and £4k fine for ‘disrespecting’ referee in AC Milan’s win over Parma

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      ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC has been slapped with a one-match ban and £4,000 fine for ‘disrespecting’ a referee in AC Milan’s win over Parma. The striker was sent off on the hour mark with Milan 2-0 up.
      Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been slapped with a one-match banCredit: AFP
      Ibrahimovic, 39, saw red after he traded words with the match official.
      Milan coach Stefano Pioli told Sky Sport Italia: “Zlatan told me that he argued with the referee and it lasted some time.
      “He assured me that he did not disrespect him and above all he did not offend.”
      Despite protesting his innocence, the Swede will miss Milan’s next game and be forced to pay the fine.
      The club went on to win the game 3-1, but still trail rivals and league leaders Inter Milan by eight points.
      Ibrahimovic turns 40 on October 3 but shows no signs of slowing down just yet.
      He has 15 goals in 17 league appearances and is close to extending his stay in Milan for another year.
      And according to Sky in Italy, a one-year extension is on the table which he is expected to sign and stay beyond this summer.
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      The report adds Ibrahimovic should pen the deal within the next seven to ten days.
      Zlatan currently earns around £5.94million per season – or £114,000 per week.
      And those wages are on course to remain the same into the 2020-21 season.
      Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and Turkish midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu are also out of contract at the end of the season and talks continue over new deals.
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      Man Utd and Chelsea on red alert over Paulo Dybala transfer but PSG in pole position for Juventus star

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      MANCHESTER UNITED and Chelsea are both interested in signing Juventus superstar Paulo Dybala, according to reports.But Paris Saint-Germain are in pole position to bag the Argentine.
      Paulo Dybala, 37, has scored three Serie A goals this seasonCredit: Getty

      Dybala, 27, will have a just year left on his £125,000-a-week deal come the end of the season.
      And while he is interested in staying in Turin, a renewal isn’t easy for Juve.
      According to Corriere dello Sport, Juventus can only afford to keep one of Dybala and Cristiano Ronaldo.
      The Old Lady have struggled financially since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, with Ronaldo’s enormous salary in particular weighing down the club’s coffers.
      Tuttosport report that Paris Saint-Germain are well placed to recruit Juve’s No10, with boss Mauricio Pochettino a long-time admirer of his compatriot’s talent.
      Pochettino, 49, tried to recruit Dybala while manager of Spurs in the summer of 2019, only for the deal to fall through at the last moment.
      But, with PSG’s considerable financial clout behind him this time, he may finally get his man – although fans of Man United or Chelsea may hope that their team can pip PSG to the post.
      Dybala could end up staying, however, if Juventus allow Ronaldo, 36, to leave instead.
      Mauricio Pochettino is a big fan of Paulo DybalaCredit: Getty
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      Other reports in Italy have sensationally claimed that CR7 could head back to Old Trafford – with in-form Paul Pogba potentially moving the other way.
      According to Calciomercato, United want to mark their likely Champions League qualification with an ‘important’ signing.
      And Cristiano Ronaldo would certainly fit the bill.
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      Cristiano Ronaldo could leave Juventus this summerCredit: AFP
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      Inter Milan players should demand board SACK ‘boring’ Antonio Conte despite club storming to Serie A title, says Cassano

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      ANTONIO CASSANO reckons Antonio Conte should be SACKED as Inter Milan boss despite being top of Serie A.Ex-Chelsea boss Conte has Inter on course for a first title since 2010 with an 11-point lead at the top of the table.
      Antonio Cassano hit out at Antonio Conte’s ‘boring’ style of playCredit: Alamy
      Ex-Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has Inter on course for a first title since 2010Credit: Rex
      But former Italian striker Cassano called Inter’s play style boring and ‘horrifying’.
      He told Bobo TV: “Inter will win the Scudetto, because the only way to lose it now would be throwing it out the window, but I have to say this with a heavy heart: they play bad football.
      “As for the talk about getting new players in, who would that be? Conte doesn’t want real champions.
      “Ajax played with a three-man defence under Louis van Gaal too, but Conte plays 5-3-2, with everyone behind the ball, sitting there to defend the goal. Park the bus and you do not pass.
      “This kind of football gives me the shivers, it’s horrifying. If I had a coach like this, I’d go to the President and beg him to fire the boss.”
      Conte has been in charge since 2019 after leaving Chelsea the summer before.
      Inter are set to end Juventus’ nine-year Serie A dominance with just eight games left in the campaign.
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      Inter are 11 points clear at the top of Serie ACredit: Rex

      Only Atalanta, with 71, have scored more than Inter’s 69 goals in the Italian league this season while Conte’s men have the joint best defence with 27 conceded.
      Cassano, who played 39 times for Italy, spent just one season at Inter.
      He was better known for his Roma playing days which earned him a move to Real Madrid in 2006.
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      Man Utd ‘to splash Champions League cash on Cristiano Ronaldo transfer with Paul Pogba heading to Juventus in swap deal’

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      MANCHESTER UNITED want to sign Cristiano Ronaldo from Juventus this summer, according to reports in Italy.And in order to get a deal done, they could let Paul Pogba return to his former club in part-exchange.
      Cristiano Ronaldo could leave Juventus this summer, according to sensational reports in ItalyCredit: AFP
      Paul Pogba produced a stunning performance against Spurs on SundayCredit: EPA
      The Red Devils are set to be feeling flush at the end of the season, with another shot at Champions League football in sight.
      And this could lead them to making a massive move.
      According to Calciomercato, United want to mark Champions League qualification with an ‘important’ signing.
      And Cristiano Ronaldo fits the bill.
      They claim that the Portuguese hasn’t ruled out a return to Old Trafford one day.
      With his wages reportedly crippling Juventus’ finances, the Old Lady may want to cash in with a year remaining on his contract.
      Ronaldo is 36, and has not featured in a single Champions League semi-final during his time in Turin – with Juve also looking likely to surrender their Serie A title for the first time since 2011.
      Ronaldo, 36, played with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Old TraffordCredit: AFP
      Pogba, 28, made his name in TurinCredit: Getty – Contributor
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      They also claim that Pogba, 28, could return to Juventus as part of the process.
      Like Ronaldo, the Frenchman will also have just a year remaining on his contract come the summer, with Mino Raiola having infuriated Ole Gunnar Solskjaer by admitting his client wants to leave United just 24 hours before a huge clash with RB Leipzig.
      Pogba’s form has recovered since then, however, and he delivered a scintillating performance against Tottenham on Sunday as United ran out 3-1 winners in North London.
      While Man United will want to keep Pogba in his current form, the Italian report reckons that they are set for an ‘important’ chat with Juventus over the futures of the two star players.

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