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      Tottenham end Brendan Rodgers pursuit as hefty £70MILLION price tag scares Spurs off in-demand Leicester manager

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      SPURS have been frightened off by the potential £70million  cost of landing Brendan Rodgers.Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy was confident of finally getting his man, despite the Leicester chief publicly dismissing the prospect of succeeding the sacked Jose Mourinho.
      Tottenham have ended their costly pursuit of Brendan Rodgers as their new managerCredit: AP
      But the Londoners have been unable to come up with a package that would get Rodgers, 48, out of the King Power.
      The Northern Irishman earns up to £10m a season with the Foxes.
      And Tottenham would need to offer a four-year contract of £12.5m a year, plus Leicester’s expected compensation demands of £20m — a similar amount to what Bayern Munich are paying former Spurs target RB Leipzig for Julian Nagelsmann.
      The Carabao Cup runners-up would also have to shell out for the ex-Liverpool manager’s backroom staff.
      Rodgers — who was offered the Tottenham job by Levy in 2012 but instead went to Anfield — will now remain at the King Power.
      He said: “Tottenham is a great club but . . . I’m very happy here. I want to continue my work here.”
      Spurs will now talk to Erik ten Hag, 51, about taking over — but will only do so once his Ajax side have sealed the Dutch title.
      Rodgers, meanwhile, says red-hot striker Kelechi Iheanacho has finally silenced the moaners with his goal run.
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      Daniel Levy will now turn to other targets to succeed Jose MourinhoCredit: Kevin Quigley-The Daily Mail

      The Nigerian, 24, endured a tough start at the Foxes following his £25m move from Manchester City in 2017.
      But 12 goals in nine games have cemented third spot and put Leicester into next month’s FA Cup final.
      Ahead of tonight’s trip to Southampton, Rodgers said: “Kelechi’s gone through spells when there were moans and groans when he came on.
      “But I don’t think there’s any now. That’s a testament to Kelechi.”
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      Ian Wright reveals he gave cash to the dad who walked out on him when he was just 18 months old

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      IAN Wright has revealed he gave cash to the dad who walked out on him when he was just 18 months old.The Match of the Day pundit handed him enough to start a restaurant and to fix his car — but felt guilty because his mum would not have approved.
      Ian Wright revealed he gave enough cash to his estranged dad so that he could open a restaurant and fix his carCredit: Getty
      The England footie ace, 57, felt guilty because his mum, Nesta, would not have approvedCredit: Alpha Press
      Ex-Arsenal and England striker Ian, 57, was the third son of Jamaican parents Nesta and Herbert.
      In a chat with The Sun columnist Troy Deeney, Ian recalled Herbert and his wife turning up at his house, having not seem him for years.
      He said: “He needed money because she’s some good cook and he wants to open a restaurant.
      “I remember my missus at the time asked the woman what she wanted to drink.
      “So we’re talking like quarter past ten in the morning. She said, ‘Gimme a brandy’.
      “So you know the kind of people we’re dealing with.
      “I don’t know what it was but I gave him enough money.
      “I feel really bad in myself because, if my mum knew, she would probably be vexed but I was scared to say no.
      Ian’s dad Herbert had not seen his son for seven years when he turned up at his house with his wifeCredit: PA:Empics Sport
      Ian revealed ‘He needed money because she’s some good cook and he wants to open a restaurant’Credit: Getty Images – Getty
      The ex-Arsenal and England striker added his mum ‘would probably be vexed but I was scared to say no’Credit: PA

      “But at the same time, I feel blessed because I didn’t feel like I held the hate to the point where he can say, ‘He didn’t help me when he had the opportunity’.”
      After his dad walked out, Ian grew up in Woolwich, South London.
      He has told how he and Nesta, now in her 90s, were physically abused by his stepfather.
      Ian has told how he and Nesta were physically abused by his stepfatherCredit: PA
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      Ben White transfer race hots up as Man Utd and Arsenal joined by Dortmund in eyeing £35m-rated Brighton ace

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      BORUSSIA DORTMUND have joined the race for Brighton defender Ben White.Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United and Arsenal remain interested in one of the Premier League’s most talented young central defenders.
      Borussia Dortmund have joined the race for £35m-rated Brighton defender Ben WhiteCredit: Rex
      Brighton will demand about £35million for White, having turned down three bids from Leeds last summer – with the final offer totalling £25m.
      White spent a successful season on loan in the Championship with Leeds last term and has gone from strength to strength on the south coast this year.
      Dortmund already have an eye for English talent having signed both Jude Bellingham from Birmingham and Jadon Sancho from Manchester City.
      They also made a move for Ben Godfrey but instead, he left Norwich for Everton.
      White, 23, has played 34 times for Graham Potter this season and is on the verge of an England call-up after being name-checked by national boss Gareth Southgate.
      While he will take no part in Euro2020, he looks certain to get a call-up for the Autumn World Cup qualifiers.
      Man Utd captain Harry Maguire reportedly urged Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to sign White at the end of the season.
      According to The Transfer Window podcast, Maguire has told his manager he would like to play alongside an English-speaking centre back who understands the culture of Premier League football and will complement his game.
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      It is believed one of the players mentioned in this discussion was White, who has attracted many plaudits since joining Leeds United on loan last season.
      Elsewhere, United have reportedly made Erling Haaland their No 1 transfer target but may wait until next season when his £65m release clause activates.
      The Norwegian striker is Europe’s hottest property with a host of super-clubs prepared to make their moves.
      United are no different with boss Solskjaer eager to land a prolific goalscorer to lead the line.
      According to Eurosport, club chiefs including director John Murtough have determined they will go all out to land Haaland.
      Dortmund are likely to put their star asset up for sale this summer for £130m if they miss out on Champions League football.
      Edin Terzic’s side currently sit fifth, just a point behind Eintracht Frankfurt who occupy fourth.
      If Dortmund decide to cling onto their superstar then his value will half next year due to a clause in his contract.
      The decision remains in the hands of the German side who know a heavyweight rival are likely to stump up over £100m this summer.
      United face serious competition for his signature with Barcelona, Real Madrid and Chelsea all heavily linked.
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      ‘Big Six’ chief execs forced to resign from ALL Premier League roles after failed ESL breakaway

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      THE chief executives of the six rebel European Super League clubs have all resigned their roles with the Premier League.Bosses of the remaining 14 clubs had insisted they no longer trusted those who had tried to set up the breakaway competition.
      Chelsea chief Bruce Buck won’t be involved in some Premier League meetings going forwardCredit: PA
      They demanded the top dogs at Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham be removed from positions on advisory groups and committees.
      And SunSport can reveal all six — Vinai Venkatesham, Ed Woodward, Bruce Buck, Billy Hogan, Ferran Soriano and Rebecca Caplehorn — have now given in to Premier League demands and quit.
      There had been some within the league who wanted heads to roll at the top table, by banning them from the full board.
      That was never going to be imposed in reality, but the absence of any of the top sides in all working groups and committees sees a major shift in power at headquarters.
      League bosses are still going through exactly what happened with the emergence of the ESL to see if any of the clubs involved actually broke any regulations.
      However, all six insist they are legally protected from any charges being imposed and will fight any disciplinary action through the courts.
      SunSport has revealed that at any one time there were between 300 and 400 staff — including bankers, lawyers and communications experts — working in various countries to try and get the European Super League over the line.
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      Vinai Venkatesham, left, will have less Premier League work to doCredit: Getty – Contributor

      Some of the clubs involved had been working on this for months.
      As for the clubs’ media officers, they only found out a couple of days beforehand — and most thought the ESL was a terrible idea.
      Although not all of them.
      Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has been vocal in his desire to continue with contractual obligations for the league to go ahead.
      Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin has made his thoughts on Perez no secret and recently said in a damning interview: “Perez is the president of a Super League that didn’t exist, and at the moment he’s the president of nothing.”
      Ceferin also slammed Perez and other names behind the Super League as ‘snakes.’
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      Chris Eubank Jr inspired by dad’s tears in Michael Watson reunion as he bids to join British boxing’s new golden age

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      CHRIS EUBANK JR watched his father’s tears touch the nation and knew he had to be part of British boxing’s new golden age.Two-weight icon Chris Sr was reunited with Michael Watson on TV when he was interviewed by Piers Morgan in February, where they remembered the 1991 fight that left Watson with life-changing  injuries.
      Chris Eubank Sr’s tears made his son realise he should return to the ring to make a bigger mark in boxing
      Michael Watson suffered life-changing injuries in this 1991 fight with Chris Eubank SrCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      Chris Eubank Jr is determined to show he can be a special talentCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      That thrilling-yet-tragic clash is twinned with Nigel Benn’s brutal 1995 win over Gerald McClellan that also left the American fighting a string of disabilities.
      And when 31-year-old Eubank Jr saw his dad weep — for just the second time in his life — he felt the swell of support for the 1990s icon and knew his Saturday return to a British ring, after two years away, was perfectly timed.
      The 29-2 ace told SunSport: “I watched that show and I had only ever seen my father cry once in my whole life.
      “He didn’t know I saw him but it was when I was a kid, sitting at the stop of the stairs at the family home and his mother had just died.
      “That show was just the second time I had seen him cry and it was hard to watch. But it is real, the sport is a tough game and bad things happen.
      “That was a golden era for British boxing and we are in another one again now hopefully, with Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury close to happening, and I hope to give fans some big fights soon.”
      Even before his welcome home party, Eubank Jr is being chased for big domestic rows with former British champ Liam Williams and recently-crowned new Lonsdale king Felix Cash.
      And the Brighton-based middleweight has a new weapon in his arsenal with pound-for-pound legend Roy Jones Jr his new trainer.

      Eubank Jr added: “Despite all the money he made in his career, he is a simple guy, he likes to relax with his animals, he is not high-maintenance and it will be fun to live together.”
      Eubank Jr has enjoyed three high-profile British rivalry bouts and hopes he has earned the respect of even his doubters.
      The 2014 loss to Billy Joe Saunders sparked a hatred that still simmers today, while George Groves was too powerful for his former sparring partner in 2018.
      But Olympic golden boy James DeGale was retired by Eubank Jr in his last home fight in February 2019.
      He said: “I feel like a very different man to the guy who last boxed in the UK against James DeGale.
      “Boxing is a young man’s game but as you get older and wiser but you have to change certain things, like your training or your fighting style. There are  differences in the way I am now to how I was back then.
      “I hope British fight fans are glad to see me back, I feel I have served my time and taken big fights they wanted to see.
      “I don’t think I have ever under-performed or bottled a fight, I have always put everything on the line which not all fighters do these days.
      “Even in the fights I have lost, I feel I have given it my all.
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      “I feel like I have represented the sport well and hopefully the people who didn’t back me at the start of my career have been won over by some of my performances.
      “I am sure there are still some people who don’t like me and don’t rate me, but that is just a part of boxing.
      “You are never going to be able to convince everyone and I am not looking to please everybody.
      “Love me or hate me I go into that ring every time and put on a show.”
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      Chelsea line up £90m Romelu Lukaku return as Blues accept defeat in Erling Haaland transfer pursuit

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      CHELSEA will step up plans to re-sign Romelu Lukaku in a £90million-plus deal.Inter Milan’s star is seen as the most achievable of boss Thomas Tuchel’s targets.
      Thomas Tuchel wants Romelu Lukaku to lead the line for Chelsea next season after the Blues accept defeat in the chase for Erling HaalandCredit: Getty
      Lukaku is on a list that includes Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland, but the young Norwegian star looks out of reach with Manchester City in pursuit.
      So the Blues are turning to a player with proven Premier League experience, firstly with them seven years ago, followed by spells at West Brom, on loan, Everton and Manchester United.
      Chelsea believe they need a strong centre-forward to lead the team next season.
      And frustration with current striker Timo Werner is also growing after Tuesday’s 1-1 Champions League semi-final first-leg draw at Real Madrid.
      The German, 25, missed a golden chance to score, just like he did at West Ham three days earlier.
      And the £48m forward is failing to convince Tuchel he is the man to spearhead Chelsea’s attack for the next few years.
      At 27, Lukaku is at his peak.
      He has scored 27 goals for Inter this term and is considered mentally strong enough to handle leading the line for a club like Chelsea next season.
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      Tammy Abraham, 23, failed to persuade Tuchel he is what Chelsea needs, despite being top scorer with 12 goals this season.
      He is being linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge this summer with West Ham favourites to sign him.
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      Manchester United keeper Sergio Romero looks like he could have signed for rivals City in his sky blue Hummer

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      MANCHESTER United back-up keeper Sergio Romero looks like he could have signed for rivals City in his sky blue Hummer.But with the white stripe, it’s more likely to be the colours of his homeland Argentina.
      Manchester United’s Sergio Romero has a Hummer in City’s coloursCredit: Eamonn and James Clarke
      Romero, 34, was in Wilmslow, Cheshire.
      He was seen smiling and grinning to passers by as he drove the bulky beast on Monday afternoon.
      Sergio Romero has all but confirmed his Old Trafford exit by putting his luxury mansion up for sale.
      The sprawling Cheshire pad is up for an eye-watering £3.5million or can be rented for £22,000-a-month.
      The high-spec pad has six bedrooms all with en-suites.
      The Red Devils’ back-up keeper on the pitchCredit: The Sun
      The Argentinian ace could have picked the colours of his homelandCredit: Eamonn and James Clarke
      Romero, 34, was spotted out and about in Wilmslow, CheshireCredit: Eamonn and James Clarke
      The footballer was seen grinning to passers by on Monday afternoonCredit: Eamonn and James Clarke

      There is a triple garage for any luxury motors the undoubtedly wealthy new occupants may have.
      It boasts 10,000 sq feet and five reception rooms which provide plenty of space to host guests. And it even has a games room complete with table tennis table.
      The house sits at the end of a secure gated drive in an area popular with footballers from both Man Utd and their bitter rivals City.
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      Nuno Espirito Santo offered to Tottenham as super-agent pushes Wolves boss as Jose Mourinho replacement

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      JORGE MENDES wants to get Nuno Espirito Santo to Tottenham.SunSport understands that Mendes – Wolves boss Nuno’s agent – has made contact with Spurs over a potential switch in the summer after Jose Mourinho’s sacking.
      Jorge Mendes wants to get Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo in at Spurs this summerCredit: Getty
      Super-agent Mendes also wants ex-Benfica boss Bruno Lage to replace Nuno at WolvesCredit: Reuters
      And super-agent Mendes is also believed to be working on bringing another of his Portuguese clients, Bruno Lage, to the UK to replace Nuno at Wolves.
      Nuno signed a contract extension at Molineux until 2023 back in September – and has been happy at the club since arriving in 2017.
      But there is a sense that this may be the right time to move on to a bigger side with the chance of consistent European football after Wolves’ dip in form this season.
      SunSport reported back in January that Mendes was looking for a new Premier League club for his client having seen Nuno’s reputation soar after guiding Wolves back to the top flight.
      And the Portuguese coach was close to replacing Mikel Arteta earlier this campaign before Arsenal’s mini-resurgence over Christmas.
      Nuno is also open to a return to La Liga – where he managed Valencia in 2014-15 – providing there is the chance to compete in Europe.
      Potential Wolves replacement Lage has been out of work since being sacked by Benfica last summer.
      The 44-year-old previously worked in England as assistant to Carlos Carvahal at Swansea and Sheffield Wednesday.
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      Tottenham sacked Mourinho last week, but their search for a new boss as taken a hit after top target Julian Nagelsmann was snatched up by Bayern Munich.
      Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers has ruled himself out of the running, while former Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has been linked.
      Nuno insisted before Wolves’ 4-0 drubbing against Burnley that he is committed to the club and intent on seeing out his current contract.
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