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      Man Utd will make sensational transfer move for Neymar – if Qatari takeover bid is successful

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      MANCHESTER UNITED will make a sensational move for PSG star Neymar if the Qatari bidders are successful in their takeover.Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al Thani, the ambitious billionaire bidder from the Middle East, is eyeing the Brazilian as a marquee signing this summer.
      Man United will move for Neymar if bought by Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al ThaniCredit: Reuters
      Sheikh Jassim wants to complete a full takeover of the Red Devils
      Avram Glazer is open to staying at the clubCredit: Getty
      It comes with the Glazers, the current club owners, currently seeking further investment in the club with a third round of bidding today.
      Some suiters such as Sheikh Jassim and Sir Jim Ratcliffe were targeting a full buyout of the Americans – however, neither party are yet to match the Glazers’ £6billion price-tag and Sir Jim is said to be considering a part-takeover.
      Should Sheikh Jassim be successful SunSport understands that one of his first actions will be to make an incredible move to sign Neymar.
      The Brazilian attacker is considered one of the biggest talents in the world.
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      He is also his nation’s joint top goalscorer ever, matching Pele’s 77 goals.
      And he would be a marquee signing for the club to signal the new owners’ intentions moving forward.
      He has scored 18 times in 29 games this season, but he has been hampered by ankle injuries.
      And his inconsistent availability and reportedly mammoth £616k-per-week contract have led to rumours that PSG would be willing to part ways with him.
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      PSG are working on a rebuild of the team that could see high-profile names such as Neymar leave the club.
      Neymar is still the most expensive player in world football following his £198million transfer from Barcelona to the Ligue 1 giants.
      His contract at the Parc des Princes is set to run until 2025, although he has the option to extend it to 2027.

      A move for the former Barcelona star does not necessarily rule out a move for Tottenham’s Harry Kane.
      The England captain is still thought to be at the top of the club’s transfer list this summer.
      During Man United’s draw against Tottenham, the  visiting supporters were heard chanting: “Harry Kane, we’ll see you in June.”
      When asked about the songs from the away end last night, the star said: “I heard what they were saying but I’m just focused on this team and trying to finish strongly.”
      Sheikh Jassim’s takeover bid is dependent on convincing the Glazers to sell up completely – which may prove tricky.
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      It’s believed that the much despised Americans are thinking about staying at the club for another decade.
      It has been said they reckon with fresh outside investment they can eventually double United’s current valuation.
      Bringing in Neymar may not affect a transfer move for Harry KaneCredit: Alamy More

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      Mauricio Pochettino NOT right for Chelsea as he’s lacking ‘winning gene’… he’ll always come up just short

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      FORMER Premier League football chief Simon Jordan believes Mauricio Pochettino will come up “short” at Chelsea as he lacks the “winning gene”.The Argentine is widely expected to be named as the next Chelsea manager.
      Simon Jordan is not convinced about Mauricio PochettinoCredit: talkSPORT
      The ex-Spurs and PSG boss looks set to take charge of ChelseaCredit: PA
      The former Tottenham manager has been locked in talks with Todd Boehly and Co after emerging as the frontrunner for the job.
      Reports have claimed that a verbal agreement has now been struck, with Chelsea hoping to confirm a deal for Pochettino by the end of the week.
      The 51-year-old is currently out of work having left Paris Saint-Germain last summer.
      He is one of Spurs’ most successful and popular managers in recent times – despite failing to win a trophy with the club.
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      He averaged 1.89 points per game – the most for any Tottenham boss in Premier League history with a minimum of 38 Premier League games in charge.
      The ex-Southampton chief capped off his five-year stint at White Hart Lane by leading Spurs to the 2019 Champions League final, where they lost to Liverpool.
      But he was sacked just months later following a poor start to the next campaign before eventually taking over at PSG in January 2021, winning the Coupe de France and Ligue 1 prior to his departure.
      Former England international Danny Murphy believes those experiences at PSG will help him at Stamford Bridge, but ex-Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan insists that Poch lacks something the top managers have.
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      Speaking on TalkSport’s White and Jordan, Murphy said: “I think it’s a great opportunity for him. It’s a wonderful opportunity to get a great bunch of players and mould them into what you want.
      “I spent a bit of time with him in Doha [over the World Cup] and was so impressed by him. He’s a really, really incredible guy in terms of his passion, his football intelligence – it was a pleasure being around him in that respect.
      “I know that doesn’t guarantee success, but it does alter your view about someone.”
      Jordan responded: “I don’t think anyone can doubt that he’s passionate and can bring people with him, but my question about Pochettino is whether he has this tiny little factor that only the top managers have, and it’s something you can’t bottle or distil, it’s this win gene. And I don’t think he has it.”
      Murphy hit back by saying: “He’s got to prove that. The one thing I would suggest to judge him differently on him, is he’d have to be blind and deaf not to learn from his experience at PSG dealing with some of the best players on the planet and how to deal with personalities, which he’ll have to do more at Chelsea than he did as Tottenham manager.
      “At Spurs he had a lot of young players who he could mould and would listen and were more open-earned, but I think at Chelsea there’s going to be bigger names, bigger egos, players how have done more, and his experiences at PSG would have evolved him in man-to-man management.”
      Jordan then added: “He’s also got to overcome elite managers in the Premier League. It’s not just galvanising the squad. We all know Pochettino can make Chelsea contenders, and if they’re satisfied with that, that’s fine.
      “But if they want to win he’s going to have to overcome Guardiola, Klopp and whoever else we think is an elite manager in this league, and that is where I believe he will come up short.” More

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      Rio Ferdinand predicts Harry Kane’s next transfer and would be ‘surprised’ if Tottenham star is not already in talks

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      RIO FERDINAND says he would be surprised if Manchester United are not already in talks over a move for Harry Kane this summer.Erik ten Hag is desperate to bring in a new No9 this summer to spearhead his attack next term.
      Harry Kane is wanted by a host of clubs as he looks set to leave TottenhamCredit: Alamy
      Rio Ferdinand has made prediction over the striker’s futureCredit: Rex
      As well as Napoli’s Victor Osimhen, United have also long-been linked with a swoop for Spurs star Kane.
      The England captain played a key role in helping Tottenham come from behind to earn a 2-2 draw with United on Thursday.
      And at half time of the game, when the Old Trafford club were leading by two, the visiting supporters were heard chanting: “Harry Kane, we’ll see you in June.”
      Discussing that potential transfer pre-match, former United defender Ferdinand stated that his old side must take advantage of Tottenham’s “turmoil”.
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      He told BT Sport: “If there aren’t conversations going on in the corridors of power about Kane then I’d be surprised.”
      Ferdinand then joked: “Sell now before the season even finishes.
      “Manchester United have to be looking at the turmoil that Tottenham are in.”
      He was then asked if United win the Premier League title should the 29-year-old head to Old Trafford.
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      He replied: “They get closer than where they are now.”
      Ferdinand also says that it was “too long” for Kane and United to wait another 12 months to get him for nothing when his contract expires in 2024.
      And to reinforce that he said that the striker is “exactly what they [United] need” now. More

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      Mateo Kovacic ‘wants to QUIT Chelsea as former manager Thomas Tuchel plots transfer for Bayern Munich’

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      MATEO KOVACIC reportedly wants to leave Chelsea this summer as former boss Thomas Tuchel eyes him up as a Bayern Munich target.The Croatian midfielder, 28, has started just 15 of the Blues’ 33 Premier League games this season.
      Mateo Kovacic is set to enter the final 12 months of his Chelsea contractCredit: Getty
      Thomas Tuchel took over at Bayern Munich last monthCredit: Getty
      And with Chelsea’s huge squad in need of trimming down, he could be one of the players that makes way.
      According to German outlet Sport1, Kovacic is seeking a way out of Stamford Bridge.
      It is understood that Chelsea would rather sell him to a club outside of England.
      And Tuchel, who coached Kovacic for 20 months during his stint in West London, is thought to be keen on the ex-Real Madrid man.
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      Kovacic claimed Champions League glory under Tuchel at Chelsea.
      He joined the Blues from Real Madrid for £40million in 2019 and has gone on to rack up more than 200 appearances.
      But he will enter the final 12 months of his deal this summer.
      And the club have a plethora of options in the middle of the park including N’Golo Kante, Enzo Fernandez, Conor Gallagher, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Denis Zakaria, Carney Chukwuemeka and Mason Mount.
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      Chelsea are desperately struggling on the pitch and Kovacic may seek a move to play Champions League football.
      The Blues are down in 11th in the Premier League table, 14 points adrift of a European spot.
      And they have lost all five games since interim boss Frank Lampard took over earlier this month.
      Meanwhile, Tuchel came into Bayern in March after Julian Nagelsmann’s dismissal.
      But since then they have fallen off top spot in the Bundesliga and been knocked out of the Champions League by Man City. More

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      Chelsea set to keep Joao Felix next season despite refusing to pay transfer fee as Pochettino eyes Lukaku partnership

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      JOAO FELIX looks set to stay at Chelsea for another year even though the club will not be playing in the Champions League.The Portuguese forward had stressed that qualification for the world’s best club competition would influence his decision on whether to remain in England or go back to Atletico Madrid.
      Joao Felix joined Chelsea on loan in January and could stay next seasonCredit: Getty
      Romelu Lukaku is currently on loan at Inter Milan from the Blues but is set to returnCredit: Reuters
      But the prospect of a further season in the Premier League is emerging as the most likely outcome despite the fact Chelsea will not make the top four.
      Atletico boss Diego Simeone has moved on since Felix left the club during the January transfer window.
      They have won 12 and lost just one of 16 games since the player’s departure on a six month deal to Chelsea paying around £9.7m in fees.
      Simeone is keen to make the move permanent but Atletico chiefs want £88m for the Portuguese international, who has fallen down the pecking order at Chelsea in recent weeks. 
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      He has been on the bench for the last three matches under caretaker boss Frank Lampard. 
      Felix, 23, is settled in London and happy to stay but wants assurances from the incoming permanent boss – expected to be Mauricio Pochettino – that he will get game time.
      With that and with Chelsea reluctant to pay the full asking price for Felix, a compromise second loan is likely.
      That would cost Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly around £18m in fees plus Felix’s wages of around £250k-a-week.
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      Even though Pochettino is some way off formally agreeing to become next Chelsea boss, summer plans for the players are already underway.
      On-loan striker Romelu Lukaku is coming back from Inter Milan and talks will be held to try to make him give England another go after his disappointing season under previous Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel.
      Mauricio Pochettino is set to become the new Chelsea managerCredit: Getty More

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      Julian Nagelsmann ‘at top of five-man shortlist to become next Tottenham manager but wages demands causing huge problem’

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      JULIAN NAGELSMANN is Tottenham’s leading candidate to become their next manager, according to reports.But Spurs face a huge roadblock in their pursuit of the ex-Bayern Munich man as he is proving an expensive option.
      Julian Nagelsmann is being heavily linked with the Spurs jobCredit: Getty
      Nagelsmann, 35, who has reportedly ruled himself out of the Chelsea vacancy, was sacked by the German champions last month – although his contract has not been terminated.
      It means he is essentially on gardening leave and is still receiving his £10.6million-a-year salary from the Bundesliga giants.
      Joining from RB Leipzig in 2021, he still has three years left on his contract with Bayern.
      So Tottenham’s acquisition of Nagelsmann would have to involve them paying Bayern compensation in order for his existing contract to be terminated.
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      According to The Telegraph, there is a “limit” to the amount of compensation Spurs are prepared to pay Bayern.
      And if he is deemed too pricey, they could look to alternatives on their four-man shortlist.
      Celtic’s Ange Postecoglu, ex-Barcelona boss Luis Enrique, Brighton’s Roberto De Zerbi and Feyenoord’s Arne Slot have all been linked.
      But one of them is now understood to have been taken off as Spurs whittle their shortlist down to just four candidates including Nagelsmann.
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      Spurs’ managerial search comes amid turmoil at the club.
      A 6-1 defeat to Newcastle on Sunday ended interim head coach Cristian Stellini’s time in charge.
      He had been in the hot seat for just four games after assuming the role following the sacking of Antonio Conte.
      Now Ryan Mason has returned to the position until the end of the season – a role he first took back in 2021 after Jose Mourinho was dismissed.
      Tottenham sit seventh in the Premier League table as they prepare to host Manchester United on Thursday evening. More

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      How Chelsea can save a small fortune by hiring Mauricio Pochettino to save Blues’ sinking ship

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      CHELSEA look set to save some serious cash in their bid to land Mauricio Pochettino as their new manager. Pochettino has been out of a job ever since being sacked by Paris Saint-Germain in June and is the frontrunner to become Graham Potter’s permanent successor.
      Chelsea are set to save some serious cash in their bid to sign Mauricio PochettinoCredit: Getty
      Chelsea won’t have to pay any agent fees as Pochettino represents himselfCredit: Getty
      According to the Telegraph, the Argentinean tactician is not using a representative to negotiate his deal with the Blues, which means owner Todd Boehly won’t have to pay any agent fees.
      The ex-Tottenham boss hasn’t hired any reps and is leading talks alongside his assistant Jesus Perez.
      However, the final draft will be checked by a lawyer of Pochettino’s choosing.
      The former Southampton boss will personally negotiate the length and value of his deal and thus Chelsea are set to save a huge amount in this appointment.
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      A deal between the two parties could be finalised by the end of the week or early next week.
      Pochettino is expected to take over alongside his assistant Perez and three other members of his coaching staff.
      That includes Miguel D’Agostino, Toni Jimenez and his own son Sebastiano Pochettino.
      The former PSG boss is expected to have a strong hand in negotiations after Chelsea’s fifth successive defeat across all competitions.
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      The West Londoners’ latest loss came at the hands of Brentford, who won 2-0 at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.
      Chelsea have now plummeted to 11th place and are in desperate need of an elite manager to take over ahead of next season.
      Caretaker boss Frank Lampard has lost all of his five matches ever since taking over earlier this month.
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      Pochettino ‘targeting TWO Brentford stars to kickstart Chelsea rebuild and makes new No6 his top transfer priority’

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      MAURICIO POCHETTINO has already got transfer plans in the works as he targets two Brentford players and a new deep-lying midfielder, reports say. The Argentine, who is widely expected to be named as the next Chelsea manager, could oversee a summer squad overhaul.
      Ivan Toney could likely heal Chelsea’s goal issuesCredit: Getty
      David Raya has been linked to Stamford Bridge as Chelsea look to solve their issues in between the sticksCredit: Getty
      Mateo Kovacic is believed to be among those who could leave West London this summerCredit: Alamy
      The Blues are likely to shift some players from their bloated squad while their new boss will likely want to bring in some names of his own.
      Two of the stars Chelsea have been linked to come from West London rivals Brentford who triumphed at Stamford Bridge yesterday.

      Ivan Toney, the third-highest scoring in the player in the Premier League this season, is believed to be of interest to the goal-shy Blues.
      The 27-year-old has been a revelation for Brentford and has enjoyed a rapid climb up from the lower leagues of English football in a short space of time.
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      He has 19 goals in the league this campaign, behind only Erling Haaland with 33 and Harry Kane with 24.
      Chelsea’s scoring issues has been among the biggest problems they have had throughout this entire campaign.
      Football London reports that the Brentford keeper David Raya could also be targeted.
      No.1 has also been a problem position for Chelsea as mistakes have crept back into Kepa Arrizabalaga’s game while Edouard Mendy was dropped earlier this season.
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      Meanwhile, Bild reports that Chelsea may let Mateo Kovacic join Bayern Munich as speculation links the midfielder with a move to Bavaria.
      The midfielder’s former boss Thomas Tuchel is believed to still be keen on the Croatian.
      Any potential departure has left Pochettino believing the no.6 position is a “priority”, according to reports. More