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Louis van Gaal to Bayern Munich: Former Man Utd and Barcelona boss being discussed

MANCHESTER UNITED’s former manager Louis van Gaal is being considered as the new Bayern Munich, claim reports in Germany.

By JOE SHORT
PUBLISHED: 17:34, Tue, Oct 3, 2017 | UPDATED: 17:50, Tue, Oct 3, 2017





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Bayern Munich are interested in appointing Louis van Gaal
Van Gaal was sacked by Manchester United in 2016 after winning the FA Cup.

The Dutchman, who has also managed Barcelona on two occasions, has previously been in charge of Bayern.

He endured a 22-month stint as Munich manager before being sacked in April 2011 after losing out on the Bundesliga title race.

The Dutchman has previously said he was ready to retire from football management.

But German newspaper Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung claim he is in place for a surprise return to Bayern.

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Barca snubbed Dybala deal

18:47: Barcelona rejected the option of signing Juventus forward Paulo Dybala twice in the summer as they focused all their attention on Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho.

That is according to Spanish TV show El Chiringuito, who claim Barcelona were offered Dybala on two separate occasions.

But Barca turned down the option to bring the Juventus man to the Nou Camp in order to try and sign Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho.

Barcelona made three bids to land the Brazil international, the last offer understood to be worth £118million.

Coutinho handed in a transfer request at Anfield to force through a move to Barca - but Liverpool stood firm and resisted any approach.

Coutinho to Barca still on

16:52: Philippe Coutinho will leave Liverpool to join Barcelona next summer, says former Reds striker John Aldridge.

He told the Liverpool Echo: ”He's a lovely fella, he's a good family man, and Barcelona turned his head. It can happen.

"The move over there didn't happen for him but I'm sure he'll give us a really good season and wave goodbye next summer, because Barca will come back for him, he's too good to be ignored."

Rafinha seeks January exit

14.45: Barcelona midfielder Rafinha is reportedly a January target for Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham, according to reports in Spain.

He was linked with a move away from the Nou Camp this summer but a long-term knee injury put paid to his exit.

However, the midfielder has been working hard to get back to full fitness and is targeting a January move.

And according to Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo, the 24-year-old is attracting attention from Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham.

Barca defeat shows United are strong - Wilkins

12.05: Real Madrid’s Spanish Super Cup win over Barcelona last month shows just how good a team Manchester United are, according to pundit and former Manchester United midfielder Ray Wilkins.

Real Madrid east past Barcelona 5-1 on aggregate to win Spain’s season curtain raiser.

Just five days before the first leg, Real had beaten United 2-1 in the European Super Cup final.

Wilkins says the ease of which Real went on to beat rivals Barcelona shows how good United are.

“When I saw them lose to Real Madrid I thought ‘wow’ that was a beating but at times Manchester United took them to the sword as well,” Wilkins said on Sky Sports.

“Then when I saw Real Madrid play Barcelona and they wiped the floor with Barcelona, I think it puts into perspective how good Manchester United could be this season.”

Barnes happy Coutinho stays

11.30: Liverpool legend John Barnes thought Philippe Coutinho was going to join Barcelona this summer but has praised his former club for standing firm and refusing to sell.

Barnes says he was initially surprised Liverpool turned down over £100million for Coutinho but reckons Reds manager Jurgen Klopp would have had a big influence in stopping him leaving the club.

“Who could have thought Liverpool could have turned down a bid of £140million for a footballer?” Barnes said on Sky Sports.

“Initially I did (think he would go) but towards the end I was with Liverpool.

“The good thing about Liverpool is that Jurgen Klopp is in complete control of everything at the club.”

Messi could leave for free

10.15: Lionel Messi could leave Barcelona on a free transfer next summer, according to Spanish football expert Terry Gibson.

Messi is yet to sign the new contract he agreed earlier in the summer and has grown frustrated with the club in the transfer market.

Messi is worried the club has not added enough quality following the departure of Neymar and fears being left behind by rivals Real Madrid.

"I always thought Lionel Messi, like Andres Iniesta and Xavi, would spend the bulk of the serious part of his career at Barcelona," Gibson told La Liga Weekly.

"For years I found it hard to envisage how anyone could afford to take Messi away from Barcelona, but now we've seen the emergence of Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain.

"Now I'm looking at the fact he's got only a year left on his contract. I think the new contract offer is worth €24m-a-year but if he was available on a free transfer Barca's offer would get dwarfed. If a PSG or a Manchester City can get an out-of-contract Messi we're talking, with the price of players now, €100m, €150m, €200m.

"I know he's 30 now but in terms of prestige and what a signing like that can bring to the club would be a real coup. It's not just the marketing, it is 50 games and 50 goals a season in whatever league he goes and plays in. I didn't think it would happen, but I actually think it might now."

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Alvaro Morata: Chelsea striker injured for up to two months with hamstring tear

CHELSEA striker Alvaro Morata is out for between four to eight weeks with injury.

By JOE SHORT
PUBLISHED: 00:05, Tue, Oct 3, 2017 | UPDATED: 00:05, Tue, Oct 3, 2017





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Alvaro Morata's injury is a fresh headache for Chelsea boss Antonio Conte
Morata injured his hamstring during Chelsea’s 1-0 loss to Manchester City on Saturday.

He has been forced to withdraw from Spain’s squad for the upcoming international break.

Spain have released further information on Morata’s injury, confirming he had suffered a grade II hamstring tear.

He was assessed at Madrid’s University Hospital Sanitas La Moraleja.

An injury of that severity takes up to eight weeks to recover from - although Chelsea will hope their star striker is back sooner.

Morata has started well at Chelsea since his arrival from Real Madrid in a £60million deal this summer.

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The forward has scored seven goals for his new club and also netted in the 3-0 World Cup qualifying win over Italy at the start of September.

Were Morata to require the full recovery period to get over his injury he could miss a number of key Chelsea games.

The Blues face Manchester United at the start of November in a crunch title clash, while they play Liverpool at the end of that month.

Chelsea also play Roma home and away in the Champions League.

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Morata was replaced by Willian during the City defeat despite like-for-like forward Michy Batshuayi being on the bench.

Spain coach Julen Lopetegui has confirmed his replacement for Morata ahead of their final qualifiers against Albania and Israel over the next fortnight.

Veteran Aritz Aduriz comes in for Morata, while Alvaro Odriozola and Jonathan Viera also join the squad.

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year-old France forward Anthony
Martial. (RMC Sport via
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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp will
target Napoli and Italy forward
Lorenzo Insigne, 26, if playmaker
Philippe Coutinho, 25, forces
through a move to Barcelona.
(Sunday People)
Barcelona will return with an offer
in excess of £100m for Brazil
international Coutinho. (Sunday
Express)
Chelsea will make a second bid of
around £25m for Leicester
midfielder Danny Drinkwater, 27,
this week after having a £15m
offer turned down by the Foxes
earlier this summer. (Sunday
Telegraph)
Real Madrid have admitted defeat
in their bid to sign Manchester
United goalkeeper David de Gea
this season. (Sunday Express)
Barcelona have signed Brazil and
former Tottenham midfielder
Paulinho, 29, for 40m euros
(£36.6m) from Chinese side
Guangzhou Evergrande. (Mail on
Sunday)
Paris St-Germain could spend
more than 60m euros (£54.9m)
on Monaco defender Fabinho, 23,
on top of any deal for the Brazil
international's team-mate Kylian
Mbappe, 18. (ESPN)
PSG have secured the signing of
Kylian Mbappe for a fee that will
exceed the £200m they spent on
Neymar. They will pay an initial
fee of £173m plus add ons.
(Sunday Times- subscription
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Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil,
28, does not want to stay at
Arsenal and is pushing for a
move to Barcelona. (Don Balon
via Daily Star Sunday)
Tottenham will go on a spending
spree before the transfer window
closes, starting with a firm offer
for 23-year-old Everton and
England midfielder Ross Barkley.
(Sunday Telegraph)
But Spurs boss Mauricio
Pochettino is questioning whether
Barkley is worth pursuing and is
more interested in a £50m double
move for Celta Vigo midfielder
Pape Cheikh Diop, 20, and Ajax
defender Davinson Sanchez, 21.
(Sun on Sunday)
Dutch side Ajax have already
rejected a 40m euro (£36.6m) bid
from Spurs and offered Colombia
international Sanchez a new
contract to convince him to stay.
(De Telegraaf - in Dutch)
Chelsea would be willing to sell
Belgium's attacking midfielder
Eden Hazard, 26, to Barcelona for
120m euros (£110m). (Diario Gol
via Daily Star Sunday)
Manchester United have re-
opened talks over a move for
Inter Milan and Croatia winger
Ivan Perisic, 28, and are close to
matching the Italian side's £48m
asking price. (Sunday Mirror)
Chelsea are worried striker Diego
Costa, 28, has put on too much
weight during his holiday in
Brazil, making the Spain
international more difficult to sell.
(Sunday Times - subscription
required)
Costa faces a Chelsea fine after
failing to report back for the new
season two weeks ago. (Daily
Star Sunday)
Liverpool have told Emre Can, 23,
he is going nowhere despite
Juventus lining up a £23m offer
as the Germany midfielder enters
the final year of his contract.
(Sunday Mirror)
Gylfi Sigurdsson, 27, will finally
compete a transfer to Everton this
week, which will see Swansea
move for West Brom midfielder
Nacer Chadli, 28, and trigger
Tottenham to sign Ross Barkley,
23, from the Toffees. (Sunday
People)
Everton boss Ronald Koeman will
not end his summer spending
with Sigurdsson and is keen on a
move for Fiorentina and Croatia
striker Nikola Kalinic, 29. (Sunday
Express)
But Kalinic, 29, prefers a move to
fellow Italian side AC Milan. (Sky
Sports)
France striker Antoine Griezmann,
26, could leave Atletico Madrid if
they sell Slovenia goalkeeper Jan
Oblak, 24, to Paris St-Germain.
(Don Balon via Sunday Express)
Spain attacking midfielder Marco
Asensio, 21, will use interest from
clubs including Arsenal as
leverage to secure a new deal at
Real Madrid. (Diario Gol - in
Spanish)
Arsenal have given up on signing
21-year-old midfielder Thomas
Lemar from Monaco, with
manager Arsene Wenger now
focused on selling fringe player
to cut the club's wage bill. (Mail
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Polish winger
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Sydney FC sign Polish
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The World Game 01:46 12-
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