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EPL side Chelsea close in on Roma midfielder Nainggolan
Joey O'Brien

EPL side Chelsea close in on Roma midfielder Nainggolan

Published Apr. 9, 2016 5:11 a.m. ET

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Chelsea goalkeeper Asmir Begovic will be handed the chance to become Antonio Conte's No 1 as Thibaut Courtois faces the axe.

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England boss Roy Hodgson has been given no say on new coaches in FA technical director Dan Ashworth's blueprint at St George's Park.

Diego Costa has been persuaded to stay at Stamford Bridge following a private meeting with new Chelsea boss Antonio Conte.

Arsenal winger Alex Iwobi says he snubbed England to play for Nigeria after taking advice from his uncle, the former Bolton midfielder Jay-Jay Okocha.

Harry Kane has urged Mauricio Pochettino to stay at Tottenham, with a new deal understood to be on the table for the Argentine coach.

Chelsea are closing in on a £30m ($42.3m) deal for Roma's Belgian midfielder Radja Nainggolan.

Incoming Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has been reassured he will not be forced to sell Diego Costa this summer, although any bid for their former striker Romelu Lukaku from Everton now appears unlikely.

Sami Nasri is being given a chance to prove to Pep Guardiola he should have a future at Manchester City.

Sam Allardyce hopes to be reunited with West Ham outcast Joey O'Brien for a third time this season.

Former Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood has told Harry Kane not to join Manchester United this summer.

Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney is still England's best, according to his manager Louis van Gaal.

West Ham won the lottery with the Olympic Stadium, says Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger.

Danny Higginbotham believes Premier League opponents have wised up to Leicester but says it's too late to stop them.

Antonio Conte can still attract the leading players to Chelsea despite the absence of Champions League football, according to interim boss Guus Hiddink.

Raul will play for Real Madrid again in June, when Ajax visit the Bernabeu for a match in honor of Johan Cruyff.

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