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Paper Chase: European heavyweights set to clash over Leicester City's Kante
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Paper Chase: European heavyweights set to clash over Leicester City's Kante

Published Apr. 14, 2016 4:15 a.m. ET

Every day we'll bring you the very latest tabloid rumors as the biggest clubs around look to splash the cash to bolster their rosters. True or not, they're always entertaining...



N'Golo Kante is understood to have a £20m release clause in his Leicester contract as Arsenal, Tottenham, Chelsea and PSG eye a swoop for the midfielder.

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Arsenal have opened talks with Borussia Monchengladbach over a £35m move for former Basel midfielder Granit Xhaka.

France international Andre-Pierre Gignac is on the radar of both Paris Saint-Germain and Stoke having made a surprise move from Marseille to Tigres in Mexico last summer where he has scored 25 goals in 38 appearances.


Vincent Kompany is not fearful for his place in Pep Guardiola's Manchester City side next season and feels his best form is still to come.

The Premier League has removed referee Kevin Friend from taking charge of the Stoke v Tottenham match because he is a Leicester fan.

Watford talisman Troy Deeney says Sir Elton John 'calls me if we do well ... it is all a bit surreal'.

Jose Mourinho could be tempted by the PSG job if Laurent Blanc exits.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he has had 'lots of offers' from English clubs to move to the Premier League.

Vincent Kompany will fight to prove he has a future at Manchester City under Pep Guardiola, despite City's interest in young defenders John Stones of Everton and Aymeric Laporte of Athletic Bilbao.

West Brom are preparing a summer move for West Ham forward Diafra Sakho to replace Saido Berahino.

Incoming Chelsea boss Antonio Conte wants to bring in his own director of football - Roma's Walter Sabatini - when he takes over at Stamford Bridge.

Quique Flores is in the dark over his future as Watford boss.

Southampton are prepared to cut their losses and offload striker Juanmi for £1.5m with former club Malaga interested in re-signing him.

Jurgen Klopp wants his Liverpool team to go for the jugular against Borussia Dortmund at Anfield.

Bolton want Northampton Town's Chris Wilder to be their new manager.


Wales boss Chris Coleman hopes Gareth Bale resists any offers to return to the Premier League from Real Madrid this summer because he would prefer him to stay in the less physically demanding Spanish top-flight.

Eden Hazard has denied reports he has agreed a move from Chelsea to Real Madrid.

Leicester and Arsenal are both interested in signing 18-year-old AC Milan defender Manuel Locatelli.

Raheem Sterling is set to give England boss Roy Hodgson a major fitness boost. The Manchester City forward is ahead of schedule after injury and could return this weekend.


Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has revealed striker Gonzalo Higuain has a release clause in his contract should the club fail to qualify for the Champions League but added he has had no offers yet for the 32-goal striker.

Paris St-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 34, says he has received lots of offers from the Premier League but is only interested in joining a club with trophy-winning potential.


Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United are all tracking Marquinhos, 21, with the Brazilian defender understood to be unhappy at Paris St-Germain.

Meanwhile, United will miss out on Germany international Mario Gomez, with the 30-year-old striker instead set to sign a permanent deal with loan club Besiktas.

Blackburn and Cardiff will fight it out for £1m-rated Charlton striker Tony Watt this summer.

As many as 56 Premier League players could miss the start of next season through their involvement in this summer's Olympic Games in Rio.


Chelsea will make Oscar available for transfer this summer to help raise funds. Incoming head coach Antonio Conte wants to sign a creative midfield player and also wants Colombian Juan Cuadrado back from Juventus, where he has impressed on loan.

Almost one third of Premier League footballers were not tested for banned drugs under the Football Association's anti-doping programme last season, figures obtained by The Times reveal.

Raheem Sterling is close to signing an endorsement deal to become Apple's first UK-based athlete.


Manchester United could face competition from Paris St Germain for former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho.

Liverpool have made £300,000 from Manchester City's Champions League success, thanks to a clause regarding European progression in the transfer of England forward Raheem Sterling.


Belgium international striker Christian Benteke wants to stay at Liverpool, despite his lack of playing time under manager Jurgen Klopp.

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