03/15/16

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http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/10C5A/production/_88789686_times.jpgThe TimesInjured Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany features on the Times back pageChelsea have offered Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 34, a two-year deal worth almost £10m a season. (FootMercato, via Daily Star)
Premier League leaders Leicester will attempt to tie manager Claudio Ranieri to a new contract at the end of the season amid fears that he could buy himself out of his existing deal and join a bigger European club. (Times - subscription required)
Real Madrid's Germany international Toni Kroos, 26, has an offer on the table to join Arsenal in a multi-million pound transfer, according to reports. (AS, via Metro)
Manchester United have identified Barcelona reserve keeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, 23, as a possible replacement for David de Gea, 25, should the Spaniard leave Old Trafford this summer. (Daily Mirror)
Former Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has agreed a shock deal to manage Jordan as well as coach Derby. (Sun)
Liverpool face having to pay £120,000-a-week striker Christian Benteke to play elsewhere if they want to offload him this summer. (Daily Mirror)
Antonio Conte, expected to join Chelsea when he leaves his role as Italy coach after Euro 2016, is ready to kick off his reign at Stamford Bridge before the tournament begins. (Sun)
West Ham are expected to confirm the permanent signing of Manuel Lanzini, 23, in the next few days, while the Hammers have also agreed to sign Norway midfielder Havard Nordtveit, 25, on a free transfer from Borussia Moenchengladbach next season. (London Evening Standard)http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/105CB/production/_88791076_sun.jpg
Manchester United could lose out in the race for Borussia Dortmund's highly rated 26-year-old Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang because he promised his grandfather he would play for Real Madrid. (Manchester Evening News)Napoli midfielder Jorginho is a target for Arsenal and has also caught the attention of Real Madrid, the player's agent has said. (Radio Kiss, via Daily Mail)
Arsenal and Manchester City have been joined by Real Madrid and Juventus in the race to sign Sevilla midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak, 26, who signed a new contract last year in which his release clause was raised to £35.3m. (Corriere dello Sport, via Daily Express)
Chelsea are ready to make a transfer offer for Roma defender Kostas Manolas, 24, according to reports in Italy. (Il Tempo, via Metro)
Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville is unlikely to accept a permanent offer to stay in charge at Valencia.(Bleacherreport.com)
Stoke and England goalkeeper Jack Butland, 23, is on the verge of signing a new five-year contract, in a huge boost for his club. (Daily Telegraph)
Bayern Munich honorary president Franz Beckenbauer has warned Pep Guardiola he will not be allowed to take players with him when he leaves the German side to take over at Manchester City this summer. (Bild, via Manchester Evening News)
Southend boss Phil Brown, a former Bolton assistant manager, is a leading contender to replace Neil Lennon at the Trotters. (The Guardian)
Manager Roberto Martinez will retain full control of Everton's transfer activity despite the arrival of billionaire investor Farhad Moshiri. (Liverpool Echo)
Nottingham Forest owner Fawaz Al Hasawi says he would sell the club for the right price following a new wave of criticism from supporters. (Times - subscription required)
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The World T20 and the Cheltenham Festival are prominent on the front of the Telegraph sports supplement
Borussia Dortmund's Marco Reus believes Tottenham would have lost their Europa League last-16 first leg regardless of the starting XI Mauricio Pochettino selected for the trip to Germany. (SPORT1, via London Evening Standard)
Brighton boss Chris Hughton says the door is not closed on Dutch forward Elvis Manu, 22, currently on loan at Huddersfield. Manu was disciplined and fined by the Yorkshiremen last week after previously criticising Albion in an interview in the Dutch media. (The Argus)
Jurgen Klopp believes Liverpool have an "outstanding talent" in 19-year-old Brazilian midfielder Allan Rodrigues de Souza, who has had to be loaned to Belgian outfit Sint-Truidense because of work permit issues. (Liverpool Echo)
Arsene Wenger should try to bring Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure - 33 in May - to Arsenal in the summer, according to former City boss Stuart Pearce. (Talksport)
A group of professional footballers and their friends were alleged to have thrown glasses of urine over a balcony at the Cheltenham Festival. (Daily Mail)
David de Gea is the only current Manchester United player in Rio Ferdinand's 'dream five-a-side team', a rather attacking line-up being completed by Barcelona duo Lionel Messi and Neymar, plus Real Madrid's Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo. (Squawka.com)
Norwich's home encounter with Watford has been moved to the final week of the Premier League season because of the Hornets being involved in FA Cup semi-final action. (Eastern Daily Press)

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 Tottenham's England striker Harry Kane has packed a punch in front of goal again this season but after a day off to recover from his two-goal display in Sunday's victory at Aston Villa, he was in the gym on Tuesday to hone his fitness before a key end-of-season run-in for Spurs.

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Harry "The Hitman" Kane
Dele Alli suggests some plans for his Tottenham team-mates, wanting Kane to go into UFC and Eric Dier to heavyweight boxing. "Harry to fight Mcgregor.. @ericdier to fight Joshua! Let's make this happen."
Wayne Rooney takes his youngest child, baby Kit, to Manchester United's FA Cup match with West Ham.
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Three-fifths of the Rooney family
The Rooney familyFormer world champion boxer Ricky Hatton, a devoted Manchester City fan, reacts to Vincent Kompany's early departure from the Champions League match with Dynamo Kiev because of injury, writing:"I could cry for Vincent Kompany."Southampton striker Charlie Austin shares his thoughts on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival, and looks ahead to day two: "Yanworth is my nap but I do like Diego du charmil I think he's off a great mark of 133 so let's hope he can run a blinder! But we are up."  And finallyLeicester have signed the nephew of the Sultan of Brunei, one of the world's richest men. Faiq Jefri Bolkiah, a 17-year-old winger, has been at Chelsea since 2014 after earlier spells with Arsenal and Reading. (Guardian)
Three children who invaded Barcelona's training ground were allowed to take part in a session with the club's senior stars. (Independent)
Manchester United's Marcus Rashford, 18, and Jesse Lingard, 23, were spotted swapping cars near the club's Carrington training ground, forcing other motorists to swerve around them. (Daily Star)

Rio Ferdinand believes English clubs' failure in the Champions League in recent years is due to the world's best players no longer playing in the Premier League.
The former Manchester United defender - who played in three Champions League finals, winning the trophy in 2008 - believes the Premier League is the 'most entertaining' league in the world.
But with Manchester City becoming only the fourth English side to reach the quarter-finals of Europe's premier club competition since 2012 on Tuesday, Ferdinand believes the loss of the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Luis Suarez and Gareth Bale has left Premier League teams without the tools to challenge on the biggest stage.
Rio Ferdinand does not believe the Premier League has any of the world's best players at the moment
Rio Ferdinand does not believe the Premier League has any of the world's best players at the moment
Ferdinand (second left) won the Champions League with Manchester United in 2008
Ferdinand (second left) won the Champions League with Manchester United in 2008
But the likes of Ferdinand's former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo have now left the Premier League
But the likes of Ferdinand's former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo have now left the Premier League
'In those days we had teams that were conditioned to go into tournaments and go deep into tournaments,' said Ferdinand on BT Sport ahead of Manchester City's clash with Dynamo Kiev.
'[The] mentality was about just getting through the first period of the tournaments and taking each game as it comes.
'[In the Champions League] there's a consistency among these teams within the leagues they play in, they can go 20 games on a winning streak drawing a couple and maybe losing one.
'I think back then the best players in the world, there were some in this country. At the moment there aren't any.'
Ferdinand said he 'loves' Sergio Aguero and that the striker would score goals for any team in the world
Ferdinand said he 'loves' Sergio Aguero and that the striker would score goals for any team in the world
But the former Manchester United defender doesn't rate the Argentine among the 'best in the world'
But the former Manchester United defender doesn't rate the Argentine among the 'best in the world'

While Ferdinand doesn't rank any of the Premier League's top talent among the best in the world, the former England defender singled out Sergio Aguero, professing his 'love' for the Manchester City striker. 'I love Sergio Aguero. The last three or four years of my career in the Premier League he was the hardest striker I played against. 'He's quick, he's got a low centre of gravity, he's strong, he'll go off both sides - left or right, doesn't mind - and he's a devastating finisher when's he's in front of goal and I think he could play in any team in to world and he'll do this, he'll score goals. 'The difference with him is he's got different types of goals, he scores all different types of goals. I love him. I can't speak highly enough of him.'  

Source: Daily Mail

Damon Hill has claimed that a season opening win for Lewis Hamilton at the Australian Grand Prix could land a psychological blow on Nico Rosberg, which his Mercedes team-mate may not recover from.
For the last two years the Brit has proven top dog at the German marquee having stormed to successive Formula One world titles, with Rosberg left trailing as runner-up.
Such was Hamilton’s advantage, the 31-year-old won his third drivers’ championship with three races to go, before his German team-mate upped his performance to win the remaining grand prix.
Damon Hill believes Lewis Hamilton (left) winning in Australia would be bad news for Nico Rosberg 
Damon Hill believes Lewis Hamilton (left) winning in Australia would be bad news for Nico Rosberg
The 55-year-old (centre) described the Mercedes driver as a 'street fighter' in quest to win 
The 55-year-old (centre) described the Mercedes driver as a 'street fighter' in quest to win
Speculation was whether Hamilton had eased up after securing the title, and Hill claims this weekend will be crucial if the three-time world champion regains his superiority when it matters in the opening race of the year at Albert Park.
‘If Lewis does gain the upper hand right from the get-go in Melbourne, Nico is going to suffer a blow from which he might not recover for the entire season because everyone will be saying things are back to what they were before the championship was decided last year,’ Hill said.
‘It would be dangerous going into the first race of a 21-race championship thinking it is not as important as the entire season.
‘It’s such an important thing to get out the gates with more points than anyone else at the first race.’
Hamilton aiming to become the first British driver to win four world titles having matched Sir Jackie Stewart’s record of three
Hamilton is aiming to become the first British driver to win four world titles, having matched Sir Jackie Stewart’s record of three last season.

Hill, when he drove for Williams, celebrates after winning the British Grand Prix at Silverstone
Hill, when he drove for Williams, celebrates after winning the British Grand Prix at Silverstone

And Hill claims the biggest obstacle to the former McLaren star’s chances this season is being distracted by his interests away from the race track.
The former Williams and Jordan star also believes that while Hamilton doesn’t need to have the No 1 status at Mercedes, he has a streetwise element which allows him to maintain a psychological edge over Rosberg.
‘I don’t think the antipathy is crucial (for Lewis). Lewis wants to know he’s got the measure of his team-mate. He’s not necessarily after the entire devotion of the team. He’s not one of these drivers that needs to control the entire team.
‘To his credit he is comfortable with Nico getting as much attention as he does in the team.
The world champion has been putting in the miles during testing as the new season draws nearer 
The world champion has been putting in the miles during testing as the new season draws nearer 
The battle between the two Mercedes team-mates is expected to be as exciting as last season
The battle between the two Mercedes team-mates is expected to be as exciting as last season
‘There’s no suggestion he needs acrimony to thrive, he’s just like that. He’s very clever where there’s any hint of doubt in his rival he will make the call the way he wants it to turn out. So his team-mate is running to catch him up.
‘I’m thinking of Spa [2014] actually. I thought it was 50-50 but Lewis was very quick to say ‘Nico admitted doing something’ and Nico never recovered from that. Lewis is an old hand at this, bit of a street fighter.
‘The only thing Lewis should be wary of is taking his eye off the ball. There’s a job to be done. I still think that in Formula One it requires 100 per cent.
‘Whether it’s Senna and Prost or Mansell and Piquet, none of them won the championship without being 100 per cent on it because it’s too difficult.’
Hamilton, Toto Wolff and Rosberg speak to the media  in Stuttgart, Germany to kick-start their campaign
Hamilton, Toto Wolff and Rosberg speak to the media in Stuttgart, Germany to kick-start their campaign


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