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FOOTBALL TRANSFERS AND RUMOURS: Van Gaal, Hazard, Van Persie, Eder, Teixeira, Remy, Adebayor, etc

Manchester United are worried assistant manager Ryan Giggs will end his 28-year association with the club if he is overlooked as boss Louis van Gaal's successor. (Daily Mirror)

Van Gaal will not step aside for his friend Jose Mourinho or anyone else, says his Dutch biographer Maarten Meijer. (Manchester Evening News)

Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard, 36, is in "serious talks" with Colorado Rapids and is "highly likely" to end his 10-year stay with the Goodison Park club and move to Major League Soccer in May.(NBC Sports)


Tottenham are to return with a new £18m bid for West Brom's 22-year-old forward Saido Berahino. (Daily Mirror)

Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino is being considered as a candidate to take over at Chelsea next season. (Independent)

Fulham have told Tottenham they do not want to sell French forward Moussa Dembele, but Spurs may be able to conclude a deal that would see the 19-year-old return to Craven Cottage on loan.(Guardian)

Chelsea are set to sign Corinthians midfielder Alexandre Pato, 26, on a six-month loan deal with the option of making the move permanent in the summer. The Brazilian club had initially wanted to sell him outright for an £8m fee.(London Evening Standard)

Chelsea will demand at least £80m if they are to sell 25-year-old midfielder Eden Hazard this summer. (Sun)

The Blues could face a transfer embargo after midfielder Bertrand Traore played for their under-18 side when he was too young to be signed, in an apparent breach of Fifa regulations. (London Evening Standard)

But Chelsea are confident they did not break any rules as the fixture had been deemed to be non-competitive. (Guardian)

The Stamford Bridge club are weighing up a move for Fenerbahce and former Manchester United striker Robin van Persie, 32, to solve their goalscoring problems.(Daily Express)

Sunderland are to increase their bid for Swansea striker Andre Ayew, 26, to £10m, plus Italy striker Fabio Borini, 24.(Talksport)

But the Swans are insisting that top scorer Ayew is not for sale.(South Wales Evening Post)

Swansea are close to completing a loan deal for Napoli midfielder Jonathan de Guzman, 28, who spent two years on loan with the Welsh club between 2012 and 2014. (Daily Express)

Liverpool forward Jerome Sinclair has told the club he wants to leave, with Watford hoping to complete a deal for the highly rated 19-year-old.(Telegraph)

Leicester City have increased their offer for Sampdoria striker Eder, 29, from £7.95m to £10m, but could face competition from Inter Milan. (Daily Mail)

Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri is also chasing CSKA Moscow striker Ahmed Musa, 23. (Daily Mirror)

Liverpool have been given encouragement in their pursuit of midfielder Alex Teixeira, 26, by comments from the Shakhtar Donetsk coach.(Daily Express) 

Arsenal have had a bid rejected for Napoli's 24-year-old midfielder Jorginho, but might return with a further offer in the summer.(TuttoMercatoWeb - in Italian)

Middlesbrough have offered £9m for Blackburn striker Jordan Rhodes, 25, with a further £2m based on appearances. (Sun)

Newcastle have been told by Chelsea that it will cost £12m to sign striker Loic Remy, 29. (Daily Mail)

The Magpies are also considering a loan deal for France international striker Remy.(Evening Chronicle)

West Ham's loanee right-back Carl Jenkinson could miss the rest of the season after suffering a knee injury in the 2-2 draw with Manchester City.(Independent)

Jenkinson, 23, is expected to return to parent club Arsenal, who are now reconsidering selling fellow right-back Mathieu Debuchy, 30, to Aston Villa.(Telegraph)

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