France midfielder Paul Pogba, 26, will try again to leave Manchester United in January. (Sun)

Former Chelsea and Manchester United chief executive Peter Kenyon has launched a fresh attempt to buy Newcastle United with a new consortium, offering to pay owner Mike Ashley £125m up front. (Mail)

The consortium's bid brochure claims Newcastle manager Steve Bruce has achieved "unparalleled success in Europe". (Sun)

Paris St-Germain forward Neymar, 27, has landed in Spain for a court case against the Brazilian's former club Barcelona over the non-payment of a signing-on bonus. (Mundo Deportivo)

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid will both appeal against the decision to fine Barca 300 euros (£265) for their approach to France striker Antoine Griezmann while he was at Atletico. (Marca)

Former England captain David Beckham is set to move into football agency - with Manchester United striker Mason Greenwood, 17, a potential client. (Mirror)
Manchester United are lining up a January move for French striker Moussa Dembele, 23, having sent a scout to Lyon's last three games. (Mail)

Fulham are seeking compensation in the region of £7m from Liverpool after 16-year-old midfielder Harvey Elliott joined the Reds in the summer. (Times - subscription required)

Manchester United are ready to activate the £32m buy-out clause in Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino's contract. (Sun)

Crystal Palace are considering a January move for Shakhtar Donetsk's defensive midfielder Taras Stepanenko, 30, having missed the chance to sign the Ukraine international for about £8m in the summer. (Sun)

Arsenal's players held a blind vote to decide who will be the club's captains as boss Unai Emery looks to rebuild his five-man leadership group. (Telegraph)

England striker Tammy Abraham, 21, was "not happy" with his Fifa 20 rating after receiving a "special delivery" at Chelsea's training ground. (Star)

Organisers of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar are close to a deal that would lead to alcohol being subsidised and more readily available during the tournament. (Guardian)

Newcastle have been scouting 16-year-old Rochdale defender Luke Matheson, who scored against Manchester United on Wednesday, since he made his first-team debut last year. (Chronicle)

Championship side Huddersfield are hoping to sign 32-year-old defender Danny Simpson, who has been a free agent since leaving Leicester this summer. (Yorkshire Post)

Barcelona and Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong, 22, says he would have joined either Manchester City or PSG if he had not joined the Spanish club from Ajax in the summer. (Star)

Barcelona's players had dinner together on Wednesday when they are thought to have talked about how to improve their form. (Mirror)

LA Galaxy striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 37, says he would welcome a return to Manchester United, where he scored 29 goals in 53 games before leaving for the United States. (Daily Star)

Tottenham are unsure of Christian Eriksen's intentions after a breakdown of the relationship between chairman Daniel Levy and the 27-year-old Denmark midfielder's agent. (Guardian)

Former Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp believes Eriksen should start for Spurs despite uncertainty over his future. (Talksport)

Roma are preparing to make a fresh move for Liverpool and Croatia defender Dejan Lovren, 30. (Corriere dello Sport - in Italian)

Napoli are holding off offering a two-year contract to 34-year-old free agent Fernando Llorente as they await an outcome from 26-year-old Mauro Icardi's summit talks with Inter Milan. (Corriere dello Sport via Football Italia)

Former Arsenal striker Carlos Vela, 30, has revealed he was close to moving to Barcelona on loan from current club LAFC. (BS Podcast via Goal)

Real Sociedad want to push through a rapid deal for Arsenal defender Nacho Monreal so he can train with the club and make his debut on Friday night. The 33-year-old has been offered a two-year contract with an option for a further 12 months. (Express)

Leicester are in talks with Olympiakos over a deal to sell 27-year-old winger Rachid Ghezzal to the Greek side. (Sky Sports)

West Ham are close to agreeing terms on a new contract with Argentina midfielder Manuel Lanzini, 26. (Sky Sports)

Inter Milan forward Romelu Lukaku, 26, wanted to leave Manchester United because he was bored at Old Trafford, according to Belgium boss Roberto Martinez. (Mirror)

Brighton's Dutch winger Jurgen Locadia, 25, could make a loan move to Bundesliga side Hoffenheim. (Argus)
Paul Pogba's brother Mathias, 29, a forward for Club Deportivo Manchego in the Spanish fourth tier, says his 26-year-old Manchester United sibling would be "great" for Real Madrid. (AS)

Everton and Turkey striker Cenk Tosun wants to stay at the club despite rumours linking the 28-year-old with a move to Eintracht Frankfurt. (Turkish Football)

Liverpool say they have no plans to sell forward Bobby Duncan and have rejected an approach from Fiorentina for the 18-year-old. (Liverpool Echo)

Manchester City are tracking Hearts defender Aaron Hickey with a view to a £1.5m January swoop for the 17-year-old. (Sun)

West Brom's England Under-19 midfielder Rekeem Harper, 19, is a big part of Slaven Bilic's plans this season and will get his chance soon, the head coach has promised. (Express and Star)

Juventus are not giving up hope that they will be able to sign Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba, 26. (Express)

Pogba insists he will not split the dressing room despite claims he wanted a move away from Old Trafford. (Mirror)

Paris St-Germain are interested in a deal that would see Real Madrid buy Brazil forward Neymar, 27, from them in exchange for £149m and Croatia midfielder Luka Modric, 33. (Times - subscription required)

Real Madrid offered £85m and Wales forward Gareth Bale, 30, for Neymar this summer but the deal was rejected by PSG. (Mundo Deportivo, via Express)

Bayern Munich are close to signing Croatia midfielder Ivan Perisic, 30, from Inter Milan. The two sides are finalising an agreement that will see the player move initially on loan with an option to buy in a deal worth £23.5m. (Sky Italia via Sky Sports)
Tottenham defender Serge Aurier wants to leave the club, with AC Milan and former club PSG both interested in signing the 26-year-old Ivory Coast international. (Mail)

Manchester United are still unclear whether keeper David de Gea will sign a new contract with them. The 28-year-old's current deal expires next summer and the Spaniard is free to talk to foreign clubs in January. (Mirror)

Manchester United had a £24m bid for Dinamo Zagreb's 21-year-old Spanish midfielder Dani Olmo rejected before Thursday's transfer deadline. (Sportske Novosti via Mirror)

Former Everton and Manchester United manager David Moyes is on a shortlist of managers to lead David Beckham's Inter Miami. (Mirror)

Juventus' Argentine forward Paulo Dybala, 25, travelled with the team for their final pre-season match against Atletico Madrid in Stockholm despite interest from French side Paris St-Germain. (Mail)

Juventus are frustrated with Germany midfielder Sami Khedira after the 32-year-old turned down several transfer offers - including from Wolves - in favour of holding out for an offer from Arsenal that failed to materialise. (Calciomercato via Sun)

Celtic, Besiktas and Rennes are all chasing Everton and DR Congo winger Yannick Bolasie, 30, who has already turned down one option for a move to Russian side CSKA Moscow. (Goal)

Jose Mourinho has taken up a role as an analyst with Sky Sports and his first assignment will be Sunday's match between his former teams Manchester United and Chelsea. (Sky Sports)

Scottish full-back Kieran Tierney, 22, has already impressed his new Arsenal team-mates by breaking a standing jump record despite being injured. The deadline-day arrival from Celtic performed a huge 55cm leap in the vertical jump test, beating the club's previous best mark - set by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - by one centimetre. (Sun)

Portsmouth fans got a "classy" surprise at their League One match against Tranmere on Saturday when Hollywood actor Will Ferrell watched their 2-0 win from the director's box. The movie star accepted an invitation from Pompey's owner - former Disney supremo Michael Eisner.

Andersonjr:
And so? It's just normal exercise no big deal

deluded dude

Arsenal are set for talks with Barcelona over a loan deal for Brazil international midfielder Philippe Coutinho, 27, which would reportedly cost the club £27m. (Sun on Sunday)

Manchester United have bid £46m for Ajax's 22-year-old Brazil forward David Neres. (Yahoo - in Portuguese)

France international Paul Pogba fears he could be priced out of a move to Real Madrid with the Spanish giants facing a staggering £270m bill to sign the 26-year-old from Manchester United. (Sunday Mirror)

Bayern Munich are closing in on a deal for Manchester City's German winger Leroy Sane after agreeing contract terms with the 23-year-old. (Sky Sport Germany - in German)

Sane faces the prospect of losing a staggering £11m in wages if he continues with his refusal to sign a new contract with Manchester City. (Sunday Mirror)

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is weighing up late moves for Real Madrid's Spanish midfielder Isco, 27, and Bournemouth's Dutch central defender Nathan Ake, 24. (Sunday Express)

Manchester United have negotiated a swap deal with Juventus that would see Argentine striker Paulo Dybala, 25, and 33-year-old Croatia forward Mario Mandzukic move to Old Trafford, with Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, 26, going the other way. (Sunday Times - subscription required)

Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson is bidding to sign his former England defender Gary Cahill, 33 on a two-year deal. (Sun on Sunday)

Barcelona are preparing to begin talks with Paris St-Germain over bringing Brazil forward Neymar, 27, back to La Liga. (Goal.com)

Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes, 24, who has also been linked with Manchester United, has told Sporting Lisbon he wants to join Tottenham. (Mail on Sunday)

Real Madrid have reached an agreement with 22-year-old Dutch midfielder Donny van de Beek, but are yet to agree a fee with his club Ajax. (Marca)

Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers is planning a surprise £15m swoop for Celtic's Norway international defender Kristoffer Ajer, 21. (Star Sunday)

Barcelona have reached an agreement with Real Betis to sign 22-year-old Spain Under-21 defender Junior Firpo for £22m. (ESPN)

Burnley have joined Crystal Palace in the race to sign Real Betis' Spanish midfielder Victor Camarasa, 25, who spent last season on loan at Cardiff City. (Sky Sports)
Tottenham are set to sign England Under-21 midfielder Ryan Sessegnon, 19, from Fulham, but may miss out on 23-year-old Argentina and Real Betis midfielder Giovani lo Celso as a result. (Star Sunday)

However, Spurs have emerged as joint favourites alongside Atletico Madrid to sign Borussia Monchengladbach's £60m-rated German defender Matthias Ginter, 25. (Bild, via 90min)

Tottenham are also ready to compete with Roma and Juventus for Napoli's Albanian international right-back Elseid Hysaj, 25, who was a target for Chelsea last summer. (Sunday Express)

Newcastle boss Steve Bruce says he will ask owner Mike Ashley to sanction more transfers before Thursday's deadline and says he wants English forward Dwight Gayle, 28, to stay amid interest from Leeds.(Newcastle Chronicle)

Leicester have reportedly earmarked Getafe's Togo international defender Djene Dakonam, 27, as a potential replacement for Manchester United-bound England centre-back Harry Maguire, 26. (Leicester Mercury)

Chelsea are set to listen to offers for France midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko, 24, and England midfielder Danny Drinkwater, 29. (Sunday Telegraph)

Former England international Drinkwater is wanted by Brighton on a season loan. (Mail on Sunday)

Celtic and Scotland left-back Kieran Tierney, 22, could miss up to eight weeks through injury - potentially ending Arsenal's interest in the £25m-rated player. (Sun on Sunday)

Newcastle have held talks with Inter Milan over a loan move for 19-year-old Argentina forward Facundo Colidio. (Mail on Sunday)

New York Red Bulls' American centre-back Aaron Long, 26, is hopeful he will receive a work permit to join West Ham before the transfer deadline. (Sky Sports)

Manchester City's Germany-born striker Lukas Nmecha, 20, will spend the 2019-20 season on loan at Bundesliga outfit Wolfsburg. (Manchester Evening News)

Brentford manager Thomas Frank refused to be drawn on the future of Brighton target Neal Maupay, 22, after the French striker - last season's top scorer - was left out of the 1-0 defeat by Birmingham. (Argus)

Good signing for Everton

A very intriguing encounter

Holy crap
Hand work of Nigerians

Wow that's nice to see Real Madrid in the second position. Lalasticlacla this deserve to be in the front page

Pffft is this what you call a heroes welcome? Ha!

As this is going on now i don't see Bale playing for Madrid next season

Real Madrid's pursuit of Manchester United's France midfielder Paul Pogba, 26, is likely to depend on Wales forward Gareth Bale, 30, leaving the Spanish club. (AS)

Bale, who earns £550,000 a week at the Bernabeu, where he has a contract until 2022, wants wages on a par with the world's top players to leave Real Madrid,a source close to the Welshman says. (Sky Sports)

Bale will collect a minimum £20m welcome bonus if he joins the Chinese Super League. (Mail)

Tottenham are set to spend heavily again this week to complete the signings of Real Betis and Argentina midfielder Giovani lo Celso, 23, plus Fulham's England Under-21 defender Ryan Sessegnon, 19. (Mirror)

Fulham wanted £40m for Sessegnon but Spurs are confident of agreeing a deal worth closer to £25m for a player with just one year left on his contract at Craven Cottage. (London Evening Standard)
Manchester City have denied Bayern Munich's claims that the clubs are in talks over the £100m transfer of Germany winger Leroy Sane, 23, to the Bundesliga side. (Mirror)

Toby Alderweireld expects to stay at Tottenham, despite Roma being linked with the 30-year-old Belgium defender, who has a clause in his contract that he must be sold if a club meets a £25m buyout fee by Thursday. (Telegraph)

Former Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri wants to bring Tottenham defender Danny Rose, 29, to Juventus.(Mail)

Atletico Madrid are likely to focus their attention on Real Madrid's Colombia playmaker James Rodriguez, 28, rather than Tottenham's Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen, 27. (Marca)

Barcelona are set to open talks with Lionel Messi, 32, to extend the Argentina forward's contract for a further four years. (ESPN)

Antoine Griezmann, 28, says a move to Manchester United was "a possibility" at one stage, while Barcelona's new signing has reiterated his desire to play alongside France team-mate and Arsenal forward Alexandre Lacazette, 28, at club level. (Goal.com)

England defender Harry Maguire, 26, is no closer to a Leicester exit despite continued speculation about a move to Manchester United. (Leicester Mercury)

Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea, 28, is preparing to sign an improved contract worth £117m that is likely to run to 2025, and wants to become captain at Old Trafford. (Manchester Evening News)

Juventus are willing to sell Argentina forward Paulo Dybala, 25, to Manchester United this summer, provided their demands of between £70m and £90m are met. (Mail)

Chelsea's 24-year-old defender Kurt Zouma, who spent last season on loan at Everton, says he needs to be playing first-team football to maintain his hopes of playing for France at Euro 2020. (Express)

Aston Villa have agreed an £8m fee with Turkish club Kasimpasa for Egypt winger Trezeguet, 24. (Star)

West Brom's bid for Sporting winger Matheus Pereira, 23, has stalled because the Portuguese club are demanding a £9m fee to be paid next summer is written into the loan. (Express and Star)

Everton's England Under-21 winger Ademola Lookman, 21, is edging closer to an exit as talks with RB Leipzig gather pace. (Liverpool Echo)

Former Crystal Palace striker Clinton Morrison expects Ivory Coast forward Wilfried Zaha, 26, to remain at Selhurst Park this season, despite interest from Arsenal and Bayern Munich. (Talksport)

Arsenal are still some way off Crystal Palace's £80m valuation for Zaha, with the Selhurst Park club having rebuffed the latest approaches. (Independent)

West Brom are closing in on their fourth signing of the summer after agreeing a fee of around £1.5m with QPR for right-back Darnell Furlong, 23. (Express and Star)

Wolves are set to make a second offer for Olympiakos defender Pape Abou Cisse, 23. (Sport Witness, via Birmingham Mail)

Brighton midfielder Taylor Richards, 18, says it was an easy decision to leave Manchester City for the Seagulls. (Argus)

I'm not sure Bale will accept a move to China

Dinamo Bucharest manager Eugen Neagoe is in a stable condition after collapsing on the bench during Sunday's 2-0 defeat by Universitatea Craiova.

Romanian media reported the 51-year-old became unwell in the 25th minute in the Liga 1 fixture in the National Arena.

He was given a bottle of water and could be seen breathing heavily on the sidelines shortly before he fainted.

Play was halted for 15 minutes as he received treatment, before he was taken to Bucharest's Floreasca Hospital.

Neagoe, who only joined the Liga 1 side in June, is stable and will remain under observation at the hospital, local media later reported.

In 2016 Dinamo Bucharest midfielder Patrick Ekeng died, aged 26, of a suspected heart attack after collapsing on the pitch.
Cc Lalasticlacla

PES historically chose not to pay for expensive licences, instead letting its gameplay speak for itself.
And in PES 2019 Juventus were known as PM Black White.
Whether this latest development is the first step in a new direction is unclear - but it marks the first time that PES has got one over on its rival with a major licence.
Meanwhile, Fifa 20 has announced its own "long-term" partnership with Liverpool FC, which comes after Konami announced their contract with the Champions League winners had come to an end.

PES v Fifa
It is a debate that has raged on for years.
The two games have been rivals since Fifa 95 and International Superstar Soccer (PES's former name) were released in November 1994.
Annual releases followed for each game, with Fifa almost always holding the licences to every major team and player, barring a few notable absences.
For example, EA Sports missed out on the licence to the other Ronaldo back in Fifa 99, where he was replaced by a suspiciously similar Brazilian called A Calcio.

Fifa 20 will not feature Juventus, after Konami, the games company that makes Pro Evolution Soccer 2020, signed an exclusive deal with the club.
Players of Fifa 20 will instead have to search for "Piemonte Calcio" if they want to play as Juventus stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Aaron Ramsey.
Piemonte Calcio will have its own badge and kit, designed by EA Sports.
This marks the first time in 25 years that Fifa will not hold the licence for the Serie A champions.

How that's something new

Everton are close to agreeing a £22.5m deal to sell England Under-21 forward Ademola Lookman to RB Leipzig.

The Bundesliga club have improved their original offer for the 21-year-old.

Lookman enjoyed a successful loan spell with the German side in the second half of the 2017-18 season, scoring five goals in 11 league games.

Leipzig had been prepared to pay in excess of £20m for the winger last summer but were told he was not for sale.

Lookman has made 48 appearances for Everton since joining from Charlton in January 2017, but missed out on the European Under-21 Championship with England this summer.

Former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso has returned to Real Sociedad as coach of the La Liga side's B team.

Alonso came through his boyhood club's reserve team, known as Sanse, before going on to win the Champions League with Liverpool and Real Madrid.

He was appointed on a two-year deal in June and began his new role on Tuesday.

"It's a beautiful day and very special," said Alonso, 37. "Everything I've lived was born here, first in Sanse and then in the first team."

Alonso made 124 appearances for Real Sociedad, helping them qualify for the 2003-04 Champions League, before winning Europe's premier club competition in his first season with Liverpool in 2004-05.

I'm still a Liverpool fan - Alonso
The former Spain international returned to his homeland with Real Madrid in 2009 before finishing his playing career with Bayern Munich in 2017.

The 2010 World Cup winner, who earned 114 caps, began his coaching career at Real Madrid last year, leading their under-13s to a league title.

Real Sociedad's club president Jokin Aperribay, addressing Alonso, said: "This is one of my most important days as president. Your return joins the past with the present, history with emotions.

"That a football figure like you comes back is an honour for us. If you teach half of what you know we will make a champion team."

Xabi Alonso made 124 appearances for Real Sociedad, including their Champions League campaign in 2003-04

Former Manchester United and Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has rejected a lucrative offer to manage in China.

Mourinho had reportedly been approached by Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande with a contract offer worth £88m.

It would have made him the world's best-paid manager but Mourinho wanted to stay in Europe with his family.

Mourinho has been out of work since he was sacked by Manchester United last December.

Guangzhou are currently managed by Italian World Cup winner Fabio Cannavaro.

Mourinho said in March that he wants to return to management this year, but is waiting for the right project.

"I know exactly what I don't want," he said.

"I know what I want, in terms of not the specific club but the nature of the job, the dimension of the job."

Great

Tbh i always knew bbnaija is a sh!t hole don't have to stress my self to tune to the channel.

He wants to end his career in China

The president of Uganda now after reading the poem

Everton owner Farhad Moshiri wants the Toffees to look into signing Atletico Madrid and Spain striker Diego Costa, 30, as he looks to make a "statement signing" this summer. (Mail on Sunday)

Manchester United bosses are unsure whether 26-year-old midfielder Paul Pogba will join the squad for their pre-season training camp in Australia, admitting they don't know where he is. (Sunday Mirror)

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is set to offer 34-year-old midfielder Fernandinho a new deal, just days after signing club-record transfer Rodri as his long-term replacement. (Sun on Sunday)

Former Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez has revealed he made his mind up about his future at the Magpies in May, but has not ruled out a return to the Premier League in the future. (Mail on Sunday)

David de Gea looks set to finally commit his future to Manchester United, with the 28-year-old goalkeeper set to sign a new £350,000-a-week five-year deal to remain at Old Trafford (Sunday Mirror)

Manchester United are the only club interested in signing Leicester and England defender Harry Maguire, but the Foxes want £85m for the 26-year-old. (Sun on Sunday)

Arsenal are interested in Bournemouth's Scotland winger Ryan Fraser, 25, as an alternative to Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha. (Sunday Mirror)

Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, 33, is considering leaving Bayern Munich this summer, according to his agent. (Suddeutsche Zeitung - in German)

England full-back Danny Rose, 29, heads a list of eight players that Tottenham are looking to offload this summer. (Mail on Sunday)

Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic's agent has flown to London for talks with Manchester United representatives about a potential transfer for the 24-year-old Serbia international. (Sport Mediaset - in Italian)

Bournemouth and Netherlands centre-back Nathan Ake has emerged as a shock £40m target for Manchester City. The 24-year-old would be signed as an alternative to Leicester City's Harry Maguire. (Sunday Mirror)

Ghana forward Jordan Ayew, 27, will join Crystal Palace from Swansea for around £2.5m as soon as the Africa Cup of Nations ends. (Guardian)

Manchester United's Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku wants to leave the club and has been offered to Juventus and Napoli. (Sun on Sunday)

Real Betis and Spain Under-21 left-back Junior Firpo has attracted interest from Liverpool and Barcelona. (Muchodeporte - in Spanish)

Newcastle midfielder Sean Longstaff is "bitterly upset" about Rafael Benitez's exit and the 21-year-old is therefore considering his future at the club. (Sunday Mirror)

Benitez wants to take 29-year-old Venezuela striker Salomon Rondon from Newcastle to his new club Dalian Yifang in China. (Mail on Sunday)

Holders Cameroon were knocked out of the Africa Cup of Nations by Nigeria in a five-goal last-16 thriller.

Goals from Stephane Bahoken and Clinton Njie saw Cameroon lead 2-1 at half-time after Odion Ighalo had put Nigeria ahead in Alexandria, Egypt.

But two goals in three minutes swung the game back in Nigeria's favour and set up a quarter-final with either hosts Egypt or South Africa.

Ighalo equalised before the forward set up Alex Iwobi to hit the winner.

Relive the action from Alexandria as Cameroon are knocked out
Nigeria had been on the receiving end of an upset in their previous game, a 2-0 defeat by Madagascar in their final group match.

Yet they produced their best performance of the tournament to end Cameroon's hopes of retaining the title they won in Gabon in 2017.

Ighalo's deflected shot gave Nigeria the lead before Bahoken side-footed the equaliser after Christian Bassogog's cross.

In an enthralling tie, Cameroon took the lead through Njie's composed finish.

Man-of-the-match Ighalo made it 2-2 with a volley after Ahmed Musa's chest down before Ighalo turned provider for Arsenal's Iwobi to slot in a dramatic decisive goal.

Nigeria head coach Gernot Rohr says he is "scared" of his side "committing individual errors" in their Africa Cup of Nations last-16 tie with Cameroon.

The Super Eagles were beaten by underdogs Madagascar in their last group game after a defensive lapse from centre-back Leon Balogun.

The result saw the Super Eagles finish second in Group B and set up a meeting with rivals Cameroon in Alexandria.

"I hope we won't have individual errors again that will cost us," said Rohr.

He said the match against Madagascar was disappointing, adding "but we and the fans have learned to be humble".

"There were changes in the team to play some players and keep them in the rhythm of the competition, but now the best team have to start against Cameroon to make Nigeria proud," he said.

The two countries have had a long history of vying for dominance in the African game and Rohr says his side are hopeful of finding Cameroon's "weak points" despite missing injured captain John Obi Mikel.

Meanwhile, Cameroon coach Clarence Seedorf wants forward Karl Toko Ekambi to rediscover his La Liga form against Nigeria.

Ekambi, who scored the most league goals at Villarreal last season (10), has failed to find the net for the Indomitable Lions in three group matches.

The defending champions have only scored two goals in their opening three games but Seedorf has defended his side, and out-of-form striker Ekambi, saying "sometimes teams do not score for weeks and forwards do not score for months".

"Karl and the other forwards have to improve a few details, be smarter and create more chances," added the four-time Champions League winner.

"We pushed forward in each group game, we introduced attacking players off the bench, but we dare not try crazy stuff. We have to respect our opponents."

Dutch giants Ajax have hired a bus and taken out a full-page advert in a Spanish newspaper to wish Frenkie de Jong good luck as he joins Barcelona.

The bus, featuring an image of De Jong, will be driven through the Spanish city before his unveiling on Friday.

The message on the bus and in the newspaper reads: "Barca, enjoy the future like we do."

Barcelona secured the signing of the Dutch midfielder, 22, in January and will pay an initial 75m euros (£67m).

De Jong played 89 times for Ajax after joining from Willem II in 2015, and has won seven caps for the Netherlands.

He was part of the Ajax side that won the domestic double last season and reached the Champions League semi-final, where they were beaten by eventual runners-up Tottenham.

Manchester City are not prepared to meet Leicester's current asking price for defender Harry Maguire, leaving rivals Manchester United in the clear to wrap up a deal for the 26-year-old England international. (90Min)

Manchester United transfer target Bruno Fernandes is now keen on a move to Old Trafford. The 24-year-old Sporting Lisbon and Portugal midfielder is due in Manchester for a medical. (Sport Witness)

The Red Devils have picked out Atletico Madrid and Spain defender Saul Niguez, 24, as a replacement for Paul Pogba, should the 26-year-old French midfielder leave. (Express)

Arsenal will miss out on 21-year-old German goalkeeper Markus Schubert, who has decided to join Schalke from Dynamo Dresden. (Sport1)

Arsenal are in the race to sign Marcelo as the 31-year-old Brazilian left-back has asked to leave Real Madrid. (Sport - via Metro)

Inter Milan are stalling on an official bid for Manchester United and Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, 26. (Sun)

West Ham have stepped up their interest in Newcastle and Venezuela striker Salomon Rondon, 29 and are preparing a higher bid. (Star)

Dejan Lovren could be on his way out of Liverpool, with Serie A side AC Milan keen on bringing the 30-year-old Croatia defender to the San Siro. (Mirror)

Manchester City face competition from Juventus for Barcelona and Portugal full-back Joao Cancelo, 25. (Sport English - via Mirror)
Inter Milan want to use Portugal striker Andre Silva, 23, as part of a £40.3m (45m euros) swap deal to bring in Wolves and Portugal midfielder Ruben Neves, 22. (Sport Mediaset - in Italian)

Tottenham legend Ossie Ardiles says it is "futile" for the club to try to keep Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen, 27. (Talksport)

West Ham United are trying to hijack Valencia's move for Celta Vigo and Uruguay striker Maxi Gomez, 22. (Sky Italia - via Inside Futbol)

Bournemouth and Scotland winger Ryan Fraser, 25 is about to sign for Arsenal, after the 25-year-old was spotted in London. (Football.London)

Leicester will turn their attention to signing Burnley defender James Tarkowski if Harry Maguire, 26, leaves for Manchester United. Wolves have also been interested in 26-year-old England international Tarkowski. (Birmingham Mail)

Norwich are close to the signing of Schalke's German goalkeeper Ralf Fahrmann, 30, on a season-long loan. (Sky Sports)

Manchester United are prepared to offer their Spanish goalkeeper David de Gea a contract worth £85m which will see the 28-year-old earn £350,000 a week. (Star)

Southampton are not interested in loaning out Gabon international midfielder Mario Lemina but they would consider a permanent deal for the 25-year-old. (Daily Echo)

Arsenal have made contact with Gremio over the signing of Argentina international central defender Walter Kannemann, 28. (Globo Esporte - via Metro)

Former LA Galaxy and Tottenham forward and Mexico international Giovani dos Santos, 30, is on the brink of a move to Club America. (ESPN)

It's hilariously embarrassing