Thursday Football Gossip ⚽⚽⚽

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba, 25, has backtracked on a decision to leave Old Trafford in the summer after talks with interim boss Ole Gunnar Solksjaer. (Sun)

United's interest in 31-year-old Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic has subsequently died down. (Evening Standard)

Former Bayern Munich president Franz Beckenbauer has backed Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp as a potential future manager at the Bundesliga club. (Goal)

Chelsea forward Eden Hazard has "never said anything about Real Madrid", according to team-mate Willian. The 26-year-old Belgian has been heavily linked with a move to the La Liga club. (Mail)

Hull City's Jarrod Bowen rejected a £12m move to Cardiff City after the Bluebirds attempted to sign him when Emiliano Sala was missing, but not confirmed dead. The 22-year-old forward said the "whole situation was very uncomfortable". (Mail)

Juventus and Real Madrid have emerged as potential destinations for Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi. The 26-year-old has not featured in a competitive match since being stripped of his captaincy in February. (TyC Sports, via Calciomercato)

Manchester United have been given the green light to sign Tottenham defender Toby Alderweireld. A clause in the 30-year-old's contract could see him leave £26m in the summer (Mirror)

Rafa Benitez will be ordered to sign younger players if he agrees a new contract at Newcastle. The former Liverpool boss is likely to face a battle to make 29-year-old West Brom striker Salomon Rondon's loan permanent. (Mirror)

Real Madrid look set to beat Manchester United in the race for Porto defender Eder Militao's signature. The 21-year-old had been the subject of a rumoured £45m deal. (Sun)

Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa could leave Elland Road if his side fail to win promotion to the Premier League, former defender Danny Mills believes. (Talksport)

AC Milan have emerged as the frontrunners in the race to sign Argentine midfielder Juan Sebastian Sforza, despite interest from Manchester City and PSG. West Ham, Bayern Munich and Juventus are also reportedly interested in the teenager. (Milan News, via Calciomercato)

Slavisa Jokanovic is yet to hear from West Brom about the vacant managerial position. No formal talks are thought to have taken place. (Mirror)

BOXING: CURRENT CHAMPIONS AND THEIR TITLES WOMEN

Weight	WBC	WBA	IBF	WBO
Heavy	Jimenez	not offered	vacant	vacant
Cruiserweight	not offered	not offered	not offered	vacant
Light-heavy	not offered	vacant	vacant	vacant
Super-middle	Dezurn	Napoleon	vacant	Hermans
Middle	Shields	Shields	Shields	Hammer
Light-middle	Piatkowska	Gabriels	Dicaire	vacant
Welter	Braekhus	Braekhus	Braekhus	Braekhus
Light-welter	McCaskill	Esteche	Bustos	vacant
Light	Persoon	Taylor	Taylor	Volante
Super-feather	Wahlstrom	Hyun	Hamadouche	Brodnicka
Feather	Mrdjenovich	Mrdjenovich	Han	Hardy
Super-bantam	Zarika	Y Rivas	Acuna	Thorslund
Bantam	Juarez	M Rivas	Roman	Bermudez
Super-fly	Martinez Guzman	Ramirez	Guanini	Amasheh
Fly	Silva	Fujioka	Yucida	Mucino
Light-fly	Gomez	Bopp	Bermudez	Tsunami
Strawweight	Rupprecht	Ortiz	Pastrana	Ebata
Light-straw	Bytyqi	Alarcon	Hanagata	Iwakawa

BOXING : CURRENT CHAMPIONS AND THEIR TITLES

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Weight	WBC	WBA	IBF	WBO	British
Heavy	Wilder	Joshua*	Joshua*	Joshua*	H Fury
Cruiser	Usyk	Usyk	Usyk	Usyk	Okolie
Light-heavy	Gvozdyk	Bivol	Beterbiev	Kovalev	Johnson
Super-middle	Dirrell	C Smith*	Plant	Ramirez	vacant
Middle	Alvarez	Alvarez	Jacobs	Andrade	Welborn
Light-middle	Harrison	Hurd	Hurd	Munguia	Cheeseman
Welter	Porter	Thurman	Spence Jr.	Crawford	Jenkins
Light-welter	Ramirez	Relikh	Baranchyuk	Hooker	Davies Jr
Light	Garcia	Lomachenko	Commey	Lomachenko	Ritson
Super-feather	Berchelt	Davis	Farmer	Ito	Bowen
Feather	Russell Jr.	Santa Cruz	Warrington*	Valdez	Walsh
Super-bantam	Vargas	Roman	Doheny	Navarrete	Foster
Bantam	Inoue	Donaire	Rodriguez	Tete	Farooq
Super-fly	Rungvisai	Yafai*	Ancajas	Nietes	vacant
Fly	Edwards*	Dalakian	Mthalane	Tanaka	Selby
Light-fly	Shiro	Kyoguchi	Alvarado	Acosta	N/A
Strawweight	Menayothin	Niyomtrong	Licona	Saludar	N/A

Football gossip: Sancho, Hazard, Mourinho, Karius, Courtois

Manchester United will make a summer move for Borussia Dortmund's 18-year-old English winger Jadon Sancho. The Premier League club were also contacted by Barcelona over the possibility of signing Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho, 26. (Independent)

Meanwhile, interim boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is set to give his defenders a chance to prove themselves by holding off on splashing out £80m on a centre-back this summer. (Sun)
Chelsea are concerned there is nothing they can do to stop Belgian forward Eden Hazard leaving the club for Real Madrid. The Blues are expected to ask for at least £100m to sell the 28-year-old. (ESPN)

Real Madrid are targeting Tottenham playmaker Christian Eriksen, and Spurs may be forced to sell the 27-year-old Denmark international unless he extends his present deal beyond summer 2020. (Mirror)

Team-mate Emerson admitted Chelsea's players are "afraid" of losing Hazard in the summer, but believes the Belgian will stay. "I personally cannot see him leaving, but you never know in football," the defender added. (Sky Sports)

West Ham will make another approach for Celta Vigo forward Maxi Gomez. The Premier League side had an approach for the Uruguayan, 22, turned down in January. (Mirror)

Newcastle United scouts have been watching Roma midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo, 19, as the club plans for next season. (Chronicle)

West Brom's search for a new manager could see them turn to Preston's Alex Neil if talks with former Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic break down. (Mail)

Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius will remain on loan with Besiktas despite the coach of the Turkish club saying "something is wrong" with the 25-year-old. (ESPN)

Karius could take legal action against Besiktas over unpaid wages after going without a salary for four months. (Goal)

Crystal Palace and Brighton are among the clubs interested in signing Newcastle United's 31-year-old French midfielder Mo Diame. (Star)

Spanish defender Sergio Ramos and French Karim Benzema vetoed Jose Mourinho's possible return to Real Madrid as manager. Zinedine Zidane was reappointed on Monday just 10 month after leaving. (Sport)

Bayern Munich will hold talks with Polish striker Robert Lewandowski over a contract extension. The 30-year-old had been linked with Real Madrid. (Goal)

Arsenal have joined the race to sign Ajax left-back Nicolas Tagliafico. Unai Emery's side join the likes of Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Manchester United and Liverpool in the battle for the 26-year-old's signature. (Footy Cosmos)

The impact of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Manchester United will persuade young players to join the Old Trafford club, rather than rivals Manchester City, according to former Red Devils defender Rio Ferdinand. (Telegraph)

Newcastle United and Southampton are interested in MK Dons forward Recoe Martin, 18. (Mirror)
West Ham midfielder Declan Rice is expected to secure a debut England call-up for the Euro 2020 qualifiers against Czech Republic and Montenegro. (Guardian)

West Ham striker Andy Carroll, whose contract expires in the summer, could have played his last game for the club after suffering an ankle injury which could mean the 30-year-old misses the rest of the season. (Times - subscription required) 

The father of Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has accused the press in Spain and the 26-year-old's native country Belgium of bullying his son. (Independent)

Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette is eligible to play in Thursday’s Europa League last 16 second-leg clash against Rennes after his three-match ban was reduced to two games . He was shown a red card for his foul on Bate Borisov player in their 1-0 loss to Bate Borisov in their first leg of the UEFA Europa League.

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According to sun reports Manchester United and Chile forward Alexis Sanchez could leave Manchester United loan after struggling to make an impact after signing for the red devils in 2018

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez hopes Zinedine Zidane can persuade Kylian Mbappe to join the club, while he did not rule out signing both the French sensation and Paris Saint-Germain team-mate Neymar.

Veteran Table Tennis star Olufunke Oshoniake has hinted that she likely to quit the sport immediately after the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games

West Brom will have further talks with former Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic on Monday as they pursue a new head coach, following the dismissal of Darren Moore. (Telegraph)