Football rumours from the media

Two potential signings for Manchester City are the talk of the Friday papers.

Published May 18, 2018

What the papers say

Arsene Wenger’s successor in the Emirates hot-seat is closer to being named, according to the Daily Telegraph. The paper reports former midfielder Mikel Arteta is closing in on replacing the Frenchman, but another name being linked with the position is Thierry Henry, according to Sky Sports.

Michy Batshuayi will be returning to Stamford Bridge next season (Tim Goode/Empics)

Another potential arrival at the Etihad is Napoli’s Jorginho, with the Premier League champions looking as if they will beat Liverpool to the midfielder’s signature, reports the Liverpool Echo.

Darren Moore could be confirmed as the new boss of West Brom (Anthony Devlin/PA)

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Kalidou Koulibaly: Napoli have put a hefty £104.7million price tag on the centre-back in a bid to fend off interest from Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester United, RAI Sport reports.

Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly is wanted by top European clubs (Nick Potts/Empics)