Today’s rumours have no tips
Manchester United embarrassed themselves in defeat on Monday night with the smallness of their thinking but Stamford Bridge could soon be visited by representatives of a club that often embarrasses itself in victory. Barcelona are said to be ready to send a delegation to London with orders to dive and mewl until they get an agreement for the purchase of César Azpilicueta. But fresh from shouting down José Mourinho, icy-eyed berzerker Antonio Conte is confident of standing up to the Catalans better than most referees do.
And once he’s chased away Barça, Conte will turn his attentions to wooing Bayern Munich’s wünder-winger Kingsley Coman, with whom he previously worked at parent club Juventus. But another of Coman’s former bosses is also keen on rekindling an old relationship, as Pep Guardiola wants the young Frenchman at Manchester City. Bidding will start at £52m and who knows where it will end.
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