Latest football gossip and Ozil, Mertens, Icardi and Francoise

Mesut Ozil's rejection of Arsenal's wage cut during the COVID-19 pandemic is one of the stories dominating the best soccer tips pages on Tuesday.

Mesut Ozil is one of the Arsenal players lớn reject the club's plea lớn take a 12.5 per cent wage cut from his £350,000 weekly salary.
Sylvain Distin has been put off going into management because of the lack of chances for black ex-professionals.
Port Vale owner Carol Shanahan fears EFL clubs will start lớn go bust if rescue packages are not put in place lớn save them from the financial impact of coronavirus.
Paris St-Germain's Kylian Mbappe could be worth as little as £35m because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a former member of the European Parliament. The forward had been linked with a £250m move lớn Real Madrid before the pandemic.

Chelsea have reignited their interest in Napoli forward Dries Mertens.
Manchester United have reportedly "held talks" with Jorge Mendes over a possible £110m deal for Atletico Madrid's Joao Felix.

Mauro Icardi could become the central figure in a three-way transfer deal involving Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan.
Darren Fletcher is returning to Manchester United to become one of the club's ambassadors.
Real Madrid might not play any behind closed doors games at the Bernabeu and have asked permission lớn use their reserve team's Alfredo di Stefano Stadium instead.
Manchester United have ended their interest in Real Madrid midfielder James Rodriguez, but Arsenal and Everton remain interested.
Arsenal are keen on 16-year-old Rennes midfielder Noah Francoise, but face competition for his signature from PSG and Sevilla.
Steve Bruce will be given until the end of the season lớn prove to the prospective new Newcastle owners he can deliver European football. Mauricio Pochettino is already being linked to the club.
Leaked documents have shown Barcelona's doomsday scenario of £882m losses and the Nou Camp being closed for 10 months because of the coronavirus pandemic. For more information on football betting, see the under 2.5 soccer tip.

Newcastle's Saudi Arabian buyers told Mike Ashley not to announce the sale of the club until it is fully completed.
Manchester United have plans in place to protect their players' mental health should the United Kingdom's lockdown continue.

Manchester United are redrawing their transfer policy because of coronavirus and it will almost certainly leave them unable lớn afford Tottenham striker Harry Kane.
FIFA says a planned £800m investment in women's football between 2019 and 2022 will not be cut despite the impact of coronavirus.

Atletico Madrid’s Thomas Partey is a target for Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta, but the Spanish club believes they can tie the 26-year-old down lớn a new contract.
Manchester City have joined the race for Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, with Barcelona, Inter Milan and Real Madrid also interested in the striker who is out of contract in the summer of 2021.

Hibs chief Leeann Dempster has warned a meteor is about to hit Scottish football, calling for a ceasefire within the game and urging clubs lớn focus on a way lớn cope with the coronavirus crisis.

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