CRISTIANO RONALDO'S Juventus future appears uncertain after they lost 3-0 to Serie A rivals AC Milan.
Meanwhile Harry Kane has been told by Alan Shearer that he should QUIT Tottenham in order to win trophies.
And we have the latest updates on Jadon Sancho and Erling Haaland who both look set to quit Dortmund, while Sergio Aguero could stay in England next season with a new club.
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- Thomas Blow
FANCY SINGING, GARETH?
It's 34 days to go before England's Euro 2020 campaign kicks off against Croatia.
Here's a video of Bobby Robson and the England players singing ahead of Euro '88 to get you in the mood!
Will we see a tune from Gareth Southgate this summer?
- Thomas Blow
JU BLEW IT
Cristiano Ronaldo was targeted by the Italian press after ‘one of his worst games EVER’ against AC Milan – with his Juventus future now in doubt.
Andrea Pirlo’s side crashed out of the Serie A top-four after being humiliated 3-0 at home to AC Milan on Sunday.
The defeat leaves the Old Lady’s Champions League fate out of their own hands, now one point adrift of fourth-placed Napoli with three games to go.
And that could spell disaster for Juventus, with Ronaldo potentially set to quit – with former clubs Sporting Lisbon and Manchester United keen on a reunion.
Paris Saint-Germain are also rumoured to be monitoring the situation.
Gazzetta dello Sport gave him a team-low match rating of four out of ten and raged: “In the first half [Ronaldo] did not even touch a ball in the area.
“He wandered a lot around the field without ever finding the position.
“The most disappointing performance in the most important night.”
- Thomas Blow
SQUAD OVERHAUL
Arsenal are planning a major squad overhaul this summer, according to football.london
Reports claim the Gunners are hoping to raise £60million in player sales as Mikel Arteta looks to build a squad capable of competing again.
Rennes midfielder Eduardo Camavinga is believed to be top of their wish list.
The 18-year-old has made three appearances for France’s senior team and has been linked with a move to several European giants.
Arsenal are also believed to be interested in Brighton midfielder Yves Bissouma.
Rumours suggest Arteta will allow Bernd Leno, Hector Bellerin, Lucas Torreira, Matteo Guendouzi, Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Sead Kolasinac to leave the club.
- Thomas Blow
MCBURNIE SCANDAL
Here is the video of Sheffield United striker Oli McBurnie allegedly attacking a man…
Sheff Utd star Oli McBurnie ‘appears to punch man then stamp on phone’ in street bust-up
- Thomas Blow
LOCKED DOWN
Manchester United have tightened up their security around Old Trafford by erecting steel barriers following furious fan protests.
Angry supporters stormed inside the Theatre of Dreams last week during heated protests against the club's owners which forced their clash against Liverpool to be postponed.
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- Thomas Blow
FOREST DUMP
Nottingham Forest are set for a drastic rebuild this summer with 14 players leaving, according to reports.
On top of that, six new transfers are wanted as well as a major overhaul off the field with staff and boardroom personnel.
According to The Telegraph, however, Chris Hughton's job is safe and the club want him to be in charge to oversee the changes.
He will fly to Athens this week to sit down with owner Evangelos Marinakas and discuss the City Ground road map.
Forest finished this season 17th in the Championship, nine points clear of the relegation zone but scoring just 37 goals in 46 matches – only Derby scored fewer.
After defeat at home to Preston on the final day, Hughton admitted there was an 'uncomfortable, busy summer' ahead.
Seven players' contracts end in June.
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DAVE DESPAIR
David Moyes has questioned the 'integrity' of the Premier League as Manchester United play two of West Ham's Champions League rivals within 48 hours.
The Hammers are battling to finish inside the top four and are currently fifth, five points off Leicester and one clear of Liverpool who have a game in hand.
Moyes said: "It was really interesting when we were coming back [from the coronavirus lockdown], a lot was made about integrity.
"Ole can do what he likes with his team, but I don’t know if there was a better way to sort the fixtures out.
"Manchester United can always put out a strong team."
- Thomas Blow
MCBURNIE SHOCK
Sheffield United striker Oli McBurnie faces a potential police probe after a video of him allegedly attacking a man in the street went viral.
The £20million ace, 24, is seen to march up to the man as he videos him on his phone.
He appears to knock the phone out of his hand before a confrontation ensued.
It is believed the victim was allegedly attacked after he made fun of McBurnie for getting relegated.
His Sheffield United side have endured a woeful season – winning just five games while scoring only 18 goals.
The row with McBurnie is said to have been around 8.30pm on Saturday in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire.
It is understood the man was left shaken and with cuts to his face and a swollen, black eye.
He did not need hospital treatment and is still deciding whether to report it to the police.
- Thomas Blow
GUNNED DOWN
Martin Keown has blasted Arsenal AGAIN as he backed protests against their owners and said the club is ‘going backwards’.
Keown said on BT Sport: “The fans need to have their say. The club is becoming stagnated. There’s a lack of investment.
“The Kroenkes – do they really love the club? They need to spend massively. Leno won’t sign a new contract. Luiz is leaving.
“Bellerin isn’t signing a new contract. There’s a remarkable amount of players that are uncertain of their futures.
“Arteta needs to take some responsibility. He’s outsmarted himself. He needs to keep it simple.
“I do believe he’s an outstanding coach, he needs to prove he’s an outstanding manager. It’s going to be difficult to back him if he loses again.
“It’s about results. He’s been here 18 months and he’s won an FA Cup, but when we look at league form it’s fallen away.
“The football club is going backwards and they have to arrest that slide.
“How much of the problem is about the manager and how much is about the squad?
“The manager is concerning me because he always blames the players. Massive expenditure is needed. New owners could be the catalyst.”
- Thomas Blow
ONE AND LEONLY
More than a dozen players have been dubbed the 'Next Messi' over the years.
But none have ever reached the heights scaled by Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi… not even close.
Click here to find out what happened to the promising talents.
- Thomas Blow
MAUR TO COME
Maurizio Sarri could be in line for a shock return to England with either Arsenal or Tottenham, it's claimed.
The Italian has been out of work since being given the boot by Juventus last August – despite guiding the Old Lady to their 36th Scudetto.
Sarri is said to be eager to get back in the dugout next season, with Italian journalist Carlo Laudisa claiming the 62-year-old could very well return to the Premier League.
During an appearance on Radio Punto Nuovo, he said: “Sarri could go to England.
“The Tottenham solution being the most plausible, but the Arsenal bench could also become free, as [Mikel] Arteta has missed all the Gunners’ season goals.”
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FINAL STRAW
Alan Shearer has urged Harry Kane to QUIT Tottenham and finally get his hands on some well-earned silverware – with Manchester United strongly linked.
Match of the Day host Gary Lineker asked: “Does this sort of lacklustre display make any difference to the sort of decision Harry Kane will have to make at the end of this season?
“Put yourself in Harry Kane’s shoes – Alan, you ended up at Newcastle, although it’s a different order and he started at his hometown club, but what do you think?”
Shearer replied: “When I left Blackburn, I had a season after we won the title and we were nowhere near winning the title.
“That sort of made my mind up as I then wanted to go on and try and do things.
“So if Harry wants an excuse, then Tottenham and that team are giving him one.”
- Thomas Blow
RENNES 1 PSG 1
Neymar celebrated his new contract by scoring a penalty but it was not enough to earn ten-man Paris Saint-Germain a win in a major dent to their title challenge.
Serhou Guirassy equalised for Rennes with a header 20 minutes from time before Presnel Kimpembe saw red late as the Ligue 1 race remains out of the champions' hands.
Mauricio Pochettino's side sit second on 76 points, three adrift of leaders Lille with two games to go.
Lille thrashed RC Lens 3-0 on Friday and now need four points from their last two matches against mid-table Saint-Etienne and Angers to guarantee their first Ligue 1 title since 2011.
- Thomas Blow
LOAN RANGER
Arsenal are in talks with Stuttgart over extending Konstantinos Mavropanos' loan deal at the Bundesliga side.
The 23-year-old has impressed since joining the German outfit where he has featured in 21 games in all competitions.
Former Arsenal head of recruitment Sven Mislintat, now Sporting Director at Stuttgart, revealed in March he would like to keep the defender for another campaign.
And he has now claimed that both Arsenal and the German club are in negotiations about a loan extension.
Speaking to Kicker, Mislintat said: "[We are] in good talks with my ex-club. We are trying to get a loan.
"Buying is difficult in the current situation. Now there is a bit of back and forth."
- Thomas Blow
BONJOUR MO-NSIEUR
PSG will step up their transfer pursuit of Mohamed Salah if Kylian Mbappe refuses to sign a new contract, according to reports.
The French giants face a tough task convincing the World Cup winner to put pen to paper on an extension at the Parc des Princes.
His current deal runs out in a year and Telefoot state he is stalling over a renewal with Real Madrid seriously considering a swoop in what would be a mega-money deal.
And it is understood PSG believe Salah would be a suitable replacement.
The Egyptian forward, 28, is thought to be unsettled at Liverpool and open to a move away.
- Thomas Blow
MOURINHO'S MEN
Jose Mourinho will need to impress at Roma next season if he is to revive his managerial career and the club's fortunes.
As he prepares to start the job in the summer, the new manager will be looking at who he can bring in to improve the team.
- Thomas Blow
SAN STORM
Manchester United are reportedly eyeing up an £80million summer swoop for Borussia Dortmund star Jadon Sancho.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has once again made the England international his No1 target having failed to secure his services last year.
The Red Devils were claimed to have had a £91m offer rejected by BVB for Sancho as the German outfit held out for £108m.
And United have retained their interest in the winger, who has chipped in with 14 goals and 18 assists in 35 games in all competitions this term.
According to the Daily Star, the Europa League finalists will make a fresh move for the player with BVB open to selling the ex-Manchester City youth star.
They state that United will test Dortmund’s resolve with an £80m opening offer.
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WHAT’S STILL UP FOR GRABS?
There’s just a few weeks remaining of the season – but still lots of questions to be answered.
The Premier League title remains up for grabs after Manchester City missed the chance to become champions of England again, suffering a 2-1 defeat to Chelsea.
In France, PSG’s crown appears to be slipping as they are three points behind league leaders Lille with two games remaining.
Bayern Munich have experienced no such problems in their title defence as they’ve won a ninth consecutive Bundesliga title.
Inter Milan are the new champions of Italy, while Zenit Saint Petersburg have wrapped up their third consecutive Russian title.
In Portugal, Sporting Lisbon look set to win their first league title in 19 years as they sit eight points clear of Porto in second.
And finally, Atletico Madrid are two points ahead of both Real Madrid and Barcelona with three games remaining in LaLiga.
- Thomas Blow
DEAL CLAIMS
Former Celtic and Newcastle star Ki Sung-yueng has been linked to another police probe – this time over a farmland deal.
Ki – who also played for Swansea and Sunderland – was questioned in South Korea over a purchase with his dad.
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FIK ABOUT IT
AC Milan want to complete the permanent transfer of Fikayo Tomori for £25million this summer.
The Chelsea and England defender, 23, is enjoying himself on loan at the San Siro this season.
Part of the contract signed in January included the option for Milan to buy him at the end of the six-month agreement.
And manager Stefano Piolo confirmed his side intend to activate the clause to keep Tomori.
He said: “We want to buy Tomori on a permanent deal from Chelsea.
“Our intention is clear and also Fikayo’s decision [staying at Milan].
“We’ll see what happens at the end of the season.”
- Jack Figg
MORNING FOOTBALL FANS
There was some serious moving and shaking in the Premier League yesterday.
Manchester United came from behind at Villa Park to beat Aston Villa 3-1 to keep Man City's title party on ice.
Everton ground out a grim 1-0 at West Ham to put a severe dent in the Hammers' Champions League hopes.
Wolves beat Brighton 2-1 at Molineux and Arsenal condemned West Brom to the drop with a 3-1 win at the Emirates which was also Sam Allardyce's first relegation of his managerial career.
Elsewhere, relegated Wycombe are considering legal action — to send Derby down from the Championship instead of them.
Wayne Rooney’s Rams beat the drop by a point on Saturday but are still fighting the EFL over alleged breaches of spending rules, which is set to lead to a points deduction next season.
An independent tribunal is expected to deliver its verdict soon.
Wycombe would demand to see a points hit applied to THIS SEASON’S table.
Wanderers owner Rob Couhig, an American lawyer, said: “People tell me that Derby County have issues out there.
“I don’t know whether we’re ready to go to lawyers yet."The message is: Watch this space.”
Derby will be looking anxiously at the case of Sheffield Wednesday.
They were deducted 12 points for this season, later reduced to six, for breaching financial rules.
And finally, the body of missing footballer James Dean has been found following a four day search, police say.
James, 35, was last seen in the Orchard Drive area of Oswaldtwistle near Blackburn on Wednesday at around midnight. A body fitting his description was found today at 2.25pm in the Moscow Mill Street area after a large group of locals joined cops in searching for him.
While the corpse has yet to be formally identified, police say it is believed to be the former Halifax and Chorley striker’s. In a statement, Lancashire Police said: “Police searching for a missing man have sadly found a body.
“James Dean, 35, was last seen in the Orchard Drive area of Oswaldtwistle around midnight on Wednesday (May 5). Following extensive police enquiries a body was sadly found in the Moscow Mill Street area around 2.25pm today (Sunday, May 9).
“While the body has yet to be formally identified, it is believed to be Mr Dean. His family have been informed and our thoughts are with them at this time.
“The death is not being treated as suspicious and a post-mortem examination will take place in due course. We would like to thank everyone who assisted during the search for James.”
- William Pugh
ROO SERIOUS?
Relegated Wycombe are considering legal action — to send Derby down from the Championship instead of them.
Wayne Rooney’s Rams beat the drop by a point on Saturday but are still fighting the EFL over alleged breaches of spending rules, which is set to lead to a points deduction next season.
An independent tribunal is expected to deliver its verdict soon.
Wycombe would demand to see a points hit applied to THIS SEASON’S table.
Wanderers owner Rob Couhig, an American lawyer, said: “People tell me that Derby County have issues out there.“I don’t know whether we’re ready to go to lawyers yet. The message is: Watch this space.”
Derby will be looking anxiously at the case of Sheffield Wednesday. They were deducted 12 points for this season, later reduced to six, for breaching financial rules.
- William Pugh
TOP GUNNER
Bukayo Saka was Arsenal's 'best player by a mile' in Sunday's win over West Brom, according to Joe Cole.
The versatile England ace, 20, was moved to left-back for the visit of the Baggies on Sunday evening having spent much of the season in a more attacking role.
And Saka put in another supreme performance, including an assist for the first goal, as Arsenal eventually edged past West Brom 3-1.
The winger will now be hoping to end the season strongly as he aims to cement his spot in Gareth Southgate's Three Lions squad for this summer's delayed European Championship.
Saka's strong showing at the Emirates won't have hurt his chances either, with ex-England midfielder Cole raving about him. After the game, Cole told BT Sport: "[Saka] was excellent.
"He was a thorn in [West Brom's] side. His movement was fantastic. He’s so direct, he drives into areas and picks passes out all the time. He was Arsenal’s best player by a mile.”
- William Pugh
MAKING HIS MARC
Wayne Rooney has hailed Marcus Rashford’s development and admits he used the Manchester United star’s incredible rise to inspire his own Derby youngsters.
Rooney, 35, played alongside Rashford, 23, at Old Trafford for 18 months after the striker was given a shock debut by Louis van Gaal in February 2016.
Injuries to United’s front line saw Rashford thrust into the limelight for the last-32, second leg Europa League tie against Midtjylland.
Despite being just 18 years old and having hardly trained with United’s senior squad, Rashford scored twice on his debut.
He hasn’t looked back since, going on to become a key player under current United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, as well as England gaffer Gareth Southgate.
And Rooney, who secured Derby’s Championship status on Saturday in dramatic style, has revealed he motivated some of the Rams’ youngsters by telling them about Rashford’s brilliant story.
- William Pugh
TRAGIC FIND
The body of missing footballer James Dean has been found following a four day search, police say.
James, 35, was last seen in the Orchard Drive area of Oswaldtwistle near Blackburn on Wednesday at around midnight. A body fitting his description was found today at 2.25pm in the Moscow Mill Street area after a large group of locals joined cops in searching for him.
While the corpse has yet to be formally identified, police say it is believed to be the former Halifax and Chorley striker's. In a statement, Lancashire Police said: "Police searching for a missing man have sadly found a body.
"James Dean, 35, was last seen in the Orchard Drive area of Oswaldtwistle around midnight on Wednesday (May 5). Following extensive police enquiries a body was sadly found in the Moscow Mill Street area around 2.25pm today (Sunday, May 9).
"While the body has yet to be formally identified, it is believed to be Mr Dean. His family have been informed and our thoughts are with them at this time.
"The death is not being treated as suspicious and a post-mortem examination will take place in due course. We would like to thank everyone who assisted during the search for James."
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