{"id":83787,"date":"2026-04-24T23:59:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T23:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/enzo-maresca-in-manchester-city-talks-as-pep-guardiola-emerges-as-candidate-for-italy-job-paper-talk-football-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T23:59:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T23:59:27","slug":"enzo-maresca-in-manchester-city-talks-as-pep-guardiola-emerges-as-candidate-for-italy-job-paper-talk-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/enzo-maresca-in-manchester-city-talks-as-pep-guardiola-emerges-as-candidate-for-italy-job-paper-talk-football-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Enzo Maresca in Manchester City talks as Pep Guardiola emerges as candidate for Italy job – Paper Talk | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday’s newspapers…<\/p>\n

MANCHESTER CITY<\/h4>\n

Enzo Maresca<\/strong> is free to sign for any club this summer after resigning from Chelsea<\/strong>, and with a growing expectation Pep Guardiola<\/strong> leaves Manchester City<\/strong>, there have been high-level talks between the Italian and City – talkSPORT<\/em><\/p>\n

Pep Guardiola <\/strong>has emerged as a candidate for the vacant head coach position of the Italian national team, following Gennaro Gattuso’s<\/strong> departure – Gazzetta dello Sport<\/em><\/p>\n

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PREMIER LEAGUE <\/strong><\/p>\n

Former Chelsea<\/strong> star Cesc Fabregas <\/strong>has insisted he is focused on his role at Como<\/strong> after the club’s owner admitted he would not stand in his way if he wanted to take charge of the Premier League giants – Daily Mail<\/em><\/p>\n

Morgan Rogers<\/strong> has significant Premier League and European transfer interest – talkSPORT<\/em><\/p>\n

Wayne Rooney<\/strong> helped convince a Manchester United <\/strong>youngster to switch to their academy from Liverpool’s <\/strong>earlier this season – The Sun<\/em><\/p>\n

The Sunderland<\/strong> striker Brian Brobbey <\/strong>should have been shown a red card in their victory over Tottenham Hotspur <\/strong>this month, a Premier League panel has ruled – The Times<\/em><\/p>\n

WOMEN’S SUPER LEAGUE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chelsea<\/strong> have made a contract offer to Khadija “Bunny” Shaw<\/strong> worth at least \u00a31million per year with the 29-year-old striker’s Manchester City<\/strong> deal set to expire this summer – The Athletic<\/em><\/p>\n

NON LEAGUE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Macclesfield FC’s <\/strong>sensational FA Cup fairytale is set to be turned into a Hollywood movie – Daily Mail<\/em><\/p>\n

EUROPEAN FOOTBALL<\/strong><\/p>\n

Domestic leagues that want to take games abroad will be limited to one “out of territory” fixture per season, with a five-game cap for host nations, according to a draft proposal circulated by FIFA – The Athletic<\/em><\/p>\n

WORLD CUP<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fifa’s resale site has listed four tickets on sale for the World Cup final for almost $2.3m (\u00a31.7m) each – The Telegraph<\/em><\/p>\n

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BOXING<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anthony Joshua<\/strong> could sign his side of a deal to fight Tyson Fury<\/strong> by next week – The Sun<\/em><\/p>\n

RUGBY UNION<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Rugby Football Union suffered a major blow when it failed in an attempt to remove decision-making powers from its own council, once described by Will Carling as “57 old farts” – The Telegraph<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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