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• Gareth Bale’s agent dismisses reports Wales forward could leave Real Madrid • Chelsea ‘make enquiry’ for Bayern Munich’s Renato Sanches Newcastle have confirmed the signing of Spain Under-21 midfielder Mikel Merino on a season-long loan from Borussia Dortmund. Merino, who began his career at local side Osasuna before moving to Germany last summer and made nine appearances for Dortmund in his debut campaign, becomes the fifth new arrival at St James Park…

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• Forward has been linked with Real Madrid among others • ‘He has a great contract with West Ham so I cannot see him leaving’ Dimitri Payet’s agent expects the France forward to stay at West Ham next season despite rumours linking him with a transfer to Real Madrid and Internazionale among others. Payet, who is preparing for France’s Euro 2016 quarter-final against Iceland on Sunday, signed a new contract in February worth…

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Why Dimitri Payet Would Be Foolish to Leave West Ham United This article was originally published on 90min.com. West Ham World is a platform that allows fans to express their opinions on a grander scale. The views in this article are not necessarily those of West Ham World, but we ask you to respect the

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• Co-chairman says Benítez had agreed contract before Real Madrid came in • West Ham to make Manuel Lanzini’s loan deal permanent two months early David Sullivan has revealed that Rafael Benítez had agreed a deal to become West Ham United’s manager in the summer before Real Madrid stepped in at the 11th hour. Related: Premier League fans’ half-time verdict part 2: Newcastle to West Ham Related: Liverpool must give Jürgen…

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Live updates from today’s action in the Premier League and beyond Email niall.mcveigh@theguardian.com | Tweet @niallmcveigh Scoreboard – all today’s goals as they go in! 1.56pm GMT Matches postponed Storm Desmond has hit the Scottish fixture list, with three Premiership games called off. C eltic v Hamilton, Hearts v Inverness and Partick v Motherwell have all been postponed, with the weather also hitting lower league and FA Cup matches. More information here . 9.39pm GMT Football fans are …

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Manchester City stay top, Arsenal score their 2,000th goal under Arsene Wenger, Jamie Vardy finds the net yet again, and Jurgen Klopp wins his first Premier League match. 5.04pm GMT And that’s that on the day Jamie Vardy scored in his eighth consecutive Premier League match, Arsenal scored their 2,000th goal under Arsene Wenger, Jurgen Klopp registered his first league victory in English football, and Jose Mourinho answered 13 questions in…

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• Italian manager expected to leave Real Madrid this week • Ancelotti says he will take a year sabbatical to address medical issue • Bilic paves way for West Ham return after confirming Beskitas exit West Ham United’s faint hopes of convincing Carlo Ancelotti to be their new manager appear to have been dashed after the Italian, who is expected to be dismissed by Real Madrid this week, revealed he will have surgery this summer on a spinal condition. The…

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