{"id":9419,"date":"2026-05-16T23:26:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T23:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=9419"},"modified":"2026-05-16T23:26:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T23:26:58","slug":"joao-pedro-transfer-news-barcelona-sporting-director-deco-meets-with-chelsea-strikers-agent-paper-talk-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=9419","title":{"rendered":"Joao Pedro transfer news: Barcelona sporting director Deco meets with Chelsea striker’s agent – Paper Talk | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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

PREMIER LEAGUE<\/h3>\n

Barcelona <\/strong>sporting director Deco <\/strong>has travelled to London to meet with the agent of Chelsea <\/strong>striker Jo\u00e3o Pedro<\/strong> – Sport<\/em><\/p>\n

Anthony Gordon<\/strong> is close to agreeing a move to Bayern Munich <\/strong>and is set to sign a five-year deal at the German club – The Times<\/em><\/p>\n

Liverpool <\/strong>are one of the clubs monitoring Marcos Senesi <\/strong>ahead of his exit from Bournemouth <\/strong>as a free agent this summer – talkSPORT<\/em><\/p>\n

Xabi Alonso<\/strong> wants assurances on the ability to build a project, if he is to become the next permanent Chelsea <\/strong>manager – The Independent<\/em><\/p>\n

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EFL chiefs have a dilemma on their hands over the Championship play-off final with Wembley fully booked on May 30 amid fears it could be rescheduled – The Sun<\/em><\/p>\n

The EFL are not ruling out a venue change from Wembley Stadium for the play-off final and Old Trafford has been tipped as a potential option – talkSPORT<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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SCOTTISH FOOTBALL<\/h3>\n

Rangers have slapped Celtic with a massive bill for damage done at Ibrox – which could be as much as \u00a31m – Scottish Sun<\/em><\/p>\n

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