INTERNATIONAL UPDATES DAVID MOYES GOSSIP Manchester United manager David Moyes will be sacked on Tuesday and replaced by the joint-caretaker team of Ryan Giggs and Nicky Butt until the end of the season. • United players were telling friends that Moyes would be sacked before the 2-0 defeat away to Everton on Sunday. • United can fire Moyes with just a one- year pay-off due to the clubs failure to secure Champions League football for next season. • Borussia Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp, 46, is one of the favourites to replace David Moyes at Manchester United. • Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal is expected to meet with United representatives to discuss taking over from Moyes. • Ryan Giggs should be considered as a potential long-term replacement for Moyes at Old Trafford. • Former United defender Gary Neville has called on the Manchester club to clarify their position as rumours of Moyess imminent departure spread. • Real Madrid are ready to sell striker Karim Benzema, 26, in order to fund a summer bid for Liverpools Luis Suarez, 27. • Chelsea goalkeeper Thibault Courtois is close to signing a two-year contract extension at Stamford Bridge. The Belgian 21-year-old, currently on loan at Atletico Madrid, is contracted to Chelsea until 2016. • Newcastle could be without a senior striker for pre-season training after Papiss Cisse broke a knee-cap. Shola Ameoibi is out of contract in the summer and expected to leave, while Loic Remy and Luuk de Jong will return to QPR and Borussia Monchengladbach respectively when their loan spells end. • West Broms 21-year-old midfielder George Thorne, on loan at Derby, has hinted he could sign for the Rams if they gain promotion to the Premier League through the play-offs. • Manchester City fans poked fun at neighbours Manchester United by revealing a Dont Sack Moyes banner during their 3-1 home win against West Brom on Monday night. • Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has insisted that he remains a Real Madrid supporter - despite the bitter nature of his exit from the Santiago Bernabeu last summer.
Posted on: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 13:55:14 +0000
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