Search

06 Sept 2025

Football rumours: Ruud van Nistelrooy among contenders to replace Steve Cooper

Football rumours: Ruud van Nistelrooy among contenders to replace Steve Cooper

What the papers say

According to The Independent, former interim Manchester United manager Ruud van Nistelrooy is on a list of potential targets to replace Steve Cooper at Leicester. Cooper was sacked on Sunday following a 2-1 loss at home to Chelsea. Bosses at the club are said to also have an eye on Graham Potter, but the 49-year-old would reportedly take a fair bit of convincing as he holds out for a role at a bigger club.

The Newcastle Chronicle says Magpies boss Eddie Howe has met with senior figures to get the ball rolling on plans for the January transfer market, with goalkeeper Martin Dubravka tipped to exit the club. Newcastle could reportedly focus on player sales over recruitment as they seek to raise funds.

Liverpool’s 18-year-old forward Jayden Danns is high on the wish list of Plymouth manager Wayne Rooney, according to The Sun.

Social media round-up

Players to watch

Alexander Isak: Teamtalk reports Chelsea have joined Arsenal in the race for the Newcastle striker, who will command at least £115million.

Martin Zubimendi: Arsenal and Liverpool are both chasing the Real Sociedad midfielder, according to Todofichajes.

To continue reading this article,
please subscribe and support local journalism!


Subscribing will allow you access to all of our premium content and archived articles.

Subscribe

To continue reading this article for FREE,
please kindly register and/or log in.


Registration is absolutely 100% FREE and will help us personalise your experience on our sites. You can also sign up to our carefully curated newsletter(s) to keep up to date with your latest local news!

Register / Login

Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.

Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.