TRANSFER GOSSIP: BAYERN EYE PICKFORD, ANKOLE BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL IN THE FUFA DRUM

By Aiden Graw
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Transfer Gossip; Bayern Munich will keep tabs on Everton and England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, 24, at this month’s World Cup. (Sun)
Liverpool remain in pursuit of £60m-rated Lyon midfielder Nabil Fekir, although reports of talks with the 24-year-old’s agent on Sunday were premature. (Liverpool Echo)
Roma and Brazil goalkeeper Alisson, 25, will reject Liverpool in order to wait for a move to Real Madrid. (Marca – via Mail)
Arsenal target Stephan Lichtsteiner, the 34-year-old Swiss right-back who is out of contract at Juventus this summer, has insisted a deal to take him to the Emirates is not yet complete. (London Evening Standard)
New Everton boss Marco Silva is preparing a £30m bid for Newcastle captain Jamaal Lascelles, 24. (Sun)
Huddersfield are interested in signing AC Milan’s Portuguese forward Andre Silva, 22. (Sky Sports)
Free agent Santi Cazorla, 33, is training with the youth team of La Liga side Alaves following his departure from Arsenal. The Spanish midfielder may also begin training with Villarreal. (London Evening Standard)

Swiss winger Xherdan Shaqiri, 26, has confirmed he will leave relegated Stoke this summer. The 26-year-old wants to sign for a Premier League club. (Aargauer Zeitung – via Stoke Sentinel)
Besiktas are interested in signing Everton’s Dutch midfielder Davy Klaassen, 25. The Turkish club want to take Klaassen on an initial loan deal. (Sky Sports)
Leicester and Southampton are tracking Lazio’s Brazilian winger Felipe Anderson, 25, a rumoured £35m target of West Ham. (Tuttosport, via Leicester Mercury)
Watford are nearing a 10m euros (£8.7m) deal to sign Bologna left-back Adam Masina, 24. (Watford Observer)
Brighton will up their offer for Sunderland and Northern Ireland defender Paddy McNair. The Seagulls have had two bids rejected for the 23-year-old. (Sunderland Echo)
Brighton will battle Everton for the £5m signature of young Charlton defender Ezri Konsa, 20. (Mirror)
A consortium of British businessmen are to launch a takeover attempt at Aston Villa with current owner Dr Tony Xia ready to sell the club. (Sun)
Arsene Wenger says he is unsure whether he wants “another crazy challenge” as the 68-year-old contemplates his next move following his departure from Arsenal. (London Evening Standard)
Wenger believes former Arsenal player Patrick Vieira will become a top boss – if he “sacrifices his life”. (Mirror)
New Rangers manager Steven Gerrard is keen to sign young Liverpool midfielder Ovie Ejaria. The 20-year-old was on loan at Sunderland last year. (Sun)
Fulham full-back Ryan Fredericks has turned down a new deal at Craven Cottage because he wants to be the highest paid player at the club. The 25-year-old now looks set to join West Ham. (Football.London)
Scotland international Dylan McGeouch, 25, who is out of contract at Hibernian this summer, has put talks about his future on hold until after he returns from the Americas with Scotland. (Scottish Sun)
In Local Sports; Tooro, West Nile Win At Home, Kampala Lose For The First Time In FUFA Drum
Sunday 3rd June 2018:
Match Day 5:
Kampala 0:2 Bukedi
Rwenzori 0:0 Bunyoro
Tooro 1:0 Ankole
West Nile 5:1 Karamoja
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West Nile Province walloped Karamoja Province 5:1 in the 2018 FUFA Drum tournament in Barokoro Ground, Zombo District on Sunday 3rd June.
Onduparaka’s Wahab Gadafi netted a hat-trick in the 6th, 40th and 89th minutes to hand his Province a big win at home in Zombo. Gadaffi was also chosen Man of the Match and received his Award and cash prize of 100,000=.
Defender Rashid Toha who plays his club football with Onduparaka was on the score sheet in 25thminute before Maroons’ Ivan Wani made it three for the home side in the 27th Minute.
Raphael Komakech managed to pull one back which turned out to be the consolation for Karamoja Province in the 38th minute.
With only one round of action remaining, West Nile at 11points in group D have confirmed their place in the knockout stages withba 4 point margin over second placed Tooro with 7 points.
Table Standings after match day 5:
Group A
Team P W D L GD Pts
Bugisu 5 3 1 1 9 10
Busoga 5 3 1 1 7 10
Teso 5 2 2 1 9 5
Sebei 5 0 0 5 -24 0

Group B
Team P W D L GD Pts
Acholi 5 3 2 0 4 11
Buganda 5 2 1 2 -1 7
Lango 5 1 2 2 -1 5
Kigezi 5 1 1 3 -2 4

Group C
Team P W D L GD Pts
Kampala 5 4 0 1 8 12
Bukedia 5 1 3 1 1 6
Bunyoro 5 0 4 1 -2 4
Rwenzori 5 0 3 2 -7 3

Group D
Team P W D L GD Pts
West Nile 5 3 2 0 7 11
Tooro 5 2 1 2 1 7
Ankole 5 2 0 3 -1 6
Karamoja 5 1 1 3 -7 2