Pep Guardiola has reportedly held secret talks over potentially becoming the Brazil manager in 2026.

Guardiola is approaching the final six months of his contract with Manchester City and has vowed to make a decision on his future imminently, with reports suggesting a one-year extension to run until the end of the 2025/26 season could be signed soon.

According to SPORT, Brazil’s plan for Guardiola would kick in in 2026 after the FA’s presidential elections. Current president Ednaldo Rodrigues will see his term end in March 2026 and former Real Madrid striker Ronaldo is believed to be readying a run for election.

Ronaldo, the current president of La Liga side Real Valladolid, is said to have privately announced his desire to lead Brazilian football and has alread reached out to Guardiola with a plan to hire the manager in 2026.

The pair were teammates at Barcelona and are believed to have remained close ever since, while Guardiola’s brother Pere, who is also involved in this secret plan, has worked with Ronaldo in the past.

As of yet, Guardiola has not given Ronaldo a firm response to the plan. The City boss is still thinking about his future at the Etihad Stadium but the chance to change scenery in 2026 is expected to appeal to Guardiola.

Paul Pogba on radar for shock comeback with Prem duo, as Man Utd offer their services, insider claims.

Paul Pogba will be helped get back on his feet by Manchester United, before two Premier League sides want to sign him.

Paul Pogba is reportedly a target of both Newcastle and West Ham, with both clubs feeling that the Frenchman is still a player of ‘great class and quality’.

Pogba’s return to Juventus in 2022 – who he had played for previously from 2012-2016 – went very poorly. He played just 12 games – 10 in 2022/23 and two in 2023/24 – before he was banned last season for doping.

Though his ban was cut short, he has served over a year, and now nearing his return to action in 2025, his contract with Juve has been cancelled.

Ahead of his return date in March, journalist Sacha Tavolieri reports the Frenchman will be welcome back at Manchester United, who will offer their training ground facilities so that he can get back up to speed before finding a new club.

That club could be within the Premier League, with Fichajes reporting that Pogba is the main target for Newcastle and West Ham.

Both clubs are said to see the midfielder as a player who still has ‘great class and quality’.

Both are performing below how they would expect, with the Magpies eighth in the Premier League after finishing fourth two seasons ago, while the Hammers are five places below last season’s finish, in 14th, so Pogba could help either side back to their desired positions.

Prem clubs warned off Pogba
However, big sides have been warned off making moves for Pogba, with pundit Graeme Souness feeling he is not a hard enough worker to be of use.

“If I was a Premier League manager, there are no circumstances under which I would take a punt on bringing in Paul Pogba. He’s only played 39 games since the 2021/22 season,” Souness said.

“He is extremely talented, but he’s a wasted talent. The worst thing that happened to him was winning the World Cup because, from that point on, he just sat in his armchair. When Jose Mourinho was at Manchester United, he called Pogba a virus.

“He’s a lazy player, but midfield is a position that you have to take personally. It’s the only position on the pitch where you’re directly up against someone who’s trying to do the same job as you.

“I always wanted to have a better day than whoever I was up against, and the only thing I was taught to do was work harder than my opponent.”

It comes after Bacary Sagna and Emmanuel Petit both endorsed the Frenchman as a signing for Arsenal.

TEAMtalk recently revealed that Aston Villa are keen on signing 17-year-old United left-back Harry Amass, though a subsequent report has stated that the Red Devils have no interest in selling one of their brightest academy products.

That’s despite United still having hope of signing Alphonso Davies, whose agent has denied that he has agreed to sign with Real Madrid.

Meanwhile, Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyokeres has revealed he is not thinking about the potential of following Ruben Amorim to United.

And the Red Devils are said to have turned their attention to Victor Osimhen, and they could potentially offer up Joshua Zirkzee in order to land him.

Having played for United sparingly in 2011/12, as well as from 2016-2022, he has a good body of work behind him in the Premier League.

On his day, the Frenchman was one of the best players in the league, as evidenced by his stats.

United’s offering of their training facilities could be the catalyst for him to return to the Premier League, though it being with the club themselves seems unlikely.

That said, knowing what Pogba can do, if they see his hard work and quality up close, they could take a punt on him on a free transfer.

Several of Napoli local rivals are reportedly on the hot chase of Victor Osimhen, but now it has emerged why one of them, Juventus, cannot sign the red-hot striker.

It has widely been reported that Osimhen could leave Napoli permanently in the summer for a reduced asking price of around 75 Million Euros.

Juventus are shopping for another striker besides Dusan Vlahovic and Osimhen will be an ideal choice to with replace him in the event that he leaves or be his direct rival at the club.

Juve sports director Cristiano Giuntoli was involved in getting Osimhen to Napoli from Lille and enjoys a good entourage with the player’s entourage.

However, cash could be a stumbling block for Osimhen moving to Juve.

According to Il Bianconero, the Italian club do not have the cash to pay the transfer fee as well as the player’s high wages.

Without the high-profile sale of Vlahovic, Juve will not have the financial muscle to compete with other top European clubs who are now ready to pounce on the deadly Super Eagles striker.

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