What The Sports Pages Say

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Monday's newspapers:
December 18 2017


DAILY MAIL

•Manchester United are targeting a £30m move for 20-year-old Bordeaux winger Malcom.
•Graham Poll thinks Dele Alli should have been sent off in Tottenham's defeat by Manchester City.
THE SUN

•Newcastle want RB Salzburg striker Dimitri Oberlin in January but he's currently on loan at Basel.
DAILY MIRROR

•Antonio Conte says the other big six teams cannot allow Virgil van Dijk to sign for Manchester City.
•West Ham's Manuel Lanzini is sweating on a three-game ban for diving against Stoke with the incident now under FA review.
•Arsene Wenger believes Mesut Ozil is in the best form of his Arsenal career which is why he deserves a mega new contract.
•Mauricio Pochettino says Dele Alli needs "help" after he narrowly avoided a red card in the defeat to Manchester City.

DAILY STAR

•Christian Benteke says he has no regrets about his penalty nightmare against Bournemouth last week.
DAILY TELEGRAPH

•David Moyes says he has sympathy for Stoke manager Mark Hughes as he knows how it feels to have people turn on you.


THE GUARDIAN

•Everton manager Sam Allardyce says they are crying out for the return of injured winger Yannick Bolasie.
DAILY EXPRESS

•Jose Mourinho has warned Manchester City not to celebrate winning the Premier League title yet.
THE INDEPENDENT

•Roy Hodgson has blasted Eddie Howe over allegations of Wilfried Zaha diving to win Crystal Palace penalties.
DAILY RECORD

•Tony Pulis is in the frame to become the new Rangers manager.

 

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Tuesday's Newspapers:
December 19 2017



THE SUN
•Arsenal are ready to bolster their defence with Chelsea's £25million defender David Luiz.
•Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is eyeing a swoop for Mainz starlet Abdou Diallo.
•Tony Pulis is ready to make an emotional return to Stoke City to stave off the threat of relegation.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
•Mikel Arteta is being lined up as a future Arsenal manager as the Gunners plan for life after Arsene Wenger.
•Chelsea defender David Luiz is hoping to prove his fitness before the January transfer window closes.

DAILY MAIL
•West Ham boss David Moyes is furious at the FA's decision to charge Manuel Lanzini with diving against Stoke.
•Stoke boss Mark Hughes is feeling the pressure as club owner Peter Coates rues the club's horror run of results.
•Aston Villa and Sheffield United have enquired about Leicester striker Leonardo Ulloa, but appear set to miss out as Claude Puel is keen to keep the Argentine.
•Sergio Aguero has been unable to feature regularly for Manchester City this season as he has been playing with a heel injury.
DAILY MIRROR
•Inter Milan are keen on adding Manchester United midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan on loan in January.
•Mohamed Salah is no prima donna, says his Liverpool team-mate Simon Mignolet.
•Manchester City are ready to rival Arsenal and Chelsea in the Wilfried Zaha transfer chase.
•Swansea City have agreed a £2m fee with Barnsley for right-back Andy Yiadom.
•Southend United are set to receive a fifth offer from Sheffield United for midfielder Ryan Leonard.

DAILY STAR
•Arsene Wenger is considering an offer for Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany should the Premier League leaders come back in for Alexis Sanchez in January.

•West Ham boss David Moyes says the FA has thrown referee Graham Scott under the bus by charging Manuel Lanzini.
•Sol Campbell is coveting a return to Portsmouth as part of their coaching staff.
•Brighton will reject any offers from Rangers for winger Jamie Murphy in the January transfer window.
THE INDEPENDENT
•Henrikh Mkhitaryan could return to Borussia Dortmund, repeating the move the Bundesliga club made to bring Shinji Kagawa back to the club after a move to Manchester United.
•Angel Rangel says the Swansea City way is not in place anymore.
DAILY RECORD
•Aberdeen chief Stewart Milne has promised manager Derek McInnes funds for the January transfer window after persuading him not to leave for Rangers.

 

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Wednesday's Newspapers:
December 20 2017


The Sun
•Jose Mourinho is planning a British record £90m move for Chelsea star Eden Hazard.
•Newcastle want Chelsea's David Luiz on loan next month to help steady the ship.
•Crystal Palace have emerged as a contender to sign Manchester United keeper Sam Johnstone, who is currently on loan at Aston Villa.
Daily Express
•Paul Clement faces the sack if Swansea lose to Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Daily Mail
•Newcastle's relegation battle may hamper any deal between Mike Ashley and Amanda Staveley.
•West Ham's Diafra Sakho started the game at Arsenal on the bench after a dispute with David Moyes about his place in the team and a £50,000 bonus.
Daily Mirror
•Rafa Benitez's job remains safe despite Newcastle's drop into the relegation zone.
•Atletico Madrid are ready to sell Antoine Griezmann to Manchester United because of their row with La Liga rivals Barcelona.
•Arsenal are considering a £42m bid for PSV forward Hirving Lozano.
•Everton boss Sam Allardyce will make a January play for Arsenal winger Theo Walcott and also hopes to tie up a deal for Sevilla midfielder Steven Nzonzi.
•Brighton could look to offer Marko Grujic a way out of Liverpool in January with the Serbia international unable to force his way into the Anfield first-team on a regular basis.
•Nottingham Forest are set to make a renewed effort to bring Brondby keeper Frederik Ronnow to the City Ground.
•Marseille are keen on Crystal Palace left-back Pape Souare as they look to fill the hole left by sacking Patrice Evra.


The Times
•Chris Coleman hopes to persuade Liverpool to allow Wales midfielder Ben Woodburn to join Sunderland on loan in January.
•Paul Elliott will become the first former top-flight player to join the Football Association's board next month.
Daily Telegraph
•Wales international Harry Wilson has turned down the offer of a new deal at Liverpool and is set to leave next month.
Daily Record
•Marvin Compper has been hailed as the man who can seal up Celtic's defence as he prepares to sign a two-and-a-half year deal with the Scottish Premiership leaders.

 

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Thursday's Newspapers:
December 21 2017

THE SUN
•Chelsea are hoping to clinch a January transfer window double by signing Thomas Lemar and Ross Barkley.

•Arsenal's top stars are growing frustrated with Alexis Sanchez amid growing dressing room tension.
•Arsenal are on the trail of Lyon midfield sensation Houssem Aouar.
•Inter Milan admit that Joao Mario is unhappy over a lack of game time.
•West Brom and Leicester City will go head-to-head for Lokomotiv Moscow star Solomon Kvirkvelia.
DAILY MIRROR
•Swansea are trying to persuade Louis van Gaal to become their next manager.
•David Luiz has offered himself to Barcelona as the Catalan giants scour the transfer market for a replacement for Javier Mascherano.

•Daniel Sturridge's World Cup hopes are set to be blown apart as Jurgen Klopp prepares to keep him at Anfield for the rest of this season.
DAILY MAIL
•Vinicius Junior is set to get his first taste of life at Real Madrid as he travels to the Spanish capital to meet Zinedine Zidane and his team at their Valdebebas training base.
•Everton are ready to offer Theo Walcott a chance to revive his World Cup dream with a move to Goodison Park in January. Walcott is yet to start a game in the Premier League so far this season.
•Gabriel Jesus is set to agree a new five-year contract at Manchester City worth £100,000 a week. The Brazilian will be rewarded by City after making an impressive start to life there.

THE GUARDIAN
•Manchester City have reached an agreement with the Paraguayan club Libertad to sign the attacking midfielder Jesus Medina for £3m.
DAILY EXPRESS
•Paris Saint-Germain are ready to make a £25m January move for Arsenal misfit Alexis Sanchez to try to steal a march on Manchester City.
DAILY STAR
•Swansea are eyeing former Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal as their next manager.
DAILY RECORD
•Portuguese side GD Estoril are weighing up a move for Rangers defender Fabio Cardoso.

 

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Friday's Newspapers:
December 22 2017


DAILY MAIL
Manchester United are monitoring Borussia Dortmund winger Christian Pulisic.

Manchester City are almost certain to sign Arsenal striker Alexis Sanchez in the summer and are also looking to add a defensive midfielder and centre back.

Matteo Darmian could be on his way out of Manchester United in the January transfer window, with Napoli lining up a move for the Italy defender.

Newcastle striker Aleksandar Mitrovic is a target for West Brom.

Everton director of football Steve Walsh and chief scout Martyn Glover were at Lille on Wednesday night to watch Bakary Soumaoro in action against Nice.

Sam Allardyce is unlikely to allow striker Sandro and midfielder James McCarthy to leave Everton in January after they impressed in a behind-closed-doors match on Tuesday.

Burnley are back on the trail of Bordeaux forward Nicolas de Preville.

Marseille have joined the list of clubs to have expressed interest in signing Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere.

Lewis Morgan will turn down Nottingham Forest and Preston North End to agree a £300,000 move from St Mirren to Celtic next week.

THE INDEPENDENT
Liverpool will go in for Monaco's £90million-rated Thomas Lemar in January, as they attempt to bolster their chances of securing a top-four spot, and beat Arsenal to the French international's signature.

Liverpool are competing with Borussia Dortmund for FC Basel centre back Manuel Akanji.

Norwich boss Daniel Farke is under increasing pressure with accusations of over-training his players compounding the Canaries' stuttering league form.

THE SUN
Arsenal will launch a £35.4million move to bring Juventus star Daniele Rugani to the Premier League.

Everton boss Sam Allardyce wants to sign James Tomkins in the January transfer window.

THE GUARDIAN
Pep Guardiola has informed Manchester City's hierarchy that he would like to sign Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez and Virgil van Dijk of Southampton, with both understood to have been identified as prime targets for the Premier League leaders.


Mark Hughes will go into the home match against West Brom on Saturday facing the sack if Stoke show no sign of improvement and suffer a sixth defeat in seven games.

DAILY EXPRESS
Manchester City will not move for Alexis Sanchez in the January transfer window - but will prioritise signing a new defender.

Arsenal are one of three clubs interested in Shakhtar Donetsk winger Bernard.

DAILY MIRROR
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has prioritised a centre-back in next month's transfer window - after deciding to hold off on Alexis Sanchez until the summer.

DAILY STAR
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is plotting a summer spending spree of £160m that will see him make three new signings, with Alexis Sanchez, Virgil Van Dijk and Sergio Busquets top of his list.

Arsenal are keeping tabs on Barcelona's young ace Jose Arnaiz and could make a bid in the January transfer window.

DAILY RECORD
Celtic midfielder Liam Henderson is wanted by Italian side Bari in January.

 

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Saturday's Newspapers:
December 23 2017

THE TIMES

Sergio Aguero's future at Manchester City is in doubt as he is unhappy with Pep Guardiola's failure to play him in the club's biggest matches.

THE EXPRESS

Antonio Conte is desperate to land the Real Madrid job, with current boss Zinedine Zidane under pressure ahead of the Clasico against Barcelona.

Manchester United players expect either Antoine Griezmann or Gareth Bale to sign for the club at the end of the season.

West Ham have had an £8m bid for Bournemouth midfielder Harry Arter rejected, but are set to return with an improved offer when the January transfer window opens.

Lazio president Claudio Lotito says he will not stand in the way of Stefan de Vrij if the Liverpool target chooses to leave the club when his contract expires at the end of the season.

DAILY MAIL

Manchester United had to send staff to Paul Pogba's house to wake him up after he failed to report for a post-match training session.

Manchester City are backing plans to add a 39th game, which would be played abroad, to the Premier League calendar.

David Moyes does not want to discuss extending his West Ham contract until the season has finished, despite his current deal expiring in the summer.

Crystal Palace are targeting Basel forward Mohamed Elyounoussi and 6ft 9in Gillingham goalkeeper Tomas Holy in the January transfer window.

Wayne Rooney will have been heartbroken to have retired from international duty, according to Antonio Conte.

THE GUARDIAN

Manchester United are preparing a £25m offer for Fulham teenager Ryan Sessegnon, and are prepared to allow Luke Shaw to leave to accommodate him.

Tottenham could loan out Georges-Kevin Nkoudou so as they can give his place in their Champions League squad to the fit-again Erik Lamela.


DAILY STAR

Gareth Bale has told Real Madrid that he wants to quit the Bernabeu and return to the Premier League with Manchester United.

Jose Mourinho is eyeing a move for Monaco winger Thomas Lemar, and has drawn up a shortlist that also contains Justin Kluivert, Christian Pulisic and Malcom.

Chelsea are lining up a swap deal that would see David Luiz move to AC Milan and Leonardo Bonucci arrive at Stamford Bridge.

Sam Allardyce says he wants to sign a new striker and a new full-back in January, but says he won't sign Steven N'Zonzi as Everton already have enough midfielders.

THE SUN

Arsenal are leading Manchester United in the race to sign Juventus defender Daniele Rugani and will make a £34.5m offer for the him in January.

West Ham are set to launch a £20m bid for Swansea defender Alfie Mawson when the transfer window opens.

Jurgen Klopp will battle his old club Borussia Dortmund to sign Basel's 22-year-old defender Manuel Akanji.

Brighton are set to test Celtic's resolve with a £20m bid for Moussa Dembele, but is valued by the Scottish champions at £30m.

THE MIRROR

Romelu Lukaku has stopped celebrating goals because he is unhappy with Zlatan Ibrahimovic forcing him to play out wide, and is also angry with Jose Mourinho for not stopping it.

Mauricio Pellegrino has told Virgil van Dijk he is no longer guaranteed a place in the Southampton team.

Pep Guardiola says he feels sorry for Manchester City's rivals because his side are so good.

Mauricio Pellegrino insists that Dele Alli is still "so important" for Tottenham, despite his dip in form.

 

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Sunday's newspapers.


SUNDAY MIRROR

Manchester United are holding off handing Jose Mourinho a new contract, as doubts are growing over whether he can take the club back to the summit of English football.

Dele Alli has to quit Tottenham if Real Madrid or Barcelona make moves for him this summer, according to Jermaine Jenas.

Arsenal are leading the chase for Bundesliga hot shot Leon Bailey - and want to sign the £30m-rated Bayer Leverkusen winger next month.

Olivier Giroud's agent is due in London for crunch talks this week over the Arsenal striker's future.

Liverpool, Tottenham and Everton are eyeing £20m-rated Sheffield United midfielder David Brooks.

Sunderland boss Chris Coleman is hoping to be reunited with Wales and Liverpool star Ben Woodburn in the January transfer window.

SUN ON SUNDAY

Jose Mourinho is ready to loan Ryan Sessegnon back to Fulham to make sure Manchester United land the £25m youngster.

Manchester United's plans to increase Old Trafford's capacity have hit the buffers over staggering £750m costs.

Rafa Benitez will listen to offers for out-of-favour Newcastle trio Jack Colback, Mohamed Diame and Rolando Aarons in January.

West Ham boss David Moyes faces a losing battle to land Steven N'Zonzi - but is eyeing a shock move for Scotland midfielder John McGinn.

Chelsea want to recall Mason Mount from his loan at Vitesse Arnhem.

Pep Guardiola has an interest in Shakhtar Donetsk's Fred as Manchester City plan to bolster their midfield options next summer.

FIFA have effectively promised they will investigate suspected Russian doping in football before the 2018 World Cup gets underway.

SUNDAY EXPRESS

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is still keen to press ahead with plans to land French international Steven N'Zonzi when the transfer window reopens.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has made Inter Milan central defender Milan Skriniar his No 1 January transfer target.

Mauricio Pochettino is ready to launch a double January transfer swoop for Ross Barkley and Luke Shaw to revive Tottenham's bid for honours.

DAILY STAR SUNDAY

England boss Gareth Southgate has not shut the World Cup door on Jack Wilshere.

 

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Boxing Day's newspapers.


DAILY MIRROR

Naby Keita is desperate to join Liverpool in January - and could still push through an early move.

Ex-Arsenal star Emmanuel Eboue has been offered legal advice to help overturn a court ruling that is set to leave him homeless.

Marouane Fellaini is being targeted by a Chinese Super League club as his Manchester United deal runs down.

Jurgen Klopp has claimed he is a defence-minded coach - despite Liverpool conceding 23 goals in 19 games.

Roy Hodgson has admitted Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham target Wilfried Zaha could leave Crystal Palace.


DAILY STAR

Watford are after Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw and Arsenal speedster Theo Walcott in the January transfer window.

Manchester City are set to beat Liverpool and Chelsea to Virgil van Dijk.

Arsenal are set to swoop for Burnley defender James Tarkowski with Chelsea also keeping tabs.

GUARDIAN

Pep Guardiola believes the depth of his Manchester City squad will prevent burn-out over the intense festive programme.



DAILY MAIL

Swansea City caretaker boss Leon Britton insists he's not ready for the role on a permanent basis.

Brighton must smash their transfer record to sign Moussa Dembele as Celtic hold out for £25m.

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has had a dig at 'privileged' rivals Manchester City over the festive fixtures schedule.

Manchester United will seek safety advice from Liverpool to avoid problems ahead of their Champions League trip to Seville.

INDEPENDENT

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte says the club will have the final say on transfers in January.

TELEGRAPH

David Moyes has confirmed that West Ham are interested in signing Steven N'Zonzi.

Mark Hughes is targeting three new signings after earning a reprieve as Stoke City manager.



EXPRESS

Chelsea will go head to head with Arsenal in a £30million January transfer battle for Bayer Leverkusen winger Leon Bailey.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is planning crunch talks with under-threat goalkeeper Simon Mignolet.

THE SUN

Arsenal have been told they can have PSG forward Julian Draxler for £40million.

Liverpool have been dealt a blow as Javier Pastore insists he will not leave PSG in January.


Wednesday's Newspapers


DAILY MIRROR

Southampton are resigned to selling Virgil van Dijk in January - but are demanding a £70m world-record fee for a defender.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Marouane Fellaini is holding out for £170,000 a week as he mulls over his future at Manchester United.


THE SUN

Arsene Wenger has finally given the green light for Arsenal to offer Jack Wilshere a new long-term contract.

Liverpool teenager Ben Woodburn is a target for Leeds, Norwich, Preston and Sunderland who all want to sign the Wales striker on loan.

Manchester United and Chelsea target Alex Sandro has been warned he must "repay" the faith shown in him by Juventus.

Manchester United have reportedly slapped a £35m price-tag on Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

Arsenal have reportedly seen a £35m bid for Medhi Benatia rejected by Juventus.

West Ham manager David Moyes has admitted he is interested in signing Sevilla star Steven N'Zonzi.

Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson admits he is braced for a big-money bid for star man Wilfried Zaha.


DAILY MAIL

Everton have posted an interest in £20m Besiktas striker Cenk Tosun.

Rafa Benitez believes he will transform Newcastle into a top-eight club if a takeover is achieved.

Newcastle captain Jamaal Lascelles will expect to be kept busy by Manchester City on Wednesday but it will hand him his chance to impress England boss Gareth Southgate.

DAILY STAR

Liverpool and Arsenal are battling it out for £42m Mexican striker sensation Hirving Lozano.

DAILY EXPRESS

Barcelona have five bargain players on their radar heading into the January transfer window - and Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil is one of them.


DAILY RECORD

Celtic want £20m for striker Moussa Dembele.

Celtic are hopeful Jonny Hayes has avoided a serious injury after the winger was stretchered off in the Boxing Day victory over Dundee.

 

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Thursday's newspapers.


DAILY MAIL
•Tottenham will smash through their wage ceiling to give themselves the best chance of keeping record-breaking striker Harry Kane.
DAILY EXPRESS
•Manchester United have been told they will need to pay £133m to land Paulo Dybala from Juventus.


DAILY MIRROR
•Jack Wilshere reckons he is getting back to his best form as he attempts to win a new Arsenal contract.
•Watford are ready to make midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure the club's highest-paid player by offering him a new five-year deal.
•Craig Dawson insists West Brom can shock Arsenal again despite their alarmingly bad form.
THE SUN
•FA bosses believe England is in pole position to host the 2030 World Cup.
•Atletico Madrid are ready to let Chelsea target Yannick Carrasco leave the club next month.
•West Ham are considering a swoop Leganes star Gabriel Pires in January.
•Carlos Carvalhal is the shock name in the frame for Swansea after watching them at Anfield.
THE GUARDIAN
•Harry Kane has stated his ambition to add trophies with Tottenham to the individual accolades he has accumulated in a record‑breaking 2017.
•Yannick Bolasie admits that Everton's attacking play has deteriorated under Sam Allardyce but he is confident the team will improve in that department.
DAILY STAR
•Sandro Ramirez could be on his way out of Everton after Valencia showed interest in the striker.
•Jack Wilshere may have to lower his wage demands to sign a new contract with Arsenal.


DAILY RECORD
•Celtic will net more than £6m after Liverpool had a world record bid for Virgil van Dijk accepted by Southampton.

 

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Friday's Newspapers:


THE SUN

Juventus have rejected an offer of £70million plus Henrikh Mkhitaryan from Manchester United for Paulo Dybala.

Jose Mourinho fears Romelu Lukaku has slowed down because he has put on too much muscle since joining Manchester United.

Pep Guardiola is losing patience with Vincent Kompany at Manchester City following his latest injury blow.

Arsenal will battle Manchester City for West Brom captain Jonny Evans in the January transfer window.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Southampton are interested in signing Daniel Sturridge, Alfie Mawson and Ryan Sessegnon with their Virgil van Dijk money.

Manchester City will step up their interest in Real Sociedad central defender Inigo Martinez or Jonny Evans.

DAILY MIRROR

Chelsea are confident of agreeing a new five-year contract with Thibaut Courtois to fend off Real Madrid's interest.

Southampton want to re-sign Theo Walcott from Arsenal when the Virgil van Dijk money arrives.

West Ham want to sign Joe Allen and Lamine Kone in a January spending spree.

DAILY MAIL

Barcelona are growing increasingly concerned that the Manchester clubs will pay Samuel Umtiti's release clause.

Everton will look to make headway in landing Steven N'Zonzi from Sevilla in the next 48 hours.

Leicester have held discussions over a deal for Benfica full-back Andre Almeida.

Huddersfield have spoken to Monaco regarding Almamy Toure.

Brighton are wary of West Ham entering the race for £25million-rated Celtic striker Moussa Dembele.

Real Madrid have watched Ryan Sessegnon at Fulham this season but he is still expected to join Tottenham eventually.

 

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Saturday's Newspapers:


DAILY MAIL

Arsenal's stars are sick of Alexis Sanchez, want him out of the club and he was confronted by Jack Wilshere.

Southampton are facing competition from Stoke in their pursuit of Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge.

Pep Guardiola plans to remain as Manchester City boss beyond the third year of his contract.

DAILY STAR

Arsenal are lining up a move for Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha to replace Alexis Sanchez.

Stoke City are ready to offer Daniel Sturridge a deal and give him a chance of playing at the World Cup.

DAILY MIRROR

Liverpool could have signed Virgil van Dijk for as little as £3m in 2013.

Daniel Sturridge fears Liverpool will block a potential move to Southampton in January.

THE SUN

Amanda Staveley's takeover of Newcastle is in jeopardy after talks with Mike Ashley hit a £50m wall.

Stoke boss Mark Hughes wants to land either Daniel Sturridge or Danny Ings on loan from Liverpool.

THE GUARDIAN

Chelsea plan to resume talks with Eden Hazard over a new contract in January and are confident of tying him down amid interest from Real Madrid.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Chelsea will make a second attempt to sign Ross Barkley in January and are also interested in Thomas Lemar.

DAILY EXPRESS

Alan Pardew has admitted defeat in trying to keep Arsenal and Manchester City target Jonny Evans at the club.

 

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Sunday's Newspapers:


SUNDAY MIRROR

Barcelona will make a £130m bid for Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho this week.

Manchester United are eying a Cristiano Ronaldo 'homecoming' after he had a bust-up with Real Madrid officials.

Jose Mourinho has told his 'secret agent' Paul Pogba to help him land Paulo Dybala from Juventus.

Arsene Wenger is concerned over the rift between Alexis Sanchez and his Arsenal team-mates.

Tottenham are ready to beat Chelsea to the signing of Everton's Ross Barkley.

Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen is being watched by Barcelona.

Chelsea and Manchester United have been boosted in their pursuit of Alex Sandro with Juventus lining-up Bayer Leverkusen's Wendell.

West Ham are hoping to use either Diafra Sakho or Andre Ayew in a deal to land Swansea's Alfie Mawson.

Wayne Rooney's image rights and investments company Stoneygate48 has shot up in value to £17.2m.

There are fresh fears that David Beckham's MLS franchise will ever get off the ground because of a lawsuit over the stadium.

THE SUN ON SUNDAY

Dele Alli's brother has been pictured at 'El Clasico' between Real Madrid and Barcelona sparking speculation among Spurs fans.

SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

Roy Hodgson has warned his ex-England players they will face abuse at the World Cup in Russia.

MAIL ON SUNDAY

Manchester City star Sergio Aguero plans to return to former club Independiente in Argentina.

Manchester United will get a £1m fee from Crystal Palace if they send Timothy Fosu-Mensah back from his loan.

Swansea and Brighton are showing interest in £8m Hull starlet Jarrod Bowen.

West Brom boss Alan Pardew believes Arsene Wenger should drop Alexis Sanchez ahead of their clash with Arsenal.

 

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Monday's Newspapers:
January 01 2018

THE SUN
•Real Madrid are preparing an opening bid of £130m for unsettled Chelsea star Eden Hazard.
•West Ham have been told they will have to pay £40m to land Swansea defender Alfie Mawson.
•Rangers are trying to lure highly-rated Arsenal teenager Marcus McGuane on loan to Ibrox.
•Derby, Birmingham and Sunderland have joined Cardiff in the race to sign Norwich striker Cameron Jerome.
DAILY EXPRESSS
•Jose Mourinho wants to sign Antoine Griezmann from Atletico Madrid in January to salvage Manchester United's season and is urging the club's board to trigger his £86m release clause.
DAILY MAIL
•Southampton are pushing to sign Theo Walcott on an initial loan deal from Arsenal.
•Turkey striker Cenk Tosun has been pictured in London ahead of completing his move to Everton from Besiktas on New Year's Day.
•West Brom have enquired into the availability of Manchester United goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, with Crystal Palace and West Ham also keen.
THE TIMES
•Nottingham Forest are looking to Aitor Karanka to replace Mark Warburton, who was sacked on New Year's Eve.
DAILY MIRROR
•West Brom are preparing a fresh offer for Middlesbrough centre-back Ben Gibson, who would be their No 1 target to replace in-demand Jonny Evans.
•Watford are confident of winning the battle to sign Leicester striker Islam Slimani.
•Adrian is ready to commit himself to signing a new contract at West Ham now he has won his place back from Joe Hart.
•Burton Albion are keen on little-used Crystal Palace midfielder Jordon Mutch.
•Arsenal forward Mesut Ozil is a doubt for the clash with Chelsea after missing the draw at West Brom.
DAILY RECORD
•Celtic are set to step up their bid to bring highly-rated Dundee defender Jack Hendry to the club.
•Burnley could make a January move for Celtic centre-back Jozo Simunovic.
•St Johnstone have ripped up the contracts of striker Graham Cummins and defender Ally Gilchrist.

 

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Tuesday's Newspapers:
January 02 2018

DAILY MIRROR

•Everton's deal to sign Cenk Tosun from Besiktas is in danger of collapsing after an 11th-hour twist over the fee.
•Manchester United are ready to send forward James Wilson out on loan.
DAILY MAIL

•Besiktas have increased their asking price for Cenk Tosun to £27m as Everton lodge an offer.
•Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane will make a 6000-mile round trip to the African Footballer of the Year awards just 24 hours before the Merseyside derby.
•Barcelona are ready to give Samuel Umtiti a new contract to ward off Manchester United and City interest.
•Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish has passionately defended Wilfried Zaha after the Football Association decided not to take action against the forward for the controversial penalty awarded against Manchester City on Sunday.
•Speculation linking Moussa Dembele to Brighton appears to be growing but the club are keen to know his level of interest in any potential move before making an offer.


THE SUN

•Manchester United are reportedly in discussions with Paris St Germain to bring Lucas Moura to the Premier League.
•Borussia Monchengladbach have launched a £10m bid for West Ham defender Reece Oxford.
•Stoke City have sent scouts to watch highly-coveted Celtic striker Moussa Dembele.
•Wilfried Zaha says he is staying at Crystal Palace beyond the January transfer window.
•Reports that Liverpool would sue Nike over their Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona gaffe have turned out to be false.
•Arsenal and Liverpool have received a boost over target Leon Goretzka after the Schalke star's agent denied he is ready to move to Bayern Munich.
•David Beckham has earned a whopping £40,000 per day from his business empire over the last two years.
•Aitor Karanka wants a "good project" in England as he leads the chase for the Nottingham Forest job.
•Watford are considering a £3m swoop for Getafe goalkeeper Vicente Guaita.
•Wolves defender Kortney Hausse is a target for Huddersfield and Watford.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

•Barcelona may have to be willing to pay an "astronomical" fee if they want to bring Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho to the Nou Camp.
•Mauricio Pochettino believes Tottenham's Heung-Min Son has not been receiving the praise he deserves because it all goes to Harry Kane.
DAILY EXPRESS

•Southampton keeper Alex McCarthy has sent a message to Fraser Forster that he will not give up his place easily.
THE GUARDIAN

•Swansea may be looking to West Ham's Diafra Sakho as part of their strategy to bring in out-of-favour players who are looking for more play time ahead of the World Cup.
THE TIMES

•Kevin De Bruyne has received a positive update on his fitness and is likely to return to action for Manchester City sooner than first feared.
DAILY RECORD

•Thierry Henry has urged Moussa Dembele to quit Celtic and Scottish football for the big time.
•John Souttar wants to stay loyal to Hearts and repay the faith shown in him as he shuts out talk of a move to England this month.

 

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Wednesday's Newspapers:
January 03 2018



DAILY TELEGRAPH

David Luiz and Michy Batshuayi can leave Chelsea in January if they wish, says Antonio Conte.

THE GUARDIAN

Everton will attempt to complete the signing of the Besiktas striker Cenk Tosun today at a meeting with the club's president, Fikret Orman.

DAILY EXPRESS

Philippe Coutinho has said he has played his last game for Liverpool as he aims to force through a move to Barcelona this month.

DAILY MAIL

Jose Mourinho is treading a fine line with the Old Trafford board over this comments about Manchester United's spending.

West Ham are willing to pay £15m to sign Wales international Joe Allen from Stoke.

DAILY MIRROR

Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus will miss four-to-six weeks with his knee injury.

Chelsea are ready to push through a £50m January move for Juventus full-back Alex Sandro.

Arsene Wenger has opened the door to selling Alexis Sanchez this month if Arsenal can buy a replacement.

Crystal Palace have been rocked by a double injury blow as Scott Dann and Jason Puncheon are ruled out for the rest of the season.


THE SUN

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is desperate to land PSG winger Lucas Moura on loan in January.

THE INDEPENDENT

Pep Guardiola has told the Premier League organisers that they are in danger of 'killing' players if they persist with busy schedules over the Christmas period.

DAILY STAR

Glenn Murray has insisted he will welcome a new striker to Brighton even though a new arrival would threaten his starting spot.

Aston Villa, Middlesbrough, Fulham and Derby are watching Valarenga and ex-Manchester City midfielder Abdisalam Ibrahim.

Watford are keen on Getafe goalkeeper Vicente Guaita.

Norwich will hand a long-term contract to German midfielder Tom Trybull.

QPR want Peterborough striker Jack Marriott in a swap deal with Conor Washington.

DAILY RECORD

Celtic, Rangers and Aberdeen will watch superkid Joaquin Fernandez in next month's U20s Copa Libertadores.

Brendan Rodgers admits he is considering sending Eboue Kouassi out on loan for the rest of the season.

 

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Thursday's newspapers.

DAILY MAIL
•Manchester United fear Jose Mourinho could resign at the end of the season.
•Stoke boss Mark Hughes is set for talks with the board amid their awful run of form and questions over his future at club.
•Tottenham are ready to smash their wage ceiling to make Harry Kane the highest paid Englishman in the Premier League on £200k-a-week.


DAILY STAR
•Watford want Sunderland midfielder Didier Ndong, Leicester striker Islam Slimani and Liverpool outcast Lazar Markovic in a triple January swoop.
•Southampton, West Ham, Newcastle and Everton are all in the running to sign out-of-favour Arsenal winger Theo Walcott.

•Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho will block Henrikh Mkhitaryan's transfer to Inter Milan.

THE SUN
•Danny Rose is on Manchester United's transfer radar as Jose Mourinho urges the club's board to make the £50m signing.


DAILY MIRROR
•Everton are closing in on the transfer of Cenk Tosun after face-to-face talks with the Besiktas president Fikret Orman.
•Robbie Keane could make an amazing return to Wolves as they close in on promotion to the Premier League.
•West Brom are ready to sell Jonny Evans this month if he won't commit to a new contract, with Manchester United and Manchester City ready to swoop.


DAILY EXPRESS
•Monaco's Thomas Lemar has chosen to join Liverpool to replace Barcelona-bound Philippe Coutinho.
•Swedish side Ostersunds want to sign forgotten Celtic midfielder Liam Henderson.

 

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Friday's Newspapers:
January 05 2018


DAILY TELEGRAPH
•Barcelona are prepared to spend £140m to sign Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool.
•Chelsea are close to signing Ross Barkley after making a new bid for the Everton midfielder.


DAILY MAIL
•Arsenal are trying to have Arsene Wenger's misconduct charge dealt with quickly so Sunday's FA Cup tie at Nottingham Forest is included in any ban.
•Sunderland are set to seal the loan signing of Liverpool teenager Ben Woodburn.
•Jack Wilshere will ignore growing interest from foreign clubs to fulfil his ambition of becoming an Arsenal legend.
•Watford are ready to sell captain Troy Deeney and want to replace him with Bournemouth's Benik Afobe.
DAILY MIRROR
•PSG have joined the chase for £30m Fulham wonderkid Ryan Sessegnon as Tottenham face a battle to land the left-back.


DAILY EXPRESS
•Celtic are set to complete the signing of Lewis Morgan before sending him back to St Mirren on loan.
•Liverpool could be in the driving seat to sign Leon Goretzka after relations between Schalke and Bayern Munich took a turn for the worse.
•Chelsea are confident of signing Everton star Ross Barkley for just £15m.
THE SUN
•Andy Carroll is the shock name on Chelsea's list of targets for January - he is wanted as backup for Alvaro Morata.
•Sheffield Wednesday are in talks with Dutch coach Jos Luhukay to replace Carlos Carvalhal as manager.
DAILY STAR
•Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata has been in touch with Real Madrid to warn them about Barcelona's imminent signing of Philippe Coutinho.
•Barcelona have rejected the opportunity to sign Chelsea central defender David Luiz.

•Chelsea have offered Arturo Vidal a four-year contract worth £13.4m per season to leave Bayern Munich.

 

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Saturday's Newspapers:
January 06 2018

THE SUN
•Liverpool have contacted Leicester City as Jurgen Klopp plots a swoop for Riyad Mahrez.

DAILY STAR
•Chelsea star Eden Hazard has rejected a second contract offer amid Real Madrid interest.

•Rafael Benitez is prioritising Newcastle's Premier League survival over the FA Cup.
DAILY MIRROR
•Stoke have warned West Ham that Joe Allen is not for sale with the Potters desperate to avoid a repeat of Marko Arnautovic's exit from the club.
•Newcastle are eyeing a surprise January move for Joe Hart after the England goalkeeper lost his place at West Ham.
DAILY MAIL
•Philippe Coutinho is set for Barcelona switch as Liverpool demand £145m to allow their superstar to leave Anfield.
•Manchester City are lining up a £35m swoop for Alexis Sanchez after losing Gabriel for two months.
THE GUARDIAN
•David Moyes has sought to reassure Joe Hart that he will give him opportunities to revive his career at West Ham before the World Cup.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
•Newcastle United are interested in signing Danny Ings and are nearing completion of a loan deal for Chelsea's Kenedy.

 

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Sunday's Newspapers:
January 07 2018

SUNDAY MIRROR
•Real Madrid have been told it will cost a mind-boggling £300m to sign Harry Kane.

•Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger could cut short his latest contract and move into the boardroom in the summer and is eyeing Mikel Arteta as his hand-picked successor.
•Arsene Wenger will let Alexis Sanchez move to Manchester City for £35m this month - providing he can sign Riyad Mahrez to replace him.

•Jose Mourinho will make a stunning move to grab Mesut Ozil from Arsenal this month.
•Manchester United will have competition from the Chinese Super League if Real Madrid sell Gareth Bale.
•Sam Allardyce is targeting a £50m double swoop this month - with Swansea defender Alfie Mawson and Watford midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure on his radar.
•Newcastle's Rafa Benitez is still waiting to learn his winter window transfer budget as he chases Liverpool striker Danny Ings.
SUNDAY EXPRESS
•Eden Hazard is set to snub a move to Real Madrid and sign a deal that will make him the highest paid player in the Premier League.
•Inter Milan have pocketed a nice Christmas bonus from Philippe Coutinho's big-money transfer from Liverpool to Barcelona.
THE SUN ON SUNDAY
•Manchester City want Harry Maguire from Leicester and are ready to make an incredible £50m bid.
•West Ham are ready to offer £25m for Swansea centre-half Alfie Mawson

•Sam Allardyce needs another new striker - and has Diafra Sakho and Moussa Dembele on his wish-list.
•Crystal Palace are weighing up a shock move for Watford's Italian striker Stefano Okaka.
•Rangers hope to win the race for Fleetwood's flying striker Devante Cole.
•Aston Villa target Nick Powell will sign a new deal at Wigan and stay on - if their long-running takeover goes through.
•Neil Warnock is eyeing Lewis Grabban for Cardiff's faltering promotion push.
•Bolton are demanding £4m for kid keeper Jake Turner - to the surprise of Everton and Manchester United.
THE MAIL ON SUNDAY
•Sheffield United are closing on a deal for Wolves' Wales international midfielder Lee Evans.
•Newcastle are exploring a loan deal for PSG goalkeeper Kevin Trapp.
DAILY STAR SUNDAY
•Manchester United and Arsenal have joined the £30m battle for Shakhtar Donetsk's Brazil star Fred.

 

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Monday's Newspapers:
January 08 2018

THE SUN

Manchester City want Harry Maguire from Leicester and are ready to make an incredible £50m bid.

Cardiff boss Neil Warnock is looking at a move for Bournemouth striker Lewis Grabban.

Fulham are set to sign Southampton left-back Matt Targett on loan until the end of the season.

Real Madrid are ready to make Chelsea duo Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois their top transfer targets this summer.


Antoine Griezmann will demand a staggering £400,000-a-week to snub Barcelona and join Manchester United.

Chelsea are ready to add another Hazard to their ranks by re-signing Eden's brother, Thorgan.

Manchester United have been given a free run to sign Alex Sandro after Chelsea pulled out of the race for the Juventus star.

Jese Rodriguez is closing in on a move to hometown club Las Palmas to end his nightmare spell in the Premier League.

DAILY MAIL

Liverpool will explore the possibility of bringing forward Naby Keita's move from RB Leipzig. The club paid £57m to sign the Senegal midfielder last summer and he has remained on loan at Leipzig as part of the arrangement.

Chelsea defender Jake Clarke-Salter is poised to complete a loan move to Sunderland. The 20-year-old starred for England in their U20 World Cup win and was close to joining Birmingham on loan in the summer.

Southampton will try to negotiate with Arsenal over the signing of Theo Walcott during the January transfer window.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek has been assured by Chelsea he still has a future at the club despite their £15m signing of Ross Barkley from Everton.

Ostersunds coach Graham Potter has emerged as a surprise candidate for the Stoke manager's job.

Rafa Benitez is only expecting to be able to sign loan players as takeover talks between Mike Ashley and Amanda Staveley continue to stall.

DAILY STAR

Manchester United have been told to cough up £4m if they want to sign Bolton goalkeeper Jake Turner.

Martin O'Neill could be handed another crack at top flight management with struggling Stoke.

DAILY MIRROR

Arsene Wenger is prepared to allow wantaway forward Alexis Sanchez to leave for Manchester City in January, provided the club can bring in Leicester winger Riyad Mahrez as a replacement.


DAILY RECORD

Liverpool are reportedly willing to pay extra to bring Naby Keita to Merseyside ahead of schedule.

Norwich have jumped ahead of Rangers in the queue to sign in-demand Kilmarnock and Northern Ireland winger Jordan Jones.

THE INDEPENDENT

Crystal Palace are pushing ahead with a move for Getafe goalkeeper Vicente Guaita, but face strong competition from Watford.

Arsenal are closing in on West Brom defender Jonny Evans.