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Monday October 31



•Manchester United and Juventus are battling to sign Real Madrid defender Pepe, who has been pushing for a new two-year deal at the Santiago Bernabeu.
•Manchester United defender Antonio Valencia is out for six weeks after a hand operation.
•The FA have offered Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard a fast track into coaching to help the England team.
•England goalkeeper Joe Hart says he is not focusing on returning to Manchester City whilst on loan at Torino.
•West Ham have joined Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool in the race for Argentinian forward Naza Bazan Vera.
•Striker Harry Kane could return from injury in time to play for Tottenham against north London rivals Arsenal on Sunday.


•Manchester United's Antonio Valencia has vowed to come back stronger as he starts his recovery from a broken arm.
•Meanwhile, United manager Jose Mourinho could be handed a stadium ban after clashing with Mark Clattenburg during the 0-0 draw with Burnley.
•David Moyes is facing a critical week at Sunderland after admitting his record this season is "damning".


•England boss Gareth Southgate is contemplating giving Middlesbrough defender Ben Gibson his first senior call-up
•Yaya Toure's agent has unleashed a savage verbal attack against Pep Guardiola regarding the manager's treatment of his Ivorian midfielder.
•Henrikh Mkhitaryan is being forced to train alone after falling out of favour at Manchester United.


•Jose Mourinho is facing a stadium ban for the second time in two seasons as the FA consider throwing the book at the controversial Manchester United boss.


•Burnley goalkeeper Tom Heaton will start the next two games for England next month.


•Chelsea have joined the growing list of clubs keen on prising Celtic 's £40million-rated striker Moussa Dembele away from Parkhead.

 

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Tuesday November 1



•Former England manager Sven Goran Eriksson says he does not want to bring Wayne Rooney to China.
•Liverpool and Tottenham are fighting to bring in Porto striker Moussa Marega.
•Norwich are preparing to sack Alex Neil after being thrashed by Brighton - their fourth game without a win.
•Paul Ince will hold talks with Wolves over the vacant managerial post.
•Sol Campbell believes Chelsea's stingy defence will be the key to the title race.
•Barcelona are set to begin contract negotiations with Lionel Messi in the 'next couple of months'.
•West Ham are ready to offload summer recruit Simone Zaza as a makeweight to broker a deal for Napoli striker Manolo Gabbiadini.
•Liverpool are set to run the rule over promising young Polish goalkeeper Bartosz Matoga.


•Witnesses say Jose Mourinho waited for Mark Clattenburg in the tunnel at half-time and "went absolutely ballistic".
•Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino is still interested in Real Madrid star Isco despite the Spaniard's recent run in the side.
•Chelsea right-back Branislav Ivanovic has emerged as a potential target for Crystal Palace.
•Lyon are set to frustrate West Ham's bid to solve their striker crisis in January by offering Alexandre Lacazette a new deal.
•Stoke boss Mark Hughes has insisted that Switzerland ace Xherdan Shaqiri is going nowhere after being linked with a return to Italy.
•Gareth Southgate will wait on Harry Kane before naming his squad for the crunch World Cup Qualifier against Scotland.
•Loris Karius is acclimatising to the Premier League by adopting rugby contact sessions in training.
•Sunderland manager David Moyes is ready to accept a one-game suspension and will be in the stands for the crucial trip to Bournemouth at the weekend.
•Former Manchester United player Philip Mulryne is set to become a priest.
•Barcelona defender Marlon missed his team's flight to Manchester on Monday morning after forgetting his passport.


•Bastian Schweinsteiger is back in the Manchester United squad to get him fit for a transfer - not to play.
•Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius is being put through rugby training exercises to toughen him up.
•Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic has revealed how he idolised Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and admitted he would love to play under the Spaniard one day.
•Oliver Giroud has set his sights on a starting role in Arsenal's Champions League game against Ludogorets.
•Antonio Conte has imported his favourite honey-flavoured throat lozenges from Italy to cope with his shouting.
•West Ham have hired a new corporate communications chief to improve the club's PR.
•The FA have been warned they could lose government funding if they do not reform.
•Sunderland have begun to make a number of staff redundant, sparking fears they are accepting relegation already.


•Manchester United transfer target Goncalo Guedes insists he wants to stay at Benfica until the end of the season.
•Liverpool boss boss Jurgen Klopp has reportedly sent a scout to watch Barcelona's B team.
•Manchester City are keen to snap up up Juventus sensation Moise Kean.
•Liverpool are reportedly worried that Philippe Coutinho wants to join Barcelona.
•Kasper Schmeichel has a house just miles away from where his Leicester team will play in Copenhagen tonight


•Nottingham Forest's potential new owners John Jay Moores and Charles Noell hope to complete their £50m takeover within the next three weeks.

 

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•Jose Mourinho wants Manchester United to back him with a huge £50million move for Atletico Madrid centre-back Jose Gimenez.
•Bastian Schweinsteiger has been urged to leave Manchester United, by his previous club Bayern Munich's chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.
•Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal and Manchester United are battling it out to try and prise 15-year-old Scottish starlet Billy Gilmour away from Rangers.
•Per Mertesacker has no interest in leaving Arsenal when his current contract finishes at the end of the campaign.
•Liverpool remain keen on Ipswich teenager Andre Dozzell, and are considering a £2million bid as he has played just once - as a sub in the EFL Cup - so far this season.
•David Moyes faces the axe if Sunderland don’t beat Bournemouth on Saturday.

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•Liverpool reportedly sent scouts to watch Marseille starlet Maxime Lopez in action over the weekend.
•Lazio have reportedly tabled a bumper contract offer for Stefan de Vrij amid interest from Chelsea.
•Jose Mourinho is desperate for Manchester United to sign a top class holding midfielder after missing out on N'Golo Kante in the summer.
•Manchester United are reportedly ready to recall Cameron Borthwick-Jackson from Wolves.
•Branislav Ivanovic expects to leave Chelsea by the end of the season - but wants to stay in London.

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•Chelsea target Thiago Maia claims he wants to join Paris Saint-Germain over Real Madrid and Barcelona.
•Henrikh Mkhitaryan will not be sold by Manchester United in January despite his poor start to life at Old Trafford.
•Branislav Ivanovic is determined to stay at Chelsea and fight for his place amid reports of interest from Crystal Palace.
•Manchester United are concerned that Marcus Rashford is suffering from fatigue.

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•Manchester City have checked on Palmeiras' Colombia international defender Yerry Mina.
•Mauricio Pochettino will not stand in Gareth Southgate's way if he wants to bring Harry Kane into the England fold.

 

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Thursday November 3



•Liverpool have slapped a £68m asking price on Philippe Coutinho, according to French news outlet le10sport.com, with PSG heading the queue.
•Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne claims he's still baffled by how Jose Mourinho treated him during their time together at Chelsea.


•Mikel Arteta was the man who wound up Lionel Messi when celebrating Manchester City's 3-1 win on Tuesday.
•Tim Sherwood is being lined up to be QPR's next boss if struggling Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink fails to get a result against Nottingham Forest on Saturday.


•Real Madrid have got Sergio Aguero on a short-list of strikers - even though they are under a transfer ban. Borussia Dortmund forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is also a target.
•West Ham are monitoring Sunderland centre-back Lamine Kone, with Everton also set to make another effort to attract the Ivory Coast international.
•Chelsea will fight Manchester United for Antoine Griezmann should the Frenchman decide to quit Atletico Madrid at the end of the season.
•Liverpool transfer target Christian Pulisic has hinted that he would be open to a move to Anfield by revealing his love for English football.
•Southampton boss Claude Puel is targeting Atalanta rising star Franck Kessie for a January move.


•Southampton are in talks with Chinese company Lander Sports Development over a potential sale. Owner Katharina Liebherr has held talks with the prospective investor in recent weeks and, while no deal is imminent, a six week period of exclusivity has begun.


•West Ham United striker Andy Carroll was threatened at gunpoint on his way home from training on Wednesday.
•Sergio Aguero played the role of peacemaker to diffuse a tunnel incident involving Lionel Messi after Manchester City's victory over Barcelona.


•Memphis Depay is fighting for his Manchester United future after being left out of the squad for the Europa League match at Fenerbahce and Dick Advocaat, the Turkish club's boss and Depay's first head coach, says he may have to leave Old Trafford to further his career.


•Roma defender Antonio Rudiger insists he is not paying any attention to transfer rumours with Manchester United and Chelsea vying for his services.

 

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Friday November 4



•Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has told his agent to make peace with Pep Guardiola.
•David Moyes has taken his Sunderland squad to a local car factory to meet the people they play for and see the teamwork they show under pressure.
•Tottenham are "one-dimensional" with "predictable" tactics says ex-Spurs midfielder Danny Murphy.
•Gareth Bale can become the best player in the world if he gets a bit nastier, says ex-Liverpool and England striker Stan Collymore.
•Bournemouth midfielder Jack Wilshere joked about his injury record as he enjoyed a spot of paddle boarding on the south coast.


•Burnley's highly rated centre back Michael Keane looks set to keep his place in the England squad.
•Friend of Jose Mourinho, Jose Morais, currently managing AEK Athens, reckons the Manchester United boss needs time to turn things around at Old Trafford.


•Cristiano Ronaldo is at the centre of a stamp storm after being accused of deliberately planting his studs into Legia Warsaw centre-half Michal Pazdan.
•Middlesbrough striker Alvaro Negredo is loving life in the Premier League as he prepares to face former club Manchester City.


•Guus Hiddink had lunch with Antonio Conte at Chelsea's training ground waiting for a call from Inter Milan whose new Chinese owners Suning Group consider the Dutchman as a possible short-term option to replace Frank de Boer.
•Fifa president Gianni Infantino says his plan to expand the World Cup finals is less drastic than critics suggest, and would create more excitement for fans, broadcasters and sponsors.
•Barcelona have opened contract talks with Luis Suarez and are confident the striker will sign a new deal despite talk of a world-record transfer to Manchester United.


•Michael Edwards is to be appointed Liverpool's first sporting director, a position that will see him take the lead role in transfer negotiations at Anfield.


•A Manchester United fan group claims it is planning to fly a "Mourinho Out" banner over Old Trafford.
•Daley Blind has revealed the atmosphere in the Manchester United dressing room was totally flat after the 2-1 defeat in Fenerbahce.

 

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Saturday November 5



•Zlatan Ibrahimovic could be offered an escape route from Manchester United by LA Galaxy.
•Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is returning to Borussia Dortmund's starting line-up after being dropped for the Sporting Lisbon win.
•Pep Guardiola has opened the door for Yaya Toure to resurrect his Manchester City career.


•Manchester City star Nolito's mum has poured her heart out bemoaning his son's wages and the fact she's "skint and lives in a filthy squat".
•Marouane Fellaini insists Manchester United's players trust Jose Mourinho - and has urged fans to do the same.


•Chelsea have hit out at FIFA boss Gianni Infantino for criticising their loan policy.
•Liverpool hero Luis Garcia says Philippe Coutinho has something few Premier League stars can match.


•Jose Mourinho wants to axe a minimum of eight players over the next two transfer windows as the constant transition in Manchester United's squad shows no signs of slowing.


•Manchester United forward Anthony Martial was 'surprised and disappointed' to lose his No 9 shirt to Zlatan Ibrahimovic, his agent has revealed.
•Former Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness believes Jose Mourinho has treated Bastian Schweinsteiger 'like a leper' since isolating him from the Manchester United squad.
•Scott Brown has revealed his international return was sparked by some 'banter' - but underpinned by his respect for Scotland manager Gordon Strachan.


•Memphis Depay is open to a move away from Manchester United as he recognises his career at the club may be over.


•Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger was reportedly eyed as a potential candidate for the Real Madrid post last season.
•Arsenal are a much better team than Tottenham, according to Gunners legend Robert Pires.

 

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Sunday November 6



•Manchester City are ready to launch a £70m raid for Antoine Griezmann - and spark a major transfer battle with rivals United.
•Mesut Ozil is ready to commit his future to Arsenal with the club confident the German will sign a new £160,000-a-week, five-year deal.
•Crystal Palace are lining up an ambitious January bid for Manchester United's France international midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin.
•Bournemouth star Adam Smith is on standby for an England call. Three Lions chief Gareth Southgate has been impressed with the defender and has watched in recent matches.
•Everton skipper Phil Jagielka has told football bosses that they must cancel the traditional Christmas programme if they are serious about bringing in a mid-season break.
•Italian side Napoli are preparing an £18m bid for Newcastle striker Aleksandar Mitrovic.
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•Arsenal have joined Manchester United in the chase for £54m-rated Atletico Madrid defender Jose Gimenez.
•Manchester City and England star Raheem Sterling is expecting his second child, and was spotted with his partner who proudly showed off her baby bump.
•Manchester United to sign top Belgian scout Roland Janssen who discovered Kevin De Bruyne and Thibaut Courtois.
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•Everton boss Ronald Koeman wants to sign Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger in January.
•Manchester United could miss out on top-target Antoine Griezmann if they fail to return to the Champions League next season.


•Hugo Lloris, the Tottenham captain, has told his side they must stop "pretending" they are among the elite of English and European football and instead prove they deserve to be there.


•The Real Madrid squad have been handed free cars worth £2.3m - almost a million more than the ones Barcelona received last month.


•Wayne Rooney is determined to stay at Manchester United until his contract ends in summer 2019 despite losing his place in the first team.


•Andy Carroll is set to end his West Ham nightmare with a huge £300,000 a week move to China.
•Paris Saint-Germain have made their move to sign Manchester City star Sergio Aguero.

 

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Monday November 7



•France coach Didier Deschamps has urged Mamadou Sakho to quit Liverpool this January to save his career.
•Slaven Bilic will hold crunch talks with Dimitri Payet after the Frenchman opened the door to a move away from West Ham.
•Stoke, Everton, Sunderland, West Brom, West Ham and Championship side Aston Villa are all chasing £12m-rated Dynamo Kiev striker Lukasz Teodorczyk.
•Sunderland are preparing a January swoop for Dynamo Kiev central defender Domagoj Vida; the struggling Wearsiders were interested in the summer but put off by the £10m asking price.
•West Brom are lining up a January swoop for the Schalke left-back Sead Kolasinac, who had been a target last summer.
•Jordan Pickford has revealed Sunderland enjoyed a team-bonding outing at a bowling alley before their long-awaited victory first league win.
•Chelsea's red-hot Eden Hazard has vowed to make himself one of the world's top five players after being left off this year's Ballon d'Or shortlist.


•Dimitri Payet has admitted he could leave West Ham in January after asking questions about the way their season has gone so far.
•Manchester United sent their chief scout to watch Ajax's Kasper Dolberg - dubbed the 'new Zlatan Ibrahimovic'.
•Steven Gerrard's playing career could be over as LA Galaxy lost their MLS Western Conference semi-final to Colorado Rapids.


•Steven N'Zonzi admits he's flattered to be linked with a move to Chelsea. The former Stoke man is set to receive an offer to join Barcelona for over £26m in January.


•Ronald Koeman wants to bring out-of-favour Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger to Everton in January.
•Liverpool midfielder Emre Can, 22, says he is close to agreeing a new deal with the club.


•Eric Cantona has thrown his support behind underfire Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho


•Tottenham are ready to battle Crystal Palace for the signature of £12.5m-rated Manchester United outcast Morgan Schneiderlin.
•Former Tottenham and Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood is in line to take the vacant QPR job.


•Former Manchester United forward Robin van Persie suffered a horrendous eyelid injury playing for Fenerbahce on Sunday, but the Turkish club have assured fans he will not lose his sight.


•Barcelona and Bayern Munich have joined the top clubs in England in running the rule over the latest Rangers starlet off the Auchenhowie production line, Billy Gilmour.
•Scott Brown has declared himself fit for his Scotland comeback against England at Wembley, despite limping out of Celtic's win over Inverness.

 

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Tuesday November 8



•Paris Saint-Germain are set to test Everton's resolve with a January move for Romelu Lukaku.
•Luke Shaw is battling to save his Manchester United career after his latest bust-up with Jose Mourinho.
•Liverpool are set to tie Kevin Stewart, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ben Woodburn - three of their brightest young stars - to new long-term deals this week.
•Gareth Southgate says England used to try and keep Gazza calm by letting him fish in a bathtub at Wembley.


•Antonio Conte is reportedly still planning a huge transfer push in January despite Chelsea's rise up the table.
•Matteo Darmian insists he is not thinking about leaving Manchester United as the January transfer window approaches.
•West Ham will consider a stunning move for Cesc Fabregas if they lose Dimitri Payet this January.


•AC Milan are ready to swoop for Manchester United misfit Morgan Schneiderlin.
•Robert Pires wants to be a boss at Arsenal now he's hung up his boots.
•Atletico Madrid defender Jose Gimenez is interested in joining Arsenal.


•Phil Jones has revealed his delight at making his return to the Manchester United starting XI after 11 months of injury hell.
•Manchester United defensive duo Luke Shaw and Chris Smalling face axe after Jose Mourinho bust-up.
•Huddersfield Town coach David Wagner is wanted by Bundesliga side Ingolstadt.
•Mario Balotelli has urged Liverpool outcast Mamadou Sakho to quit Anfield, telling him 'If you want, come to Nice!'
•Aston Villa are tracking Greenock Morton's teenage winger Jai Quitongo amid interest from West Ham, Crystal Palace, Swansea and Wigan.


•Theo Walcott could leave the England squad at any time this week with wife Melanie poised to give birth.
•Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin is poised to sign a contract extension amid continued interest from Barcelona and Manchester City.


•Branislav Ivanovic could be set for a move across London to West Ham; the Chelsea defender is out of contract in the summer.


•Steven Gerrard will not be hanging up his boots - sparking fresh speculation he is set for a reunion with Brendan Rodgers at Celtic.
•Queen of the South manager Gavin Skelton has quit the Scottish Championship club due to personal reasons.

 

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Wednesday November 8



•Hector Bellerin has signed a new six-year contract at Arsenal worth £30million.
•Harry Kane is in the frame to replace Wayne Rooney as the next England captain.
•Kurt Zouma played 90 minutes for Chelsea's U21s on Tuesday as he continues hes recovery from injury.


•Everton have joined Arsenal in the race for Charlton youngster Ademola Lookman.
•Southampton boss Claude Puel has bemoaned the pressures on Premier League managers.
•Cesc Fabregas will only leave Chelsea for a top European club - not for West Ham.


•Manchester United's Marouane Fellaini has pulled out of the Belgium squad with a calf injury.
•Jack Wilshere says he almost lost his love for football while he was plagued with injuries.
•Burnley and Aston Villa are interested in signing Joey Barton after his contract at Rangers was terminated.
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•Aaron Cresswell says he was devastated when he was released by Liverpool as a youth player.
•Chelsea U21s and Oxford set an EFL Trophy record with 34 spot-kicks in their Tuesday shoot-out.


•Liverpool are lining up a move for Rostov forward Sardar Azmoun.

 

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Thursday November 10



•Everton are considering a January loan move for Manchester United's Memphis Depay.
•Wayne Rooney is poised to earn a spot in England's first XI in place of Harry Kane, who needs a late fitness test.
•Arsenal tell Chile to send Alexis Sanchez home to England after his injury on international duty.
•West Ham have been asked to pay for extra police to stop trouble at the London Stadium.


•Manchester United director Ed Glazer spent £45,000 backing Donald Trump's presidential campaign.
•Tottenham will not break their £100,000 salary cap to hand Hugo Lloris a new contract.
•Wayne Rooney is not certain to start for England against Scotland despite Dele Alli's injury.


•Adam Lallana wants Gareth Southgate to be named permanent England manager.


•West Ham are in talks to swap Simone Zaza with Napoli's Manolo Gabbiadini.


•Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris is involved in a contract stand-off with the club.
•Andreas Pereira is ready to make a January return to Manchester United from Granada if Jose Mourinho needs him.
•QPR are poised to make Ian Holloway their new manager 10 years after he left Loftus Road.
•Manchester United's Henrikh Mkhitaryan has vowed to prove his worth to Jose Mourinho.

 

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Friday November 11



•Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is plotting a shock move for Arsenal contract rebel Mesut Ozil.
•The FA has still not removed Sam Allardyce's name from the England manager's office at Wembley six weeks after he was sacked.
•Chelsea are looking at Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti.
•Antonio Valencia wants to sit down with Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho to thrash out a new deal.
•Tottenham face a battle to keep hold of captain Hugo Lloris with contract talks stalling.
•Andreas Pereira could have his loan-spell with Granada cut short after Manchester United's poor start to the season.


•Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel is ready to call time on his career at Stamford Bridge if the right offer is on the table in January, after failing to force his way into Antonio Conte's plans.


•Italian sides AC Milan and Napoli are monitoring France striker Olivier Giroud's situation at Arsenal.
•Sevilla boss Jorge Sampaoli says he has no interest in Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas, despite admitting that the World Cup winner is a player "any coach would love to have".
•Sky Bet Championship side Derby are ready to offer Joey Barton a new start, following the termination of his contract with Scottish side Rangers.
•Aston Villa's former England defender Micah Richards is a target for Turkish side Trabzonspor.
•Daniel Sturridge will start up front for England in their must-win Wembley showdown with Scotland on Friday night - even though he has yet to score for Liverpool in the Premier League this season.


•Memphis Depay is ready to make a bid to save his Manchester United career - by heading out of Old Trafford on loan.
•Manchester United are plotting an Old Trafford return for Michael Keane - but a swoop for the Burnley man will cost them a major cash windfall.
•United, meanwhile, have reportedly offered Bastian Schweinsteiger £9.6million to terminate his contract.
•Luis Suarez wants Barcelona to snap up his former Liverpool pal Glen Johnson.


•Newcastle striker Aleksandar Mitrovic will not be sold to Napoli in January, his agent insists.
•Dundalk midfielder Daryl Horgan admits he would consider a move if Newcastle make a bid for him.
•Manchester United right-back Matteo Darmian remains on Inter Milan's radar despite the club changing manager, according to reports.
•West Brom are willing to offer Liverpool outcast Mamadou Sakho a lifeline amid interest from Nice.
•Borussia Dortmund are keen to extend Christian Pulisic's contract amid reported interest from Liverpool.


•Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann has talked up a potential move to Manchester United after revealed he wants to play alongside compatriot Paul Pogba at club level.

 

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Saturday November 12



•Real Madrid are monitoring Manchester United's teen sensation Marcus Rashford.
•Barcelona are considering a £65m bid to sign Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho.
•Fiorentina star Milan Badelj has played down reports linking him with a move to Chelsea.
•Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger held four-hour talks with Chicago Fire earlier this week about a move to the MLS side.
•Arsenal's Alex Iwobi would reject a move to Barcelona even if they offered him a bumper pay rise, says his father.
•Juventus reportedly sent a scout to watch Manchester United's Memphis Depay play for Holland against Belgium earlier this week.
•Former Rangers midfielder Joey Barton has revealed he once challenged Mark Hughes to a fight during their time together at QPR.
•Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has opened talks with Marseille over a January move.


•David Moyes has revealed he turned down the chance to sign Joe Hart on loan because he has such high hopes for Sunderland No 1 Jordan Pickford.
•Manchester United aim to snap up Ivan Rakitic before the Croatian signs a new deal with Barcelona.
•US winger Ella Masar has agreed a four-year deal to continue playing her football in Sweden - to avoid Donald trump's presidency.
•Fulham and Bristol City are keen on a January transfer swoop for Rangers striker Martyn Waghorn.
•Indian club Kerala plan to hand their entire crowd Zinedine Zidane masks to welcome opposing Chennaiyin manager Marco Materazzi.


•Barcelona have made Philippe Coutinho their priority for next summer's transfer window.


•Chelsea want Diego Costa to sign a lucrative new contract to fend off the advances of former club Atletico Madrid.
•Simone Zaza's agent father is ready to listen to offers for the Italy international to leave West Ham.
•Antonio Conte has been accused of freezing John Obi Mikel out at Chelsea as "punishment" for going to the summer Olympics with Nigeria.


•Jose Mourinho is considering a £26m move for Benfica defender Victor Lindelof.


•Olivier Giroud could be offered a route out of Arsenal in January with Serie A duo AC Milan and Napoli both interested in the France striker.
•Real Madrid were preparing to make a move for Neymar before he signed a new contract with Barcelona last month, according to the Brazilian's father.

 

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Sunday November 13



•Jose Mourinho is looking to offload England skipper Wayne Rooney as he remains unconvinced that he has got a long-term future at Old Trafford.
•Arsenal are poised for crunch talks with Mesut Ozil which will determine if he is going to sign a new contract to remain at the Emirates.
•James Rodriguez is wanted by Chelsea and Manchester United after Zinedine Zidane reportedly made the Real Madrid star available for transfer.
•Arsenal look set to miss out on target Ricardo Rodriguez as the Wolfsburg left-back's agent is in reportedly in Italy to hold transfer talks with Inter Milan and Napoli.
•Liverpool are preparing a move for Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud in January.
•Manchester United have joined Chelsea in the race to sign Benfica defender Victor Lindelof.


•Jose Mourinho is eyeing an £8m deal for Galatasaray winger Bruma.
•Arsenal face disappointment in their attempts to sign the Swedish wonderkid dubbed 'the new Mesut Ozil' as Feyenoord appear to be in pole position to sign Husqvarna's 16-year-old attacking midfielder Peter Gwargis.
•Manchester United legend Paul Scholes is set to be offered a coaching position at Wigan by his old friend Warren Joyce.


•Athletics superstar Usain Bolt has once again expressed a genuine desire to play for Manchester United and admitted that he will soon train with Borussia Dortmund.


•Alexis Sanchez has reached a stalemate in his talks over a new deal at Arsenal. The Chilean has been in talks since August over a huge rise on his £130,000-a-week wages. Manchester City and Juventus are keeping tabs on the situation.
•Manchester United are considering a triple raid on Atletico Madrid. Jose Mourinho is a long-term admirer of Antoine Griezmann and Jose Gimenez and now Belgian star Yannick Carrasco is on his wishlist.
•Arsenal and Liverpool are on alert following Jose Mourinho's bust-up with Chris Smalling and Luke Shaw. Smalling has attracted interest from Arsenal in the past while Liverpool need a new left-back.
•Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is weighing up a January move for Bayer Leverkusen defender Jonathan Tah.
•Sunderland are set to battle Swansea for Leicester's out-of-favour striker Leonardo Ulloa.
•Gareth Southgate will be confirmed as the next England manager at the start of next month.


•Borussia Dortmund are considering ending Henrikh Mkhitaryan's Manchester United hell with a loan move for their former playmaker.
•West Ham flop Simone Zaza has emerged as a January target for Valencia.


•Arsenal are willing to bid £26m to sign Jose Gimenez but the figure falls well short of Atletico Madrid's asking price.


•Gareth Southgate has said that the England job holds "no fears" for him as he prepares to be appointed the 15th permanent candidate in that role following a decisive 3-0 victory in the pivotal World Cup qualifier against Scotland on Friday night.

 

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Monday November 14



•Harry Kane and Tottenham have agreed to put all talks over a new contract on hold as the two parties are at loggerheads.
•Olivier Giroud has sent a message to Arsenal team-mate Alexis Sanchez as he vows to reclaim his place in the starting line-up.
•Eden Hazard has hailed the impact Arsenal legend Thierry Henry is having on his game as part of the Belgium coaching staff.


•Arsenal are to hold crunch contract talks with Mesut Ozil as Manchester United eye a move for the midfielder.
•Liverpool are monitoring Arda Turan's situation at Barcelona, according to reports in Spain.
•John Obi Mikel has released a statement insisting he does not think he is being punished by Chelsea for going to the Olympics.


•Everton boss Ronald Koeman wants both Morgan Schneiderlin and Memphis Depay in January.
•Southampton are ready to make Laurent Jans the Premier League's first star from Luxembourg.
•Gareth Southgate is pushing the FA for a quick decision over his future as England manager.
•Jamie Vardy is set to lead England's attack against Spain as Gareth Southgate prepares to rotate his line-up.


•Adam Lallana has defended former Southampton team-mate Luke Shaw after the Manchester United defender came under fire from Jose Mourinho.
•Juventus could reportedly make a move for Memphis Depay should they fail to land top target James Rodriguez.


•Liverpool defender Joe Gomez put his year-long injury nightmare behind him as he played 45 minutes of a behind-closed-doors friendly on Sunday.


•Gareth Southgate is the right manager for England if they want to emulate Spain's achievements, according to Aitor Karanka.

 

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Latest Paper Talk
Tuesday November 15 [​IMG]

Daily Mirror [​IMG]
•Manchester United have joined the pursuit of £51million-rated Portugal international striker Andre Silva.
•Mesut Ozil is closing in on a £200,000-a-week deal to stay at Arsenal.
•Gareth Southgate will be offered a £1.5million-a-year contract until 2020 to manage England.
•Chelsea will offer Frank Lampard a job at Stamford Bridge following his exit from New York City.
•Lionel Messi will sign a new deal with Barcelona and overtake Cristiano Ronaldo as the world's best-paid player.
•Manchester United outcast Bastian Schweinsteiger has opened talks with MLS side Chicago Fire over a January move.
•Juan Mata's father has revealed the Manchester United midfielder will not decide on his future until the end of the season.

The Sun [​IMG]
•Memphis Depay will become a target for Juventus if the Italians fail in their bid to sign James Rodriguez from Real Madrid.
•Bastian Schweinsteiger is set for a move to Chicago Fire after being frozen out at Manchester United.
•Chelsea will go head to head with Tottenham for Napoli's teenage sensation Amadou Diawara.
•Lionel Messi has rejected a new Barcelona deal.
•Mike Phelan wants Ravel Morrison to boost Hull's battle to beat the drop.

Daily Express [​IMG]
•Wayne Rooney could leave Manchester United for a new MLS franchise in Los Angeles in 2018.
•Barcelona are interested in signing Chelsea target Joao Cancelo - but won't be able to sign the right-back in January.
•David Sullivan insists Dimitri Payet is staying at West Ham despite hinting at a January exit.
•Liverpool's hopes of signing Mahmoud Dahoud have taken a hit with Borussia Dortmund offering a player-plus-cash deal for the midfielder.

Daily Star [​IMG]
•Manchester United are interested in signing Porto sensation Andre Silva.
•Wayne Rooney is the top target for new MLS franchise Los Angeles FC.

Daily Mail [​IMG]
•Tottenham will risk losing Harry Kane and Hugo Lloris if they refuse to improve the existing wage structure to accommodate their two biggest stars.
•At least five MLS clubs are interested in Bastian Schweinsteiger after Manchester United handed him the chance to find new employers in January.
•Memphis Depay is open to discussing a winter switch to Everton with his immediate Manchester United future looking bleak.

The Times [​IMG]
•Memphis Depay is open to the possibility of moving to Everton after Ronald Koeman declared an interest in signing the out-of-favour Manchester United winger.
•Bastian Schweinsteiger met with Chicago Fire head coach Veljko Paunovic at an Italian restaurant in the Cheshire village of Hale, where the midfielder lives, over the weekend to discuss a January move.

Daily Telegraph [​IMG]
•Harry Kane will demand he is paid at least £120,000-a-week to sign a new contract at Tottenham Hotspur.
•Lionel Messi will see out his Barcelona contract after rejecting a new deal.
•Leicester City will demand over £10million for Sunderland target Leonardo Ulloa in January.

The Guardian [​IMG]
•Chelsea will offer Frank Lampard a role back at Stamford Bridge if the former England midfielder decides his playing days are over after announcing his intention to leave New York City in December at the end of his contract.
•Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has held talks with the Chicago Fire about a move to the MLS club.

Daily Record [​IMG]
•Daniel Sturridge is set to quit Liverpool - in a move which will spark a bidding war for his signature.
•Manchester United want Portugal striker Andre Silva.

 

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Latest Paper Talk


Thursday November 17



•Manchester United have admitted defeat and believe bitter rivals City would be favourites to sign Lionel Messi if he was to leave Barcelona.
•Patrice Evra has revealed former team-mate Paul Scholes was the only player he knew to avoid Sir Alex Ferguson's brutal hairdryer treatment during their time at Manchester United.
•Branislav Ivanovic wants to extend his contract at Chelsea despite his current lack of football.


•Manchester United have stepped up their interest in Paris Saint-Germain defender Serge Aurier .
•Frank Lampard is ready to carry on playing after quitting New York City FC. The 38-year-old has already had offers, with two MLS clubs - believed to be Orlando City and LA Galaxy.
•Everton face losing out in their bid to secure a loan deal for out-of-favour Manchester United winger Memphis Depay
•Italy defender Matteo Darmian has revealed he doesn't know why he is not playing for Manchester United - and admitted he could leave in January.
•West Brom are planning a fresh move in January for Leicester's Jeffrey Schlupp.
•Chelsea have offered highly-rated England U20 defender Fankaty Dabo a new long-term deal.
•Football Association chiefs have banned players from having nights out while on England duty after pictures emerged of Wayne Rooney out late on Saturday night.
•Meanwhile, Rooney is set to be left out of the Manchester United team to face Arsenal in the Premier League on Saturday.
•Gareth Southgate will be appointed England manager within the next fortnight.
•Slaven Bilic has urged Dimitri Payet to treat criticism as a compliment.


•Sadio Mane could have angered his adoring Liverpool fans by revealing El Hadji Diouf is his footballing idol.
•David Moyes will not walk out on Sunderland to take over as Scotland boss.
•Jose Mourinho has reportedly told Manchester United bigwigs to get him Real Madrid star James Rodriguez, while Napoli right-back Elseid Hysaj is also a United target, with Mourinho deciding Matteo Darmian and Chris Smalling's futures lie away from Old Trafford.


•Manchester United are lining up a move for Moussa Dembele following the French Under-21 international's impressive start to life at Celtic
•Liverpool will have to play two matches in under 48 hours at new year after the Premier League rejected a request to reschedule their visit to Sunderland.
•Mario Balotelli says his relationship with Brendan Rodgers was 'a disaster' and 'the biggest disappointment' of any coach he has worked under.
•Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius 'can step up to the next level' at Anfield, according to former club great Bruce Grobbelaar.


•Gareth Southgate will be confirmed as England's next permanent manager on a four-year contract before the end of the month.

 

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Latest Paper Talk


Friday November 18



•Real Madrid are planning a £25m move for Arsenal star Aaron Ramsey.
•Gareth Southgate will strip Wayne Rooney of the England captaincy after his late-night antics.
•Memphis Depay looks nailed-on for a January move to Everton as Ronald Koeman continues to sweet-talk the Manchester United outcast.
•Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has emerged as a shock transfer target for AC Milan, according to reports.


•Chelsea are considering a move for powerful Inter Milan midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia.
•Jurgen Klopp has insisted that Liverpool want to keep Philippe Coutinho for the "long-term" amid interest from Barcelona.
•Andrei Kanchelskis has risked the wrath of former club Everton's fans by claiming striker Romelu Lukaku needs to leave Goodison Park to become a really top star.
•Manchester United's hopes of signing Fabinho in the January transfer window could be scuppered by the impressive form of Monaco in Europe.
•Everton have had a £7m approach for Ademola Lookman knocked back by League One side Charlton.
•Claudio Ranieri admits he will not stop Jeffrey Schlupp or Leonardo Ulloa quitting Leicester in January if they are unhappy.


•Chelsea target Kalidou Koulibaly insists he is extremely happy at Napoli after the Blues failed in their bid to land the defender in the summer.
•A private jet costing £120,000 to hire flew from Peru to Europe on Wednesday with the superstar Brazilian footballers of Liverpool, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain on board.
•West Ham manager Slaven Bilic has warned that he does not intend to spend his way out of trouble in the January transfer window.


•Former Arsenal midfielder Serge Gnabry is vying for a move to Bayern Munich.
•West Ham are in contact with Chelsea about a move for Chelsea ace Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
•Napoli are reportedly eyeing a shock move for Chelsea star Kurt Zouma.

 

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Sunday November 20 [​IMG]

Sunday Mirror [​IMG]
•Manchester City will break the bank to sign Lionel Messi, putting together a stunning financial package in excess of £200m in a bid to land Barcelona's Argentine ace next summer.
•Arsenal's Santi Cazorla is off to Barcelona - but Gunners fans needn't panic, he's seeing a doctor based in the Catalan city as he tries to shake off a nagging Achilles injury.
•Manchester City are closing in on Juventus' Brazil international left-back Alex Sandro - but need to act quickly before his price almost doubles.
•Everton boss Ronald Koeman has had Hoffenheim's Germany internationals Niklas Sule and Sebastian Rudy watched several times this season.
•Rafa Benitez has urged Steven Gerrard to give him a call if he wants advice about his managerial ambitions.
•Jose Mourinho is considering a move for Bayern Munich left-back David Alaba.
•Gabby Agbonlahor has shed a stone in weight to prove that he is still fit enough to play for Aston Villa.

Sunday People [​IMG]
•Man Utd boss Jose Mourinho is considering a move for Bayern Munich left-back David Alaba and his Austria team-mate Julian Baumgartlinger of Bayer Leverkusen.
•Tottenham are back on the trail of Malaga's Spain Under-21 international striker Sandro Ramirez.
•Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard are wanted by the FA for roles in a new-look England set-up.
•West Bromwich Albion striker Salomon Rondon says the Black Country winters are colder than those in Russia.

Daily Star Sunday [​IMG]
•Paris Saint-Germain right-back Serge Aurier is a target for both Manchester City and Manchester United.
•Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has confirmed Adam Lallana is facing an extended spell on the sidelines.
•Leicester are finally ready to let Jeffrey Schlupp join West Brom - 12 months after the Foxes refused to do business with the Baggies.
•Liverpool are ready to go dutch in January with a £25m move for winger Quincy Promes.

The Sun On Sunday [​IMG]
•England aces Adam Lallana and Jordan Henderson reportedly made a 220-mile round trip to visit a strip club on the night Wayne Rooney boozed until 5am.
•Steven Gerrard has been offered a final mega-money payday in China before hanging up his boots.
•Chris Smalling is set for a new Manchester United deal - despite the row with boss Jose Mourinho over his fitness.
•David Moyes has targeted Stoke's Peter Crouch to reignite his partnership with Jermain Defoe at Sunderland.
•Napoli are hoping to land Kurt Zouma in an audacious loan move from Chelsea this winter.
•Everton have joined Arsenal and Liverpool in the race for Torino's Italy international striker Andrea Belotti.
•England players are set to be slapped with a curfew after Wayne Rooney's wedding row.
•West Brom want Charlton's teenage ace Ademola Lookman to be their new Saido Berahino.
•Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce plans to shock rivals Sheffield Wednesday with a January bid for keeper Keiren Westwood.

Sunday Express [​IMG]
•Newcastle and Brighton are considering offering Frank Lampard a one-year playing deal if they win promotion to the Premier League.
•AC Milan are ready to make a move for England striker Harry Kane after contract talks with Tottenham appear to have stalled.
•West Ham have emerged as front runners in the race to land England international Daniel Sturridge.
•Manchester United have stepped up their attempts to get Bastian Schweinsteiger from their wage bill in January.

Mail On Sunday [​IMG]
•The FA are planning to speak to Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard once they have appointed Gareth Southgate as manager to see whether they could have a role in the coaching set-up.

 

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Sunday November 20 [​IMG]

Sunday Mirror [​IMG]
•Manchester City will break the bank to sign Lionel Messi, putting together a stunning financial package in excess of £200m in a bid to land Barcelona's Argentine ace next summer.
•Arsenal's Santi Cazorla is off to Barcelona - but Gunners fans needn't panic, he's seeing a doctor based in the Catalan city as he tries to shake off a nagging Achilles injury.
•Manchester City are closing in on Juventus' Brazil international left-back Alex Sandro - but need to act quickly before his price almost doubles.
•Everton boss Ronald Koeman has had Hoffenheim's Germany internationals Niklas Sule and Sebastian Rudy watched several times this season.
•Rafa Benitez has urged Steven Gerrard to give him a call if he wants advice about his managerial ambitions.
•Jose Mourinho is considering a move for Bayern Munich left-back David Alaba.
•Gabby Agbonlahor has shed a stone in weight to prove that he is still fit enough to play for Aston Villa.

Sunday People [​IMG]
•Man Utd boss Jose Mourinho is considering a move for Bayern Munich left-back David Alaba and his Austria team-mate Julian Baumgartlinger of Bayer Leverkusen.
•Tottenham are back on the trail of Malaga's Spain Under-21 international striker Sandro Ramirez.
•Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard are wanted by the FA for roles in a new-look England set-up.
•West Bromwich Albion striker Salomon Rondon says the Black Country winters are colder than those in Russia.

Daily Star Sunday [​IMG]
•Paris Saint-Germain right-back Serge Aurier is a target for both Manchester City and Manchester United.
•Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has confirmed Adam Lallana is facing an extended spell on the sidelines.
•Leicester are finally ready to let Jeffrey Schlupp join West Brom - 12 months after the Foxes refused to do business with the Baggies.
•Liverpool are ready to go dutch in January with a £25m move for winger Quincy Promes.

The Sun On Sunday [​IMG]
•England aces Adam Lallana and Jordan Henderson reportedly made a 220-mile round trip to visit a strip club on the night Wayne Rooney boozed until 5am.
•Steven Gerrard has been offered a final mega-money payday in China before hanging up his boots.
•Chris Smalling is set for a new Manchester United deal - despite the row with boss Jose Mourinho over his fitness.
•David Moyes has targeted Stoke's Peter Crouch to reignite his partnership with Jermain Defoe at Sunderland.
•Napoli are hoping to land Kurt Zouma in an audacious loan move from Chelsea this winter.
•Everton have joined Arsenal and Liverpool in the race for Torino's Italy international striker Andrea Belotti.
•England players are set to be slapped with a curfew after Wayne Rooney's wedding row.
•West Brom want Charlton's teenage ace Ademola Lookman to be their new Saido Berahino.
•Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce plans to shock rivals Sheffield Wednesday with a January bid for keeper Keiren Westwood.

Sunday Express [​IMG]
•Newcastle and Brighton are considering offering Frank Lampard a one-year playing deal if they win promotion to the Premier League.
•AC Milan are ready to make a move for England striker Harry Kane after contract talks with Tottenham appear to have stalled.
•West Ham have emerged as front runners in the race to land England international Daniel Sturridge.
•Manchester United have stepped up their attempts to get Bastian Schweinsteiger from their wage bill in January.

Mail On Sunday [​IMG]
•The FA are planning to speak to Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard once they have appointed Gareth Southgate as manager to see whether they could have a role in the coaching set-up.