What The Sports Pages Say

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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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Latest Paper Talk
Monday November 21 [​IMG]
The Sun [​IMG]
•West Ham hope starlet Reece Oxford will finally sign a new deal within the next 10 days - snubbing both Manchester United and Manchester City.
•Liverpool and Everton are eyeing moves for South American youngster Gustavo Viera, who already plays for Liverpool in Uruguay.
•Norwich boss Alex Neil will learn this week if he will keep his job after his side's drastic dip in form.
Daily Mirror [​IMG]
•Daniel Sturridge's long-term future at Liverpool must be in question after he once again started from the substitutes' bench at Southampton, according to Ian Wright.
•Gareth Southgate could be installed as permanent England manager by the end of the week.
•Wayne Rooney began the Arsenal match on the substitutes' bench because he isn't fast enough, Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has revealed.
•Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri is targeting Serbia international midfielder Luka Milivojevic, who is currently plying his trade for Olympiakos.
•West Ham are keen on Dundee teenager James Cowan, with the Scottish Premiership club ready to let the midfield prospect move south.
Daily Star [​IMG]
•Gareth Southgate plans to keep Wayne Rooney as captain if he is named England boss on a permanent basis.
Daily Express [​IMG]
•Jose Mourinho is set to hand Michael Carrick another one-year contract to extend his Manchester United career into a 12th season.
•Manchester United and Chelsea are reportedly keeping tabs on the transfer situation of Santos midfielder Thiago Maia but could miss out to Paris Saint-Germain.
•Everton reportedly sent scouts to Turin on Sunday to watch Manchester United target Andrea Belotti in action for Torino.
Daily Telegraph [​IMG]
•Antonio Conte has praised Chelsea's Diego Costa for learning to control his emotions and argued he has turned himself into one of the world's best strikers as a result.
The Guardian [​IMG]
•Jurgen Klopp said Liverpool have "nothing to moan about" after Southampton followed Manchester United's lead by adopting a defensive approach against a side who have scored 30 Premier League goals this season.

 

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Tuesday November 22 [​IMG]
The Sun [​IMG]
•Liverpool are lining up a sensational double £40million January swoop for Southampton pair Virgil van Dijk and Sam McQueen.
•Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew faces the sack if he loses at Swansea on Saturday.
•Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United have sent scouts to watch Sporting Lisbon starlet Gelson Martins against Real Madrid on Tuesday.
•An unnamed club has offered Lionel Messi an incredible £85million signing-on fee to join them at the end of his Barcelona contract.
•Former Manchester United striker Federico Macheda is set to go on trial at Serie B side Bari.
Daily Mirror [​IMG]
•Steven Gerrard is targeting a coaching role at Liverpool after turning down the chance to become manager of Sky Bet League One club Milton Keynes Dons.
•Hugo Lloris has put his Tottenham contract talks on hold in order to focus on their crucial Champions League clash against Monaco.
•Swansea could be facing a fight to keep hold of Modou Barrow, with Premier League rivals Leicester and Southampton weighing up moves for the £15million-rated winger.
•Karl Robinson and Gary Caldwell are going head-to-head for the Charlton job.
Daily Telegraph [​IMG]
•Gareth Southgate is expected to be confirmed as England manager in time for a Football Association board meeting a week tomorrow after undergoing a three-hour interview yesterday.
•Slaven Bilic is coming under increasing pressure following West Ham's poor start to the season, with the club's owners considering other managerial options.
Daily Mail [​IMG]
•The Football Association are expected to appoint Gareth Southgate as England manager a week on Wednesday.
•Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger plans to give Alexis Sanchez a winter break to ensure he is firing for the season finale.
Daily Star [​IMG]
•Liverpool are lining up a £40million double swoop for Southampton duo Virgil van Dijk and Sam McQueen.
•Arsenal and Liverpool scouts were taking a look at Port Vale youngster Nathan Smith in action against Charlton on Saturday.
•Arsenal are reportedly stepping up their interest for Hull defender Josh Tymon.
•Karl Robinson and Gary Caldwell are in the frame for the Charlton manager's job.
•Reading are after Ajax midfielder Thulani Serero, 26.
Daily Express [​IMG]
•Lucas Perez's agent has dismissed speculation linking the forward with a move away from Arsenal.
•Valencia are reportedly preparing to offer Simone Zaza a way out of West Ham in the upcoming January transfer window.
•Jon Flanagan hopes his loan spell at Burnley will develop into a first-team role at Liverpool next season.

 

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Wednesday November 23 [​IMG]
Daily Mirror [​IMG]
•Manchester United are keeping tabs on Barcelona youngster Carles Alena, who has been dubbed the "new Andres Iniesta".
•Meanwhile, United face new competition from Real Madrid to sign Sporting Lisbon and Portugal winger Gelson Martins.
•Jose Mourinho is also eyeing January moves for Southampton centre-back Virgil van Dijk and Bayern Munich's David Alaba.
•Chelsea are confident of sealing a £2m deal for Exeter's 16-year-old wonderkid midfielder Ethan Ampadu - even though his dad, Kwame, works as an academy coach for London rivals Arsenal.
•Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen says he will not be cutting short his loan spell at Borussia Monchengladbach to return to Stamford Bridge in January.
•Everton are preparing to swoop for Ajax teenage sensation Kasper Dolberg in the upcoming January transfer window.
•Leicester have lodged a £16m bid for Genk midfielder Wilfred Ndidi.
•Republic of Ireland legend Robbie Keane is a target for Australian club Brisbane Roar.
•Germany forward and long-time Arsenal target Julian Draxler could be allowed to leave Wolfsburg next summer, according to the German side's general manager Klaus Allofs.
The Sun [​IMG]
•Juventus striker Mario Mandzukic is attracting the attention of West Ham.
•Arsenal face having to stump up £200,000-a-week each if they want Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez to sign new deals with the club.
•Jose Mourinho says Manchester United need to dip into their pockets in the next two transfer windows to fix their broken squad.
•Manchester City star Jason Denayer wants to make a permanent £10m switch to Sunderland.
•Chelsea have moved into pole position to land AIK whizkid Alexander Isak.
•Juventus have offered to sign Branislav Ivanovic on a free in the summer if Stephan Lichtsteiner leaves the Italian giants.
•Wigan boss Warren Joyce has axed coach Joe Parkinson, paving the way for Paul Scholes to join his back-room team.
•Phil Neville is ready to begin his managerial career by taking over at home-town club Bury.
Daily Express [​IMG]
•Southampton want to take Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge on loan in January with a view to a possible £25m summer move.
Daily Star [​IMG]
•Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City are interested in 22-year-old Atalanta defender Mattia Caldara.
•Serge Aurier's career could be wrecked after he was banned from entering Britain to face Arsenal.
•West Brom's players are uniting behind troubled striker Saido Berahino in his fight to save his career.
Daily Telegraph [​IMG]
•Danny Drinkwater is set to be charged with violent conduct by the Football Association, dealing another blow to Leicester City's Premier League title defence.
Daily Mail [​IMG]
•Roman Abramovich will fight to keep Steve Holland at Chelsea as Gareth Southgate lines up a full-time role for the highly-rated coach with England.
The Guardian [​IMG]
•Barcelona manager Luis Enrique has dismissed reports linking Argentina striker Lionel Messi, 29 with a move to Manchester City.

 

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Thursday November 24 [​IMG]
Daily Telegraph [​IMG]
•Diego Costa and Thibaut Courtois are prepared to hand Chelsea a huge boost and sign new contracts with the club, which further indicates the remarkable turnaround under head coach Antonio Conte.
•Gareth Southgate has officially been offered the permanent England job with an announcement set to be made before next week's Football Association board meeting.
•Tottenham will consider moving out of Wembley if they drop down to the Europa League with the club's players desperate to go "home" to White Hart Lane.
Daily Mirror [​IMG]
•Manchester United target Andrea Belotti is set to sign a new contract at Torino with an £80m buyout clause.
•Meanwhile, Jose Mourinho has ruled out a United move for Lionel Messi, claiming he should finish his playing career at Barcelona.
•Barcelona have been pushed into offering 18-year-old midfielder Carles Alena, one of their brightest young talents, a new deal after discovering that Manchester City were making a move for his signature.
•Torino want to keep Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart in Italy until the 2018 World Cup.
•Didier Drogba has announced he is leaving MLS side Montreal Impact - but could carry on playing at the age of 38.
•Former England captain Steven Gerrard will not be joining Melbourne Victory, the Australian A-League side's manager Kevin Muscat has said.
•Bristol Rovers hot-shot Matty Taylor will spark a January transfer bidding war with Brighton, Cardiff, Wolves, QPR and Rangers all interested.
The Sun [​IMG]
•Arsene Wenger is planning a swoop for Wolfsburg's Julian Draxler this January.
•Juventus forward Mario Mandzukic is a shock target for West Ham when the transfer window opens.
•Manchester United target Leon Bailey says he would only move to Old Trafford if he is guaranteed regular first team football.
•Former Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal offered Mathieu Debuchy a five-year deal to join him at Old Trafford, according to reports in France.
•Chelsea risk losing young forward Dominic Solanke after contract talks stalled.
Daily Star [​IMG]
•Reading are planning a shock swoop for former Tottenham and Liverpool forward Robbie Keane, who left LA Galaxy earlier this week.
•Joleon Lescott is set to leave AEK Athens just three months into a two-year contract.
•Bristol City have joined Norwich in the hunt for £8m-rated Huddersfield striker Nahki Wells.
Daily Mail [​IMG]
•Leicester players are due be rewarded for progressing as Champions League group winners with a bonus of around £100,000 per person.
•Wilfried Zaha is giving some serious consideration to changing his international allegiance from England to Ivory Coast - but not in time for the Africa Cup of Nations in the new year.
•Long-term Arsenal transfer target Julian Draxler will not be leaving Wolfsburg in January transfer window, according to the club's sporting director Klaus Allofs.
•Real Madrid playmaker Isco expects to sign a new contract with the European champions with both club and player said to be keen to renew terms.
•Tottenham will consider returning to White Hart Lane from Wembley if they go into the Europa League after Christmas.
Daily Express [​IMG]
•Chelsea's 20-year-old Denmark defender Andreas Christensen, who is currently on loan at German side Borussia Monchengladbach, has ruled out returning to Stamford Bridge this season.
Daily Record [​IMG]
•Former Aston Villa and England defender Joleon Lescott is set to have his AEK Athens contract ended - less than three months after signing it.

 

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Friday November 25 [​IMG]
Daily Star [​IMG]
•Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is set to launch a bid for Chelsea playmaker Willian in January.
Daily Mirror [​IMG]
•Highly-rated midfielder Will Hughes has put Premier League clubs on alert after rejecting a new contract offer from Sky Bet Championship side Derby.
•Zlatan Ibrahimovic has given his seal of approval to a possible Manchester United move for Swedish compatriot Victor Lindelof, the Benfica centre-back.
•Shanghai SIPG manager Andre Villas-Boas wants to bring Chelsea midfielder Jon Obi Mikel to China.
•Huddersfield manager David Wagner has rejected a return to the Bundesliga with Werder Bremen or Ingolstadt and pledged to finish the job with the Championship club.
The Sun [​IMG]
•Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has revealed he tried to sign Antonio Valencia during his time at Real Madrid.
•Andre Schurrle has lambasted his old boss Jose Mourinho for destroying his Chelsea 'dream' and not having faith in him.
•West Ham are interested in signing Rennes winger Kamil Grosicki in the January transfer window as manager Slaven Bilic is desperate for more creative players.
The Guardian [​IMG]
•Manchester City will hold a board meeting in Abu Dhabi at the weekend, with Khaldoon Al Mubarak, the chairman, ready to sanction the acquisition of a central defender should Pep Guardiola wish to make a move in January.
Daily Telegraph [​IMG]
•Steven Gerrard is set to return to Anfield to join Liverpool's Academy coaching staff having confirmed the end of his illustrious playing career.
•Stoke boss Mark Hughes is facing the prospect of losing Wilfried Bony in January after it emerged he has a release clause which allows him to be sold to clubs in China.
Daily Mail [​IMG]
•Michael Essien is back training at Chelsea after insisting he is yet to retire from football.
Daily Express [​IMG]
•Manchester United winger Memphis Depay is reportedly wanted by Russian side Spartak Moscow.
•Harry Redknapp has claimed Arsene Wenger rejected the chance to sign Luka Modric at Arsenal because he deemed the midfielder too small.
•Bob Bradley has ordered Swansea striker Fernando Llorente to silence his agent after comments last week.
Daily Record [​IMG]
•MLS side Portland Timbers have told Celtic that attacking midfielder Darlington Nagbe is not for sale after the 26-year-old watched Wednesday's 2-0 defeat to Barcelona at Celtic Park.

 

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Saturday November 26 [​IMG]
Daily Mirror [​IMG]
•Wayne Rooney has been cleared following an FA inquiry into the "wedding-gate" furore.
•Hull boss Mike Phelan is lining up an £11.8m double swoop for Jay Rodriguez and Dundalk winger Daryl Horgan.
•Stoke are weighing up a fresh move for Saido Berahino in January.
•Out-of-favour Anthony Martial has been told he faces a major battle to reclaim his Manchester United place.
•Slaven Bilic is poised to unleash Andy Carroll on Manchester United.
Daily Telegraph [​IMG]
•Eva Carneiro has given her first interview since leaving Chelsea and has defended her actions.
•West Brom will make a fresh bid for Jay Rodriguez in January.
•Marc Albrighton has warned Leicester to shape up or face relegation from the Premier League.
•Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew has insisted he will not quit on his struggling side.
Daily Mail [​IMG]
•David Moyes has admittied Jordan Pickford could leave Sunderland in January if they get a good offer.
•West Ham want to sign a new goalkeeper with Slaven Bilic unconvinced by Adrian.
•Everton boss Ronald Koeman says he will not hesitate to raid former club Southampton in January.
Daily Star [​IMG]
•West Brom boss Tony Pulis is urging the club's new ownership to splash the cash in January.
•Middlesbrough boss Aitor Karanka has slammed his critics as completely wrong.

 

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Sunday November 27 [​IMG]
The Sun [​IMG]
•Paris St Germain are ready to break the bank to land Liverpool's England star Adam Lallana.
•Thibaut Courtois will consider running down his contract amid interest from Real Madrid.
•Arsenal striker Alexis Sanchez has not ruled out the possibility of a stunning move to China.
•West Brom boss Tony Pulis will join the race for Rudy Gestede but faces competition from Hull for the Aston Villa striker.
•Chelsea are ready to pounce for Fiorentina stars Milan Badelj and Federico Bernardeschi in the January transfer window.
Sunday Mirror [​IMG]
•Manchester United are targeting a move for West Ham star Dimitri Payet.
•Gareth Southgate is ready to seal an £8m, four-year deal to become England manager.
•Liverpool are facing a fight to keep Jurgen Klopp out of Bayern Munich's reach as they target the German to replace under-pressure Carlo Ancelotti.
•Jose Mourinho has confirmed Manchester United will take up a one-year option on Antonio Valencia's contract when his current £80,000-a-week deal runs out at the end of the season.
•Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has re-joined the race for Hoffenheim defender Niklas Sule.
Sunday Express [​IMG]
•Antonio Conte is ready to go head to head with rival Jose Mourinho after launching a second bid to lure Real Madrid playmaker James Rodriguez to Stamford Bridge.
•Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has launched a bid to bring Utrecht's French under-21 international Sebastien Haller to White Hart Lane.
•Manchester City have stepped up their interest in signing Sporting Lisbon winger Gelson Martins after sending a spy to watch him in action against Real Madrid last week.
Daily Star Sunday [​IMG]
•Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is eyeing Virgil van Dijk as a replacement for Vincent Kompany.
•Norwich are to consider former England manager Roy Hodgson if Alex Neil is sacked.

 

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Tuesday November 29 [​IMG]

The Sun [​IMG]
•Lionel Messi's continued reluctance to sign a new deal at Barcelona has alerted French giants PSG - whose director of football has contacted the Argentina star's father Jorge.
•Inter Milan are ready to stun the footballing world with an audacious £50million bid for Chelsea striker Diego Costa in January.
•West Ham are locked in talks with Simone Zaza's advisers - hoping to remove the hefty appearance clause in his contract.
•Crystal Palace are weighing up a January swoop for Senegal international midfielder Papa Alioune Ndiaye.
•Roma are chasing Manchester United's outcast winger Memphis Depay for a possible January transfer window swoop.
•Struggling Hull City are ready to boost their survival chances with a move for Portuguese winger Renato Santos.

Daily Mirror [​IMG]
•Manchester United have warned fans travelling to next week's decisive Europa League tie in Ukraine they are at risk of attack.

Daily Star [​IMG]
•John Terry has admitted he could find himself playing somewhere other than Chelsea next year.

Daily Express [​IMG]
•West Ham have been hit by another major injury blow with striker Diafra Sakho possibly out for three weeks with a hamstring problem.

Daily Mail [​IMG]
•Harry Redknapp has told the tale of how he nearly signed Luis Suarez and Eden Hazard during his time at Tottenham and believes that they would have transformed his side into title contenders.
•Liverpool are ready to step up their pursuit of Borussia Dortmund prodigy Christian Pulisic in the wake of the injury to Philippe Coutinho, who is expected to be out for up to six weeks with ankle ligament damage.

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•Alan Pardew has two games to save his job as Crystal Palace manager. After six consecutive Premier League defeats Pardew is under intense pressure, but American major shareholders David Blitzer and Josh Harris have not decided to remove him yet.

 

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Wednesday November 30 [​IMG]
The Sun [​IMG]
•Arsenal are keeping tabs on Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak, but will not meet the Spanish club's £85million valuation.
•The Gunners are planning for the post-Arsene Wenger era with Bundesliga leaders RB Leipzig coach Ralph Hasenhuttl on the shortlist of replacement.
•Mathieu Debuchy could be about to end his Arsenal nightmare as Rudi Garcia is interested in bringing him to Marseille in January.
•West Brom have dropped their interest in Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho paving the way for a possible move to Italy.
Daily Mirror [​IMG]
•Bacary Sagna has admitted this season could be his last at Manchester City.
•Middlesbrough boss Aitor Karanka hopes to succeed with a third bid of £6million for Hull defender Harry Maguire in January.
•Former Sunderland boss Gus Poyet has been named manager of Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua.
•Surprise Bundesliga leaders RB Leipzig are eyeing a January move for Everton striker David Henen.
•Southampton manager Claude Puel has told sought-after Virgil van Dijk it would be a mistake to leave the south coast.
Daily Star [​IMG]
•Chelsea will reportedly wait until the summer to make a move for Sampdoria's £24million-rated striker Luis Muriel.
Daily Express [​IMG]
•Chelsea are preparing a January bid for Hoffenheim defender Niklas Sule.
•Former Chelsea winger Salomon Kalou is eager to remain at current club Hertha Berlin and has ruled out a return to the Premier League.
•Juventus are reportedly considering a move for Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic after dropping their interest in Victor Lindelof.
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•Luke Shaw is ready to fight for his future at Manchester United as Crystal Palace eye loan swoop.
•Barnet have launched a club record offer for Omar Bogle, the Grimsby striking sensation who has scored more goals than Sergio Aguero and Diego Costa.

 

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Thursday December 1 [​IMG]
The Sun [​IMG]
•Anthony Martial is being targeted in a sensational swoop by Paris Saint-Germain after struggling to hold down a place at Manchester United.
•Juventus have 'fallen in love' with the Belgium international Romelu Lukaku and opened channels with his agent, Mino Raiola.
•Bayern Munich have told Manchester United to forget about signing Thomas Muller after their treatment of Bastian Schweinsteiger.
•Manchester United face stiff competition from Valencia in the race for Chelsea misfit John Obi Mikel.
•Philippe Coutinho has sparked even more rumours he could swap Liverpool for Barcelona in the not too distant future, by waxing lyrical about Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar.
•Liverpool are ready to splash up to £20m on Celtic hotshot Moussa Dembele in January.
Daily Mirror [​IMG]
•Mauricio Pochettino's criticism of Moussa Sissoko has put Juventus and Inter on alert.
•Leicester have increased their offer for Genk anchorman Wilfred Ndidi to £20m.
•Liverpool's teen wonderkid Ben Woodburn has committed to Wales after speculation the FA could try to lure his services to England.
•Daley Blind fears he will be sold by Manchester United next summer, with Jose Mourinho set for a major defensive rebuild.
•Sam Allardyce would be interested in a return to football at Crystal Palace.
Daily Mail [​IMG]
•Everton are close to striking a deal to sign Charlton's Ademola Lookman in January ahead of Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City.
•Manchester United's Marcos Rojo is wanted by Bayer Leverkusen. He was considered surplus to requirements at the start of the season but has played himself back into Jose Mourinho's plans recently.
•Gus Poyet is set to tempt John Terry with a lucrative payday to end his career with his Chinese Super League outfit Shanghai Shenhua. Poyet was confirmed as the team's new manager on Tuesday.
Daily Express [​IMG]
•Yaya Toure is facing the axe again for Manchester City's top-of-the-table clash with Premier League leaders Chelsea on Saturday.
The Guardian [​IMG]
•West Ham United are preparing an offer worth up to £25m for Bournemouth's Callum Wilson after it was confirmed Diafra Sakho will miss up to six weeks with the thigh injury.
Daily Star [​IMG]
•Genk's Leon Bailey will cost Premier League suitors at least £17m if they want to sign him in January, according to reports.
•Arsenal will reportedly pay almost any price to sign Real Madrid ace Marcos Llorente.
Daily Record [​IMG]
•Former Juventus midfielder Fausto Rossi is a target for Scottish Championship leaders Hibernian.
•Chelsea are keeping tabs on Sampdoria forward Luis Muriel.

 

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Friday December 2 [​IMG]
Daily Star [​IMG]
•Jose Mourinho is trying to coax Ivan Rakitic away from Barcelona to Manchester United in a £35m deal.
•Liverpool and West Ham have joined the race for Dynamo Kiev's £12m-rated Polish ace Lukasz Teodorczyk.
•Chelsea will hold off until the summer before making a stunning £50m move for Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly.
•Liverpool are reportedly set to battle it out with Real Madrid for highly-rated Valencia teenage striker Fran Navarro.
The Sun [​IMG]
•Barcelona have edged ahead of Everton in the race for the signature of Ajax star defender Davinson Sanchez.
•Man United are set to pay Monaco a further £8.4m if Anthony Martial keeps up his scoring form. As part of the £36m deal that took Martial to Old Trafford, United agreed to pay the additional sum when he reaches 25 goals for the club; his brace against West Ham took his running total to 21.
•Ajax strike sensation Kasper Dolberg, 19, is a January transfer target for Manchester City. He has scored eight goals in 12 games this season.
Daily Mirror [​IMG]
•Roberto Mancini has joined ex-England boss Sam Allardyce in declaring an interest in taking over at Crystal Palace as the pressure intensifies on Alan Pardew.
•Crystal Palace defender Pape Souare has admitted he may be forced to retire after his horror car crash in September.
•Liverpool are ready to resist renewed West Ham efforts to snatch Daniel Sturridge in the January window.
•Birmingham are ready to cut their losses on Diego Fabbrini just a year after snapping him up for £1.5m from Watford.
•Derby boss Steve McClaren wants to sign Hearts' Scottish international full-back Callum Paterson in January.
Daily Mail [​IMG]
•Manchester City are targeting Virgil van Dijk and William Carvalho as Pep Guardiola steps up his search for Vincent Kompany and Yaya Toure replacements.
•Liverpool are told 'it's not worth the effort' to bid for Christian Pulisic as Borussia Dortmund insist the starlet is staying at the club.
•Nile Ranger has signed a three-and-a-half-year contract at Southend as the striker bids to shed his 'bad boy' image.
Daily Express [​IMG]
•Rostov striker Sardar Azmoun, who has scored against Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich in the Champions League this season, has claimed he would consider a move to Liverpool.
•Paris Saint-Germain are interested in signing Manchester United star Anthony Martial and Liverpool ace Adam Lallana.
Daily Telegraph [​IMG]
•David O'Leary admits he would jump at the chance to return to football - if the right job came up.
The Guardian [​IMG]
•Alan Pardew is ignoring talk about his future and pressing on with plans to identify possible signings at Crystal Palace in next month's transfer window.

 

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Saturday December 3 [​IMG]
The Sun [​IMG]
•Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger lines up sensational January swoop for West Ham's Dimitri Payet
•Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is denying being part of a £100m tax fraud.
•Carl Jenkinson has been taken out of the Arsenal firing line to save him from the club's own supporters.
Daily Express [​IMG]
•Alan Pardew could be facing the end of his reign at Crystal Palace if the Eagles lose to Southampton on Saturday and make it seven straight defeats.
Daily Mail [​IMG]
•Arsenal are ready to trigger a 12-month option on Santi Cazorla's contract despite the midfielder's three-month lay off.
•Slaven Bilic hopes Andy Carroll can again prove 'unstoppable' if he returns to action against Arsenal on Saturday.
Daily Mirror [​IMG]
•Jose Mourinho has accused the FA of singling him out following his latest touchline ban.
•Raheem Sterling says Manchester City are ready to scrap their way to the title.
Daily Telegraph [​IMG]
•Liverpool U23 coach Michael Beale quits for Sao Paulo in a shock move and his departure comes as the Reds line up Steven Gerrard for a coaching role - although the two moves are unconnected.

 

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Sunday December 4 [​IMG]
The Sun On Sunday [​IMG]
•Real Madrid and Barcelona are ready to battle over £60m Manchester United striker Anthony Martial. United are considering selling the misfiring striker and could seek out a swap deal involving Real's James Rodriguez.
•Manchester United have pulled off a coup by signing Dutch wonderkid Millen Baars from Ajax. Baars, who captains the Dutch U17s, agreed to move to Old Trafford after rejecting Chelsea and snubbing an approach from Arsenal.
•Arjen Robben is confident he will agree a new deal at Bayern Munich sooner rather than later.
•Roma have lodged a loan bid for Manchester United flop Memphis Depay, according to reports. The Italian club hopes to sign Depay until the end of the season, with the option to make the move permanent for £21m.
Sunday Express [​IMG]
•Everton have put out feelers that could lead to an audacious bid for Manchester United duo Wayne Rooney and Memphis Depay.
•Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is eyeing a £50m double deal for Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk and Celtic forward Moussa Dembele.
Daily Star Sunday [​IMG]
•West Ham and Crystal Palace will battle for Newcastle forward Aleksandar Mitrovic in January.
•England boss Gareth Southgate is planning to hold talks with Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha regarding the latter's international future.
Sunday Mirror [​IMG]
•Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk's £25m buy-out clause has alerted Manchester United, Manchester City and Everton.
•Schalke striker Eric Choupo-Moting has emerged as a January target for Stoke City.
•Everton boss Ronald Koeman has joined the race for in-demand Burnley star Michael Keane.

 

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Latest Paper Talk
Monday December 5 [​IMG]
Daily Mirror [​IMG]
•Everton are set to launch another attempt to sign Napoli striker Manolo Gabbiadini.
•Slaven Bilic is set for West Ham crisis talks after their weekend humiliating Arsenal defeat.
•Julian Draxler has put Premier League clubs on alert by revealing he aims to leave Wolfsburg next month.
•Southampton are set to rival Stoke's interest in Schalke's Eric Choupo-Moting.
Daily Star [​IMG]
•West Ham's owners are ready to keep the faith with Slaven Bilic - for now - as they still believe he can turn things around.
•Cesc Fabregas could yet find himself in trouble for his part in a mass brawl between Chelsea and Manchester City.
•Manchester United star Marouane Fellaini says Jose Mourinho rang him over the summer to explain he would be staying at Old Trafford.
The Sun [​IMG]
•West Ham and Crystal Palace will go up against each other in the race to sign Newcastle striker Aleksandar Mitrovic.
•Martin Odegaard is moving closer to a January transfer after the Real Madrid teenager watched Rennes host St Etienne in Ligue 1.
•Gary Cahill slammed Sergio Aguero for the "crazy" tackle which sparked a brawl in Chelsea's 3-1 win over Manchester City.
Daily Mail [​IMG]
•Former England captain Rio Ferdinand has offered his services to the West Ham board as a defensive coach.
Daily Express [​IMG]
•Rangers and Celtic have both been heavily involved in discussions over the possible reshaping of European football.
•Marc Muniesa has been given Mark Hughes' word that he has a future at Stoke.
Daily Telegraph [​IMG]
•Stoke City are in great shape to end their Emirates hoodoo, Mark Hughes revealed following their defeat of Burnley.
The Guardian [​IMG]
•Gary Cahill believes everyone thinks Diego Costa is an angry guy but the Chelsea defender insists his team-mate is much smarter now.
The Times [​IMG]
•Mario Balotelli had a million-pound good behaviour clause written into his contract when he moved to Liverpool in 2014.
Daily Record [​IMG]
•Hearts are closing in on appointing Ian Cathro as their new head coach.

 

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Tuesday December 6 [​IMG]
Daily Mirror [​IMG]
•Southampton face a battle to keep Manchester United and Everton target Jose Fonte after new contract talks broke down.
•Slaven Bilic has turned down an offer from Rio Ferdinand to become West Ham's defensive coach.
•Premier League clubs have been given a boost in their chase of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after the striker admitted he didn't know if he would be at Borussia Dortmund next season.
•Diego Simeone will snub the Arsenal job in favour of Inter Milan when the time comes to leave Atletico Madrid, claims the former Argentina international's son.
•Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has refused to rule out a move for Celtic scoring sensation Moussa Dembele.
•Malky Mackay and Russell Slade are front runners for the Rotherham manager's job.
The Sun [​IMG]
•Manchester City will consider a cut-price £10million deal for Joe Hart at the end of the season - but NOT to a Premier League rival.
•Paul Scholes has started a fast-track coaching course to pave the way for a move into management.
Daily Mail [​IMG]
•Bayern Munich star Mats Hummels has stuck up for Wayne Rooney and revealed he almost joined Manchester United in 2014.
•Arsene Wenger has warned Alexis Sanchez that money should not be the overriding factor in deciding whether to stay at Arsenal.
•Slaven Bilic is targeting Asmir Begovic on loan for West Ham after losing faith in Adrian and Darren Randolph.
•Alexis Sanchez would fit any team in the world but Man City have not made contact with him, Pep Guardiola insists.
Daily Express [​IMG]
•Slaven Bilic is facing the sack as West Ham manager before Christmas if he loses two key games.
•Manchester City are furious that Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has escaped punishment for slapping Fernandinho.
•Robbie Fowler is confused by all the criticism that has come Daniel Sturridge's way at Liverpool.
Daily Telegraph [​IMG]
•Jose Mourinho retains the support of Manchester United's hierarchy, who have been "encouraged" by the team's improving style of play, despite some poor results.
•Swansea City manager Bob Bradley is under pressure already as the club launch a review following the dreadful run of results.
The Times [​IMG]
•Chelsea are facing a record fine for failing to control their players after being charge by the FA, along with Manchester City, for their part in the fracas that marred the end of their 3-1 win at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
Daily Record [​IMG]
•Brendan Rodgers insists he'd never use Celtic as a stepping stone back in to the Premier League - because he's living the dream at his boyhood heroes.

 

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Latest Paper Talk
Wednesday December 7 [​IMG]
The Sun [​IMG]
•Manchester City and Chelsea are hoping to tie up a deal to bring Celtic wonderkid Karamoko Dembele to the Premier League.
•Manchester City give Sergio Aguero's former club Atletico Madrid just over £210,000 every time the Argentina forward scores 15 goals.
•Roberto Firmino has an £82.6m release clause in his Liverpool contract which any club but Arsenal can trigger.
Daily Mirror [​IMG]
•Ben Gibson has been told he is going nowhere in January, with Middlesbrough slapping a £35m price-tag on him to try to scare off Chelsea.
•Manchester City are trying to rush through a deal for Fulham starlet Ryan Sessegnon, with Liverpool and Manchester United also interested in the teenager.
•Alexis Sanchez is being offered mega-money to go to China - and that is causing the major problem in his Arsenal contract stand-off.
•Watford are weighing up a move for their former winger Ashley Young, who is also attracting interest from Everton, West Brom and Swansea.
•Everton are open to offloading midfielder Tom Cleverley in the upcoming January transfer window.
•West Ham have been caught up in another shocking episode after a fan attacked a member of Arsenal's staff at the London Stadium.
Daily Telegraph [​IMG]
•West Ham are planning to make a move for Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini when the transfer window opens next month.
•Tottenham are confident they will agree a new contract with Toby Alderweireld long before a potential £25m release clause can be triggered.
Daily Star [​IMG]
•Frank Lampard is expected to become part of England's backroom team under new boss Gareth Southgate.
•Man Utd target Jose Fonte has moved another step closer to leaving Southampton by blasting club bosses for refusing him a new long-term deal.
Daily Express [​IMG]
•Pep Guardiola has dismissed reports suggesting Manchester City have approached Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez.
The Guardian [​IMG]
•Aidy Boothroyd is set to be confirmed as head coach of England's under-21s on a permanent basis in succession to Gareth Southgate and is expected to lead the junior side into the European Championship in Poland at the end of the season.
Daily Record [​IMG]
•Mark Warburton has admitted he's happy to play a waiting game with injury-plagued duo Josh Windass and Jordan Rossiter to help them adapt to playing for Rangers.

 

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Thursday December 8 [​IMG]
Daily Mirror [​IMG]
•Chelsea will move for Alexis Sanchez if he does not resolve his contract stand-off with Arsenal.
•Premier League clubs have been alerted that Schalke may be forced to cash in on their star names in January - including Max Meyer and Leon Goretzka, two stars hailed "the future of German football".
•Tottenham, Everton and Southampton are set for a three-way January battle for Norwich starlet Jacob Murphy.
•Leicester are set to renew their interest in Inter Milan striker Gabriel Barbosa next month.
•Simone Zaza is ready to end his nightmare at West Ham by joining Valencia.
•Hull goalkeeper Allan McGregor is a target for Aston Villa.
•Stoke and Crystal Palace are chasing Lille midfielder Soualiho Meite.
•Hull are facing a fight with MLS side Chicago Fire to sign Legia Warsaw striker Nemanja Nikolic.
•Bolton have warned Everton they must make an offer too good to turn down if they want to sign starlet Zach Clough.
The Sun [​IMG]
•Manchester United are understood to have opened talks with Everton about a double deal to sell Memphis Depay and Morgan Schneiderlin.
•Isco may have got himself back into the Real Madrid fold this season, but that hasn't stopped Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City from taking an interest.
•Premier League target Riechedly Bazoer is expected to leave Ajax in January, according to boss Peter Bosz.
Daily Telegraph [​IMG]
•Ashley Young may be heading out of Manchester United during the January transfer window, with former club Watford heading up the list of possible suitors for the midfielder.
•Manchester United are understood to be watching Benfica full-back Nelson Semedo as Jose Mourinho considers strengthening his defence
•Cameron Borthwick-Jackson could return to Manchester United sooner than expected with his loan spell at Wolves under review.
Daily Star [​IMG]
•Chelsea are keeping an eye on midfielder Milan Badelj's situation at Fiorentina.
•Chelsea are targeting a January deal for Napoli defender Faouzi Ghoulam.
Daily Mail [​IMG]
•Manchester United will consider offers for Marouane Fellaini but have little appetite to let him go out on loan.
•Manchester City defender Pablo Mari is attracting interest from Premier League and Championship clubs as they consider loan approaches.
•Borussia Dortmund boss Thomas Tuchel urged his club to do what they can to prevent Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from leaving, though he understood the striker's ultimate wish was to play for Real Madrid.
Daily Record [​IMG]
•Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers has insisted Moussa Dembele will not be sold in January.
•Joey Barton insists he holds no grudges against Mark Warburton and that he would sign for Rangers if given the choice again.

 

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Friday December 9 [​IMG]
Daily Mirror [​IMG]
•Paris Saint-Germain are targeting Tottenham's Dele Alli in a £50m summer swoop.
•Xherdan Shaqiri says he would be "silly" to claim he will end his career at Stoke as he wants to play in the Champions League again "in the near future".
•Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has spoken of his surprise that the Reds managed to sign his old Bundesliga rival Roberto Firmino, who he expected to join a bigger side, and to do so for only £29m.
•Chelsea midfielder Jordan Houghton is hoping to extend his loan spell at Doncaster.
•Everton are monitoring Demarai Gray's situation at Leicester.
•Yannick Bolasie's knee injury is so severe that Everton fear he will be out for more than a year.
The Sun [​IMG]
•Manchester City fear they may be stuck with flop Eliaquim Mangala - as Valencia do not want to take up their option to buy.
•Manchester United are still in the dark over the future of Matteo Darmian - with no offers coming in for him from Italy.
Daily Telegraph [​IMG]
•Claudio Ranieri is battling against a growing sense of meltdown at Leicester City, admitting their Champions League thrashing has inflicted "shame" on the club.
Daily Star [​IMG]
•Watford have been urged to make a move for Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel by striker Odion Ighalo.
•Sunderland are worried a transformed Papy Djilobodji may be called up by Senegal.
Daily Mail [​IMG]
•Mario Balotelli saluted "amazing" Liverpool fans before admitting that he would never head back to Anfield and that he "likes" Arsenal.
•Everton talisman Romelu Lukaku has revealed that a Premier League outfit were "really keen" to recruit him over the summer, only for the Toffees to prevent a sale.
•Carlos Tevez admits he could leave boyhood club Boca Juniors for the big bucks of the Chinese Super League.
Daily Express [​IMG]
•Mark Warburton insists the Joey Barton saga will not force him to change his tactics for identifying and signing players in January.
The Guardian [​IMG]
•The controversial Checkatrade Trophy may be scrapped after only one season, according to the head of the English Football League.

 

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Saturday December 10 [​IMG]
Daily Mirror [​IMG]
•Liverpool and Tottenham are both eyeing up a January move for former Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez.
•West Ham boss Slaven Bilic has distanced himself from a move for Daniel Sturridge by raising doubts about the Liverpool striker's injury record.
•Liverpool striker Divock Origi has revealed he turned down Manchester United as a teenager.
•David Seaman has warned Arsene Wenger he must splash the cash to keep Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez.
The Sun [​IMG]
•Julian Draxler has been banned from the Wolfsburg squad - paving the way for a January move to Arsenal.
•Robin van Persie is considering a return to his former club Feyenoord.
Daily Star [​IMG]
•Alexis Sanchez has three big conditions if he is to agree to a new Arsenal contract - and one involves Arsene Wenger leaving the club.
•Jose Mourinho is desperate for Chris Smalling to win his fitness battle so he can replace Eric Bailly in January.
Daily Mail [​IMG]
•Liverpool are preparing a summer bid for Atalanta teenager Franck Kessie who has also attracted interest from Juventus
•The agents of Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil are calling the shots in contract talks with Arsenal and are even believed to be in cahoots behind the scenes.
•Lionel Messi's 12-year professional career at Barcelona is set to continue with the four-time Ballon d'Or winner in talks over signing a new contract.
The Independent [​IMG]
•Manchester United remain fearful that they will be unable to offload Matteo Darmian until the summer transfer window due to a lack of offers.
•Chelsea are continuing to pursue Napoli defender Faouzi Ghoulam despite rival interest from Atletico Madrid.
Daily Record [​IMG]
•Derby County look set for a January transfer window swoop to bag Hearts full-back Callum Paterson.