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Saturday December 31



•Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is chasing a reunion with £38m Bayern Munich midfielder Arturo Vidal after the Blues refused to meet the asking price for Radja Nainggolan.
•Conte has reportedly also told Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich to fund a move for Swansea striker Fernando Llorente.
•Axel Witsel's move to Juventus is on the rocks as the Belgian midfielder is wanted by former boss Andre Villas-Boas at Chinese Super League club Shanghai SIPG.
•Carlos Tevez must stay in China for two years or his former club Boca Juniors will face paying back £41m to his new Asian employers.
•Pep Guardiola already has one eye on next summer's transfer window as he looks to recruit Real Madrid playmaker Isco.
•Manchester United have rejected West Brom's £13m offer for Morgan Schneiderlin and want £20m for the player.
•Spanish star Bojan Krkic is willing to listen to offers to quit Stoke this January.
•Fulham's on-loan striker Chris Martin pulled out of Friady's match with Reading and told the club he wants to return immediately to Derby.
•Steve Bruce is going back to Manchester United to sign keeper Sam Johnstone for Aston Villa.
•Tottenham, Chelsea and Arsenal are all interested in Everton outcast Ross Barkley.
•Jermain Defoe is almost certain to remain at Sunderland this January - due to a bizarre clause in his contract which means he can move for free if they are relegated.
•Everton want to bring in £20m Burnley centre-half Michael Keane in a quick deal.


•Arsene Wenger has rejected Mathieu Debuchy's claim that the pair are not on speaking terms, blaming 'frustration' for the defender's recent outburst.
•Sam Allardyce has claimed Wilfried Zaha will not be sold by Crystal Palace in the January transfer window - and wished him luck in the African Nations Cup next month.
•West Brom boss Tony Pulis has hinted that Saido Berahino could finally get his move away from The Hawthorns in January.
•Manchester City missed out on the signatures of Atletico Madrid brothers Lucas and Theo Hernandez over the summer, Atleti CEO Miguel Angel Gil Marin has confirmed.
•West Ham are considering a move for Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka's brother Taulant, who also plays midfield for Swiss side Basel.
•Manchester City target Aymeric Laporte says he will 'study offers' to leave Athletic Bilbao.


•Birmingham boss Gianfranco Zola will reportedly raid former club Chelsea in the January window to sign some of the club's rising stars.


•Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has reportedly set his sights on Swansea striker Fernando Llorente, who has six goals this season.


•Antonio Conte has said that Chelsea have money to spend from the £52m sale of Oscar but it is not burning a hole in his pocket ahead of the January transfer window.
•Manchester United are facing disappointment in the January transfer market after alleged target Nelson Semedo declared his intention to stay at Benfica for many years to come.
•Hull boss Mike Phelan has confirmed he wants Arsenal defender Carl Jenkinson to boost his club's Premier League survival bid.
•Everton are favourites to sign England defender Michael Keane, 23, from Burnley next summer.
•Manager David Moyes has spoken directly to Sunderland owner Ellis Short in a bid to free up transfer funds in January.
•Former England manager Roy Hodgson has emerged as a candidate to replace under-pressure Norwich manager Alex Neil.


•Zlatan Ibrahimovic believes Paul Pogba struggled at Manchester United earlier in the season because he was trying too hard to justify his world record transfer fee.


•Chelsea will open talks over a new contract for goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who has emerged as a target for Real Madrid.
•Arsene Wenger has denied blocking Mathieu Debuchy from moving to Manchester United last January, but the Arsenal manager has revealed the French defender is up for sale.
•Coach John Aloisi says Brisbane haven't received a single offer for Jamie Maclaren despite a British report claiming Stoke City have "tabled a bid" for the striker.


•Atalanta midfielder Franck Kessie is a transfer target for Manchester United as well as other leading English sides, according to his agent.

Sunday January 1 [​IMG]
Sunday Times [​IMG]
•Manchester United want to sign Spain midfielder Saul Niguez as well as Antoine Griezmann from Atletico Madrid with a potential total fee of £145m.
The Sun On Sunday [​IMG]
•Chinese club Tianjin Quanjian are plotting a £80m bid for Chelsea striker Diego Costa.
•Arsene Wenger says he would snub China and has urged Alexis Sanchez to do the same.
•Slaven Bilic wants Glen Johnson to make a stunning return to West Ham.
•Crystal Palace are keen on Manchester United's Ashley Young.
•Jose Mourinho made two dashes to Portugal last week after his wife was rushed to hospital after complaining of agonising pains.
•SUNDAY MIRROR
•Ronald Koeman will launch a £50m bid for Virgil van Dijk after making a direct plea to wealthy Everton backer Farhad Moshiri.
•Joe Hart wants a return to the Premier League - and Liverpool are on his radar.
•Memphis Depay has been told to quit Manchester United this month for the sake of his international career by Holland coach Danny Blind.
•Samuel Eto'o is ready to return to the Premier League - with struggling Hull.
•Yaya Toure's agent is heading to England in a bid to resolve the midfielder's future at Manchester City.
•Middlesbrough have asked Everton to keep them informed about Gerard Deulofeu's situation at Goodison Park.
•Arsenal teenager Gedion Zelalem is a target for Borussia Dortmund.
•Manchester United are keeping tabs on Valencia's 19-year-old midfielder Carlos Soler.
•Carl Jenkinson is weighing up offers from Aston Villa, Swansea and West Ham.
•Celtic are ready to make an £8.5m bid for Jordan Larsson.
Sunday People [​IMG]
•Liverpool are aiming to beat Spurs to Norwich winger Jacob Murphy this month, then loan him back to the Championship club for the rest of the season.
•Sunderland have stepped up interest in Ipswich defender Adam Webster.
Sunday Telegraph [​IMG]
•Sam Allardyce resumes his touchline rivalry with Arsene Wenger on Sunday, but the new Crystal Palace manager insists their long-running feud was mostly an act - on his part at least.
Sunday Mail [​IMG]
•Tony Pulis is set to make an improved bid of £20m for Manchester United's Morgan Schneiderlin.
•Reading manager Jaap Stam still insists Alex Ferguson was wrong to get rid of him as they head to Old Trafford.
•Marseille are targeting a loan move for West Ham misfit Sofiane Feghouli.
•West Ham are pondering moves for Shane Long and Scott Hogan as Slaven Bilic plans a big January shopping trip.
•Newcastle United have set their sights on a loan deal for Tom Cleverley, with Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Fabian Delph also possibilities.
Sunday Express [​IMG]
•Manchester United have agreed a deal for goalkeeper Dean Henderson to extend his loan at Grimsby for another month.
Daily Record [​IMG]
•Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers says star striker Moussa Dembele will not be leaving in January.

Tuesday January 3 [​IMG]
Daily Mirror [​IMG]
•Real Madrid are considering a stunning summer swoop for Tottenham and England midfielder Dele Alli.
•West Brom are weighing up a move to re-sign Shane Long from Southampton.
•Mathieu Debuchy could be allowed to leave Arsenal in January after his bust-up with Arsene Wenger.
•Walter Mazzarri is fighting to save his job with injury-ravaged Watford in free-fall and the fans turning on him.
•Arsene Wenger has confirmed Arsenal have yet to offer Jack Wilshere a new contract.
•Tom Cleverley has been handed the chance to revive his career at Newcastle United.
•Hull, Watford, Swansea, Aston Villa and West Ham all want Arsenal full back Carl Jenkinson on loan.
•Slaven Bilic has reiterated West Ham's stance that star man Dimitri Payet is not for sale.
Daily Telegraph [​IMG]
•Crystal Palace manager Sam Allardyce fears Wilfried Zaha is unfairly treated by referees.
•Paul Clement is braced for Swansea's survival fight after taking manager's job.
•Manchester United have rejected a £19m bid for Morgan Schneiderlin from Everton.
The Sun [​IMG]
•Arsene Wenger is lining up £28m Juventus star Miralem Pjanic as a potential Santi Cazorla replacement.
•Chelsea are set to pip Arsenal in the race to sign Wolfsburg left back Ricardo Rodriguez.
•Liverpool want to sign Norwich's Jacob Murphy and then loan him back in a bid to beat Tottenham to the player.
•Stoke are ready to offer fit-again Ibrahim Afellay a new contract.
•Birmingham City have pulled out of the race for Nottingham Forest midfielder Henri Lansbury.
Daily Mail [​IMG]
•Pep Guardiola has snapped and admitted Manchester City might be his last job in football management.
•Arsene Wenger has bemoaned Arsenal's fixture congestion over the Christmas and New Year period.
•Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel is considering a move to Valencia.
•Christian Benteke will reject advances from Chinese clubs and stay at Crystal Palace.
•Crystal Palace have launched a £7m bid for Norwich star Robbie Brady.
•Stoke City are ready to stave off interest from West Ham in full back Glen Johnson, 32, by using an extension clause in his contract.
•Manchester United will take a third look at Livingston forward Matthew Knox, 17, in training at Carrington this week as they ponder a £150,000 transfer.
•Leicester City have asked about Schalke and ex-Manchester City defender Matija Nastasic.
Daily Express [​IMG]
•French side Marseille have contacted Dimitri Payet's representatives about the possibility of re-signing the 29-year-old from West Ham this month.
The Times [​IMG]
•Everton have had a bid of about £19m for Morgan Schneiderlin rejected by Manchester United.
The Independent [​IMG]
•John Mikel Obi's lengthy stay at Chelsea could be coming to an end after claims he has agreed a deal to join Valencia.
Daily Record [​IMG]
•Callum Paterson has been robbed of a January move to West Ham after being told he faces as much as nine months out with ligament damage.

Wednesday January 4 [​IMG]
The Sun [​IMG]
•Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is ready to bring forward his interest in Sevilla star Steven N'Zonzi to this January.
•Marseille have entered the race to sign Manchester United outcast Morgan Schneiderlin this month.
•Everton could make Morgan Schneiderlin the club's top earner, alongside striker Romelu Lukaku on £115,000 a week.
•Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is after West Ham powerhouse Michail Antonio.
•Michael Carrick is still waiting for Manchester United to offer him a new contract - six weeks after Jose Mourinho said he wanted him to stay for another year.
•Former Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard is wanted by both Crystal Palace and Brighton as he contemplates a return to English football.
•Sam Allardyce has turned to Norwich City's Robbie Brady to solve Crystal Palace's left-back problems.
•Wilfried Bony played just six minutes during Stoke's slump in December - but will still snub mega-money offers from China to stay at the club.
•Steve McClaren wants to finalise a £4m deal to bring Crystal Palace flier Bakary Sako to Derby.
•Dennis Wise is a shock candidate to become the new Gillingham boss.
•Brendan Rodgers is desperate to keep hold of hotshot Celtic striker Moussa Dembele despite interest from West Ham.
•Aston Villa have tabled a £3m bid for Nottingham Forest skipper Henri Lansbury.
•Leeds will sign Pontus Jansson for £3.6m from Torino this week - then bid £1.5m for West Ham striker Ashley Fletcher.
Daily Mirror [​IMG]
•Sunderland have knocked back West Ham's move for Jermain Defoe and insisted the forward is not for sale.
•Everton could move for Middlesbrough defender Ben Gibson if they fail to land Ronald Koeman's preferred target, Virgil van Dijk of Southampton.
•Leicester are ready to step up their interest in Norwich wide-man Robbie Brady once they offload flop winger Bartosz Kapustka, who is yet to play competitively for the Premier League champions since a £7.5m summer switch from Polish side Cracovia.
•French side Lille are ready to test the insistence of Antonio Conte that Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi will not leave the Premier League leaders this month.
•Manchester United will hold out for a better offer for out-of-favour midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin after rejecting bids from Everton and West Brom.
•Liverpool are unwilling to sell midfielder Kevin Stewart and have already rejected a number of approaches for the former Tottenham trainee. Swansea, West Brom and Championship trio Brighton, Newcastle and Aston Villa have all registered an interest in the 23-year-old.
•Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has received mega-money offers to follow Oscar to China but his agent has denied claims the 29-year-old has already agreed a four-year deal to move to Valencia.
•Wolves boss Paul Lambert wants Championship rivals Blackburn's Ben Marshall as his first signing.
•Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane insists he has no intention of selling Pepe, James Rodriguez or Alvaro Morata.
Daily Mail [​IMG]
•Everton are preparing an improved offer for Manchester United midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin after having a £19m bid turned down.
•Swansea City, West Brom, Brighton, Newcastle United and Aston Villa have all made requests to take Liverpool midfielder Kevin Stewart on loan.
Daily Express [​IMG]
•Antonio Conte wants to strengthen his Chelsea squad in January with a bid for Atalanta's £24m Ivory Coast midfielder Franck Kessie imminent.
The Guardian [​IMG]
•Watford have offered an initial £8m for Brentford's Scott Hogan, with West Ham also interested in the 24-year-old former non-league striker.
Daily Telegraph [​IMG]
•Antoine Griezmann has dismissed speculation surrounding his future at Atletico Madrid amid continuing speculation he is a transfer target for Chelsea and Manchester United.
Daily Record [​IMG]
•Celtic look set to make African wonderkid Kouassi Eboue their first January signing in a £2.5m deal from Krasnodar.
•Rangers boss Mark Warburton has made Arsenal midfielder Jon Toral his priority January transfer target.
•Rangers target Conor Hourihane refused to commit his long term future to Barnsley after scoring a stunning late winner against Nottingham Forest.

Friday January 7 [​IMG]
Daily Express [​IMG]
•West Ham have more than doubled their offer to £13m for Jermain Defoe as they try and persuade Sunderland to sell their star striker.
•Espanyol are set to renew their interest in Celtic's Nir Bitton but will have to stump up close to £10m to land the Israeli midfielder.
Daily Telegraph [​IMG]
•Memphis Depay could remain at Manchester United until the end of the season with interested clubs including Roma and Nice struggling to meet the Dutchman's £20m price tag and £90,000 a week wages.
•China's government has ordered a clampdown on "irrational investment" and vowed to "regulate and restrain high-priced signings and make reasonable restrictions on players' high incomes" which could signal the end of its record-breaking splurge on foreign football stars.
•Arsenal's second-biggest shareholder, Alisher Usmanov, has entered into a multi-million pound business partnership with Everton to sponsor their training ground.
•Chelsea are on course to gain planning permission to rebuild a 60,000-capacity stadium in place of Stamford Bridge.
•Rafael Benitez is weighing up a £4m bid for Nottingham Forest midfielder Ben Osborn.
Daily Mirror [​IMG]
•Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has tipped Gerard Pique to one day become president of Barcelona.
•Aston Villa have been told they must pay at least £10m if they want to sign Middlesbrough striker Jordan Rhodes.
•Ronald Koeman insists Everton won't be held to ransom by other clubs as they look to conduct more business after completing Ademola Lookman's £11m transfer from Charlton.
•Arsene Wenger is set to welcome Danny Welbeck back for Arsenal's FA Cup tie with Preston this weekend but risks angering forward Alexis Sanchez by dropping the Chilean for the visit to Deepdale.
•Crystal Palace have missed out on Rennes striker Paul-George Ntep.
•QPR are set to terminate midfielder Sandro's contract.
The Sun [​IMG]
•Antoine Greizmann has been promised the same Galactico contract as Paul Pogba if he joins Manchester United.
•Jose Mourinho has made a £32.5million bid for Roma's Greek international defender Kostas Manolas as a deal for Benfica's Victor Lindelof continues to stall.
•Arsenal are interested in signing Torino striker Andrea Belotti but have been put off by the Italian club's £50m valuation of the player.
•Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has instructed the club's hierarchy to offer Michael Carrick a 12-month extension to his contract which expires this summer.
•West Ham boss Slaven Bilic has held showdown talks with Dimitri Payet. Bilic has been concerned by Payet's attitude in recent weeks and ordered the winger to up his effort in the coming weeks.
•The Chinese Super League will continue to attract top players at the peak of their careers and could end Europe's football domination, according to Barcelona legend Xavi.
•Celtic will reject a £20m West Ham bid for Moussa Dembele.
•Stoke are planning a loan move for Chelsea's Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
Daily Star [​IMG]
•Jermain Defoe is keen to return to boyhood club West Ham who are prepared to offer him a two-and-a-half year deal worth £100,000 a week but the striker unlikely to force through a move by handing in a transfer request.
•Middlesbrough are set to make a move for Patrick Bamford with Chelsea considering cutting short the striker's season-long loan move to Burnley due to a lack of game time.
Daily Mail [​IMG]
•Celtic have told West Ham they must pay £30m if they want to land striker Moussa Dembele.
•Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri faces a four-year ban if he is found guilty of breaking World Anti-Doping Agency rules following recent treatment at the Drip Doctors clinic in Los Angeles.
•Crystal Palace manager Sam Allardyce has made a bid to sign French winger Paul-Georges Ntep from Rennes.
•Swansea City stalwart Alan Curtis was told by text message he was no longer part of the team's coaching set-up.
•Leicester are ready to enter the bidding war for Norwich utility player Robbie Brady.
•Manchester United will shelve their transfer plans until the summer even though Morgan Schneiderlin and Memphis Depay are expected to leave for Everton this month.
The Guardian [​IMG]
•Everton are planning to increase their original £19m bid for Manchester United's Morgan Schneiderlin.
•Millwall have admitted for the first time that they may be forced to leave their south London home and relocate to Kent should the seizure of their land go ahead.
•Chelsea are still in talks with Atalanta over the possible signing of Franck Kessie but the Premier League club may have to wait until the summer before a transfer can be concluded.
•Tottenham are unlikely to return with a new offer for for Wilfried Zaha in the January transfer window after the Crystal Palace winger joined up with the Ivory Coast for the Africa Cup of Nations.
Daily Record [​IMG]
•Dundee United are set to bid for Danish striker Thomas Mikkelsen who is out-of-favour with current club Odense.

Saturday January 7 [​IMG]
Daily Mirror [​IMG]
•Alexis Sanchez has been urged to stall on a new Arsenal deal with PSG plotting a cut-price £60m summer move for the Chilean star.
•Arsenal will hand Santi Cazorla and Per Mertesacker new deals as Arsene Wenger salutes the pair's leadership qualities.
•Middlesbrough boss Aitor Karanka has confirmed interest in Stoke forward Bojan Krkic as the Teesiders look for attacking additions.
•Pep Guardiola is hopeful of landing Bayern Munich defender Holger Badstuber on a six-month loan deal.
The Sun [​IMG]
•Arsenal will not make any signings in January and will instead look to tie up Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Ozil, Olivier Giroud, Francis Coquelin and Santi Cazorla to new deals.
•Patrice Evra has been offered a return to Manchester United - but only as a coach, according to reports in Italy.
•Manchester United have appointed the scout who used to work for rivals Liverpool and found Raheem Sterling.
•Martin Allen has admitted he has to drop his 'mad dog' act because of a heart problem with the Eastleigh boss preparing to face former club Brentford in FA Cup.
•Chris Martin will once again refuse to play for Fulham in tomorrow's third-round tie at Cardiff as he continues his bid to try and force an end to his loan spell.
•Crystal Palace could snap up Montepellier's Jerome Roussillon to solve their left-back woes.
•Henri Lansbury is in limbo amid a Nottingham Forest transfer war.
•Tottenham have dropped their interest in Wilfried Zaha this month - but will move for him at the end of the season.
•Everton and West Brom are battling it out for Standard Liege striker Ishak Belfodil.
•Charton are set to sell left-back Morgan Fox back to Sheffield Wednesday for £700,000.
•Ipswich and Bristol City are set for a £1.5m battle over Barnsley star Marley Watkins.
Daily Star [​IMG]
•Chelsea and Manchester City want to sign former Stoke midfielder Steven N'zonz from Spanish side Sevilla.i.
•Zlatan Ibrahimovic has opened up on his fitness and declared: "It's like when you see an animal. It goes in and is fresh always so I see myself as an animal."
•Saido Berahino's West Brom career looks to be over after he was axed from the squad for today's FA Cup clash with Derby.
•Manchester City and Liverpool have been told Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk is not for sale.
•Meanwhile, the Saints will try and sign Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho after captain Jose Fonte handed in a transfer request.
Daily Telegraph [​IMG]
•Aston Villa want to re-sign Fabian Delph - the man branded a "snake" by the club's fans - on loan until the end of the season.
•Chelsea are weighing up a surprise bid for the Swansea City striker Fernando Llorente - even though the Blues are still not keen on loaning out Michy Batshuayi.
Daily Mail [​IMG]
•Chinese Super League is ready to offer £800,000 a week to top English talent in the Premier League with Dele Alli and Harry Kane top of the list.
•Moussa Dembele does not want to leave Celtic in January, despite West Ham's reported £20m bid.
•David Beckham is running out of time to see plans through for the proposed Major League Soccer franchise in Miami.
•Reading boss Jaap Stam is hoping he will get a warm reception from Manchester United fans despite his abrupt exit from the club 16 years ago.
•Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri is eyeing a £8m swoop for Sassuolo's Francesco Acerbi as he steps up his defender search.
•Manchester United have recruited Brighton's highly-rated talent spotter Mark Anderson - in the hope of unearthing the next David Beckham in London.
The Guardian [​IMG]
•Jose Mourinho believes Manchester United have not yet reached "heaven" despite a 13-match unbeaten run that includes victory in the past seven games.
•Chelsea are hoping to sign the Swansea striker Fernando Llorente in January.
•Crystal Palace are ready to rival West Ham's attempts to sign the Hull striker Robert Snodgrass, with the Scotland international expected to cost up to £9m despite having just 18 months remaining on his contract.
Daily Express [​IMG]
•Crystal Palace boss Sam Allardyce says his time at Bolton was the best moment of his career.
The Times [​IMG]
•Santi Cazorla and Per Mertesacker are being offered new 12-month contracts by Arsenal, after Arsene Wenger revealed plans to take up the option of extending the pair's contracts for another year.
•Nottingham Fores captain Henri Lansbury has taken the unusual step of appointing former team-mate Dexter Blackstock as his agent as he seeks to move this month.
•INDEPENDENT
•Javier Hernandez looks set to leave Bayer Leverkusen after apparently falling out with teammates, with a return to the Premier League being mooted.
Daily Record [​IMG]
•Celtic legend Stan Petrove reckons his former club should cash in on Moussa Dembele but has urged them not to sel him for a penny less than £25m.

Sunday January 8 [​IMG]
Sunday Mirror [​IMG]
•Barcelona are ready to battle arch-rivals Real Madrid for Tottenham and England midfielder Dele Alli.
•Victor Lindelof is heading to Manchester United in a £38m deal after Swedish part-timers Vasteras agreed to take a £3.8m hit on the sell-on clause in the deal that took their former defender to Benfica.
•Manchester City will make a renewed bid to land Athletic Bilbao's Aymeric Laporte in the summer despite his £55m buyout clause.
•Real Madrid star James Rodriguez has issued a 'come and get me' plea to Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho.
•Aston Villa are set to sign Nottingham Forest's wantaway skipper Henri Lansbury for £3.5m.
•Swansea have fired a hands-off warning to Chelsea over striker Fernando Llorente.
•West Ham are to make a new bid for Robert Snodgrass - and striker Ashley Fletcher could be used as a makeweight to persuade Hull City to sell.
•Manchester United have stepped up their interest in Chievo keeper Alessandro Confente.
The Sun [​IMG]
•Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has revealed he gave his wife a framed picture of himself as a Christmas present.
•Crystal Palace boss Sam Allardyce has joined the transfer battle for Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe.
Daily Star Sunday [​IMG]
•Former Chelsea star Craig Burley believes his old club will sign Fernando Llorente this month.
Sunday Telegraph [​IMG]
•The FA is resigned to a 48-team World Cup becoming a reality this week amid ongoing reservations about Fifa's plans - which include penalty shootouts at the end of drawn group games.
Mail On Sunday [​IMG]
•Pep Guardiola has conceded that he has been to blame for Manchester City's mixed results in the first half of the season.
•Chelsea will hold talks with Ruben Loftus-Cheek this week to decide whether the midfielder should go on loan this month.
Sunday People [​IMG]
•Ronald Koeman will make Jack Wilshere a major summer target for Everton.
•Liverpool will press ahead with the signing of Spartak Moscow forward Quincy Promes this month.
•Troy Deeney has emerged as the latest Premier League star to be targeted for a move to the Chinese Super League.
•West Brom manager Tony Pulis is hoping to beat Swansea to the signing of out-of-favour Leicester star Jeffrey Schlupp.
Sunday Express [​IMG]
•Arsenal could lose Alexis Sanchez if Manchester United sign Antoine Griezmann, according to reports.
•Aston Villa are reportedly interested in signing Everton midfielder James McCarthy.
•SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
•Paul Scholes believes his old club Manchester United can challenge Premier League leaders Chelsea and win the title.
Daily Record [​IMG]
•Rangers are targeting Bournemouth midfielder Emerson Hyndman and Aston Villa youngster Rushian Hepburn-Murphy.

Sunday January 8 [​IMG]
Sunday Mirror [​IMG]
•Barcelona are ready to battle arch-rivals Real Madrid for Tottenham and England midfielder Dele Alli.
•Victor Lindelof is heading to Manchester United in a £38m deal after Swedish part-timers Vasteras agreed to take a £3.8m hit on the sell-on clause in the deal that took their former defender to Benfica.
•Manchester City will make a renewed bid to land Athletic Bilbao's Aymeric Laporte in the summer despite his £55m buyout clause.
•Real Madrid star James Rodriguez has issued a 'come and get me' plea to Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho.
•Aston Villa are set to sign Nottingham Forest's wantaway skipper Henri Lansbury for £3.5m.
•Swansea have fired a hands-off warning to Chelsea over striker Fernando Llorente.
•West Ham are to make a new bid for Robert Snodgrass - and striker Ashley Fletcher could be used as a makeweight to persuade Hull City to sell.
•Manchester United have stepped up their interest in Chievo keeper Alessandro Confente.
The Sun [​IMG]
•Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has revealed he gave his wife a framed picture of himself as a Christmas present.
•Crystal Palace boss Sam Allardyce has joined the transfer battle for Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe.
Daily Star Sunday [​IMG]
•Former Chelsea star Craig Burley believes his old club will sign Fernando Llorente this month.
Sunday Telegraph [​IMG]
•The FA is resigned to a 48-team World Cup becoming a reality this week amid ongoing reservations about Fifa's plans - which include penalty shootouts at the end of drawn group games.
Mail On Sunday [​IMG]
•Pep Guardiola has conceded that he has been to blame for Manchester City's mixed results in the first half of the season.
•Chelsea will hold talks with Ruben Loftus-Cheek this week to decide whether the midfielder should go on loan this month.
Sunday People [​IMG]
•Ronald Koeman will make Jack Wilshere a major summer target for Everton.
•Liverpool will press ahead with the signing of Spartak Moscow forward Quincy Promes this month.
•Troy Deeney has emerged as the latest Premier League star to be targeted for a move to the Chinese Super League.
•West Brom manager Tony Pulis is hoping to beat Swansea to the signing of out-of-favour Leicester star Jeffrey Schlupp.
Sunday Express [​IMG]
•Arsenal could lose Alexis Sanchez if Manchester United sign Antoine Griezmann, according to reports.
•Aston Villa are reportedly interested in signing Everton midfielder James McCarthy.
•SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
•Paul Scholes believes his old club Manchester United can challenge Premier League leaders Chelsea and win the title.
Daily Record [​IMG]
•Rangers are targeting Bournemouth midfielder Emerson Hyndman and Aston Villa youngster Rushian Hepburn-Murphy.

Monday January 9 [​IMG]
The Sun [​IMG]
•Memphis Depay is wanted by AC Milan but the Italian giants can't afford to sign him permanently.
•Alessio Romagnoli is still wanted by Antonio Conte at Chelsea but the centre-back will be offered a new deal to stay at AC Milan.
•Middlesbrough are letting striker David Nugent join ambitious Derby County in a deal worth up to £3m.
Daily Mirror [​IMG]
•Southampton are targeting Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho to replace their want-away captain Jose Fonte.
•Arsene Wenger says he virtually banned Danny Welbeck from hanging round the Emirates Stadium and the training ground during his eight-month injury lay-off to stop him getting too disheartened.
Daily Star [​IMG]
•Brazilian and Chelsea forward Lucas Piazon says a deal to extend his stay at Fulham is close.
•Chelsea star Eden Hazard says he would rather win the FA Cup than the Premier League.
Daily Telegraph [​IMG]
•Jose Mourinho believes Wayne Rooney's wholehearted commitment will see him remain playing at the top for a few years yet. He said: "It depends on him - especially on his brain, on his desire."
Daily Mail [​IMG]
•Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho says he remains open to keeping Memphis Depay at Old Trafford - but won't stand in his way if he wants a move.
•Eddie Howe will ask Liverpool about the possibility of taking outcast Mamadou Sakho or teenager Joe Gomez on loan at Bournemouth for the rest of the season.
•DAILY EXPRESS
•Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino says playing Aston Villa was tougher than one of the top sides in the Premier League.
•GUARDIAN
•Ronald Koeman says Everton must use the rest of the season to consolidate seventh spot in the Premier League and implement the improvements needed to match the club's stated ambitions.
Daily Record [​IMG]
•Manchester United have received a big boost with the news that defender Marcos Rojo will return this month after picking up an injury.
•Rangers target Emerson Hyndman arrived at Glasgow Airport on Sunday as he closes in on a loan deal from his parent club Bournemouth.

Tuesday January 10 [​IMG]
The Sun [​IMG]
•Jose Mourinho will take on Pep Guardiola in a bid to sign Tottenham full-backs Kyle Walker and Danny Rose in a £60m double deal.
•Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce is ready to offer £4m for Barnsley's young right-back James Bree who has attracted plenty of top-flight interest.
•West Ham are ready to allow goalkeeper Adrian to leave - and want to replace him with England star Joe Hart.
•Tottenham have reportedly tabled an offer for young striker Calvin Tshilumba. The 17-year-old only made his professional debut for Ligue 2 side Stade Lavallois last Friday.
•Everton are set to move again for Gylfi Sigurdsson. Ronald Koeman is a big fan of the Iceland international and will revive his interest after the Toffees handed him a £50m war chest.
Daily Mirror [​IMG]
•Barcelona have been warned Philippe Coutinho is not for sale by Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp as rumours swirl that the Catalan giants are preparing a £60million bid for the playmaker
•West Ham are ready to let Argentinian flop Jonathan Calleri join Las Palmas on loan with a view to a permanent £4m deal in the summer.
•Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham, Arsenal, West Ham and Southampton are all tracking 19-year-old Barnsley full-back James Bree.
•Real Betis are keen on Stoke defender Marc Muniesa but they would have to pay around £3m.
•Atletico Madrid winger Nicolas Gaitan could be ready for a January loan move to the Premier League.
•Watford could be ready to cash in on misfiring striker Odion Ighalo in English football's great thrall of China.
•Didier Drogba is keen to play on at 38 - and would consider returning to Marseille after leaving Montreal Impact.
Daily Star [​IMG]
•Manchester City are interested in Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere, who is currently on loan at Bournemouth.
•Chelsea are set to sign Fernando Llorente on loan - after Swansea snapped up Michy Batshuayi's brother to replace him.
•Arsenal midfielder Gedion Zelalem is close to joining Borussia Dortmund.
•Meanwhile, the Gunners are growing increasingly worried that Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil could leave the club in the summer as talks over new contracts for the duo have stalled.
•Liverpool are set to announce that central defender Tiago Ilori has joined Sky Bet Championship side Reading in a a £3.75m deal.
Daily Express [​IMG]
•Manchester City are considering a loan deal for Bayern Munich defender Holger Badstuber.
•Manchester United are continuing talks with Everton over a fee for Morgan Schneiderlin.
•Inter Milan are set to rival Manchester United for Roma defender Kostas Manolas.
Daily Mail [​IMG]
•Bournemouth are in talks to sign Sampdoria right-back Pedro Pereira in a £7m deal.
•Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic is negotiating a contract extension to stay in Spain after being linked with Manchester City.
Daily Telegraph [​IMG]
•Jose Mourinho is after Monaco's £22m-rated midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko.
•Fernando Llorente wants to link up with his old manager Antonio Conte at Chelsea as long as he is promised he is next in line to Diego Costa.
•Kieran Gibbs is expected to leave Arsenal and will seek a new challenge this summer.
•Meanwhile, Gunners striker Olivier Giroud is close to reaching an agreement on a contract extension.
•Stoke City have reopened talks with West Bromwich Albion in a bid to finally thrash out a deal for Saido Berahino.
Daily Record [​IMG]
•Celtic, Rangers and a host of clubs including Nottingham Forest are keeping tabs on highly-rated Falkirk midfielder Craig Sibbald.
•Rangers target John Toral struggled with a genetic knee problem as he strived to build his career with Arsenal.

Thursday January 12 [​IMG]
The Times [​IMG]
•Barcelona and Juventus have joined Paris St-Germain in expressing an interest in Liverpool's Adam Lallana.
Daily Mail [​IMG]
•Manchester United have triggered a one-year extension on Marouane Fellaini's contract.
•Chelsea defender John Terry is to meet Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe before the end of the week.
•Everton's January spending spree is set to continue as Standard Liege accept £10m bid for striker Ishak Belfodil.
•Crystal Palace boss Sam Allardyce has launched January moves for Jake Livermore and Stewart Downing.
Daily Mirror [​IMG]
•Ross Barkley's Everton future is under threat as Ronald Koeman's January transfer spree gathers pace.
•Chelsea are lining up Middlesbrough defender Ben Gibson as their number one target to replace John Terry.
•Jose Mourinho has revealed Manchester United are ready to spend big in the transfer market this summer.
•Crystal Palace manager Sam Allardyce is trying to rush through a permanent deal for Arsenal full-back Carl Jenkinson.
•Hull boss Marco Silva wants Porto midfielder Evandro, who played for him previously at Portuguese side Estoril.
•Swansea are closing in on a £4million move for PSV Eindhoven winger Luciano Narsingh and Norwich's Martin Olsson.
Daily Telegraph [​IMG]
•Sunderland are hoping for a boost by getting Tom Cleverley on loan from Everton.
Daily Express [​IMG]
•West Brom are plotting a £30million swoop for Crystal Palace striker Christian Benteke.
Daily Star [​IMG]
•West Ham want to sign Jose Fonte, Robert Snodgrass and M'Baye Niang this month.
The Sun [​IMG]
•West Ham have agreed a £15million fee with Brentford to sign striker Scott Hogan.
•West Brom will make a move for Crystal Palace striker Christian Benteke and finance the move by selling Saido Berahino to Stoke City.
•Jordan Ayew is set to quit Aston Villa for a £12m move to Shanghai SIPG.
•Chelsea have been dealt a blow after Federico Bernardeschi ruled out a move away from Fiorentina this month.

Friday January 13 [​IMG]
The Sun [​IMG]
•Chelsea will make a bold attempt to land Dimitri Payet after missing out on Arturo Vidal.
•Jesse Lingard has agreed a new Manchester United contract worth £95,000 per week.
•Tottenham will make a profit of £3m from the cranes used to build their new stadium.
Daily Mirror [​IMG]
•West Brom are ready to join West Ham in the race for Hull ace Robert Snodgrass.
•Crystal Palace striker Christian Benteke will block any efforts by Sam Allardyce to offload him to West Brom.
•Swansea boss Paul Clement says they must keep hold of Fernando Llorente and Gylfi Sigurdsson this month.
•Burnley have made their move to land Robbie Brady as the race for his signature hots up.
•Steve Bruce is eyeing a reunion with Tom Cairney - three years after he sold him at Aston Villa.
Daily Mail [​IMG]
•Dimitri Payet is claiming he has a back injury to avoid playing for West Ham as club insist he is not for sale.
•Chelsea are in talks over a pre-season tour of China and Japan.
Daily Star [​IMG]
•Middlesbrough are closing in on the signing of Bojan from Stoke.
•Jack Wilshere's future at Arsenal is in doubt with contract talks yet to take place.
Daily Telegraph [​IMG]
•Jurgen Klopp will gamble on Philippe Coutinho's fitness by starting him against Manchester United.

Saturday January 14 [​IMG]
The Sun [​IMG]
•Jose Mourinho will activate an extension to David de Gea's contract at Manchester United.
•Patrice Evra has agreed to join Crystal Palace from Juventus.
•Aston Villa have offered Barnsley midfielder Conor Hourihane a big contract.
Daily Mirror [​IMG]
•Dimitri Payet has threatened to feign injury if West Ham order him to play.
•Manchester United winger Memphis Depay is Lyon's "number one priority" this month.
•Jorge Mendes has been pictured with Tianjin Quanjian president Shu Yuhiu, with Real Madrid's James Rodriguez a target.
•Manchester United and Arsenal have missed out on Dayot Upamecano, who has joined RB Leipzig.
•Jose Mourinho has taunted Liverpool ahead of their trip to Manchester United on Sunday.
•Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admits he does not know when their injured midfielder Santi Cazorla will play again.
•Chelsea have paid Jose Mourinho and his staff an astonishing £31.4m just for being sacked since 2007.
•Walter Mazzarri is under increasing pressure at Watford if their poor run continues.
Daily Star [​IMG]
•Tony Pulis reckons his West Brom side have taught Tottenham's Dele Alli one of the hardest lessons of his life.
•Stoke boss Mark Hughes has warned Middlesbrough they will not land Bojan on the cheap.
•Aitor Karanka predicts 2017 could be a special year for Middlesbrough’s rising star Ben Gibson.
Daily Express [​IMG]
•West Ham want to sign Swansea's Gylfi Sigurdsson to replace wantaway attacker Dimitri Payet.
Daily Mail [​IMG]
•Aston Villa have joined Sheffield Wednesday in tabling a £1m bid for Barnsley's Conor Hourihane.
•Cardiff will tempt Aberdeen into a sale by bidding again for Jonny Hayes.

Sunday January 15 [​IMG]
The Sun On Sunday [​IMG]
•Manchester United are in talks to sign Serie A’s hottest midfield prospect - Franck Kessie from Atlanta.
•Diego Costa is determined to quit Chelsea after claiming he ‘hates English football’.
•Tottenham defender Ben Davies is a shock £20m target to solve Manchester City’s defensive problems.
•Sevilla have targeted Manchester United star Marcus Rashford in a stunning loan deal but United boss Jose Mourinho wants to keep the striker at Old Trafford instead of him getting more guaranteed game time.
•Manchester United's Ashley Young is being tracked by Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng.
•Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed that Santi Cazorla could be ruled out for an additional 10 weeks as he battles an ankle injury.
•AC Milan have ruled out the sale of striker M’Baye Niang as Premier League clubs Gunners and West Ham show interest.
•Chelsea, Manchester City, Tottenham and Manchester United are among 11 Premier League clubs in the race to sign Nottingham Forest teenager Ben Brereton.
•Manchester United and Chelsea will go toe-to-toe over Lazio centre-back Stefan de Vrij.
Sunday Mirror [​IMG]
•Chelsea are ready to let Diego Costa rot until the end of the January transfer window - unless he accepts the club's stance over a move to China.
•Roman Abramovich is adamant Costa won't depart and wants to make a stand against the riches of the Far East. He feels that if Chelsea give in, then that makes every other Premier League club vulnerable to a Chinese approach.
•Liverpool want Southampton skipper Jose Fonte to bolster their defence and could offer Mamadou Sakho as part of the deal.
•West Ham are ready to sell Dimitri Payet this month if they get £35m for the wantaway Frenchman
•Yaya Toure could complete a sensational Manchester City U-turn after Pep Guardiola hinted the Ivorian midfielder could be offered a new deal in the summer.
•Meanwhile, up to 11 of Manchester City's old guard could go in the summer as Guardiola plots an Etihad overhaul.
Sunday People [​IMG]
•Jose Mourinho wants a reunion with Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic at Manchester United.
•West Ham's striker search has turned to Andre Gray with the Hammers launching a £15m bid for the Burnley hitman.
•Stoke are waiting to hear from West Brom about their £10m bid for Saido Berahino.
•PSG are considering a move for Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi.
Sunday Express [​IMG]
•Chelsea are plotting a £75m move for unhappy Bayern Munich star Thomas Muller to replace Diego Costa.
•West Ham will move to replace bad boy Dimitri Payet with a £20million bid for Swansea star Gylfi Sigurdsson.
Mail On Sunday [​IMG]
•Newcastle United are considering a bid to re-sign Andros Townsend from Crystal Palace.
Sunday Telegraph [​IMG]
•Diego Costa was urged to apologise by his Chelsea team-mates for the bust-up that has cast a shadow over the club’s Premier League title bid, ahead of their 3-0 victory over champions Leicester City.

Monday January 16 [​IMG]
The Sun [​IMG]
•Diego Costa is ready to call a truce with Chelsea and stay until the end of the season.
•Wantaway West Ham star Dimitri Payet's wife has moved back to France as her husband tries to force a transfer back to former club Marseille.
•Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce is making a £3m move for Watford’s Algerian star Adlene Guedioura in a massive shake-up.
•Jose Mourinho has been dealt a huge blow in his efforts to sign Juventus star Paulo Dybala as he is ready to sign a new long-term contract.
•Manchester City could swoop for Ivan Rakitic as Barcelona look to offload players to pay for Lionel Messi’s new contract.
•Mark Hughes fears Bojan wants to leave Stoke this month.
•Oscar Garcia and Mike Phelan head the shortlist to be the next boss at Nottingham Forest.
•Middlesbrough are bringing back Patrick Bamford from Chelsea in a shock deal.
Daily Mirror [​IMG]
•Mark Hughes wants to keep his unsettled winger Bojan Krkic at Stoke amid interest from Middlesbrough in the ex-Barcelona star.
•Leeds’ new co-owner Andrea Radrizzani has revealed how Kenny Dalglish tipped him off about the Elland Road club and said they were a "sleeping giant".
The Times [​IMG]
•Diego Costa rejected an improved £200,000 offer before his training ground bust-up with manager Antonio Conte.
Daily Express [​IMG]
•Diego Costa is set to leave Chelsea at the end of the season and will not sign a new two-year extension to his contract.
•Mesut Ozil has hinted he will sign a new Arsenal contract after admitting he is 'comfortable' in London.
•Tottenham will not be in the market for a new defender following the injury to Jan Vertonghen, Mauricio Pochettino has confirmed.
Daily Mail [​IMG]
•Everton defender Phil Jagielka is set for discussions about his future amid interest from Sunderland and West Ham.
•Tottenham are a happy family, according to Mauricio Pochettino in a dig at London rivals Chelsea.
Daily Telegraph [​IMG]
•Marseille president Jacques-Henri Eyraud will fly into London on Monday to try and persuade West Ham United to sell their rebel player, Dimitri Payet.
The Independent [​IMG]
•Antonio Conte has dismissed fears that Diego Costa will head to China.
•West Ham board members admit Dimitri Payet will be sold in the summer.
Daily Record [​IMG]
•Brendan Rodgers has vowed to nail any slackers who try to hide within the success of high-flying Celtic.

Tuesday January 17 [​IMG]
The Sun [​IMG]
•Manchester City have told Barcelona they are willing to pay £100m to reunite superstar Lionel Messi with Pep Guardiola.
•Manchester United are reportedly expected to sign Antoine Griezmann in a £100m move next summer after Atletico Madrid made Chelsea’s Diego Costa their top choice to replace him.
•Swansea City have been linked with a loan move for a Chinese Super League player in the form of ex-Chelsea star Gael Kakuta.
•Arsenal striker Alexis Sanchez faces a possible jail sentence after admitting to two counts of tax fraud in Spain.
•Arsene Wenger is lining up a move for AC Milan’s rapid forward M’Baye Niang if Alexis Sanchez opts to leave Arsenal.
•Former Arsenal star Lukas Podolski looks set to break the trend by rejecting a move to China to play in Japan.
•Robbie Keane could make a shock return to English football after LA Galaxy spell with Championship side Preston.
•Crystal Palace are talks to sign Sevilla midfielder Vicente Iborra.
•Diego Costa is ready to call a truce with Chelsea and stay until the end of the season.
Daily Star [​IMG]
•Pep Guardiola will be handed a staggering £250m war chest to turn Manchester City into champions again.
•Watford want to bring former QPR and West Ham striker Mauro Zarate back to the Premier League from Fiorentina.
•Ipswich have signed former West Ham defender Jordan Spence, 26, until the end of the season.
Daily Express [​IMG]
•Leeds United have slapped a £15m price tag on star striker Chris Wood to block interest in the New Zealand international.
•Pep Guardiola is planning a mass clear-out this summer in a bid to re-build Manchester City.
Daily Mail [​IMG]
•Liverpool may risk fall-out with FIFA by playing Joel Matip against Plymouth in Wednesday's FA Cup clash despite an eligibility row.
•Tottenham have offered an academy scholarship to Mauricio Pochettino’s 15-year-old son.
•Middlesbrough still want £9m for Jordan Rhodes rather than a loan deal.
•Manchester United have rejected a £13m bid from Lyon for Memphis Depay as the clubs haggle over the transfer fee.
Daily Mirror [​IMG]
•West Ham have ordered Dimitri Payet to apologise to their fans and show some loyalty to the club after rejecting a fresh bid from Marseille.
•Diego Costa is now at loggerheads with Roman Abramovich - after refusing to commit himself to a new deal at Chelsea.
•Manchester United are tracking Celtic’s teenage left-back Kieran Tierney.
•Watford are close to signing Fiorentina’s ex-Birmingham, West Ham and QPR striker Mauro Zarate on loan.
•Striker Patrick Bamford will cost Middlesbrough up to £10m when he completes his move from Chelsea back to Boro, where he has previously been on loan, this week.
•Jurgen Klopp will not sanction a loan move for Liverpool youngster Sheyi Ojo.
The Independent [​IMG]
•Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are interested in signing Diego Costa, as they seek to try and take advantage of the uncertainty over the Spanish international’s future at Chelsea.
•Manchester United are among a number of top European clubs keeping tabs on Flamengo youngster Vinicius Junior – and have already been rebuffed in one attempt to secure first option on any eventual transfer.
•Liverpool have entered a three-way race with Inter and Juventus to sign Sassuolo winger Domenico Berardi.
The Guardian [​IMG]
•Antonio Conte has no plans to hold clear-the-air talks with Diego Costa and the onus will be on the Spain forward in training this week to prove he warrants a swift restoration to the Chelsea side for the visit of Hull City on Sunday.
Daily Telegraph [​IMG]
•Diego Costa is likely to be sold by Chelsea in summer as Antonio Conte takes hardline approach.
•Mamadou Sakho is moving closer to the Liverpool exit door after being withdrawn from an U23 match; Sevilla and Southampton are believed to be leading the chase for the £20m-rated defender.
Daily Record [​IMG]
•Rangers assistant boss David Weir claims even £100m of investment in Rangers might not even be enough to close the huge gap on Celtic.
•Ipswich boss Mick McCarthy has branded rumours linking Christophe Berra with a return to Hearts as 'nuts'.
•St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright admits he would be interested in bringing Michael O'Halloran back to the Perthshire club - but does not think Rangers would let him leave Ibrox.

Wednesday January 18 [​IMG]
The Independent [​IMG]
•Manchester United are increasingly confident of signing Antoine Griezmann from Atletico Madrid in the summer for what could be another world-record fee.
•Luke Shaw is almost certain to be on his way out of Manchester United this summer with Jose Mourinho frustrated at the left-back's lack of development.
The Sun [​IMG]
•Manchester United will look to offload Luke Shaw this summer after the defender failed to convince Jose Mourinho of his qualities.
•Manchester United want Zlatan Ibrahimovic for another two years.
•Chelsea and Liverpool have made enquiries to sign Inter Milan midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia.
•Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is ready to slash Adnan Januzaj's asking price by half this summer, with the 21-year-old available for just £8million.
•Watford are launching a bid for Bournemouth winger Max Gradel.
Daily Star [​IMG]
•Manchester United and Arsenal have made tentative enquiries over signing West Ham’s Dimitri Payet.
•Barcelona midfielder Sergi Samper has revealed he snubbed a transfer approach from Arsenal.
Daily Mail [​IMG]
•Manchester City are set to lose highly-rated starlet Tosin Adarabioyo after talks over a new contract stalled, with Everton preparing a bid.
•West Ham and Brentford have had a breakthrough in talks over the transfer of striker Scott Hogan.
•Birmingham are poised to sign Middlesbrough utility man Emilio Nsue on a permanent deal.
•Manchester United have been left frustrated in their attempts to sell Memphis Depay this month, with Lyon the only club lodging a formal bid.
Daily Mirror [​IMG]
•Everton's Romelu Lukaku is on the short-list of potential buys if Chelsea striker Diego Costa, who looks set to stay after being linked with a move to China this month, leaves Stamford Bridge in the summer. Alexis Sanchez of Arsenal and Real Madrid's Alvaro Morata are also targets.
•Memphis Depay could complete his move from Manchester United to Lyon within the next 48 hours after the French side improved their original £13m offer.
•West Ham's players want the club to sell Dimitri Payet this month.
•Marseille are confident of a deal to sign Crystal Palace midfielder Yohan Cabaye - even though the Eagles want £16m for him.
•Swansea's Gylfi Sigurdsson, a target for Everton and West Ham, has decided to stay and help the Welsh club in their fight against relegation.
•Burnley are in pole position to sign Robbie Brady and could tie up a deal to sign him from Norwich this week. The Clarets tabled offer worth up to £13m - £10m down plus £3m in add-ons - last week and remain in talks.
•Leicester striker Shinji Okazaki is a transfer target for German side Schalke.
•Watford are closing in on a surprise £3m deal for Bournemouth forward Max Gradel.
•Aston Villa's hopes of landing Jordan Rhodes have received a major boost, with Middlesbrough on the verge of bringing in his fellow striker Patrick Bamford from Chelsea.
The Guardian [​IMG]
•West Ham United have warned Dimitri Payet that they will not be pushed into selling him in the summer if he does not leave during the current transfer window.
Daily Telegraph [​IMG]
•Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte has already identified Alvaro Morata as his preferred long-term successor for Diego Costa, who is expected to leave this summer.
•Luke Shaw will finally get the chance to prove he has the stomach for the fight at Manchester United as Jose Mourinho prepares to bring the defender in from the cold.

Wednesday January 18 [​IMG]
The Independent [​IMG]
•Manchester United are increasingly confident of signing Antoine Griezmann from Atletico Madrid in the summer for what could be another world-record fee.
•Luke Shaw is almost certain to be on his way out of Manchester United this summer with Jose Mourinho frustrated at the left-back's lack of development.
The Sun [​IMG]
•Manchester United will look to offload Luke Shaw this summer after the defender failed to convince Jose Mourinho of his qualities.
•Manchester United want Zlatan Ibrahimovic for another two years.
•Chelsea and Liverpool have made enquiries to sign Inter Milan midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia.
•Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is ready to slash Adnan Januzaj's asking price by half this summer, with the 21-year-old available for just £8million.
•Watford are launching a bid for Bournemouth winger Max Gradel.
Daily Star [​IMG]
•Manchester United and Arsenal have made tentative enquiries over signing West Ham’s Dimitri Payet.
•Barcelona midfielder Sergi Samper has revealed he snubbed a transfer approach from Arsenal.
Daily Mail [​IMG]
•Manchester City are set to lose highly-rated starlet Tosin Adarabioyo after talks over a new contract stalled, with Everton preparing a bid.
•West Ham and Brentford have had a breakthrough in talks over the transfer of striker Scott Hogan.
•Birmingham are poised to sign Middlesbrough utility man Emilio Nsue on a permanent deal.
•Manchester United have been left frustrated in their attempts to sell Memphis Depay this month, with Lyon the only club lodging a formal bid.
Daily Mirror [​IMG]
•Everton's Romelu Lukaku is on the short-list of potential buys if Chelsea striker Diego Costa, who looks set to stay after being linked with a move to China this month, leaves Stamford Bridge in the summer. Alexis Sanchez of Arsenal and Real Madrid's Alvaro Morata are also targets.
•Memphis Depay could complete his move from Manchester United to Lyon within the next 48 hours after the French side improved their original £13m offer.
•West Ham's players want the club to sell Dimitri Payet this month.
•Marseille are confident of a deal to sign Crystal Palace midfielder Yohan Cabaye - even though the Eagles want £16m for him.
•Swansea's Gylfi Sigurdsson, a target for Everton and West Ham, has decided to stay and help the Welsh club in their fight against relegation.
•Burnley are in pole position to sign Robbie Brady and could tie up a deal to sign him from Norwich this week. The Clarets tabled offer worth up to £13m - £10m down plus £3m in add-ons - last week and remain in talks.
•Leicester striker Shinji Okazaki is a transfer target for German side Schalke.
•Watford are closing in on a surprise £3m deal for Bournemouth forward Max Gradel.
•Aston Villa's hopes of landing Jordan Rhodes have received a major boost, with Middlesbrough on the verge of bringing in his fellow striker Patrick Bamford from Chelsea.
The Guardian [​IMG]
•West Ham United have warned Dimitri Payet that they will not be pushed into selling him in the summer if he does not leave during the current transfer window.
Daily Telegraph [​IMG]
•Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte has already identified Alvaro Morata as his preferred long-term successor for Diego Costa, who is expected to leave this summer.
•Luke Shaw will finally get the chance to prove he has the stomach for the fight at Manchester United as Jose Mourinho prepares to bring the defender in from the cold.

Thursday January 20 [​IMG]
The Sun [​IMG]
•Manchester United are plotting a £70million summer raid for Monaco star Bernardo Silva but face competition from Real Madrid.
•West Ham have told Marseille they are willing to sell Dimitri Payet if they come up with a bid of £25million.
•Manchester United are looking to bring Ajax's Danish sensation Kasper Dolberg to Old Trafford this summer, along with Antoine Griezmann.
•Chelsea and Liverpool are among a group of Premier League clubs interested in Genk's Leon Bailey.
•Crystal Palace boss Sam Allardyce is making a shock £10m move for Tottenham left-back Ben Davies.
•Sunderland boss David Moyes is eyeing up a move for £8.5m-rated Montpellier star Ryad Boudebouz.
•Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce’s stunning £10million offer for Jordan Rhodes turned down by Middlesbrough.
•Burnley are weighing up a move for Norwich City winger Alex Pritchard and may also enter the race to sign Hull forward Robert Snodgrass.
•Barcelona are braced for a £44million Chinese Super League bid for Arda Turan.
•Norwich midfielder Robbie Brady has told the club he wants to leave, with Burnley and Crystal Palace understood to be keen on him.
Daily Mail [​IMG]
•Genk forward Leon Bailey's Premier League suitors are considering bids for before the transfer deadline.
•Burnley have tabled a £7.5million bid for Hull City winger Robert Snodgrass. Manager Sean Dyche is switching his attention after having two offers for Robbie Brady rejected by Norwich.
•Burnley have agreed a fee worth in the region of £3.5million with Barnsley for defender Marc Roberts.
•Marseille will come back in with a £25million bid for former player Dimitri Payet, although West Ham are unlikely to accept anything less than £30million, if they do decide to sell the 29-year-old.
•Hull City expect to sign Olympiakos right-back Omar Elabdellaoui on loan before the weekend and have rejected a third West Ham bid for winger Robert Snodgrass worth around £6million.
•Aston Villa have launched a formal bid for Jordan Rhodes but Middlesbrough are determined to recoup the full £9million they paid for the striker a year ago.
Daily Mirror [​IMG]
•Arsenal have told Juventus to forget about signing Alexis Sanchez in January.
•West Ham midfielder Dimitri Payet's desperation to rejoin Marseille has seen him already reject an approach from China's Hebei China Fortune in the current transfer window.
•Andros Townsend is fighting to save his Crystal Palace career - and could be ready to make a sensational return to Newcastle.
•Ajax want to sign out-of-favour Everton winger Gerard Deulofeu after his potential loan move to AC Milan fell through.
•Southampton are battling with struggling Swansea to sign French midfielder Yoric Ravet from Swiss side Young Boys.
•West Ham have made a shock move for Southampton's want-away captain and centre-back Jose Fonte.
Daily Express [​IMG]
•Arsenal have told Juventus that Alexis Sanchez is not for sale this month despite his contract stand-off.
•Crystal Palace striker Christian Benteke has vowed to snub a move away from Selhurst Park to try and keep them in the Premier League.
Daily Star [​IMG]
•Chelsea are among a number of clubs keen on Atletico Madrid star Yannick Carrasco.
•Stoke are preparing a £12million 'take it or leave it' bid for West Brom striker Saido Berahino.
•Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere could be forced out of the Emirates as he has not been offered a new contract, although Roma are understood to remain interested in him. Kieran Gibbs and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are also into the last 18 months of their current deals.
•Cash-strapped Sunderland will listen to offers for striker Fabio Borini, with Genoa and Napoli both keen on signing him.
•Leeds and Norwich are chasing Bradford defender James Meredith.
The Guardian [​IMG]
•Burnley are close to completing a £3.5million move for the Barnsley defender Marc Roberts.
•Michail Antonio is set to sign a five-and-a-half year contract at West Ham worth £70,000 a week as a reward for the impressive performances that have earned a call-up to the England squad.

Thursday January 20 [​IMG]
The Sun [​IMG]
•Manchester United are plotting a £70million summer raid for Monaco star Bernardo Silva but face competition from Real Madrid.
•West Ham have told Marseille they are willing to sell Dimitri Payet if they come up with a bid of £25million.
•Manchester United are looking to bring Ajax's Danish sensation Kasper Dolberg to Old Trafford this summer, along with Antoine Griezmann.
•Chelsea and Liverpool are among a group of Premier League clubs interested in Genk's Leon Bailey.
•Crystal Palace boss Sam Allardyce is making a shock £10m move for Tottenham left-back Ben Davies.
•Sunderland boss David Moyes is eyeing up a move for £8.5m-rated Montpellier star Ryad Boudebouz.
•Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce’s stunning £10million offer for Jordan Rhodes turned down by Middlesbrough.
•Burnley are weighing up a move for Norwich City winger Alex Pritchard and may also enter the race to sign Hull forward Robert Snodgrass.
•Barcelona are braced for a £44million Chinese Super League bid for Arda Turan.
•Norwich midfielder Robbie Brady has told the club he wants to leave, with Burnley and Crystal Palace understood to be keen on him.
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•Genk forward Leon Bailey's Premier League suitors are considering bids for before the transfer deadline.
•Burnley have tabled a £7.5million bid for Hull City winger Robert Snodgrass. Manager Sean Dyche is switching his attention after having two offers for Robbie Brady rejected by Norwich.
•Burnley have agreed a fee worth in the region of £3.5million with Barnsley for defender Marc Roberts.
•Marseille will come back in with a £25million bid for former player Dimitri Payet, although West Ham are unlikely to accept anything less than £30million, if they do decide to sell the 29-year-old.
•Hull City expect to sign Olympiakos right-back Omar Elabdellaoui on loan before the weekend and have rejected a third West Ham bid for winger Robert Snodgrass worth around £6million.
•Aston Villa have launched a formal bid for Jordan Rhodes but Middlesbrough are determined to recoup the full £9million they paid for the striker a year ago.
Daily Mirror [​IMG]
•Arsenal have told Juventus to forget about signing Alexis Sanchez in January.
•West Ham midfielder Dimitri Payet's desperation to rejoin Marseille has seen him already reject an approach from China's Hebei China Fortune in the current transfer window.
•Andros Townsend is fighting to save his Crystal Palace career - and could be ready to make a sensational return to Newcastle.
•Ajax want to sign out-of-favour Everton winger Gerard Deulofeu after his potential loan move to AC Milan fell through.
•Southampton are battling with struggling Swansea to sign French midfielder Yoric Ravet from Swiss side Young Boys.
•West Ham have made a shock move for Southampton's want-away captain and centre-back Jose Fonte.
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•Arsenal have told Juventus that Alexis Sanchez is not for sale this month despite his contract stand-off.
•Crystal Palace striker Christian Benteke has vowed to snub a move away from Selhurst Park to try and keep them in the Premier League.
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•Chelsea are among a number of clubs keen on Atletico Madrid star Yannick Carrasco.
•Stoke are preparing a £12million 'take it or leave it' bid for West Brom striker Saido Berahino.
•Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere could be forced out of the Emirates as he has not been offered a new contract, although Roma are understood to remain interested in him. Kieran Gibbs and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are also into the last 18 months of their current deals.
•Cash-strapped Sunderland will listen to offers for striker Fabio Borini, with Genoa and Napoli both keen on signing him.
•Leeds and Norwich are chasing Bradford defender James Meredith.
The Guardian [​IMG]
•Burnley are close to completing a £3.5million move for the Barnsley defender Marc Roberts.
•Michail Antonio is set to sign a five-and-a-half year contract at West Ham worth £70,000 a week as a reward for the impressive performances that have earned a call-up to the England squad.