Snap! Why Arsenal?
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I'm guessing it's due to them bidding £1 over Suarez release clause.
oh yeah, forgot about that!Latest Paper Talk
Thursday December 8
Daily Mirror
Thursday December 8
Daily Mirror
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Chelsea are keeping an eye on midfielder Milan Badelj's situation at Fiorentina.
- Chelsea are targeting a January deal for Napoli defender Faouzi Ghoulam.
- 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.
- 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.
Wow, imagine what Suarez would have done for Arsenal had they bid just a little higher (no I don't mean 40m and £2)? I wonder if we have this no-Arsenal clause for all our top players (Coutinho, Mane)? Wouldn't be surprised.
A lesson on how to leave a mark with peers.
I think AFC would've won the title last season, for sure.
But AFC are not trying to win the title. I believe their remit is to finish in 3rd/4th. They operate as a business and for financial reasons, 3rd/4th place is the sweet spot.
To finish higher, they'll need to spend too much money, but if they finish lower, they'll lose the CL money. So, 3rd/4th place is their target.
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Friday December 9
Daily Mirror
Friday December 9
Daily Mirror
- 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.
- 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.
- Claudio Ranieri is battling against a growing sense of meltdown at Leicester City, admitting their Champions League thrashing has inflicted "shame" on the club.
- 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.
- 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.
- Mark Warburton insists the Joey Barton saga will not force him to change his tactics for identifying and signing players in January.
- 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
Daily Mirror
Saturday December 10
Daily Mirror
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Derby County look set for a January transfer window swoop to bag Hearts full-back Callum Paterson.
Eh?
- Jose Mourinho is desperate for Chris Smalling to win his fitness battle so he can replace Eric Bailly in January.
I presume it means an assurance that Wenger won't leave.
Bailly is off to the ACoN in January.
Latest Paper Talk
Sunday December 11
Sunday Mirror
Sunday December 11
Sunday Mirror
- Chelsea face a possible points deduction for failing to control their players for fifth time in 19 months
- Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez is the man West Ham want if they decide to sack Slaven Bilic.
- Everton are leading the chase to land Virgil van Dijk from Southampton.
- Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino is wanted by Atletico Madrid to replace Diego Simeone.
- West Ham are ready to trigger the £18m get-out clause for Sunderland's Lamine Kone.
- Burnley are ready to offer former star Joey Barton a contract from January to June.
- Everton are on high alert after Inter Milan decided to put Argentina midfielder Ever Banega up for sale next month.
- West Ham striker Jonathan Calleri will be offered an escape route by Sevilla.
- Sunderland are lining up a move for Anderlecht playmaker Nicolae Stanciu.
- Everton are planning a move for CSKA Moscow midfielder Alan Dzagoev as competition for Ross Barkley.
- Phil Neville and Paul Clement are up for the England U21 job as the FA prepare to interview candidates for the vacant position.
- Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has praised Diego Costa for working on his anger issues ahead of the visit of West Brom.
- West Ham boss Slaven Bilic insists their difficult season has made him 2stronger" as they prepare to face Liverpool.
- Arsenal are working with the psychologist who turned the All Blacks into World Cup winners.
- Jose Mourinho is refusing to speak to Manchester United's in-house television station MUTV.
- Tottenham star Danny Rose is a £25m target for Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola.
- Jose Mourinho wants to sign either Southampton's Jose Fonte or Atletico Madrid's Diego Godin.
- West Brom are ready to hand Manchester City midfielder Fabian Delph the chance to restart his career.
- James McCarthy wants out of Everton - and his unrest has attracted Crystal Palace, West Brom and Championship Aston Villa.
- Tottenham are considering taking Inter Milan midfielder Marcelo Brozovic on loan.
- Aston Villa want Arsenal full-back Carl Jenkinson on loan.
- West Brom are eyeing a move for Bournemouth striker Benik Afobe.
- Manchester United scouts ran checks on Las Palmas central defender Mauricio Lemos.
- Arsene Wenger is set to open Arsenal's cheque book next month with a £30m move for Wolfsburg winger Julian Draxler.
- Slaven Bilic faces the sack for Christmas unless he can produce a dramatic turn-around in West Ham's fortunes in the next few weeks.
- Manchester City want Tottenham's England left-back Danny Rose and are preparing a summer bid of around £25m.
- Manchester United's £20m pursuit of Napoli defender Elseid Hysaj is under threat from both Chelsea and Manchester City.
- Liverpool and Arsenal are leading the race for Celtic striker Moussa Dembele.
- Manchester City will battle four other clubs to land striker Kasper Dolberg - labelled the next Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
- SUN ON SUNDAY
- John Terry could be celebrating a Chinese New Year after a £12m offer from Shanghai Shenhua.
- Arsenal will go to war with Manchester United over Mesut Ozil, by targeting Jesse Lingard.
- Alan Pardew wants to sign Bordeaux defender Maxime Poundje.
I can't be the only one who laughed at this headline
Latest Paper Talk
Monday December 12
Daily Mirror
Monday December 12
Daily Mirror
- Everton are chasing CSKA midfielder Alan Dzagoev.
- Arsenal have yet to make a move to start contract negotiations with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
- Ajax boss Peter Bosz has confirmed that Riechedly Bazoer is in the "final phase" of confirming a January transfer.
- Mark Hughes has confirmed he hopes to sign Bruno Martins Indi permanently in January.
- Crystal Palace midfielder Jordon Mutch is a January target for Championship side Reading.
- Jose Mourinho has told his Manchester United players they are needed for a training session at 4.30 in the afternoon on Christmas Day.
- England manager Gareth Southgate could step in and encourage Liverpool teenager Ben Woodburn to switch allegiance from Wales following the exit of youth coach Geraint Williams.
- Romelu Lukaku says lapses of concentration are costing Everton.
- Jamie Vardy says Leicester deliberately targeted Man City's "ball player" Claudio Bravo.
- Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has hailed his side's fighting spirit as their good form continues.
- Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew insists Wilfried Zaha is good enough to play for England.
- Former referee Keith Hackett says it's time for retrospective punishment for divers, after Hull's Robert Snodgrass said sorry for winning a penalty against Crystal Palace.
- Arsenal are investigating urban climbers who ascended the Emirates Stadium structure
- Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has leapt to the defence of under-fire goalkeeper Loris Karius.
- Pep Guardiola will have £20m to spend in January to replace France left-back Gael Clichy.
- Justin Kluivert, son of former Barcelona striker Patrick, has been named in the Ajax senior squad at the age of 17.
- Jose Mourninho is keeping tabs on Paris St-Germain's Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani as a long-term replacement for Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
- Leon Britton has backed Fernando Llorente to kick on and shine for Swansea City.
- Crystal Palace and West Brom are ready to help Celtic's bid to land James McCarthy on loan by rejecting Everton's £15m asking price.
Cavani linked again
He is the new Defoe/Huntelaar/Gaitan
He is the new Defoe/Huntelaar/Gaitan
Latest Paper Talk
Tuesday December 13
The Times
Tuesday December 13
The Times
- John Terry has been told that this will be his last season as a player with Chelsea.
- Leicester City have moved swiftly to tie up the £14m capture of Wilfred Ndidi as Claudio Ranieri steps up his preparations for the January transfer window.
- The Football Association is close to adding two women to its board as it hopes to avoid government sanctions following criticism by five ex-leaders on Monday.
- Jose Mourinho has prevented goalkeeper Sam Johnstone from signing for Wolves on loan because the Manchester United boss is not happy with defender Cameron Borthwick-Jackson was handled at the club.
- Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce is making a £10m move for Norwich City midfield Robbie Brady.
- Coventry City want to bring Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink back into management to save the club.
- Leicester have opened negotiations with 21-year-old defensive midfielder Walace Souza Silva as they finally look to replace the departed N'Golo Kante.
- Roberto Mancini could be on his way back into management with French giants Paris-Saint Germain.
- Sunderland could lose star Lamine Kone to West Ham next month as the London club prepare to trigger the defender's release clause.
- West Ham will make a January move for Sassuolo striker Gregoire Defrel, as Slaven Bilic attempts to beef up his shot shy attack.
- Chelsea midfielder Charly Musonda could join Anderlecht if the Blues cancel his loan deal with Real Betis.
- Southampton boss Claude Puel says he won't panic buy in January after Charlie Austin was ruled out for four months.
- Jordan Rhodes is set to be sold by Middlesbrough amid Sheffield Wednesday and Aston Villa interest.
- Arsene Wenger insists he is desperate to keep Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - despite his contract stand-off.
- Roma want to sign Cesc Fabregas in January - and are willing to throw Chelsea targets Antonio Rudiger or Radja Nainggolan into the deal.
- Sunderland boss David Moyes has banned traditional Christmas nights out in favour of his players spending time with their wives and girlfriends.
- A group of indignant primary schoolgirls have written to the Football Association complaining that a document aimed at increasing female participation in football treats them like "brainless baby Barbies".
- Everton boss Ronald Koeman wants "more balance" in his side as he weighs up moves in the January transfer window.
- Manchester City will not be bringing in defensive reinforcements in the January transfer window - despite their current problems at the back.
- Aston Villa are reportedly eyeing a move for Arsenal ace Carl Jenkinson.
Why on earth would Roma put Naingollan in a deal for Fabregas? Answer - They wouldn't.
Wednesday December 14
Daily Telegraph
- Chelsea have accepted a stunning £60m bid from their former manager Andre Villas-Boas to take midfielder Oscar to China in January.
- Jose Mourinho has admitted that he will not stand in the way of Morgan Schneiderlin or Memphis Depay if they request a move from Manchester United after being largely frozen out of the first team.
- Pep Guardiola has claimed "long-term projects don't exist" in football and insisted his job at Manchester City will be under threat if he fails to arrest the team's slump.
- Crystal Palace have placed Aston Villa striker Rudy Gestede and Tottenham Hotspur left-back Ben Davies on their list of January transfer targets.
- Manchester United are reportedly closing in on 15-year-old Ajax wonderkid Daishawn Redan.
- Southampton will slap a £40m price tag on Virgil van Dijk after boss Claude Puel insisted the defender does not have a buyout clause in his contract.
- Man United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic insists he would have been 'even more phenomenal' 10 years ago with his current mindset.
- Antonio Conte won't guarantee that Cesc Fabregas will stay at Chelsea in January.
- Jose Mourinho has told Manchester United starlet Marcus Rashford to buck his ideas up and start living up to the hype.
- Chelsea are set to step up their interest in Rangers kid Billy Gilmour amid interest from Bayern Munich and Barcelona.
- Michael Keane is set for a sensational return to Manchester United this January… and Antoine Griezmann could follow him.
- Southampton have placed a £15m price tag on the head of their skipper Jose Fonte to ward off Manchester United, who showed interest in the defender in the summer.
- Bastian Schweinsteiger was included in the Manchester United squad that traveled to London by train ahead of Wednesday's clash with Crystal Palace.
- Juventus are reportedly interested in signing Nemanja Matic and Oscar in the January transfer window.
- Chelsea have reportedly added in-demand Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk to their January wish-list.
- Swansea are ready to make a move for Tottenham midfielder Tom Carroll.
- Cesc Fabreagas has reportedly rejected an offer worth £29.5m-a-year from a Chinese Super League club.
- David Moyes will have no money to spend in January with Sunderland owner Ellis Short ready to sell the club.
- Manchester United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic has avoided ratcheting up a running public battle with Pep Guardiola by unexpectedly citing the manager of his team's city rivals in response to a question about the best manager of all time.
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Thursday December 15
Daily Star
Thursday December 15
Daily Star
- Claudio Bravo has been offered an escape route from Manchester City, with three LaLiga clubs reportedly interested in signing the Chile goalkeeper.
- Everton have opened talks with Manchester United over Morgan Schneiderlin as doubts emerge about Ross Barkley's future at Goodison Park.
- Chelsea midfielder Oscar has confirmed his stunning £60m move to Shanghai SIPG of the Chinese Super League is "90 per cent" certain.
- The Blues, meanwhile, could replace Oscar with Genoa's Diego Laxalt after the player's agent claimed Antonio Conte has scouted the player.
- Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez insists that he remains committed to the Sky Bet Championship club, even if he is flattered by interest from West Ham.
- Ajax teenager Daishawn Redan has arrived at Manchester United's training ground ahead of his proposed move.
- Liverpool owner John Henry has denied suggestions that the club will be sold by Christmas.
- Manchester United turned up for their league clash with Crystal Palace on Wednesday night only an hour before kick-off, the third time they have arrived late for a London game in eight months.
- Everton are in talks with United over a possible £24million move for Morgan Schneiderlin after Jose Mourinho said he would not stand in the way of the French midfielder moving in January.
- Christian Benteke has revealed he left Liverpool because he did not want to become a 'loser'.
- Arsenal have opened discussions with AZ Alkmaar to sign promising young goalkeeper Jasper Schendelaar.
- Chelsea target Daniele Rugani has signed a new deal with Juventus.
- West Ham defender Reece Oxford has ignored interest from Manchester United and Manchester City and will sign a five-year deal with the Hammers.
- Ivan Rakitic is expected to reject Manchester United to fight for his place at Barcelona.
- Chelsea star Eden Hazard is only out for one match with a knee injury and is set to return for Saturday's game at Crystal Palace.
- Arsenal are yet to open talks with Kieran Gibbs over extending his current deal at the Emirates.
- Crystal Palace are refusing to budge on the £8million valuation of Brazilian star Lucas Lima.
- Arsenal have launched a £30million bid for Wolfsburg outcast Julian Draxler but still face the prospect of missing out on the World Cup winner.
- Tottenham are reportedly monitoring Ross Barkley's situation at Everton with a view to launching a sensational summer move for the star.
- Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has again sent scouts to watch Benfica goalkeeper Ederson.
- Dimitar Berbatov is set to make a stunning return to Manchester United, reports claim.
- Jose Mourinho will not prevent any player from leaving Manchester United in January, leaving the door open for Memphis Depay and Morgan Schneiderlin to leave the club.
- Everton are confident of completing the signing of Ademola Lookman from Charlton Athletic, for a fee that could rise to £11m, in the opening weeks of the January transfer window.
Berba back? Must be a slow news day at the sun.
Daily Express
I underestimated him. Top man.
- Christian Benteke has revealed he left Liverpool because he did not want to become a 'loser'.
I underestimated him. Top man.
"Stunning Return" for Berba i.e. one week of training to get his fitness up. Stunning indeed.
Daily Express
- Christian Benteke has revealed he left Liverpool because he did not want to become a 'loser'.
He suddenly realized that some of their fans were not even born when they won their last League 1989-90.
Latest Paper Talk
Friday December 16
The Sun
Friday December 16
The Sun
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic could quit Manchester United this summer with MLS side LA Galaxy desperate to lure him for a swansong in the USA.
- Manchester City are ready to go back in for Benfica goalkeeper Ederson Moraes.
- Everton boss Ronald Koeman is ready to dump Ross Barkley in January - but there are no serious takers.
- Leighton Baines will sign a new two-year deal at Everton.
- Tottenham are prepared to wait until next summer to land Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha.
- Chelsea will return to Hoffenheim with a £30million bid to land central defender Niklas Sule after missing out on him in the summer.
- John Terry could become the first Englishman to play in the Chinese Super League should he accept a lucrative offer to join Carlos Tevez at Shanghai Shenhua.
- Arsenal have offered Alexis Sanchez a new contract that would see him get a £50,000 per week pay-rise to £180,000 a week - trouble is, the Chilean striker's holding out for £250,000 every seven days.
- Notts County, the world's oldest professional football club, are facing a fight for survival over an unpaid tax bill.
- Everton are ready to rival West Ham for Bournemouth striker Callum Wilson in the January window.
- West Brom have added Championship Brentford's hotshot striker Scott Hogan to their January wish list.
- Chelsea face a huge battle in their bid to land £30m-rated German international defender Niklas Sule from Hoffenheim.
- Southampton are lining up a January move for £16.7m-rated Valencia star Dani Parejo.
- Newcastle are chasing Ivory Coast winger Nicolas Pepe, who plays for French side Angers.
- Arsenal have offered Alexis Sanchez £9.3million a year to sign a new contract - but the Gunners are still significantly short of meeting their forward's wage demands.
- Everton are facing a challenge to persuade the England midfielder Ross Barkley to commit to a new deal following a difficult start to his relationship with manager Ronald Koeman.
- The Toffees are in talks with United over a possible £24m move for Morgan Schneiderlin after Jose Mourinho said he would not stand in the way of the French midfielder moving in January.
- Wayne Rooney's eldest son Kai is training with rivals Manchester City.
- Borussia Monchengladbach have ruled out a move for Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger.
- West Ham United will announce on Friday that highly-rated teenager Reece Oxford has signed a new five-year contract.
- Leighton Baines is in line for a new two-year contract at Everton.
- Ilkay Gundogan fears he will not play again this season after suffering suspected anterior cruciate ligament damage during Manchester City's 2-0 victory over Watford.
- Celtic have warned Torino they'll be wasting their time if they try to come back for Jozo Simunovic in the January transfer window.
- Queens Park Rangers are ready to launch a bid to lure veteran Ibrox stopper Clint Hill back to the Sky Bet Championship if he is not offered a new deal to stay with Rangers.
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Saturday December 17
Daily Mail
Saturday December 17
Daily Mail
- Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is willing to bankroll a push for the title and £40m-rated Marco Verratti, who played under manager Antonio Conte in the Italy team, is wanted.
- West Ham flop Simone Zaza to return to Juventus as club look to avoid spending £20m on a permanent deal.
- Danny Welbeck is set to return to full Arsenal training next week after seven months out due to a knee injury.
- Sevilla have joined the race to sign Inter Milan outcast Gabriel Barbosa. Chelsea and Arsenal have both been linked with the former Santos star, who was touted for a Premier League switch in August before Inter pounced.
- Manchester United thought they had convinced Reece Oxford to make an £8m move to Old Trafford - only for the starlet to sign a new deal at West Ham.
- Manchester City are ready to go back in for Benfica's Brazilian keeper Ederson Moraes.
- Southampton are lining up an audacious January move for Arsenal striker Lucas Perez.
- Jose Mourinho has made Benfica defender Victor Lindelof his No 1 transfer priority - but will have to wait until the summer to get him.
- Stoke are weighing up a move to re-sign their former keeper Asmir Begovic from Chelsea after baulking at Derby's demands for making the loan of Lee Grant permanent.
- Pep Guardiola does not want to make any signings in January to bolster Manchester City's title charge.
- West Bromwich Albion boss Tony Pulis expects another transfer headache thanks to Saido Berahino next month - even though the striker hasn't played in three months.
- Sunderland boss David Moyes admits he would have turned down them if he'd known just how limited his transfer funds were going to be.
- Ronald Koeman said Everton will open talks over a fresh contract for Ross Barkley in the new year and added that no club is 'knocking on the door' for his players.
- West Ham are in talks over a move to take Chelsea youngster Ruben Loftus-Cheek on loan until the end of the season.
- Cesc Fabregas could follow Oscar out of Chelsea in a shock move to China this summer. Oscar is closing in on a £52m switch to Chinese Super League outfit Shanghai SIPG.
- Southampton want a world record £50m for Virgil van Dijk - meaning a £5m boost for Celtic if their former defender moves in January.
- Greg Stewart has ruled out a potential return to Scotland in the New Year - and vowed to become a star under new Birmingham boss Gianfranco Zola.
Absolutely cannot allow Verratti to join Chelsea.
True, but the quoted price of 40M is just so laughable that I'm willing to call bullshit on the whole article
40 million we'll take two.
we'll take two.Latest Paper Talk
Sunday December 18
Sunday Mirror
Sunday December 18
Sunday Mirror
- Chelsea are plotting a £75m bid for Real Madrid star James Rodriguez as a replacement for China-bound Oscar.
- Manchester United are targeting Feyenoord right-back Rick Karsdorp to provide competition for Antonio Valencia.
- Andreas Christensen is unsure of his Chelsea future with Antonio Conte unwilling to let him join Borussia Monchengladbach, unless he can bring in Leonardo Bonucci from Juventus.
- West Brom are set to try to hijack Everton's move for Manchester United midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin - and could launch a club record bid.
- Tottenham's Dele Alli has moved his best pal Harry into his home as a thank you for his family taking him in during his tough childhood.
- Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez has urged Aleksandar Mitrovic to stay and fire the club to promotion, despite interest from Swansea.
- Joe Hart is a shock target for Leicester - amid fears Kasper Schmeichel will be tempted away from the champions.
- Director of football Mikael Silvestre is set to leave Rennes in January after failing to secure a loan deal for Real Madrid Martin Odegaard.
- Leicester City's move for Genk star Wilfred Ndidi is not yet complete, according to the Belgian club's director of sport, with reports that an unnamed club are ready to hijack the deal.
- Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger could retire from football at the end of the season despite interest from America and China.
- Liverpool are reportedly in a four-way battle to sign talented Nantes winger Amine Harit. The 19-year-old - labelled the 'new Hatem Ben Arfa' - is also attracting interest from both Milan clubs and PSG.
- Atletico Madrid want to sign Chelsea goalkeeper Eduardo in January; the Portuguese player is yet to make an appearance for Antonio Conte's side.
- Chelsea have stolen a march on Arsenal and Juventus in the chase for Atalanta's 19-year-old midfield star Franck Kessie.
- Sam Allardyce hopes to return to management in the new year - and could be lured by a mega-money move to China.
- Arsenal are set to revive their interest in Isco, who remains unsettled at Real Madrid.
- Everton have launched a bid for Thomas Delaney - despite the midfielder never featuring for Werder Bremen.
- Arsenal are ready to loan out Rob Holding in January with a host of Championship clubs keen on the young defender.
- Manchester City will hold talks with Fabian Delph in the summer over the injury-hit midfielder's future.
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic will snub a £120m offer from China to extend his stay at Manchester United until 2018.
- Chelsea have told London rivals West Ham that they do not want to loan out Belgian striker Michy Batshuayi, who moved to Stamford Bridge from Marseille in a £33m deal last summer.
- Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney was offered to Napoli in the summer because of his bad relationship with Jose Mourinho, according to a former FIFA agent.
- Arsenal will have to spend £10m a year to keep Alexis Sanchez as the club prepare to offer the Chile international £200,000-a-week.
- Hull City's leading scorer Robert Snodgrass has turned down a new contract offer as the Humberside club continue to face an uncertain future on and off the pitch.
- Arsenal and West Ham have received a blow in their pursuit of AC Milan striker Carlos Bacca, 30, with a spokesman saying: "Bacca is not for sale. I repeat, he is absolutely off the market".
- Crystal Palace have renewed their interest in signing French central defender Romain Thomas from Angers but will need to see off interest from Watford.
- Memphis Depay is reportedly set to move to Everton on a permanent transfer rather than just a loan deal.
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Monday December 19
The Sun
Monday December 19
The Sun
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic is ready to extend his stay at Manchester United and snub a £120m offer from China.
- Axel Witsel has reportedly rejected an SOS call from Chelsea boss Antonio Conte as he prepares to join Juventus.
- Bayern Munich have beaten Chelsea to the signing of £30million-rated Hoffenheim star Niklas Sule.
- Juventus are still 'dreaming' of signing Alexis Sanchez and will reportedly bid for the unsettled Arsenal forward next summer.
- Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel is in talks with Marseille after being frozen out by Antonio Conte.
- Mathieu Flamini could also be on his way back to Marseille from Crystal Palace.
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic has said he is getting better with age and can play until he is 50.
- Jurgen Klopp insists Liverpool won't collapse in the hostile atmosphere at Goodison Park, like Arsenal did last week.
- Everton boss Ronald Koeman has urged his players to show their vicious streak again in the Merseyside derby.
- Real Madrid midfielder James Rodriguez has revealed he has offers and could move once the window opens.
- Christian Atsu has hinted he could be willing to leave Chelsea and join loan club Newcastle on a permanent basis.
- AC Milan could sign Mario Pasalic from Chelsea on a permanent basis this summer.
- Liverpool have been linked with a move to sign Santos midfielder Thiago Maia.
- Manchester United will reportedly make a move to sign Feyenoord defender Rick Karsdorp in January.
- Everton have issued a 'come and get him' invitation to try to unload England midfielder Ross Barkley.
- John Terry is at the centre of a £16million tug of war between two Chinese Super League Clubs with managers who have Chelsea connections.
- Arsenal are planning to break the £200,000-a-week barrier at the club to keep striker Alexis Sanchez.
Latest Paper Talk
Sunday December 18
- Joe Hart is a shock target for Leicester - amid fears Kasper Schmeichel will be tempted away from the champions.
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Tuesday December 20
Daily Mirror
Tuesday December 20
Daily Mirror
- Diego Costa is set to be rewarded with a bumper new contract, designed to keep him at Chelsea until the end of his playing days.
- Manchester United are ready to cut their losses on Memphis Depay with Everton are leading the chase to sign the Dutchman.
- Southampton boss Claude Puel is keen on raiding previous club Nice for highly-rated midfielder Wylan Cyprien.
- Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is targeting Genoa wideman Diego Laxalt.
- Arsenal target Julian Draxler would reportedly prefer a move to Paris Saint-Germain as he prepares to leave Wolfsburg in January.
- Zenit St Petersburg midfielder Axel Witsel is closing in on a move to Italian giants Juventus.
- Pablo Zabaleta is hoping to be back in 10 days - even though his latest setback has left him wearing a brace.
- Sunderland are facing a £10m bill in March for Ricky Alvarez - one reason they have little transfer cash for next month.
- Ronaldo Vieira is a £7m target for Bundesliga leaders RB Leipzig - after just 19 appearances for Leeds United.
- Dimitri Payet has again hinted he could quit West Ham.
- Manchester United are set for talks with Benfica about defender Victor Lindelof. The Portuguese club want £42m for their Swedish centre-back, who is being chased by a host of teams.
- Rudy Gestede is set to join West Brom from neighbours Aston Villa in a £7m January deal.
- Max Gradel is being lined up for a loan by Burnley and West Ham.
- Bournemouth are hoping to agree a permanent fee for defender Nathan Ake.
- Jose Mourinho has got his way over Manchester United's pre-season tour plans and the club will be heading for the USA.
- Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is willing to sell Memphis Depay for as little as £12m in a desperate bid to get him out of Old Trafford.
- Dimitri Payet is refusing to rule out leaving West Ham for a return to his old club Marseille.
- Inter and AC Milan ready to make a move for Manchester United's Marouane Fellaini.
- Carlos Tevez is set to complete a staggering £615,00-a-week move to China despite Boca Juniors fans begging their hero to stay in emotional scenes.
- Manchester City and Leicester have checked on Aldershot striker Idris Kanu.
- Southampton intend to rebuff any January bids for centre-back Virgil van Dijk, but could sell captain Jose Fonte if a sizeable offer comes in.
- Middlesbrough are rivalling Crystal Palace for the January signing of Aston Villa striker Rudy Gestede.
- Marco Reus has been identified as a leading potential replacement for Alexis Sanchez or Mesut Ozil shold the club failed to extend the contracts of their two star players.
- Marouane Fellaini may end his disappointing spell at Manchester United by joining AC Milan in the January transfer window.
- Chelsea will resist attempts by rival clubs to secure Michy Batshuayi on loan next month as the Belgium forward prepares to make his first Premier League start for the leaders in the visit of Bournemouth to Stamford Bridge on Boxing Day.
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- Louis van Gaal has emerged as a surprise contender to replace Unai Emery at Paris Saint-Germain following the side's fourth Ligue 1 defeat of the season.
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Wednesday December 21
The Sun
Wednesday December 21
The Sun
- Manchester United have opened talks to sign £60m-rated Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann.
- West Ham have pulled the plug on contract talks with Slaven Bilic as fears mount he could be axed after their poor first half of the season.
- Real Madrid forward James Rodriguez has been spotted at the British Embassy in Colombia ahead of potential move to Chelsea or Manchester United.
- Manchester United's Ashley Young is wanted by six Premier League clubs - including his former side Watford.
- Hull are lining up Jefferson Montero to replace wantaway Robert Snodgrass.
- West Ham are plotting an ambitious loan move in January for Anthony Martial or Marcus Rashford.
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic believes Swedish counterpart Victor Lindelof is ready to make the move from Benfica to join him at Manchester United.
- United also have their eye on right-back Nelson Semedo, a team-mate of Lindelof's in Lisbon.
- Arsene Wenger is targeting Valencia's highly-promising Jose Gaya as he looks to bolster the Arsenal squad.
- Hull are lining up Swansea winger Jefferson Montero if they need to replace Robert Snodgrass, who is a target for West Brom and Celtic in January.
- Nottingham Forest risk losing stars such as skipper Henri Lansbury next month after owner Fawaz al-Hasawi put a block on new contracts until he sells up.
- New manager Gianfranco Zola will make Burnley reserve striker Lukas Jutkiewicz his first signing at Championship side Birmingham City when the transfer window opens in January.
- Sam Allardyce remains in Crystal Palace's sights as a potential replacement for Alan Pardew.
- Jonjo Shelvey is considering an appeal after being found guilty of racially abusing an opponent.
- Manchester United owners want Jose Mourinho to stay until 2025.
- Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini has been spotted in Milan ahead of a possible move to Italy in the January transfer window.
- Premier League clubs are on red alert with James Rodriguez being offered to sides after Zinedine Zidane told the Real Madrid outcast he can leave.
- Manchester United chiefs are convinced that Jose Mourinho is the right man for the job despite their difficult start to the campaign.
- Mark Warburton has emerged a s surprise candidate for the England U21 manager's job.
- The FA plans to select 13-year-old Celtic midfielder Karamoko Dembele for future England U15 games as the battle to prise him from Scotland's clutches intensifies.
- Mark Warburton has stepped up his move to land priority January target Jota Peleteiro by flying to Spain to hold face-to-face talks with the winger.
- Robert Snodgrass is set to abandon his lifelong dream of a move to Celtic to commit his future to a club in England's top flight.
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Thursday December 22
Daily Mail
Thursday December 22
Daily Mail
- Mario Balotelli has already held talks with English clubs over a possible return to the Premier League, according to his agent Mino Raiola.
- Chelsea fans were given an early Christmas present on Wednesday when Frank Lampard returned to keep an eye on a training session.
- Wilfried Zaha could head to Merseyside in January with Liverpool targeting the Crystal Palace winger.
- Antonio Valencia has signed a new deal at Manchester United after Jose Mourinho gave him the thumbs up.
- West Ham are planning a huge winter clear-out of their squad - with five first-team flops set to be axed.
- John Obi Mikel is set to leave Chelsea in January and become the latest star heading to cash-rich China.
- Jose Mourinho wants Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann, Benfica defenders Victor Lindelof and Nelson Semedo and Monaco midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko next year as his Old Trafford revolution gathers pace.
- Sevilla have been told they must pay £21million to sign France midfielder Samir Nasri permanently from Manchester City.
- Liverpool are targeting goalkeeper Joe Hart as a summer transfer from Manchester City.
- David Moyes has made peace with Manchester United ahead of his first return to the club since being sacked by them in 2014.
- Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is ready to battle Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger for West Ham's Dimitri Payet.
- Manchester United have told West Ham to forget about signing Marcus Rashford or Anthony Martial.
- PSG have entered the race to sign £40million-rated Southampton star Virgil van Dijk, along with four other English clubs.
- Birmingham boss Gianfranco Zola has admitted he will consider using his Chelsea connections next month.
- Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City have all reportedly been sent a desperate plea for players from West Ham.
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Friday December 23
The Sun
Friday December 23
The Sun
- West Ham are set to make a £6m bid to bring back striker Jermain Defoe from Sunderland.
- Paris Saint-Germain have beaten Arsenal and Liverpool to Wolfsburg star Julian Draxler after agreeing a £38m fee.
- Manchester United and Chelsea will go head to head for the signature of Tiemoue Bakayoko who has impressed at Monaco this season.
- Carlos Tevez has married his childhood sweetheart with the Argentine striker set to complete his mega-money move to China.
- Emmanuel Eboue jokingly offered to quit football to look after the Queen's corgis on an Arsenal visit to Buckingham Palace in 2007.
- Jose Mourinho believes it will be hard for Manchester United to catch Chelsea in the title race because his former club adopt an overtly defensive approach he refuses to employ at Old Trafford.
- Bolivian side Bolivar lost the Apertura trophy in the season's final game against Sport Boys after conceding a 100th-minute decider and five red cards were shown before a mass brawl involving coaches and players erupted.
- Crystal Palace could turn their attention to Levante striker Roger Martí if Newcastle are unwilling to part company with Aleksandar Mitrovic in January.
- West Ham will launch a fresh January bid for Carlos Bacca as Slaven Bilic bids to solve Hammers' striker woes.
- Arsenal were due to go out in fancy dress for a night on the town but decided not to following the Arsenal defeat.
- Granit Xhaka has insisted he will not change his style of play at Arsenal despite his spate of bookings.
- Pep Guardiola is desperate to rival Manchester United for Antoine Griezmann's signature.
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Saturday December 24
Daily Telegraph
Saturday December 24
Daily Telegraph
- Everton are poised to make a formal approach for Morgan Schneiderlin and Memphis Depay, the out-of-favour Manchester United players.
- Wayne Rooney will be offered £700,000-a-week to swap Manchester United for the Chinese Super League with two clubs in China keen on the striker.
- Ronald Koeman is weighing up a possible swap deal involving Ross Barkley and Tottenham's Moussa Sissoko.
- Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo has emerged as £14m target for Valencia.
- Southampton and West Brom are both keen on signing Hoffenheim defender Fabian Schar in January.
- Barcelona swooped for a nine-year-old Scottish footballer playing for Paisley - but got rejected.
- Everton are set to bid £4m for Ipswich centre-back Adam Webster.
- Victor Lindelof has been seen signing a fan's Man United shirt in his home town of Vasteras ahead of his reported switch to Old Trafford.
- Barcelona's contract talks with Lionel Messi have hit a brick wall with the Argentine star aiming to become the world's highest paid player.
- Italian champions Juventus are plotting an audacious £76m bid for Real Madrid superstar Toni Kroos next summer.
- Nigerian striker Henry Onyekuru wants to join Arsenal after a blistering start to season for Belgian side KAS Eupen.
- Danny Welbeck has returned to Arsenal training after a seven month lay-off but manager Arsene Wenger has urged caution with his injury-prone striker.
- Hull boss Mike Phelan is hopeful winger Robert Snodgrass and five other key players will commit themselves to the club beyond their one-year contract extensions.
- Julian Draxler says he is ready to move as Liverpool consider swooping for the Wolfsburg star.
- Arsenal are reportedly lining up a shock January move for Sunderland goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.
- Ryan Giggs claims he got the lowdown on Antonio Conte from Manchester United star Matteo Darmian.
- Claude Puel insists Southampton will resist whatever cash is waved in front of them for defender Virgil van Dijk next month.
- Cameron Borthwick-Jackson says he talks to Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho regularly as he seeks to gain experience at Wolves.
- John Barnes believes Jurgen Klopp has brought a swagger to Liverpool that could aid their Premier League title challenge - but they do need to defend better.
- Rangers midfielder Andy Halliday insists their Ibrox squad is good enough to challenge Celtic without any new signings.
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