Wednesdays Football Headlines

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Paper Talk & Gossip (Wednesday Dec 16th)

DAILY STAR

Spain star Nolito claims he's ready to snub interest from Arsenal and pen a new deal with Celta Vigo.
Liverpool have agreed a £4.3m deal to sign Red Star Belgrade winger Marko Grujic.
Arsene Wenger is ready to pounce for Juventus defender Daniele Rugani.
Sunderland are back in for FC Utrecht striker Sebastien Halle according to the Dutch club.
Southampton boss Ronald Koeman is ready to rescue Tottenham outcast Andros Townsend.
Bournemouth have joined Watford in the battle top sign Roma striker Juan Iturbe.
Crystal Palace are set to pip Premier League rivals Norwich City to the signing of non-league starlet Randall Williams from Essex minnows Tower Hamlets.
Meanwhile, Norwich striker Kyle Lafferty will consider a loan return to Italian side Palermo.
Fulham striker Adam Taggart is wanted by Australian side Perth Glory.
Owner Roman Abramovich will not sanction a Chelsea spending spree next month with under-fire manager Jose Mourinho's future still uncertain.
Swansea are facing a race against time to appoint Marcelo Bielsa as their new manager before Sunday's game against West Ham.

THE SUN

Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal is losing the dressing room, with two senior players reportedly speaking up after the 1-1 draw with Leicester late last month.
Lionel Messi and Neymar are at the centre of a £1billion battle of Manchester, with both City and United interested in the pair.
Manchester City will find by the weekend whether Pep Guardiola will sign a new deal with Bayern Munich or leave, possibly for the Premier League, this summer.
Jurgen Klopp could be set to make his first signing - with a £4.3m deal for Serbian youngster Marko Grujic said to be all but done.
Stoke City are targeting another addition from Spain, with Mark Hughes having run the rule over Levante midfielder Victor Camarasa.
Bournemouth hope to sign Atalanta keeper Marco Sportiello in January.
Southampton are ready to rescue outcast Andros Townsend from his Tottenham hell.
Derby County are close to landing Cheltenham whizzkid Luke Thomas.
Manchester United face a fight to keep hold of Guillermo Varela with Napoli chasing the promising right-back.
Fulham are considering a move for former Portsmouth utility player Anthony Vanden Borre, 28, who has fallen out of favour at Belgian side Anderlecht.
Sky Bet League 1 side Walsall want former Liverpool No 2 Sean O'Driscoll, 58, to be their new manager.

DAILY MIRROR

Jose Mourinho has told his players he should have sold some of them in the summer.
Liverpool are closing in on a £4m move for Red Star Belgrade's 19-year-old midfielder Marko Grujic.
Sunderland's hopes of signing West Ham defender James Collins in January have been hit by the injury crisis at Upton Park.
Roberto Martinez has revealed that John Stones knows he has no chance of leaving Everton in January.
Arsenal have been dealt a transfer blow after January target Nolito hinted he was ready to reaffirm his commitment to Celta Vigo by signing a new deal.
Man of the moment Riyad Mahrez has vowed to stay at Leicester until the end of the season.

THE EXPRESS

Ottmar Hitzfeld has fuelled the rumours that Pep Guardiola will take over at Manchester City at the end of his Bayern Munich contract this summer.
Jurgen Klopp has the financial backing of Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group to spend in January.
Steven Naismith has admitted he will hold talks with Roberto Martinez concerning his lack of playing time.
Chelsea have reportedly made an offer for Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti.
Napoli have entered the race with Manchester United to sign Fulham wonderkid Moussa Dembele.

DAILY MAIL

Roman Abramovich will have to fork out £40m if he wants to remove Jose Mourinho as Chelsea manager. Abramovich is set to talk about the Portuguese's future with his management team on Wednesday.
Claudio Ranieri will pocket a bonus of £100,000 for every place Leicester City finish above 18th in the Premier League this season.
John Stones is ready to stay at Everton until at least the end of the season, news that will disappoint the Premier League's elite.
Tottenham have made another check on Marseille striker Michy Batshuayl, who has scored 11 goals in 18 appearances this season, but a price tag of £30m could put them off a move.
Watford are hopeful of signing Roma's £15m-rated winger Juan Iturbe in January, most likely on loan with a view to a permanent move.
Sunderland midfielder Jack Rodwell has received 50 injections in five days from German specialist Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt as he looks to rescue his injury-plagued career.

THE INDEPENDENT

Chelsea are ready to resume their bid to sign Everton defender John Stones in an attempt to halt their dramatic slump this season that sees the defending Premier League champions in a relegation battle.
The Blues are also in talks to sign Shakhtar Donetsk attacking midfielder Alex Teixeira in a deal worth nearly £30m.
Despite being reportedly given the green light by the club's owners, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will not make any new signings in the January transfer window.

THE TELEGRAPH

Chelsea have started to draw up a contingency plan in the event of owner Roman Abramovich sacking manager Jose Mourinho.
Sergio Aguero is in line to return from injury for Manchester City's pivotal game at Premier League title rivals Arsenal.

Bennys View ..
(It appears that another Chelsea board meeting on Monday will decide Jose's position at the club ..
So all in all it's up to Sam on Saturday when he brings his Sunderland team to play Chelsea.
It could be a case of Jose singing the old Humphrey Bogart song 'Play it again Sam)'