Thursdays Football Headlines

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Latest 'Rags Gossip' (Thursday January 21st)

DAILY STAR

The agent of Edinson Cavani has contacted Manchester United over signing the £50m-rated Paris St-Germain striker also wanted by Arsenal.
Pedro is looking for a way out of Chelsea after just five months at the club.
Laurent Blanc is close to signing a contract extension with Paris St-Germain which will shatter any hope of Manchester United replacing Louis van Gaal with the Frenchman.
Arsenal are locked in talks with Roma over an extension to Wojciech Szczesny's loan deal.
Stoke midfielder Charlie Adam is a loan target for Wolves and Brighton.

DAILY MIRROR

Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech has revealed his skull injury recovery has been the biggest challenge of his career.
Meanwhile, Cech's glove-makers are still living in the past having sent a new set of his custom-made gloves to the Chelsea training ground in Surrey, rather than Arsenal's Hertfordshire HQ.
Saido Berahino is being kept waiting over whether he will be allowed to leave West Brom this month.
Middlesbrough will make an increased bid of £9m for Ross McCormack - with Fulham aware that their Scotland international wants a move to the Riverside.

THE SUN

Sam Allardyce will offer Fabio Borini back to Swansea in a bid to sign their top scorer Andre Ayew.
Robert Lewandowski has dealt a blow to any English admirers, by declaring the Premier League has nothing to offer.

DAILY MAIL

Liverpool have rejected a Swansea enquiry for former midfielder Joe Allen but the club may return with summer bid.
Greg Dyke has taken a swipe at Chelsea for neglecting their thriving academy in favour of buying foreign talent. He said: "English players are not just absent at the top level, they don't play at all."
Cardiff City are set to complete a loan move for Dutch midfielder Lex Immers from Feyenoord.
Watford remain keen on Fiorentina midfielder Mario Suarez and want to sign him on loan with a view to a permanent move.

THE EXPRESS

West Ham are targeting a summer swoop for £20m-rated Marseille striker Michy Batshuayi.
Former Chelsea defender Graeme Le Saux says Roman Abramovich should consider Mark Hughes and Alan Pardew for the full-time job.
Borussia Monchengladbach's Granit Xhaka has admitted it is his dream to play in the Premier League with Arsenal and Liverpool ready to pounce.
Aston Villa's new chairman says owner Randy Lerner is determined to turn them into one of the Premier League's best-run clubs before he walks away.

THE TELEGRAPH

From massive investment in the Premier League to buying up Brazilian talent, China is emerging as a gigantic player on football's world stage.

THE TIMES

Chelsea's transfer dealings will come under renewed scrutiny after it emerged that the club did not secure a sell-on clause while negotiating Romelu Lukaku's move to Everton two years ago.
Sunderland have ended their interest in Lorient centre half Lamine Kone.