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Mondays Football 'Gossip' .. 1st December

THE SUN
•Steven Gerrard will be offered a fresh start in the MLS if he fails to agree a contract extension with Liverpool, with New York Red Bulls and LA Galaxy both keen to sign him.
•Southampton boss Ronald Koeman is lining up a January move for Burnley's England U21 forward Danny Ings. The 22-year-old is out of contract next summer and has yet to agree a new deal.
•Arsenal are interested in signing Cruzeiro's powerhouse Brazilian midfielder Lucas Silva. The 21-year-old is also attracting interest from Real Madrid.
•Diego Simeone will quit Atletico Madrid at the end of the season. He is top of Manchester City's list to replace under-pressure Manuel Pellegrini but Paris Saint-Germain are leading the race to sign him.
•Manchester United have been put on red alert after 19-year-old Dutch wonderkid Daley Sinkgraven confirmed he is open to a January move away from Heerenveen.
•West Ham are interested in signing Besiktas' 31-year-old Canadian midfielder Atiiba Hutchinson, who is out of contract at the end of the season.
•Liverpool's Glen Johnson will not go crawling to the club over a new contract.
•Manchester City's hopes of pinching Pep Guardiola have taken a hit after Bayern Munich vowed to keep their super-boss for years.

DAILY STAR
•Steven Gerrard has rubbished claims he has fallen out out with Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers as tensions build over his contract extension. The 34-year-old is a free agent in the summer and can begin talking to other clubs next month.
•Arsene Wenger is confident he is still the man to lead Arsenal despite the club's fans displaying a huge banner in the 1-0 win over West Brom which called for him to quit.
•Man City have made a shock £17m swoop for Monaco left-back Layvin Kurzawa.

DAILY MIRROR
•Steven Gerrard has insisted there is no rift with boss Brendan Rodgers - as Liverpool revealed they have formally offered him a new contract.
•Swansea have joined the queue of clubs ready to take Arsenal forward Joel Campbell on loan in January with Everton and West Brom also interested.
•Roberto Martinez is trying to tie Everton's Irish international midfielder James McCarthy down to a contract extension to prevent Arsenal from making a move for the 24-year-old in January.
•Thierry Henry has been offered a route into coaching by his former France team-mate Willy Sagnol who is in charge of Bourdeaux.
•Southampton boss Ronald Koeman is lining up a January raid for Burnley striker Danny Ings.
•Sunderland are hoping to snap up Christian Atsu in the January transfer window.

DAILY MAIL
•Roy Keane was involved in a training-ground row with Aston Villa players 24 hours before his sudden exit from the club. After the bust-up, Keane and Paul Lambert held talks and decided it was best for the 43-year-old to leave.
•Glen Johnson appears set to leave Liverpool this summer after he revealed there is no prospect of his future at the club being resolved. The England international can begin talking to other clubs next month about joining them on a free transfer.
•Frank Lampard wants to stay with Manchester City for the rest of the season and fight Chelsea for the Barclays Premier League title.
•Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp said he had no plans to jump ship after his side dropped down to last place in the Bundesliga following their 2-0 defeat by Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday.

DAILY TELEGRAPH
•Manuel Pellegrini is very optimistic that a deal will be agreed with New York City for in-form midfielder Frank Lampard to extend his loan spell with the club.
•Jurgen Klopp insists he will not resign as Borussia Dortmund manager despite his side hitting a new low as they slumped to the bottom of the Bundesliga following their 2-0 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt.

The EXPRESS
•Frank Lampard's future at Manchester City will be resolved in December, insists manager Manuel Pellegrini.
•Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti is reportedly willing to listen to offers for Karim Benzema, putting Premier League trio Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool on alert.
•Chelsea are furious with the lack of first-team appearances Christian Atsu has received at Everton, and are threatening to recall him in January.
•Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger will stick with his principles of nurturing youth with a £8million offer for Ipswich defender Tyrone Mings.