Thursdays Football Headlines

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Latest Transfer Gossip (Tuesday January 5th)

DAILY STAR

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is weighing up a shock bid for Watford forward Troy Deeney.
Swansea are edging towards placing caretaker manager Alan Curtis in charge until the end of the season.
Bournemouth are preparing to offer Patrick Bamford a Premier League lifeline after the Chelsea striker cut short a loan deal with Crystal Palace.
Cardiff have slapped a £10million price tag on goalkeeper David Marshall.
Southampton are lining up a move for £7.5million-rated Sebastien Haller from FC Utrecht as a potential replacement for Sadio Mane.
Arsenal winger Serge Gnabry's season-long loan to West Brom has been scrapped.

DAILY MIRROR

West Ham are willing to offload forward Andy Carroll this month and his former club Newcastle and Sunderland are ready to pay up to £18million.
Manchester United are set to relaunch a £75million bid to sign Gareth Bale from Real Madrid.
Thibaut Courtois admits Chelsea's stars are playing to save their futures at Stamford Bridge.
Sadio Mane is trying to force a move away from Southampton after Chelsea and Bayern Munich joined Manchester United in the race to sign the forward.
Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri has made a £2million move for AC Milan midfielder Nigel de Jong and is offering a £1million bonus if the Foxes reach the Champions League.

THE SUN

Manchester City have been told young Schalke midfielder Leroy Sane will cost them at least £40million.
Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has been linked with Manchester City and has fuelled exit talk by putting his house on the market.
Sadio Mane is ready to force his way out of Southampton after snubbing a new offer.
Rangers have beaten Arsenal to Accrington starlet Josh Windass.
Aston Villa have targeted Arsenal defender Mathieu Debuchy to lead their fight against relegation.
Watford will move for Lazio winger Keita Balde Diao if they miss out on Andros Townsend.
AEK Athens are eyeing a move for Aston Villa's Charles N'Zogbia.

DAILY MAIL

Swansea City will resurrect their bid to re-hire former manager Brendan Rodgers in the summer, with Alan Curtis likely to remain in charge for the rest of the season.
Crystal Palace are keen on Wolves striker Benik Afobe and Swansea midfielder Jonjo Shelvey but the deals could set them back £20million in total.
Leicester are to pull out of their ambitious bid for Dynamo Kiev defender Aleksandar Dragovic after the club raised their valuation to £25million.
Leicester City will look to offer forward Jamie Vardy a new contract in January, in a bid to ward off interest from both Manchester clubs and Chelsea.
AC Milan are one of the clubs interested in signing Marouane Fellaini but Manchester United want him to stay at the moment and have already rejected several approaches regarding a possible loan deal.
Tottenham are poised to make Ebbsfleet United wonderkid Shilow Tracey, 17, their first January signing.

THE TIMES

Gareth Bale is considering his future at Real Madrid after the Spanish club confirmed the dismissal of coach Rafael Benitez, only seven months after he was placed in charge.
Leicester have opened talks with Sampdoria over teenager right-back Pedro Pereira.
Tottenham have explored the possibility of signing Ademola Lookman and allowing the 18-year-old forward to stay at Charlton.
Andy Carroll would consider leaving West Ham only if it meant a return to Newcastle, despite former manager Sam Allardyce being interested in signing him at Sunderland.
Inter Milan have been told that Pablo Zabaleta, the Manchester City right back, may be available in the summer.

THE GUARDIAN

Sam Allardyce has accused the Premier League of putting players' health at risk and devaluing the FA Cup by staging a full programme of fixtures next Tuesday and Wednesday. moan moan moan

Oumar Niasse is set for a £15million move to the Premier League with a host of clubs interested on the Lokomotiv Moscow striker.