Fridays Football Headlines

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Latest Paper Gossip - - (Friday November 25th)

DAILY STAR

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is set to launch a bid for Chelsea playmaker Willian in January.

DAILY MIRROR

Highly-rated midfielder Will Hughes has put Premier League clubs on alert after rejecting a new contract offer from Sky Bet Championship side Derby.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has given his seal of approval to a possible Manchester United move for Swedish compatriot Victor Lindelof, the Benfica centre-back.
Shanghai SIPG manager Andre Villas-Boas wants to bring Chelsea midfielder Jon Obi Mikel to China.
Huddersfield manager David Wagner has rejected a return to the Bundesliga with Werder Bremen or Ingolstadt and pledged to finish the job with the Championship club.

THE SUN

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has revealed he tried to sign Antonio Valencia during his time at Real Madrid.
Andre Schurrle has lambasted his old boss Jose Mourinho for destroying his Chelsea 'dream' and not having faith in him.
West Ham are interested in signing Rennes winger Kamil Grosicki in the January transfer window as manager Slaven Bilic is desperate for more creative players.

THE GUARDIAN

Manchester City will hold a board meeting in Abu Dhabi at the weekend, with Khaldoon Al Mubarak, the chairman, ready to sanction the acquisition of a central defender should Pep Guardiola wish to make a move in January.

THE TELEGRAPH

Steven Gerrard is set to return to Anfield to join Liverpool's Academy coaching staff having confirmed the end of his illustrious playing career.
Stoke boss Mark Hughes is facing the prospect of losing Wilfried Bony in January after it emerged he has a release clause which allows him to be sold to clubs in China.

DAILY MAIL

Michael Essien is back training at Chelsea after insisting he is yet to retire from football.

THE EXPRESS

Manchester United winger Memphis Depay is reportedly wanted by Russian side Spartak Moscow.
Harry Redknapp has claimed Arsene Wenger rejected the chance to sign Luka Modric at Arsenal because he deemed the midfielder too small.
Bob Bradley has ordered Swansea striker Fernando Llorente to silence his agent after comments last week.

DAILY RECORD

MLS side Portland Timbers have told Celtic that attacking midfielder Darlington Nagbe is not for sale after the 26-year-old watched Wednesday's 2-0 defeat to Barcelona at Celtic Park.