Saturdays Football Headlines

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Latest Paper Gossip - (Saturday December 31st)

THE SUN

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is chasing a reunion with £38m Bayern Munich midfielder Arturo Vidal after the Blues refused to meet the asking price for Radja Nainggolan.
Conte has reportedly also told Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich to fund a move for Swansea striker Fernando Llorente.
Axel Witsel's move to Juventus is on the rocks as the Belgian midfielder is wanted by former boss Andre Villas-Boas at Chinese Super League club Shanghai SIPG.
Carlos Tevez must stay in China for two years or his former club Boca Juniors will face paying back £41m to his new Asian employers.
Pep Guardiola already has one eye on next summer's transfer window as he looks to recruit Real Madrid playmaker Isco.
Manchester United have rejected West Brom's £13m offer for Morgan Schneiderlin and want £20m for the player.
Spanish star Bojan Krkic is willing to listen to offers to quit Stoke this January.
Fulham's on-loan striker Chris Martin pulled out of Friady's match with Reading and told the club he wants to return immediately to Derby.
Steve Bruce is going back to Manchester United to sign keeper Sam Johnstone for Aston Villa.
Tottenham, Chelsea and Arsenal are all interested in Everton outcast Ross Barkley.
Jermain Defoe is almost certain to remain at Sunderland this January - due to a bizarre clause in his contract.
Everton want to bring in £20m Burnley centre-half Michael Keane in a quick deal.

DAILY MIRROR

Arsene Wenger has rejected Mathieu Debuchy's claim that the pair are not on speaking terms, blaming 'frustration' for the defender's recent outburst.
Sam Allardyce has claimed Wilfried Zaha will not be sold by Crystal Palace in the January transfer window -
- and wished him luck in the African Nations Cup next month.
West Brom boss Tony Pulis has hinted that Saido Berahino could finally get his move away from The Hawthorns in January.
Manchester City missed out on the signatures of Atletico Madrid brothers Lucas and Theo Hernandez over the summer, Atleti CEO Miguel Angel Gil Marin has confirmed.
West Ham are considering a move for Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka's brother Taulant, who also plays midfield for Swiss side Basel.
Manchester City target Aymeric Laporte says he will 'study offers' to leave Athletic Bilbao.

DAILY STAR

Birmingham boss Gianfranco Zola will reportedly raid former club Chelsea in the January window to sign some of the club's rising stars.

THE EXPRESS

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has reportedly set his sights on Swansea striker Fernando Llorente, who has six goals this season.

DAILY MAIL

Antonio Conte has said that Chelsea have money to spend from the £52m sale of Oscar but it is not burning a hole in his pocket ahead of the January transfer window.
Manchester United are facing disappointment in the January transfer market after alleged target Nelson Semedo declared his intention to stay at Benfica for many years to come.
Hull boss Mike Phelan has confirmed he wants Arsenal defender Carl Jenkinson to boost his club's Premier League survival bid.

THE TELEGRAPH

Zlatan Ibrahimovic believes Paul Pogba struggled at Manchester United earlier in the season because he was trying too hard to justify his world record transfer fee.

THE GUARDIAN

Arsene Wenger has denied blocking Mathieu Debuchy from moving to Manchester United last January, but the Arsenal manager has revealed the French defender is up for sale.
Coach John Aloisi says Brisbane haven't received a single offer for Jamie Maclaren despite a British report claiming Stoke City have "tabled a bid" for the striker.

THE INDEPENDENT

Atalanta midfielder Franck Kessie is a transfer target for Manchester United as well as other leading English sides, according to his agent.