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Wednesday's football transfer rumours and gossip from UK newspapers (January 10 208)


Everton set to land Walcott, £84m bid for Bale?
That's what Wednesday's papers reckon - get all the latest rumours here.

DAILY MAIL

Everton have emerged as the favourites to sign Arsenal winger Theo Walcott in a £20m deal.

Barcelona have made Arda Turan, Aleix Vidal, Gerard Deulofeu, Paco Alcacer, Jose Arnaiz, Andre Gomes, Denis Suarez and Javier Mascherano available for transfer.

Newcastle United have switched their attentions to Sparta Prague goalkeeper Martin Dubravka after Kevin Trapp opted to stay at PSG.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Stoke have made contact with Republic of Ireland boss Martin O'Neill as their manager search gathers pace.

Antonio Valencia is set to return to the Manchester United squad against Stoke after three weeks out with a hamstring injury.

Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce hopes to sign Leicester duo Leonardo Ulloa and Daniel Amartey on loan.

Arsene Wenger admits he will wheel out Arsenal's big guns in their chase for a trophy ahead of the Carabao Cup clash at Chelsea.

THE SUN

Chelsea will resist any advances from Crystal Palace to sign midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek on a permanent deal.

Bournemouth have rejected a £5m offer from West Ham for midfielder Harry Arter.

Brighton are preparing a £3m January bid for Aston Villa prodigy Keinan Davis.

Huddersfield are close to landing Norwich City midfielder Alex Pritchard for £11m.

DAILY MIRROR

Monaco have set a minimum fee of £90m for any potential suitors of forward Thomas Lemar in January or the summer.

Southampton are lining up a stunning £19m move for Atletico Madrid playmaker Nicolas Gaitan but face competition from Crystal Palace and Everton.

Arsenal are set to open contract talks with Jack Wilshere and could offer him a lower basic wage but add lucrative performance-based bonuses.

Manchester United are heading back to the US on tour this summer - after Jose Mourinho laid down the law to his bosses.

DAILY STAR

Real Madrid have received an £84m offer for Gareth Bale from an unnamed club, according to reports in Spain.

DAILY EXPRESS

Boca Juniors have denied receiving a bid from Arsenal for Cristian Pavon, who the Gunners see as a possible replacement for Alexis Sanchez.

Torino striker Andrea Belotti is one of three possible options being explored by Manchester United as a replacement for Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Barcelona are in talks with Istanbul Basaksehir over a deal to offload little-used midfielder Arda Turan.

THE INDEPENDENT

Antonio Conte has confirmed Virgil van Dijk was a target for Chelsea before he moved to Liverpool, and it is understood the Premier League champions are still looking for a centre-half.

THE TIMES

Mason Holgate is facing the threat of a misconduct charge and a suspension after the FA opened an investigation into allegedly homophobic tweets that emerged in the aftermath of Everton's FA Cup defeat to Liverpool.

Chelsea agreed to pay agent fees said to be around £7m in addition to the £15m transfer fee to Everton for Ross Barkley's signature last week.

DAILY RECORD

Alex McLeish is heading a consortium to take over Charlton Athletic.

Brendan Rodgers has warned non-stop transfer noise is in danger of messing with Moussa Dembele's mind.

The SFA are set to introduce video assistant referees for the latter stages of the Scottish Cup next season.