Saturdays Football Headlines

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Andy Carroll set to return to Newcastle on loan from West Ham (January 05, 2019)

Latest transfer rumours and all the gossip and Andy Carroll could be heading for a return to Newcastle, while Chelsea are struggling to fend off Bayern Munich over 18-year-old prospect Callum Hudson-Odoi.

THE SUN

Callum Hudson-Odoi has no intention of staying at Chelsea and has already agreed terms with Bayern Munich, who see him as the long-term successor to Arjen Robben.

Chelsea are close to offloading Alvaro Morata to AC Milan on loan, allowing Gonzalo Higuain to complete a loan move to Stamford Bridge, with a view to a permanent deal in the summer.

Manchester City defender Kyle Walker had been playing with an abdominal injury before being relegated to Pep Guardiola's bench for recent games.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has reintroduced Sir Alex Ferguson's regular quiz nights on team stopovers in order to rebuild the team spirit.

Manchester United are facing the prospect of losing Andreas Pereira to Valencia on a free transfer as he continues to stall on a new deal.

Birmingham City face a 15-point deduction after announcing losses of £37.5m in 2017-18, £1.5m away from the three-year limit for EFL clubs.

DAILY MIRROR

West Ham defender Reece Oxford will reject a permanent January switch to Borussia Monchengladbach so he can join Arsenal in the summer.

James McCarthy could play for Everton today against Lincoln Town, making a first appearance for the team since breaking his leg in January 2018.

DAILY EXPRESS

Andy Carroll's agent is in talks over a return to Newcastle which would see Jonjo Shelvey transfer to West Ham in a swap.

West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini is reportedly eyeing a move for Besiktas centre-half Domagoj Vida in the January transfer window.

Pellegrini has also backed West Ham's Samir Nasri to make amends for a previous doping ban, with the Frenchman in line to make his Hammers debut against Birmingham City.

DAILY MAIL

Chelsea believe Bayern Munich may have 'bended transfer rules' in their pursuit of winger Callum Hudson-Odoi.

Southampton striker Manolo Gabbiadini is considering a loan move to Sampdoria, with a view to a permanent £9m deal.

Aston Villa's Ross McCormack has swapped a loan deal with Australian side Central Coast Mariners for a loan move to Motherwell.

Cardiff City have made a £10m move for Nice midfielder Adrian Tameze.

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

Jurgen Klopp is considering naming 16-year-old Dutch defender Ki-Jana Hoever in Liverpool's squad for Monday's FA Cup tie at Wolves.

Blackpool fans will maintain their boycott against Arsenal on Saturday in the FA Cup meaning the home fans will be outnumbered by visiting Arsenal support.

THE GUARDIAN

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Adrien Rabiot will join Barcelona on a free transfer in the summer.

THE INDEPENDENT

Manchester City have missed out on signing 19-year-old Toulouse centre-back Jean-Clair Todibo, with the Frenchman close to completing a move to Barcelona.