Wednesdays Football Headlines

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Wednesday's football transfer rumours and all the gossip including Jose Mourinho and Eric Bailly (January 23, 2019)

A look at the best football stories from Wednesday's back pages...

The Sun

Real Madrid are lining up a £90m summer move for Juventus superstar Paulo Dybala - dealing a huge blow to Manchester City.

Jose Mourinho has put himself in the frame for the Paris Saint-Germain job after meeting with the club's Qatari president.

Arsenal are considering a swoop for Real Betis defender Aissa Mandi but they won't be able to afford the Algerian's £27m release clause until the summer.

Arsenal are close to promoting former youth star Francis Cagigao as their new head of recruitment following Sven Mislintat's departure from the club.

Manchester United want to sign Leeds star Jack Clarke - but Marcelo Bielsa and Co are confident he will stay.

Daily Mail

Arsenal have made an enquiry to take Eric Bailly on loan until the end of the season but Manchester United have rejected the move.

Rafael Benitez is ready to leave Newcastle at the end of the season if he is not backed with two new signings before the transfer window closes.

Atletico Mineiro right-back and Brazil under-20 international Emerson has attracted interest from clubs in Europe, including Barcelona, Arsenal, Liverpool and Juventus.

Newcastle are speaking to Monaco about Italian defender Antonio Barreca.

Daily Mirror

Liverpool's title charge could receive a massive boost as Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is set to return to full training in early March.

Cesar Azpilicueta is facing being axed by Maurizio Sarri as the Chelsea boss wants the club to back him by bringing in £45m-rated Elseid Hysaj from Napoli.

Bayern Munich want to bring Benjamin Pavard to the club this window, and they're willing to pay Stuttgart an extra €10million to make the deal happen.

RB Leipzig chief Ralf Rangnick says he expects Timo Werner to remain with the Bundesliga club for the next two or three years.

Sporting Lisbon defender and Manchester United target Tiago Djalo is set to complete a transfer to AC Milan.

The Independent

Roma sporting director Monchi is at the top of Arsenal's list to become their new technical director.

Arsenal could be willing to let Aaron Ramsey go to Juventus for £10m in January if they can complete a pair of loan deals for Barcelona's Denis Suarez and Bayern Munich's James Rodriguez.

Daily Express


Paul Pogba's agent Mino Raiola will meet with Manchester United's board in February to discuss a new contract for the player.

Newcastle have launched a £4.3m bid to sign Gelson Martins from Atletico Madrid on loan as Rafael Benitez could finally land a new recruit.

West Ham have launched an audacious late bid to sign Mario Balotelli from under the noses of Marseille.

Leeds want to sign Polish midfielder Mateusz Bogusz as his current club Ruch Chorzow confirmed that a formal offer has been made.

Daily Telegraph

Pep Guardiola will show Burton Albion no mercy on Wednesday night and has confirmed Kevin De Bruyne will be in the starting line-up for the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg.

Daily Star

Tottenham are hoping to sign Malcom from Barcelona as they identified him as a replacement for injured Harry Kane.

Atletico Madrid want Gelson Martins and Nikola Kalinic to leave the club to free up space for the incoming Alvaro Morata.

Scottish Sun

Ex-Rangers ace Lee McCulloch is set to be appointed as Dundee United's first-team technical coach.

Hibernian don't have any plans to make Efe Ambrose an improved contract offer despite the defender attending the Scottish Cup clash with Elgin City and wearing a club jacket.

Celtic and Chelsea flop Islam Feruz is trying to win a deal with Belgium amateur team RFC Seraing.

Vakoun Issouf Bayo has vowed to score the goals to help Celtic retain their Premiership title as the £2m signing flew into Edinburgh from Paris on Tuesday night.

Daily Record

Aberdeen have written off £150,000 by releasing summer signing Chris Forrester.

Ayr boss Ian McCall has revealed that clubs from Scotland, England and Holland all want to sign Lawrence Shankland.

Manager Gary Caldwell has revealed Partick Thistle have turned down a bid for Aidan Fitzpatrick.