Mondays Football Headlines

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The latest football gossip from the day's back pages

With the Transfer window deadline ending on Thursday, the rumour mill is hotting up ahead of a busy week of player movement.

DAILY STAR

Inter Milan are interested in signing Mesut Ozil but want Arsenal to pay half of his wages in any deal done for the midfield star.

Chelsea are preparing a £40m move to re-sign former defender Nathan Ake from Bournemouth.

Romelu Lukaku is battling for his Old Trafford future due to the form of Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Alexis Sanchez.

THE SUN

Stoke boss Nathan Jones has put Sam Vokes and Charlie Austin on his wish-list as he looks to sign a forward before deadline day, and will allow one of Saido Berahino, Peter Crouch or Benik Afobe to leave.

West Brom are having difficulty getting a deal completed for Houston Dynamo's striker Alberth Elis as the move may be curtailed by problems over a work permit for the player.

Millwall face the threat of a stadium closure after the FA launched a probe into fans' alleged racist chanting.

Sheffield Wednesday face an FA probe after Chelsea players were pelted with objects during their cup win.

DAILY MAIL

Barcelona persuaded Frenkie de Jong to turn down a move to PSG in favour of a move to the Nou Camp by showing despondent WhatsApp messages from Neymar expressing his regret at leaving.

Manchester United have cemented their interest in Steven Bergwijn by asking PSV to keep them informed of any change on their selling stance.

Chelsea have made a £1m offer for Bristol City forward Antoine Semenyo but the Sky Bet Championship club want closer to £2m.

Birmingham young prospect Romello Mitchell is being monitored by Liverpool and Manchester United after he scored again in front of watching scouts on Saturday.

Newcastle are ready to revive their interest in Monaco left-back Antonio Barreca after their bid to sign Jordan Lukaku collapsed.

DAILY MIRROR

Everton winger Yannick Bolasie has requested a move to another Premier League club this month as he is wanted by Newcastle, Crystal Palace, Burnley and Cardiff.

Adrien Rabiot has reportedly turned down Tottenham's advances because he would rather join Liverpool.

Tottenham are in the market to sign a youngster in January as they remain keen on Leeds starlet Jack Clarke.

Southampton have tabled an offer in the region of £8m for Birmingham's 14-goal top scorer Che Adams.

Fulham, Cardiff and Newcastle are in a three-way battle for the services of Slavia Prague defender Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui.

Newcastle are rivalling Wolves and Southampton in the bidding to sign Brazilian defender Rogerio.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Wilfried Bony's ill-fated second spell at Swansea is set to come to an end this week as he weighs up a lucrative move to Qatari outfit Al Sadd.

Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman could discover on Monday if he will be charged by the FA for his rant about referee Jon Moss.

DAILY EXPRESS

Steven Gerrard has reportedly slapped an £8m asking price on captain James Tavernier, amid interest from Southampton, Brighton and West Brom.

Leeds have hit a stumbling block in their pursuit of Swansea's Daniel James, after the Welsh club set a £12m price for the winger.

THE GUARDIAN

Adrien Silva is reportedly eager to find a way out of Leicester before the deadline for the January window on Thursday.

The Premier League's renewed hunt for a new chief executive is continuing to focus on the broadcasting industry with several other top executives of major TV companies under consideration.

THE SCOTTISH SUN

Australia boss Graham Arnold is interested in the managerial job at Hibernian.

DAILY RECORD

Celtic are close to sealing their £1.75m swoop for Ukrainian winger Maryan Shved.

St Johnstone have rejected a six-figure bid from Barnsley for top-rated defender Jason Kerr.

Eddie May has ruled himself out of the Hibernian job and admits he wants the situation sorted as soon as possible.