Wednesdays Football Headlines

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Latest Transfer Gossip .. (Wednesday January 27th)

DAILY EXPRESS

Chelsea will try to sign Fenerbahce striker Robin van Persie if their move for Alexandre Pato falls through.
Feyenoord youngster Tahith Chong has revealed Manchester United are interested in signing him.
Arsenal have approached Juventus over a £6m move for striker Alvaro Morata.
West Ham have entered the race for Arsenal defender Mathieu Debuchy after losing Carl Jenkinson for the season through injury.
Danny Welbeck is set for a return to training with Arsenal after a lengthy injury absence.

THE SUN

Chelsea will demand £80m from Real Madrid if the Spanish side persist in their efforts to sign Eden Hazard.
Lionel Messi will earn an incredible £583,000 per week when his new Barcelona contract kicks in next season.
Chelsea could face a Barcelona-style transfer embargo over their use of Bertrand Traore in U18 games when he was only 16 years of age.

DAILY MAIL

Andros Townsend will see his wages treble to £55,000 a week when he completes his move to Newcastle from Tottenham.
Newcastle are keen to tempt Loic Remy back to St James' Park but Chelsea want £12m to complete a permanent transfer.
Tottenham will make a final £17m offer to West Brom for striker Saido Berahino.
Everton are the latest club to have checked on Sporting Lisbon forward Islam Slimani.

DAILY STAR

Louis van Gaal's job as Manchester United manager is safe...at least until the end of the season.
Alexandre Pato will become a Chelsea player on a permanent deal this summer if his loan move to Stamford Bridge proves to be a success.
Sergio Aguero has begged Manchester City fans to fill the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night, with plenty of cut-price tickets still available for the Capital One Cup semi-final second leg against Everton.
Tomas Rosicky is closing on a first-team return for Arsenal after coming through a run-out for the U21 side unscathed.
Mauricio Pochettino will continue to make a striker his transfer priority despite losing defender Jan Vertonghen to injury - Spurs appear to have abandoned their pursuit of Saido Berahino and are concentrating on signing Barcelona's Sandro Ramirez.

DAILY MIRROR

Manchester United fear assistant coach Ryan Giggs will quit the club if Louis van Gaal departs Old Trafford and the club appoint an external candidate.
Jonathan de Guzman is set to return to Swansea City but the Welsh club have given up on signing his Napoli team-mate Manolo Gabbiadini.
Bolton Wanderers have been blocked from signing striker Shola Ameobi, who had been with the club on a short-term deal, because of their transfer embargo despite him offering to play for the club for free.
Leicester will offer CSKA Moscow £15m for striker Ahmed Musa after appearing to lose out on Eder, who is favouring a move to Inter Milan.

THE INDEPENDENT

Chelsea have added Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino to their shortlist as they seek a long-term replacement for Jose Mourinho.
Arsenal are set to sign Nigeria U17 star Kelechi Nwakali according to the midfielder's brother. The Gunners are also interested in his team-mate Samuel Chukwueze.

THE GUARDIAN

Louis van Gaal will remain in charge of Manchester United but his grasp on the job will be reviewed after every game.
Fulham have told Tottenham they will not be allowed to have Moussa Dembele before the transfer window closes, but could be tempted into a deal that sees him return to Craven Cottage on loan for the rest of the season.