Thursdays Football Headlines

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Latest Paper Gossip - - (Thursday January 26th)

THE EXPRESS

Chelsea will reportedly launch a £56m bid to sign Arturo Vidal from Bayern Munich this summer. The midfielder had previously played under Antonio Conte at Juventus.

West Ham are prepared to let defender Reece Oxford leave on loan, with Rangers interested in signing the 18-year-old.

DAILY MIRROR

Leicester are facing a major battle to keep record signing Islam Slimani. Chinese club Tianjin are ready to offer £40m for the Algeria striker signed from Porto for £29m last summer.

Sunderland boss David Moyes is trying to do a £3m deal for Swansea left-back Neil Taylor.

Aston Villa are insisting on getting their £12m back for striker Ross McCormack, who has fallen out with boss Steve Bruce.

Aston Villa are the latest Championship side to show an interest in signing Arsenal striker Chuba Akpom on loan.

Norwich are set to sign Dutch left-back Marvin Zeegelaar for £3.5m from Sporting Lisbon.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has held showdown talks with Granit Xhaka after the midfielder was accused of racially abusing an airport worker.

DAILY STAR

Chelsea have failed with a bid worth £27m for Atalanta midfielder Franck Kessie.

The Blues will also try and sign Bayern Munich midfielder Arturo Vidal for £56million.

THE SUN

Antonio Conte would sanction the sale of Thibaut Courtois to Real Madrid - if it meant landing his ultimate transfer target, Alvaro Morata.

Sunderland will battle Fenerbahce boss Dick Advocaat in the race to sign Stoke's Charlie Adam.

Celtic goalkeeper Craig Gordon is a shock target for Chelsea - if they elect to let Asmir Begovic go to Bournemouth. The other two in the frame for the Blues are Diego Lopez - on loan to Espanyol from AC Milan - and Galatasaray's Uruguay international Fernando Muslera.

DAILY MAIL

Philippe Countinho could still be a target for Barcelona, despite signing a new contract at Liverpool.

Watford have agreed to sign AC Milan striker M'Baye Niang on loan with view to a permanent £16m transfer. However, Burnley have also made a late bid to take the 22-year-old on loan.

Brad Guzan has agreed his Middlesbrough summer exit after signing a pre-contract agreement with MLS side Atlanta United.

Everton's James McCarthy is attracting interest from Crystal Palace and Newcastle as the out-of-favour midfielder considers his options.

Middlesbrough forward Gaston Ramirez has handed in a transfer request amid interest from Leicester City.

THE TELEGRAPH

Celtic keeper Craig Gordon is on a three-man Chelsea shortlist, as they consider whether to sell Asmir Begovic.

Hull City boss Marco Silva says he believes Ryan Mason will play for Hull again once he recovers from his fractured skull.

Sunderland are weighing up a bid for QPR's 30-year-old defender Nedum Onuoha.

THE GUARDIAN

Jose Mourinho has given Anthony Martial a stark warning that his performances at Manchester United must improve.

Rio Ferdinand has launched a scathing attack on West Ham rebel Dimitri Payet for his refusal to play for the club.

DAILY RECORD

Ryan McGowan could be set for a return to Hearts after the Aussie agreed to terminate his contract at Chinese Super League side Henan Jianye.

Ryan Christie, who has joined Aberdeen on loan, has insisted the Dons were the only Scottish team he would ever have left Celtic for.