Thursdays Headlines

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News, Chat & Gossip (Thur Nov 19th)

DAILY MIRROR

Chelsea fear they will fail with another bid for 21-year-old Everton defender John Stones in January.
Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil are close to signing new contracts at Arsenal.
Manchester United have been given a hands-off notice from Premier League rivals Bournemouth over 26-year-old Scotland international winger Matt Ritchie.
Per Mertesacker claims Arsenal want keeper Wojceich Szczesny back at the club.
QPR want Burton boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink as their new manager.
Former Manchester United manager David Moyes would be interested in taking over at Championship side Leeds following his sacking by Spanish side Real Sociedad.

DAILY STAR

Alexis Sanchez will sign a massive £40m five-year Arsenal contract following interest from Manchester United.
Bournemouth will offer Tottenham outcast Andros Townsend an escape route.
Striker Papiss Cisse has been assured he still has a future at Newcastle despite losing his first-team place to summer signing Aleksandar Mitrovic.
Liverpool have axed around 40 players from their youth academy in the last 12 months - and more are set to follow.
Leeds United fans have been left outraged after the club's official calendar featured semi-naked players.

THE SUN

Aston Villa boss Remi Garde is planning a move for 22-year-old Norrkoping midfielder Arnor Traustason.
Premier League clubs could play the French national anthem before this weekend's matches with the 20 top-flight sides discussing the potential tribute on Tuesday night.
Branislav Ivanovic admits Chelsea now face the biggest mental test of their disastrous season.
Reading will appoint former Leicester manager Nigel Pearson if current boss Steve Clarke leaves for Fulham.
Sky Bet Championship rivals Birmingham, Wolves, Rotherham and Sheffield Wednesday are all tracking 21-year-old Wrexham midfielder Dominic Vose.

DAILY MAIL

Tim Sherwood is set to be offered a shock route back into football by a mystery Spanish top-flight side.
Fulham are close to appointing Reading boss Steve Clarke, 52, as their new manager.
Manchester United are continuing to pursue Servette striker Lorenzo Gonzalez.
Southampton have made a £50,000 offer for Cheltenham forward Luke Thomas, 16. Benfica, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham have all watched him.
Chelsea defender Papy Djilobodji is wanted by Besiktas in January, when Jose Mourinho is expected try to sign Everton's John Stones.

THE EXPRESS

West Brom are preparing to lose striker Saido Berahino in January, with QPR duo Charlie Austin and Matt Phillips lined up as potential replacements.
Tottenham target Sofiane Boufal, 22, says he will only leave French club Lille for Champions League football.
In his forthcoming biography, former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has revealed when he arrived at Stamford Bridge he thought that John Terry was a reserve player.
Inverness have suspended striker Dani Lopez until further notice after "an incident" during an U20s game on Tuesday.

THE TELEGRAPH

Barcelona have joined Chelsea and Manchester United in the race to sign John Stones after their scouts were detailed to watch the Everton defender play for England against Spain.
Bolton owner Eddie Davies is prepared to write off up to £170m in loans to the Sky Bet Championship side and sell his controlling stake for as little as £20m in an effort to save the club from financial crisis.

THE INDEPENDENT

Tottenham are set to lose highly rated Milos Veljkovic in January after talks between the 20-year-old defensive midfielder and the club over a new contract broke down.