Fridays Football Gossip

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Fridays News (Dec 4th 2015)



DAILY TELEGRAPH

Arsenal are resurrecting their interest in Portugal international William Carvalho as they try to solve their central midfield injury crisis, but the lack of major targets in January means Arsene Wenger may have to focus on loan options.

Manchester United are facing competition from Bayern Munich for Southampton forward Sadio Mane.

DAILY EXPRESS

Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown ​has warned Chelsea they need to back Diego Costa or sack him.

Carlo Ancelotti could replace Louis van Gaal as manager of Manchester United when the Dutchman's contract comes to an end in 18 months.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is weighing up his first raid on former club Borussia Dortmund in January, with Neven Subotic topping the list.

Manchester United defender Paddy McNair is set for a January exit, with the Northern Ireland star keen to boost his chances of playing at Euro 2016.
Odds for the weekend's Premier League ganes

DAILY STAR

Tottenham are set to bid for West Brom star Saido Berahino in January.

Diego Costa and his Chelsea team-mates had the full blessing of manager Jose Mourinho to go on their night out on Wednesday evening.

The players of basement club Aston Villa have been warned by manager Remi Garde that even though Christmas is just around the corner, they must not think about partying.
He said: "Of course it's party time but not for us and that's it. We have a tough job to do." ..

Manager of struggling Newcastle United, Steve McClaren, admits he is fighting to keep his job at St James' Park.

THE SUN

Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Ince has launched a scathing attack on his former employers, criticising players and manager Louis van Gaal.

Ex-Tottenham and QPR boss Harry Redknapp is close to agreeing a £10m deal to take over United Arab Emirates club Al Jazira.

Blackburn, Burnley and Wolves are keen to take young Manchester United defender Paddy McNair on loan.

DAILY MIRROR

Manchester City star Yaya Toure has escaped a driving ban. After being caught doing 101mph, his solicitor declared his client's speedometer shows kilometres - leaving the dashboard figure at 162kph.

Sunderland's Sam Allardyce says his feud with Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is over.

West Ham boss Slaven Bilic believes Andy Carroll should now be fit enough to complete 90 minutes - instead of just being a substitute much of the time. The Croatian said: "So far he has showed his class as an impact player. He has to do it when he plays from the start."

DAILY MAIL

Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha has given YouTube viewers a glimpse into his life and revealed that he donates 10 per cent of his wages to charity.

Manchester United's players remain unhappy with Louis van Gaal's rigid style of management, with some complaining privately over the Dutchman's 'supper-club' routine before matches.

THE GUARDIAN

West Ham boss Slaven Bilic has rejected suggestions Manchester United are boring by claiming they are "different" from the Sir Alex Ferguson era where they were "quicker, more electric and bombarding the box."

THE TIMES

Manchester United are preparing an £8m bid for 16-year-old West Ham defender Reece Oxford.

DAILY RECORD

Rangers manager Mark Warburton has furiously rejected reports linking him with the vacant seat at Championship club Fulham.