Thursdays Headlines

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Latest Paper Gossip (Thurs Dec 10th)

THE TIMES

Ex-Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is not keen on returning to Swansea to replace the sacked Garry Monk because ..............
he's got his mind set on the England job next summer.
Manager Louis van Gaal is facing growing resentment in the Manchester United dressing room about after taking Juan Mata off at Wolfsburg.

THE EXPRESS

Ajax assistant Dennis Bergkamp and Rangers manager Mark Warburton are the top contenders for the Swansea manager's job following the sacking of Garry Monk.
Manchester United and Chelsea are set to fight it out for the signature of West Brom forward Saido Berahino in January.
Louis van Gaal could be axed if Manchester United don't secure a top-three finish in the Premier League.

THE SUN

Brendan Rodgers has snubbed a move back to former club Swansea because he feels the time is not right to make a comeback.
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal and his players believed their dressing room at Wolfsburg's Volkswagen Arena was too warm on Tuesday night.

DAILY STAR

Former Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu has labelled Jose Mourinho as a 'fake' and 'finished' as the champions' Premier League struggles continue.
Jurgen Klopp is set to complete his first signing as Liverpool manager with Germany defender Kevin Grosskreutz agreeing to join on a three-year deal. Grosskreutz joined Galatasaray in the summer but has been unable to play because of a registration issue.
Carlo Ancelotti could bring Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain with him if he becomes Manchester United's manager.
Arsenal are in the running to sign Boca Juniors striker Jonathan Calleri, who has previously been linked with Chelsea and Inter Milan.

DAILY MIRROR

Saido Berahino's hopes of a January move to Tottenham could be scuppered by West Brom chairman Jeremy Peace's decision to give counterpart Daniel Levy the cold shoulder.
Brendan Rodgers appears set to pass on the chance to take over as Swansea manager and could move to the Middle East for a lucrative £8m salary. Gus Poyet has emerged as favourite to take over from Garry Monk.
Port Vale chairman Norman Smurthwaite says he turned down the chance to appoint Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink as the club's manager in 2013 as he feared the Dutchman would face racist abuse from supporters.

THE GUARDIAN

Swansea are confident of moving quickly to replace Garry Monk as manager.
Manchester City's Raheem Sterling has revealed he watches the performances of Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo closely to "learn as much as I can".