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Football Talk & Gossip (Saturday Dec 12th)

DAILY STAR

Out of sorts Radamel Falcao, currently on loan at Chelsea, could now be on his way to Fenerbahce in January.
Arsene Wenger says Olivier Giroud will not always be a first choice striker for the Gunners this season due to his lack of pace.
Manchester United could secure a double deal if Louis van Gaal is axed with Cristiano Ronaldo desperate to work under Carlo Ancelotti again. The former Real Madrid boss heads the list of candidates to step in at Old Trafford if Van Gaal leaves.
Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri has told his players to remain focused or else he will "turn into Mr Nasty".

THE SUN

Gareth Bale has warned England that Wales are going to win Euro 2016.
Arsenal are in talks to sign Aleksandr Kokorin from Dynamo Moscow in January. The 24-year-old Russian is out of contract next summer and Arsene Wenger may be willing to spend £4.3m.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will not be drawn into making any panic purchases.
Barcelona have told the Premier League's big spenders: "We don't need to sell Lionel Messi, Neymar or Luis Suarez."

DAILY MIRROR

Heurelho Gomes feared he had broken his neck against Aston Villa in a collision which left his watching young sons in tears as he was carried off the pitch in a neck brace.
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino is playing down his team's Premier League ambitions.
Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce has big plans for Duncan Watmore who missed training to collect his first class university degree: "We will soon find out if he has a football brain because he certainly has an academic brain."

THE EXPRESS

Celtic's Nir Bitton is not planning to quit Scotland just yet - after being linked with a move south to the Premier League - saying: "I've just signed a five-year contract, so to say I am going to leave now is a bit crazy."
Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini is planning to give Kevin De Bruyne a rest, fearing the Belgian could suffer from fatigue.

DAILY MAIL

Tottenham are lining up a January transfer bid for Marseille striker Michy Batshuayi, but Arsenal may beat them to it.
Sam Allardyce has warned Sunderland striker Fabio Borini to start scoring soon. The Italian has netted just one Premier League goal in 18 months.
Swansea have made their move to land Dennis Bergkamp - but face a battle to get their man after he reiterated he has no plans to go into management.

THE TELEGRAPH

Manager Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool will probably not spend any money in the January window because he's desperate to give his current squad a chance to impress.