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Paper Talk & Gossip (Friday Dec 18th)

THE SUN

Manchester City are confident they have Pep Guardiola in the bag.
Jose Mourinho has been left a "broken man" after his sacking by Chelsea.
Jurgen Klopp is set to sign Joel Matip on a free transfer from Schalke in the summer.
Crisis-hit Bolton are in talks with Preston about selling one of their training grounds.
Loic Remy is wanted on loan by French side Saint Etienne.
Manchester United face disappointment if they decide to take on Real Madrid in the race for Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski.

DAILY MIRROR

Jose Mourinho enjoyed a festive last supper as Chelsea manager before getting the boot.
Guus Hiddink will be given the task of steering Chelsea through the rest of the season, but Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone is favourite to be the long-term replacement for Mourinho.
Jurgen Klopp is close to landing his first major transfer target at Liverpool, after chief executive Ian Ayre flew to Belgrade to finalise a £5m deal for 19-year-old Marko Grujic.
Emmanuel Adebayor has moved a step closer towards relaunching his Premier League career in January. Adebayor is believed to have joined his representatives last week in holding talks with officials from Chelsea, West Ham and Watford.
Kevin De Bruyne admits he has felt tired as he prepares for Manchester City's hectic Christmas period.
Steven Gerrard believes Liverpool's players should be 'licking their lips' at the prospect of working with Jurgen Klopp.
Criticising Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal is 'crazy' says Dutch legend Marc Overmars.

THE EXPRESS

Claudio Ranieri has ruled out Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez being sold in January and has vowed to fight to keep them at Leicester next season.
James Forrest and Leigh Griffiths have been urged to snub big-money moves to England and fulfil their potential at Celtic.
The FA may consider sacked Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho if England fail at Euro 2016.

THE TELEGRAPH

Jose Mourinho joined his Chelsea players for their annual Christmas lunch at the club's Cobham training ground just hours before he was sacked, but there was little festive spirit to go around.
Jurgen Klopp has shown Liverpool how to fire up the Kop, says defender Nathaniel Clyne.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says Manchester City's title campaign may be destabilised if Pep Guardiola quits Bayern Munich, while the Frenchman is hoping Alexis Sanchez returns from injury.
Roman Abramovich's decision to ditch his misfiring coach could pave the way for sacked doctor Eva Carneiro to return to the club.

DAILY STAR

Chelsea want Guus Hiddink to save their season after they finally axed boss Jose Mourinho.
Wayne Rooney is on his way back to try and save Manchester United's season. Rooney has missed United's last three games with an ankle injury he suffered against Premier League leaders Leicester last month.
Remi Garde has accused Charles N'Zogbia of letting Aston Villa down and told the rest of his under-performing players to get on board or leave.
Bournemouth are ready to swoop for West Brom winger Callum McManaman.

THE GUARDIAN

Roberto Martínez has said Claudio Ranieri has not been given the credit he deserves for building the winning mentality behind Leicester City's rise to the Premier League summit.

DAILY MAIL

Watford will resist any offers for hotshot Odion Ighalo next month.
Fulham hope to bring Maccabi Tel Aviv coach Slavisa Jokanovic as their new manager next month.

THE TIMES

Jose Mourinho's penultimate day as Chelsea manager was marred by a training-ground bust-up involving several of his first-team players.
Liverpool are closing in on their first signing under Jugen Klopp after club officials travelled to Serbia yesterday to conclude a deal for Red Star Belgrade midfielder Marko Grujic.