Thursdays Football Headlines

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Latest Paper Gossip (Thursday January 28th)

THE INDEPENDENT

Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski is prepared to reject interest from the Premier League this summer to secure a move to Real Madrid once the Spanish club's transfer embargo is lifted at the end of the 2016-17 season.
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has emerged as a strong and credible contender to take over at Chelsea next season.
Chelsea's initial discussions aimed at securing a permanent successor to José Mourinho have led them to consider Stoke boss Mark Hughes, along with Diego Simeone, Antonio Conte and Massimiliano Allegri.

DAILY MIRROR

Chelsea remain keen on Leicester star Jamie Vardy - and could use Loic Remy as a makeweight to try to land the England striker.
Emmanuel Adebayor has admitted he knows nothing about Crystal Palace and will have to Google them.
Mathieu Debuchy has held talks with Sunderland and Aston Villa after being told he can leave Arsenal in January.
AC Milan's Nigel De Jong is set to follow Ashley Cole to LA Galaxy after being offered a three-year deal.
Saido Berahino's West Brom hell is set to continue as Jeremy Peace prepares to refuse a January sale.
New York Red Bulls young centre-half Matt Miazga is set to join Chelsea in a deal worth around £3.5m including add-ons.
Villa fans have been labelled "delusional" by the club's former assistant manager Peter Grant.

THE SUN

Leicester are considering a surprise beat-the-deadline move for Southampton striker Graziano Pelle.
Gary Cahill will not be allowed to leave Chelsea this month despite his growing frustration at Stamford Bridge.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has had his salary doubled to more than £1m-a-month.
Arsenal are preparing an improved £4m bid for Leicester youngster Ben Chilwell
Europe's football giants are plotting to turn the Champions League into a money-spinning cartel which will put an end to the Euro dreams of teams such as Leicester.

DAILY STAR

Sunderland and Newcastle could be set to swoop for Leeds club skipper Sol Bamba after he was told he can leave the Championship club.
Feyenord youngster Tahiti Chong says Manchester United are keen to sign him - but insists he's not going anywhere.

DAILY MAIL

Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal is on the move! But it's a new house he's looking for in Cheshire and not a new job.
Fernando Torres looks set to leave Atletico Madrid at the end of the season after coach Diego Simeone turned down the opportunity to take him on a permanent deal from AC Milan.
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has blocked 20-year-old midfielder Andreas Pereira from going out on loan after being chastened by criticism over his transfer policy in the first half of the season.
Tottenham will make one last offer for West Brom misfit Saido Berahino before Monday's transfer deadline.

THE EXPRESS

Arsenal have agreed a £23m fee with Dynamo Kiev for Andriy Yarmolenko, according to reports.

THE TELEGRAPH

Gary Cahill is considering his Chelsea future as the central defender's frustration grows over his lack of first-team football.
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy will firmly reject any approach for Mauricio Pochettino, with the club confident they can hang on to their impressive head coach.