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THE TIMES

Sergio Aguero's future at Manchester City is in doubt as he is unhappy with Pep Guardiola's failure to play him in the club's biggest matches.

THE EXPRESS

Antonio Conte is desperate to land the Real Madrid job, with current boss Zinedine Zidane under pressure ahead of the Clasico against Barcelona.

Manchester United players expect either Antoine Griezmann or Gareth Bale to sign for the club at the end of the season.

West Ham have had an £8m bid for Bournemouth midfielder Harry Arter rejected, but are set to return with an improved offer when the January transfer window opens.

Lazio president Claudio Lotito says he will not stand in the way of Stefan de Vrij if the Liverpool target chooses to leave the club when his contract expires at the end of the season.

DAILY MAIL

Manchester United had to send staff to Paul Pogba's house to wake him up after he failed to report for a post-match training session.

Manchester City are backing plans to add a 39th game, which would be played abroad, to the Premier League calendar.

David Moyes does not want to discuss extending his West Ham contract until the season has finished, despite his current deal expiring in the summer.

Crystal Palace are targeting Basel forward Mohamed Elyounoussi and 6ft 9in Gillingham goalkeeper Tomas Holy in the January transfer window.

Wayne Rooney will have been heartbroken to have retired from international duty, according to Antonio Conte.

THE GUARDIAN

Manchester United are preparing a £25m offer for Fulham teenager Ryan Sessegnon, and are prepared to allow Luke Shaw to leave to accommodate him.

Tottenham could loan out Georges-Kevin Nkoudou so as they can give his place in their Champions League squad to the fit-again Erik Lamela.

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DAILY STAR

Gareth Bale has told Real Madrid that he wants to quit the Bernabeu and return to the Premier League with Manchester United.

Jose Mourinho is eyeing a move for Monaco winger Thomas Lemar, and has drawn up a shortlist that also contains Justin Kluivert, Christian Pulisic and Malcom.

Chelsea are lining up a swap deal that would see David Luiz move to AC Milan and Leonardo Bonucci arrive at Stamford Bridge.

Sam Allardyce says he wants to sign a new striker and a new full-back in January, but says he won't sign Steven N'Zonzi as Everton already have enough midfielders.

THE SUN

Arsenal are leading Manchester United in the race to sign Juventus defender Daniele Rugani and will make a £34.5m offer for the him in January.

West Ham are set to launch a £20m bid for Swansea defender Alfie Mawson when the transfer window opens.

Jurgen Klopp will battle his old club Borussia Dortmund to sign Basel's 22-year-old defender Manuel Akanji.

Brighton are set to test Celtic's resolve with a £20m bid for Moussa Dembele, but is valued by the Scottish champions at £30m.

THE MIRROR

Romelu Lukaku has stopped celebrating goals because he is unhappy with Zlatan Ibrahimovic forcing him to play out wide, and is also angry with Jose Mourinho for not stopping it.

Mauricio Pellegrino has told Virgil van Dijk he is no longer guaranteed a place in the Southampton team.

Pep Guardiola says he feels sorry for Manchester City's rivals because his side are so good.

Mauricio Pellegrino insists that Dele Alli is still "so important" for Tottenham, despite his dip in form.