Fridays Football Headlines

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Friday's football transfer rumours and all the gossip, including Gonzalo Higuain to Chelsea (December 21, 2018)

Gonzalo Higuain to Chelsea is one of the many rumours in this morning's edition of the Papers.

DAILY MAIL

Mesut Ozil is losing his battle to convince Unai Emery he has an Arsenal future as the club face up to taking a huge financial hit on the German.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has suffered his first setback as Manchester United's caretaker manager, with star striker Romelu Lukaku set to miss his first two games in charge.

Jose Mourinho believes Manchester United's 'weak' leadership allowed former players to undermine his attempts to restore the club to former glories.

Chelsea have revived their interest in Gonzalo Higuain ahead of the January window.

The FA is investigating Fulham's signing of Jean Michael Seri from Nice amid claims the transfer was manipulated to save on bonus payments.

Manuel Pellegrini says he was not responsible for the summer sale of midfielder Domingos Quina to Watford.

THE SUN

Alexis Sanchez sent a WhatsApp message to team-mates suggesting he had won a bet on Jose Mourinho's sacking.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer did not just turn up for the Manchester United staff Christmas party on Thursday - he then made a rousing speech and was given a standing ovation.

Chelsea face having another flop striker dumped on them as Valencia aim to offload on-loan Michy Batshuayi.

Roma are preparing to make a £25m January swoop to sign Crystal Palace star Patrick van Aanholt.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants his Manchester United squad to eat together in the canteen again.

Everton's Kieran Dowell is set to join Sheffield United on loan.

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

Fred is determined to fight for his Manchester United future in the wake of Jose Mourinho's sacking as manager.

An allegation of sexual assault at the anti-discrimination group Kick It Out is among a dossier of complaints about staff treatment being reviewed by the Charity Commission.

English football officials are seven times more likely to be verbally abused than their European counterparts, according to new research.

A workload 'passport' is set to be introduced before the Rugby World Cup next year to improve player welfare.

DAILY STAR

Manchester United bosses feared a mutiny if Jose Mourinho wasn't sacked.

DAILY EXPRESS

Everton will refuse to pay a mega transfer fee for PSV Eindhoven ace Hirving Lozano, according to Marcel Brands.

Chelsea want to bring rival fans groups together for peace talks to avoid problems at their Carabao Cup showdown with Tottenham.

DAILY MIRROR

Manchester City are facing a huge fight to win the £60m battle for Frenkie de Jong - whose agent insists a decision over his future will be made soon.

Jose Mourinho stopped Man Utd using hi-tech kit that every other Premier League side counts on.

Mike Ashley has gone on his Christmas holiday after it became clear to him any Newcastle takeover is not close to being completed.

Former Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic was the first Premier League manager to lose his job this season - and wants to be the first to get back on the merry-go-round.

Mario Balotelli will be available in the January window after a fallout with Nice boss Patrick Vieira.

THE GUARDIAN

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said he is focused on getting Manchester United's players to "enjoy" their football again following the sacking of Jose Mourinho.

Lord Ouseley opted to quit Kick It Out over trustees' handling of staff issues.

THE TIMES

Arsenal will consider sending Mesut Ozil out on loan next month.

Everton have launched a joint investigation with Kick It Out into fans allegedly singing a racist song about their own defender Yerry Mina.

THE SCOTTISH SUN

Celtic are set to confirm the signing of American full-back Manny Perez on January 1 after he impressed on trial.

Celtic have opened talks with Australia chiefs to free up Tom Rogic for next week's Old Firm showdown.

DAILY RECORD

Celtic were last night boosted by the news Odsonne Edouard could be given the all clear in time to face both Aberdeen and Rangers.

Derek McInnes insists Aberdeen have the cash to land a striker during the transfer window.