Tuesday Paper Talk

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Barcelona will compete with Manchester United and Ars*nal to try to sign Borussia Dortmund's Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, 23.
Full story: Daily Mail

Sneijder joined Galatasaray from Inter in January.
Manchester United have renewed their interest in Galatasaray midfielder Wesley Sneijder. The Netherlands international, 29, has been linked with a move to Old Trafford for several years.
Full story: Guardian
West Ham will bid for Inter Milan's Argentina striker Diego Milito. The 34-year-old's contract expires next summer and the Hammers are hoping to sign Milito for a reduced fee.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Cruzeiro's Brazilian forward Everton Ribeiro will consider a move to Manchester United but Liverpool are also interested in the 24-year-old, who could cost £10m.
Full story: Sky Sports
Crystal Palace manager Tony Pulis is considering a January move for Brondby's 23-year-old striker Simon Makienok. The 6ft 7in forward was also a target for previous manager Ian Holloway.

Simon Makienok has four Denmark caps.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Ars*nal have watched Ajax's Dutch midfielder Davy Klaassen, 20, who has been compared to Dennis Bergkamp.
Full story: Daily Mail
Former Paris St-Germain director of football Leonardo has confirmed the club attempted to sign Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 28.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, 33, will be out for six weeks with a hamstring problem sustained in the 4-1 win over West Ham.
Full story: Liverpool Echo
Jordan Henderson is also going to miss several weeks with an ankle problem, leaving Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers with Lucas and Joe Allen as his only fit central midfielders.
Full story: Daily Mirror
West Brom team-mates Shane Long and Boaz Myhill have been pictured busking during their Christmas party in Dublin.
Full story: Metro

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Former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez wants to sign Reds defender Daniel Agger, 29, on loan in January to boost Napoli's Serie A title chances in Italy.
Full story: Daily Mail

Mitroglou has helped Olympiakos win the Greek title three times
Ars*nal and Liverpool are chasing £7.5m-rated Olympiakos and Greece striker Konstantinos Mitroglou, 25.
Full story: Daily Star
Manchester United are considering a move for Dinamo Bucharest's 18-year-old winger Dorin Rotariu.
Full story: the Sun (subscription required) 
Chelsea are leading the chase for Inter Milan's 25-year-old defender Andrea Ranocchia.
Full story: Daily Express
Newcastle defender Steven Taylor is a January target for QPR manager Harry Redknapp, who wants the 27-year-old on loan for the second half of the season.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Monaco are weighing up a move for 23-year-old Tottenham and England defender Kyle Walker, who only signed a new contract in October.
Full story: Daily Telegraph
Bayer Leverkusen want Chelsea's 22-year-old Belgian winger Kevin De Bruyne in January, according to the Germans' director of sport Rudi Voller.

Sacked Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas, 36, is in line for a £4.5m compensation package.
Full story: London Evening Standard
Villas-Boas was sacked after refusing to pick 29-year-old striker Emmanuel Adebayor - despite Tottenham's lack of goals.
Full story: Independent
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy will give former midfielder Tim Sherwood, 44, two games to prove he is up to replacing Villas-Boas.
Full story: Daily Star
Former Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp believes Sherwood should get the job permanently.
Full story: the Sun (subscription required)
Cardiff City manager Malky Mackay, 41, is on the brink of leaving the club after being told he will not get a "single penny" for new signings in January.
Full story: Daily Mail

Schalke manager Rangnick played for non-League Southwick when he was at the University of Sussex
Schalke boss Ralf Rangnick, 55, came top in a newspaper poll of men West Bromwich Albion fans would like as their new manager following Steve Clarke's exit.
Full story: Birmingham Mail
West Brom will inform their new head coach that they will have to lead the club to Premier League safety without any money for transfers in the January window.
Full story: Daily Telegraph
Gianfranco Zola, who resigned as manager of Watford on Monday, could replace Clarke at The Hawthorns.
Full story: the Times (subscription required)
Former Wolverhampton Wanderers, Sunderland and Norwich midfielder Carl Robinson, 37, is the new manager of MLS team Vancouver Whitecaps.
Full story: Washington Post
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho claims striker Fernando Torres, 29, lacks skill and the killer instinct to score 25 goals in a season.
Full story: London Evening Standard
Scotland manager Gordon Strachan has welcomed Darren Fletcher's long-awaited return from injury but could wait before recalling the Manchester United midfielder, 29, to the national team.

Former England striker Michael Owen, 34, is backing calls for a "peace match" between England and Afghanistan at Wembley to mark the end of the war against the Taliban.
Full story: Daily Mirror

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Chelsea are interested in signing Serbia winger Lazar Markovic, 19, and midfielder Nemanja Matic, 25, from Benfica. The latter joined the Portuguese club in 2011 as part of 26-year-old defender David Luiz's move to Stamford Bridge.

Benfica winger Lazar Markovic has won nine international caps for Serbia
Full story: Daily Mirror
Everton manager Roberto Martinez says midfielder Ross Barkley, 20, is not for sale even if a club bid a world-record £86m.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Cruzeiro midfielder Everton Ribeiro, 24, will turn down Real Madrid to join Manchester United.
Full story: Daily Star
Real Madrid forward Angel Di Maria, 25, has denied he has asked to leave the Spanish club. The Argentina international is a reported target for Ars*nal and Tottenham.
Full story: Metro
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers believes Reds midfielder Raheem Sterling, 19, can force his way into England's 2014 World Cup squad.
Full story: Daily Mail
Manchester United's Michael Carrick, 32, could return from an Achilles problem against Hull on Boxing Day with fellow midfielder Marouane Fellaini, 26, out following wrist surgery.
Full story: Daily Telegraph
West Brom's search for a new manager has reached the short-listing stage with former Real Betis boss Pepe Mel, 50, linked with the job. Steve Clarke left The Hawthorns on 14 December.
Full story: Birmingham Mail
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, 26, was nutmegged by a young interviewer after a revealing chat about his tea-drinking habits and his dream of winning the Premier League.
Full story: Liverpool official website

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Manchester United manager David Moyes is considering a £20m move for Luke Shaw in the January transfer window even though Southampton have indicated they will resist all offers for the 18-year-old left-back.

Luke Shaw made his Southampton debut in an FA Cup tie against Millwall in January 2012.
Full story: Daily Telegraph
Everton defender Leighton Baines is still on Moyes' radar and United will make a £16m bid for the 29-year-old left-back when the transfer window opens.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Ars*nal and Chelsea will face competition from Borussia Dortmund for the signature of Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa, 25, who is available for £35m.
Full story: Daily Express
Barcelona winger Cristian Tello, 22, is on the verge of joining Liverpool on loan for the remainder of the season after opportunities became limited at the Nou Camp.
Full story: Daily Star
Manchester United and Chelsea look set to lose out on 25-year-old Croatian international Ivan Rakitic now that Paris St-Germain have entered the market for the Sevilla midfielder.
Full story: Talksport
Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert wants to add more experienced players to his squad in January.
Full story: Birmingham Mail
Manchester City and Chelsea have been told by Villarreal that centre-back Mateo Musacchio, 23, will not be allowed to leave the club for less than £45m.
Full story: Sky Sports
West Ham are weighing up the possibility of selling midfielder Ravel Morrison back to Manchester United.
Full story: Metro
Fulham are also interested in the 20-year-old, with head coach Rene Meulensteen hopeful of agreeing a deal for £6m.
Full story: Daily Mail
Ars*nal have not completely given up hope of signing Spain youth international striker Alvaro Morata, 21, next month, despite Real Madrid insisting that there will be no mid-season departures either on loan or permanently.
Full story: Daily Telegraph
Crystal Palace manager Tony Pulis plans to raid former club Stoke to sign striker Peter Crouch and winger Matthew Etherington - both 32 - when the transfer window opens.
Full story: Daily Mail
Derby hope to sign Chelsea youngster Patrick Bamford on loan. The 20-year-old striker has scored 16 goals in 28 matches this season during a temporary spell at League One club MK Dons.
Full story: Derby Telegraph
Striker Alfred Finnbogason appears to have ruled out a January move to Celtic by insisting he will stay with Heerenveen until the end of the season.

Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, 20, believes he can finish ahead of parent club Chelsea and win the Premier League title while on loan at Everton.

Striker Romelu Lukaku has won 24 international caps for Belgium and scored five goals.
Full story: the Times (subscription)
Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini says the club have no plans to enter the transfer market in January despite injuries to defenders.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has revealed striker Daniel Sturridge, 24, is well ahead of schedule on his return from the ankle injury that has kept him out of action since the end of November.
Full story: the Guardian
Southampton are hopeful that striker Dani Osvaldo, 27, will be fit to face Chelsea after being ruled out for the last fortnight through illness and injury.
Full story: Southern Daily Echo
Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 28, has been enjoying the winter break in Spanish football by paying a visit to an aquarium with his son, also called Cristiano.
Full story: Daily Mail

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Manchester United manager David Moyes will be given free reign in the January transfer market by the club's owners in a bid to ensure they qualify for next season's Champions League.
Full story: Daily Telegraph
But United are set to miss out on defender Fabio Coentrao, 25, for a second successive transfer window after Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti insisted the club would not be doing any business this month.
Full story: Metro
Moyes has sent scouts to watch Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa, 25, and Athletic Bilbao midfielder Ander Herrera, 24.
Full story: Daily Mail
Chelsea midfielder Juan Mata is set to have talks about his Stamford Bridge future later this week - and a transfer to Atletico Madrid is still on the cards for the 25-year-old.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Diego Costa has scored 23 goals in 21 games for Atletico Madrid this season
Brondby striker Simon Makienok's agent says that Fulham manager Rene Meulensteen must map out the club's long-term Premier League future to convince the 23-year-old to move to Craven Cottage.
Full story: Independent
Crystal Palace boss Tony Pulis is plotting an ambitious loan bid for Chelsea striker Demba Ba, 28.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Borussia Monchengladbach goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen insists it was a 'hard decision' to reject a new contract at the club amid reports the 21-year-old will join Barcelona at the end of the season.
Full story: Sky Sports
Inter Milan have ruled out the sale of midfielder Fredy Guarin, 27, despite Premier League interest from Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham.
Full story: Daily Express
Stoke and West Ham are battling to secure the signature of Olympiakos defender Claude Dielna, 26.

Danish goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard, 29, insists he won't quit Manchester United despite being left out in the cold at Old Trafford and making just two appearances so far this season.
Full story: Daily Star
Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge, 24, is on course to make an early return from an ankle injury against Stoke in the Premier League on Sunday.
Full story: Daily Mail
Brentford fans are being offered free chilli before their League One game against Port Vale on Saturday - as long as they buy a pint.
Full story: Daily Mail

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Chelsea will re-sign Serbia midfielder Nemanja Matic, 25, from Benfica for £22m - three years after selling him to the Portuguese giants for £3m.
Full story: Guardian
Sporting Lisbon have entered the race for Manchester United winger Nani, 27.
Full story: Daily Star
But Fulham are ready to hijack the deal with their own move for the Portugal international.

Xavi has been with Barcelona since the age of 11
Full story: Metro
Manchester City want to sign Barcelona central midfielder Xavi, 33, to play for their new Major League Soccer franchise New York City FC in 2015.
Full story: Daily Telegraph
Manchester United boss David Moyes has held talks with Juventus over a planned double move for 20-year-old Paul Pogba - who left Old Trafford 18 months ago - and fellow midfielder Arturo Vidal, 26.
Full story: Daily Mail
But Moyes is set to miss out on Benfica's Argentine defender Ezequiel Garay, 27, who is poised for a move to Russian club Zenit St Petersburg instead.
Full story: Daily Express
Borussia Monchengladbach's Netherlands international striker Luuk de Jong, 23, has admitted that he is open to joining Newcastle.

Luuk de Jong joined Borussia Monchengladbach from FC Twente in 2012
Full story: Newcastle Chronicle
Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert will make Wigan striker Grant Holt, 32, his first signing of the transfer window.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Fulham's Costa Rica international forward Bryan Ruiz, 28, is set to join PSV Eindhoven following talks last weekend.
Full story: London Evening Standard
Burnley's 21-goal top scorer Danny Ings, 21, is staying at Turf Moor at least until the end of the season as they bid for promotion to the Premier League, says manager Sean Dyche.

Manchester United manager David Moyes will offer captain Nemanja Vidic, 32, a new 12-month deal in a bid to keep him at Old Trafford beyond this summer.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says he wants to stay at Stamford Bridge for the rest of his career.

Winger Raheem Sterling has started Liverpool's last 10 matches
Full story: London Evening Standard
Andre Villas-Boas is taking a break from the game after losing his job as Tottenham manager last month.
Full story: Sun (subscription required)
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has admitted that selling Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil, 25, to Ars*nal in September was a mistake.
Full story: Daily Express
Winger Raheem Sterling, 19, has what it takes to win a place in England's World Cup squad, according to his Liverpool team-mate and national team captain Steven Gerrard.
Full story: Liverpool Echo
Paul Ince insists he will not quit as Blackpool manager despite a run of seven defeats in eight Championship games.
Full story: Blackpool Gazette
Stoke keeper Jack Butland, 20, has posted an appeal on Twitter for help to track down his car - which was stolen hours before he made his full Premier League debut in Sunday's 5-3 defeat at home to Liverpool.

Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has enjoyed a happy atmosphere  during a sunshine break in Barbados - after being joined by comedian Russ Abbot.

Russ Abbot is well-known for his 1984 UK top-10 hit Atmosphere and his BBC sketch show
Full story: Metro
Ex-England keeper Paul Robinson's match-winning display for Blackburn against Doncaster on Saturday has won the 34-year-old a famous fan - One Direction singer Louis Tomlinson, who watched from the stands at Ewood Park.
Full story: Lancashire Telegraph
QPR midfielder Joey Barton, 31, caused a storm on Twitter by cheekily suggesting he was a certainty to win the Ballon d'Or.
Full story: Irish Independent

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Chelsea have told Manchester United they will have pay £40m for Spain midfielder Juan Mata, 25. who is keen to leave Stamford Bridge to secure regular first-team football ahead of the summer's World Cup.

Remy Cabella has been at Montpellier since the age of 14
Full story: Daily Mail
Samuel Eto'o, 32, says he will sign for Mallorca when his short-term contract at Chelsea expires at the end of the season.
Full story: Daily Express
Hull City manager Steve Bruce wants to sign Ghana international midfielder Sulley Muntari, 29, from AC Milan in a £3.9m deal.
Full story: Daily Star
Turkish club Sivasspor are keen on signing West Ham striker Modibo Maiga. The Mali forward, 26, has been told he can leave the club by manager Sam Allardyce after scoring just twice in 19 games.
Full story: Daily Mail
Stoke City forward Juan Agudelo, 21, has joined Dutch side FC Utrecht on loan until the end of the season as he awaits a work permit to play for the Potters.
Full story: The Sentinel
Newcastle have reached an agreement to sign Montpellier's Remy Cabella, 23, but the French club say the £12m midfielder will not join the Magpies until the summer.
Full story: Metro
Netherlands coach Louis Van Gaal says he was approached by Tottenham as a potential successor to Andre Villas-Boas, and admits he is keen to coach in the Premier League in the future.
Full story: London Evening Standard 
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini expects Stevan Jovetic, 24, to be an important player for the club in the second half of the season after his recovery from hamstring and calf injuries.
Full story: Manchester Evening News
Sam Allardyce believes that Fulham's transfer window approach for Ravel Morrison, 20, has unsettled his West Ham squad and acknowledges that the England Under-21 international could be sold in January.
Full story: London Evening Standard 
Sunderland manager Gus Poyet thinks that centre-back Wes Brown, 34, can play for the club until he is 40.
Full story: Daily Mirror
South Korea were left shocked as Syria scored an unsportsmanlike goal during the AFC Under-22 Championship at the weekend.
Full story: Metro
Police were called to Swansea City's training ground after defender Chico Flores, 26, allegedly picked up a brick during an argument with team-mate Garry Monk, 34.
Full story: Daily Mail

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Manchester United and Chelsea may have to wait until the summer to sign Southampton's left-back Luke Shaw, 18, with time now running out in this transfer window.
Full story: Independent
Southampton boss Mauricio Pochettino is not keen to let the youngster leave St Mary's Stadium - "At this moment we have no interest in selling Luke Shaw, and not in the summer either."
Full story: the Sun (subscription required)
West Ham have called off a deal to sign Spanish side Osasuna's 24-year-old Italian midfielder Raoul Loe after bringing in AC Milan midfielder Antonio Nocerino, 28, on loan.
Full story: Daily Star
After the serious injury suffered by striker Radamel Falcao, 27, Monaco are considering bidding for one of either Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez, 25, or Southampton's 28-year-old forward Dani Osvaldo.
Full story: Daily Express
Chelsea's 21-year-old goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, on loan at Atletico Madrid in Spain, could be swapped by Blues boss Jose Mourinho for in-form 25-year-old Atletico striker Diego Costa.
Full story: Daily Mail
Liverpool defender Daniel Agger, 29, could move to Italy to reunite with former Reds boss Rafael Benitez, if 29-year-old Swiss midfielder Gokhan Inler is keen to move in the opposite direction.
Full story: Metro
Piotr Parzyszek, 20, is a target for West Ham, with the young striker enjoying a fine season for De Graafschap in the Dutch second division.
Full story: Daily Express
Chelsea are scouting two Marseille midfielders as possible late January signings - 21-year-old Giannelli Imbula and team-mate Florian Thauvin, also 21.

Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard, 23, aims to reach the superstar levels of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi - "I can compete with Messi and Ronaldo in the near future, if I put in some more effort," he says.
Full story: Guardian
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers will leave it to the last minute to assess whether Wales midfielder Joe Allen, 23, is fit enough to face Everton on Tuesday.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Crystal Palace manager Tony Pulis has refuted rumours he has grown frustrated with the Eagles' inability to attract players during January.
Full story: Daily Star
Is the Manchester United number seven shirt now regarded as a poisoned chalice? After Antonio Valencia and Michael Owen failed to impress wearing it, new signing Juan Mata opted to wear number eight rather than the iconic shirt, worn by the likes of George Best, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona, David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Full story: Independent

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Russian side Zenit St Petersburg are preparing a bid to prise unsettled Ars*nal defender Thomas Vermaelen, 28, away from Emirates Stadium.
Full story: Daily Mail

Rio Ferdinand has played once in the Premier League since September
Manchester United are weighing up a summer move for William Carvalho, 21, after sending scouts to watch the Sporting Lisbon midfielder again at the weekend.
Full story: Metro
Cardiff are to pay Getafe £1m for 24-year-old defender Cala - even though he has never played for the La Liga side after buying himself out of his Seville contract.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Lyon striker Bafetimbi Gomis, 28, has handed Newcastle a possible blow by hinting he may decide to stay at the Ligue 1 club in the summer.
Full story: Talksport
Aston Villa have begun talks with boss Paul Lambert, 44, over a new deal. The Scot has 18 months left on his contract.
Full story: Daily Telegraph
Manchester United boss David Moyes says he has not frozen out 35-year-old defender Rio Ferdinand, despite playing him only once in the Premier League since September.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Chelsea's old guard John Terry, Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole must wait until April to discover whether they have earned themselves new deals at the club.
Full story: Metro
West Ham striker Andy Carroll got a surprise after being sent off against Swansea on Saturday as he returned to the dressing room to find Sky Sports news presenter Charlie Webster having an ice bath. Webster was given the use of the Hammers's medical facilities after completing a 250-mile run for charity, so Carroll used an ice bucket instead.
Full story: Daily Mail

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Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, 27, would be interested in leaving Spurs to join Ars*nal at the end of the season, according to Gunners striker Olivier Giroud.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Spurs and Ars*nal are considering making summer bids for 23-year-old Udinese midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu, a Ghana international.
Full story: Inside Futbol
Manchester City will turn their attentions to France midfielder Blaise Matuidi, 26, following reports that Brazilian target Fernando has penned a new deal at Porto.
Full story: Talksport
Manchester City's pursuit of 12-year-old Kevin Ackermann has left IFK Gothenburg academy director Roger Gustafsson concerned. He said: 'We certainly think it's scary here. It's not a trend we want to see."
Full story: Daily Mail
Luis Suarez is "loving life" at Liverpool and believes the club can achieve something special under Brendan Rodgers, according to his Uruguay strike partner Edinson Cavani.
Full story: Daily Express
Brendan Rodgers must maintain his team's rate of improvement if he is to be offered a new deal by the club's owners. The 41-year-old has 18 months remaining on the contract he signed in 2012.
Full story: Daily Telegraph
Ars*nal goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, 28, has rejected a new contract with the club and will leave at the end of the season.
Full story: Metro
Sam Allardyce said West Ham's record signing Andy Carroll might not get back into the Hammers' starting 11 if Carlton Cole and Marco Borriello do well in his absence.
Full story: Daily Star
British illusionist Dynamo provided the entertainment at Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo's 29th birthday party.
Full story: Daily Mail

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Ars*nal boss Arsene Wenger is ready to make a summer move for AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli, 23, after talks with the player's agent this week.
Full story: Daily Express

Is Mario Balotelli set to join Gunners?
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is planning a £25m summer move for 27-year-old Bayern Munich forward Mario Mandzukic.
Full story: Caught Offside
Manchester United have scouted Sporting Lisbon's 21-year-old midfielder William Carvalho for a 12th time this season.
Full story: Talksport
Ars*nal boss Arsene Wenger is ready to make a summer move for AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli, 23, after talks with the player's agent this week.
Full story: Daily Express

Is Mario Balotelli set to join Gunners?
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is planning a £25m summer move for 27-year-old Bayern Munich forward Mario Mandzukic.
Full story: Caught Offside
Manchester United have scouted Sporting Lisbon's 21-year-old midfielder William Carvalho for a 12th time this season.
Full story: Talksport
Manchester United's players bumped into Argentine football legend Diego Maradona during their warm-weather training camp in Dubai.
Full story: Daily Mirror

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Striker Thierry Henry, 36, wants Galatasaray's former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, 35, who is out of contract at the end of the season, to join him at the New York Red Bulls.
Full story: Daily Star

Didier Drogba has scored 13 goals since joining Galatasaray last year
Manchester United boss David Moyes has made Roma defender Mehdi Benatia, 26, his top summer transfer target.
Full story: Daily Express
Barcelona and Ars*nal have joined Manchester City in monitoring San Lorenzo forward Angel Correa, 18.
Full story: Daily Mail
Manchester United midfield target Marco Verratti, 21, says he wants to stay at Paris St-German.
Full story Daily Star
Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo says he has no intention of selling striker Diego Costa, 25, to Ars*nal or Chelsea this summer, and is not interested in a player-exchange involving on-loan goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, 21.
Full story: Daily Express
Bacary Sagna, 31, wants three-year, £100k-a-week contract to remain at Ars*nal after this season.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Ars*nal playmaker Mesut Ozil, 25, has been given an extended break by manager Arsene Wenger in an attempt to recharge his batteries.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Jose Mourinho has reacted angrily after reports emerged in France of the Chelsea manager making disparaging remarks, delivered in what he apparently considered to be a private conversation, over the quality of the forwards at his disposal.

Brendan Rodgers's Liverpool have won six and drawn two of their last eight league games
Full story: Guardian
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says his "exceptional" side have progressed much faster than he originally expected when he was first appointed at Anfield.
Full story: Talksport
Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 'tore paint off the walls' in an outburst after Cardiff's defeat by Hull.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Midfielder Lewis Holtby, 23, says Fulham must adapt quickly to Felix Magath's uncompromising methods if they want to stay up.
Full story: London's Evening Standard
Manchester United striker Robin van Persie, 30, says the Champions League is so wide open this year that 10 of the remaining 16 teams have a chance of lifting the trophy.

Borussia Dortmund fans will be offered tea and hot pies by hosts Zenit St Petersburg to help them combat the cold as they queue to enter the Petrovsky Stadium for Tuesday's Champions League last-16 tie.
Full story: Metro

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Liverpool are interested in signing Argentina winger Nicolas Gaitan from Benfica in the summer. The Portuguese club want at least £16m for the 26-year-old, who is also a transfer target for Manchester United.
Full story: TalksportT

Edin Dzeko has scored 17 times for Manchester City in all competitions this season
Bayern Munich midfielder Toni Kroos, 24 is interested in a move to Manchester United and has discussed a potential transfer to the Premier League with his brother Felix, who plays for Werder Bremen.
Full story: Daily Express
Inter Milan could bid for two Premier League strikers when the season ends. The Italian club want Manchester City's Edin Dzeko, 27, and 28-year-old Dani Osvaldo, who is on loan at Juventus from Southampton.
Full story: TalksportT
Tottenham are closing in on a deal to bring Anderlecht midfielder Ismail Azzaoui, 16, to White Hart Lane. The teenager has already rejected a contract to stay with the Belgian club.
Full story: Daily Star
Jermaine Jenas wants to commit his long-term future to Queens Park Rangers. The 31-year-old midfielder, who has played 21 times for England, is out of contract at the end of the season.
Full story: London Evening Standard
Freiburg centre-back Matthias Ginter, 20, says he is honoured and excited to be linked with a summer move to Manchester United.

Spain international goalkeeper Iker Casillas, 32, wants to stay at Real Madrid until he is 40.
Full story: Marca (Spain)
Montpellier president Louis Nicollin says he will not be selling 23-year-old midfielder Remy Cabella to Newcastle. In January, the Magpies had a bid rejected for the player, who has represented France at under-21 level.
Full story: Sky Sports
Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard has praised team-mate Luis Suarez and called the 27-year-old Uruguayan striker an "absolute genius".
Full story: Daily Express

Steven Gerrard (left) and Luis Suarez have helped Liverpool up to second in the Premier League
Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri, 26, thinks his side's League Cup final victory against Sunderland could help Manuel Pellegrini's team win the Premier League and FA Cup.
Full story: Manchester Evening News
England manager Roy Hodgson has been hit by a security concern as opposing teams may be able to watch his side train at their base in Urca during this summer's World Cup in Brazil.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Richard Bevan, chief executive of the League Managers' Association, has refused to defend Alan Pardew after the Newcastle boss headbutted Hull midfielder David Meyler. Pardew, 52, faces a Football Association disciplinary charge and Bevan called Pardew's actions "insupportable".
Full story: Newcastle Chronicle 
Ars*nal's Tomas Rosicky will sign a new one-year contract with the Gunners by the end of the week. The 33-year-old Czech midfielder's current deal expires in the summer.
Full story: Sky Sports
Six Manchester City fans turned up at Wembley for their League Cup final win over Sunderland with tickets for the wrong match.
The group had tickets for the league game between the two sides that had been scheduled to take place on 12 February, but was cancelled because of poor weather. Four of the supporters managed to get new tickets, but two had to watch the game from a local curry house.
Full story: Daily Mirror

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Manchester United are looking to rival an Ars*nal bid for Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata, 21, who is out of contract in 2015.
Full story: Daily Star

Speculation linking Chelsea striker Fernando Torres, 29, and Manchester United forward Javier Hernandez, 25, with Inter Milan has been rubbished by Inter's president.
Full story: Metro
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has decided against signing Valencia loanee defender Aly Cissokho, 26, on a permanent deal in the summer.
Full story: Daily Star
Everton manager Roberto Martínez intends to offer Jack Rodwell, 22, a summer return to Goodison Park following the midfielder's struggle to make an impact at Manchester City.
Full story: Guardian
Manchester United boss David Moyes has opened talks with Sporting Lisbon over a £30m move for midfielder William Carvalho, 21.
Full story: The Sun (subscription required)
Stoke City boss Mark Hughes wants to sign Burnley striker Danny Ings, 21, for next season.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Manchester United are keen on signing Germany midfielder Toni Kroos, 24, after he admitted he was open to move from Bayern Munich to Premier League.
Full story: Daily Telegraph
Ajax will beat Manchester City and Liverpool to the the signing of Dutch forward Richairo Zivkovic, 17.

Tottenham insist manager Tim Sherwood's job is safe, despite his claim that the "silence is deafening" over his long-term prospects.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Ars*nal manager Arsene Wenger has pleaded with Norwegian referee Svein Oddmar Moen for a fair chance in Tuesday night's Champions League match at Bayern Munich.
Full story: Independent
Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert says he is 'looking for more' from Bulgarian international striker Aleksandar Tonev, 24, but believes he has the attributes to succeed in the Premier League.
Full story: Birmingham Mail
Former West Brom skipper Darren Moore believes they have enough character to escape Premier League relegation.
Full story: Talksport
Paris St-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic demanded Twitter extend its 140-character tweet limit just for him when he hosted a question-and-answer session on the site.
Full story: Metro

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Liverpool are planning a £25m summer move for Benfica's 23-year-old striker Rodrigo, the former Spain Under-21 international who had a loan stint at Bolton three seasons ago.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Dnipro president Igor Kolomoyskyi says he is in talks with Tottenham over a deal for 24-year-old Ukraine winger Yevhen Konoplyanka, who saw a move to Liverpool fall through in January.
Full story: Daily Star

Porto forward Juan Iturbe is on loan at Italian club Hellas Verona
Sevilla are willing to listen to offers for 21-year-old Spanish full-back Alberto Moreno, who is wanted by Liverpool.
Full story: Talksport
Napoli are set to rival a host of Premier League clubs for Porto's 20-year-old forward Juan Iturbe - the latest in a long line of players to be compared to Barcelona's Lionel Messi.
Full story: Daily Express
Argentine forward Messi, 26, has played down the prospect of a move to Manchester City by stressing that he wants to finish his career at Barcelona.
Full story: Daily Express
Sunderland boss Gus Poyet wants to keep on-loan Liverpool striker Fabio Borini, 22, beyond the end of this season.
Full story: Daily Star
Championship promotion chasers Wigan are lining up a loan move for West Ham midfielder Jack Collison, 25.

Manchester United have dismissed reports that manager David Moyes fell out with player-coach Ryan Giggs, 40, after Sunday's 3-0 defeat at home by Liverpool.
Full story: Manchester Evening News
And Moyes stayed away as United suffered another defeat on Monday - with the reserves losing on penalties to Bolton in the quarter-finals of the Lancashire Senior Cup.
Full story: Daily Mail

Brendan Rodgers's Liverpool contract runs until the summer of 2015
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, 33, wants the club's American owners to sort out a new contract for manager Brendan Rodgers straight away.
Full story: Daily Telegraph
Neutral fans want to see Liverpool win this season's Premier League title as a reward for Gerrard's loyalty, according to their former midfielder Jan Molby.
Full story: Liverpool Echo
Everton midfielder Ross Barkley, 20, should be in England's World Cup squad despite a dip in form, says his club manager Roberto Martinez.
Full story: Guardian
Former Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba, 25, says football is still not providing enough defibrillators at football grounds, two years after he suffered a serious cardiac arrest during an FA Cup quarter-final at Tottenham.

Mexican side Celaya's players came up with an unusual way of protesting after going two months without wages - as they posed for a team photo with paper bags over their heads.

Goalkeeper Petr Cech will celebrate 10 years at Chelsea in July
Full story: Sun (subscription required)
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech, 31, warmed up for Tuesday's Champions League match against Galatasaray with a training drill that involved alternately catching footballs and tennis balls.
Full story: Daily Mirror
A lifelong Middlesbrough fan has honoured a 10-year-old pledge to wear a Sunderland shirt for a whole weekend after losing a bet that they would never reach a Wembley cup final in his lifetime.
Full story: Teesside Evening Gazette