Friday Paper Talk

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Manchester United and Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, 31, could become the first big-name casualty of new manager Jose Mourinho's time at Old Trafford. (Daily Express)

Mourinho is planning a clearout at United with nine players set to leave to make way for Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, 23. (Sun)

If United fail to sign Pogba, they will target his France international team-mate Blaise Matuidi, 29, who plays for Paris St-Germain. (Manchester Evening News)

German champions Bayern Munich have stopped new England manager Sam Allardyce from adding their assistant manager Paul Clement to his backroom team. (Guardian)

Colombian striker Marlos Moreno is set to join Manchester City after the 19-year-old's agent confirmed an £8m move from Atletico Nacional. (Daily Mail)

Real Madrid are planning a move for Paris St-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti, 23, after accepting defeat in their pursuit of Paul Pogba. (AS)

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is considering using England midfielder James Milner, 30, as an emergency left-back after giving up on signing Ben Chilwell, 19, from Leicester City. (Daily Telegraph)

Ars*nal have said they are not willing to spend more than £33.7m on Lyon's France striker Alexandre Lacazette, 25. (Squawka)

West Ham's 17-year-old defender Reece Oxford, valued at £18m by the Hammers, wants first-team assurances from the club after interest from Manchester United. (Evening Standard)

West Ham are close to signing 26-year-old Swansea City forward Andre Ayew for £16m. (Sun)

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone, 46, has described the Premier League as "attractive" and hinted his future could be in England. (Daily Mail)

Former USA coach Bob Bradley, 58, is the bookmakers' favourite to be appointed Steve Bruce's successor at Hull City. (NBC Sports)

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has hinted 23-year-old Spanish forward Jese, a target for Ars*nal and Liverpool, could be set for a move away from the Bernabeu. (Metro)

Ars*nal are in talks to sign Valencia's 24-year-old Germany defender Shkodran Mustafi. (Sky Sports)

Everton defender Leighton Baines, 31, is set to sign a new contract with the Toffees. The England international has made 280 Premier League appearances for the club since joining from Wigan in 2007. (Liverpool Echo)

Stoke City's former England striker Peter Crouch, 35, is the latest forward being linked with a move to Swansea City. (South Wales Evening Post)

Newcastle United have not received a bid for Ayoze Perez, 23, from Barcelona - despite reports of a £15m offer for the Spanish forward. (Chronicle)

Everton striker Oumar Niasse, 26, is set to leave the club after being left out of the pre-season trip to Germany. Niasse only joined the Merseyside club in January for £13.5m. (Sky Sports)

Sunderland have been linked with a move for Benfica's Argentina striker Eduardo Salvio, 26. (Sunderland Echo)

Manchester City target Gabriel Jesus, 19, is on the verge of completing a transfer away from Palmeiras - but the Brazilian forward has not confirmed his destination.

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Everton have made an approach for Wolfsburg's Germany winger Julian Draxler, who also interests Ars*nal. The 22-year-old has a £63m release clause. (Independent)

The Merseyside club will refuse to budge on their £50m valuation of 22-year-old England defender John Stones, who is a target for Manchester City. (Sky Sports)

Paul Pogba's world-record transfer from Juventus to Manchester United is complete, and will be announced when the 23-year-old France midfielder returns from holiday. (Manchester Evening News)

Liverpool could offload unwanted striker Mario Balotelli, 25, to Ajax. (Daily Mail)

Ars*nal and Chelsea are both interested in German defender Shkodran Mustafi, 24, with the Gunners also considering a bid for West Brom's Jonny Evans, 28, to ease their defensive injury problems. (Daily Mail)

Chelsea are watching Brazil's Thiago Maia, 19, during the Olympics, as they consider making a £15m bid to take him from Santos. (Daily Mirror)

Diego Costa, 27, is likely to stay at Stamford Bridge, after Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo said the Spain striker's "place is with Chelsea". (Marca,via ESPN)

However, Chelsea will have to work to re-sign former striker Romelu Lukaku's signature, after Everton offered the 23-year-old £135,000 a week to stay at the club. (Daily Mirror)

Real Madrid are prepared to offer £55.1m to sign Bayern Munich's 24-year-old Austria midfielder David Alaba. (AS)

Former England captain Rio Ferdinand, 37, says that he would be interested in working under national team manager Sam Allardyce with a view to stepping up to take charge in the future. (Times)

Sporting Lisbon striker Islam Slimani has put in a transfer request after the Portuguese side received a £16.75m bid from an unnamed English club. Everton and Southampton are both interested in the 28-year-old. (Sun)

Manchester City are close to completing a £4.75m deal for 19-year-old Colombia international winger Marlos Moreno from Atletico Nacional. (Guardian)

Kasper Schmeichel has agreed a new five-year deal to stay at Leicester City. The 29-year-old Denmark goalkeeper had been linked with a move away from the Premier League champions. (ESPN)

Jurgen Klopp will not allow midfielder Lucas Leiva, 29, to leave Liverpool until he has secured defensive cover for his injury-depleted backline. (Liverpool Echo)

Roma are interested in reported Liverpool target and former Ars*nal captain Thomas Vermaelen, 30, who plays for Barcelona. (Gazzetta dello Sport)

Ars*nal want to promote former winger Freddie Ljungberg, 39, from his role coaching the club's under-15s to fill the under-18s role vacated by Thierry Henry earlier this summer. (Times)

Veteran Stoke striker Peter Crouch, 35, could move to Championship side Wolves in a bid for more first-team football. (Birmingham Mail)

Aston Villa are prepared to allow 33-year-old centre-back Joleon Lescott to leave the club for free, with Leeds interested. (Telegraph)

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Ars*nal midfielder Mesut Ozil is ready to return to former club Real Madrid, according to reports in Germany.

Ars*nal are on the verge of signing centre-back Shkodran Mustafi, according to the Valencia star's agent.

Jose Mourinho will put his Manchester United squad through a brutal training regime with players given just five days off during August.

Samir Nasri has been put on a special fat-burning programme after failing a basic sprint test at Manchester City.

Sunderland, Southampton and Swansea are all interested in taking Manchester City defender Jason Denayer on loan
for the season, while Bournemouth have asked about a permanent deal for the Belgian.

Aston Villa are closing in on a triple transfer swoop for West Brom's James Chester, Leicester full-back Ritchie De Laet and Crystal Palace's Mile Jedinak.

Juventus target Nemanja Matic is set to stay at Chelsea this season following talks with Blues boss Antonio Conte.

Ronald Koeman has laid down the law at Everton after admitting his squad are only 70 per cent ready for the new season.

Bastian Schweinsteiger has insisted he is still happy in Manchester despite being banished by United boss Jose Mourinho.

Aston Villa are ready to sell midfielder Ashley Westwood to Burnley and bring in Mile Jedinak from Crystal Palace.

West Brom have tabled an improved £11m offer for Leicester City star Jeffrey Schlupp.

Tottenham have put a £20m price tag on Nacer Chadli, who is wanted by Swansea and Borussia Dortmund.

West Brom have have entered the £25m race for Liverpool forward Christian Benteke.

Manchester City will allow Wilfried Bony, Eliaquim Mangala and Samir Nasri to leave the club this summer.

Middlesbrough have adopted an English speaking policy in a bid to preserve their Premier League status as they return after a seven-year absence.

Mauricio Pochettino told his Tottenham players how he wanted to kill them in an unconventional pre-season meeting designed to lay the ghosts of the past.

Claudio Ranieri has dismissed speculation that Riyad Mahrez wants to leave Leicester City for Ars*nal and joked he would strangle the midfield star if he asked to go.

Newcastle have made inquiries over Anderlecht's Idrissa Sylla as the look to sign another striker before the transfer window shuts.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola wants to raid former club Barcelona for goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen which spells danger for Joe Hart.

Claudio Ranieri is confident that star man Riyad Mahrez will stay at Leicester.

Southampton boss Claude Puel has labelled Nathan Redmond the south coast's answer to Thierry Henry.

Aitor Karanka says he will not be phoning Jose Mourinho for advice as he embarks on his first Premier League campaign with newly-promoted Middlesbrough.

West Brom may have to break their transfer record to sign Christian Benteke from Liverpool.

Ars*nal remain in negotiations with Valencia with their number one central defensive target, Shkodran Mustafi, but there was no sign of an imminent breakthrough on Thursday evening.

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Manchester City are refusing to let England goalkeeper Joe Hart leave on loan and want more than £30m for the 29-year-old. (Sun)

Joe Hart began to fear for his future at Manchester City in May. (Manchester Evening News)

Joe Hart will join Everton on loan because Manchester City have moved a step closer to signing Chile keeper Claudio Bravo, 33, from Barcelona in a £17.4m deal. (Daily Mirror)

Barcelona will sign Ajax and Netherlands goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen, 27, as a replacement for Claudio Bravo. (Telegraaf - in Dutch)

Stoke midfielder Joe Allen, 26, says he found out he was leaving Liverpool after a text from a friend and that the Reds could have handled his exit better. (Daily Telegraph)

Manchester United will not be signing any other players this summer after spending £156m on France midfielder Paul Pogba, 23, Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 34, Ivory Coast defender Eric Bailly, 22, and Armenia winger Henrikh Mkhitaryan, 27. (Daily Mail)


Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola may sign a centre-back after the arrival of Claudio Bravo. (Manchester Evening News)

Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri believes midfielder Danny Drinkwater, 26, is close to signing a new contract with the club. (Daily Star)

Ars*nal have started talks with Atletico Madrid over the signing of 21-year-old Uruguay centre-back Jose Gimenez. (Daily Mail)

However, Ars*nal will have to pay Jose Gimenez's release clause of 65m euros (£56m). (Marca)

Crystal Palace initially offered £15m for Liverpool striker Christian Benteke before finally getting the 25-year-old striker for £27m plus add-ons. (Daily Express)

Sunderland boss David Moyes has offered Ivory Coast defender Lamine Kone a new £50,000-a-week contract. Everton want to sign the 27-year-old. (Sun)

Swansea are looking to Italy's Serie A as they try to replace 31-year-old Wales defender Ashley Williams, who has joined Everton. (Wales Online)

West Brom will only give up on signing Ghana full-back Jeffrey Schlupp if the 23-year-old signs a new deal at Leicester. (Birmingham Mail)

Everton manager Ronald Koeman has told Oumar Niasse he needs to leave the club for the sake of his career. Hull are said to be interested in the 26-year-old Senegal striker. (Liverpool Echo)

Ars*nal striker Danny Welbeck, 25, is ahead of schedule in his recovery from a knee injury and could play again in 2016. (Daily Express)

Colombia striker Carlos Bacca says he will stay at AC Milan this season. The 29-year-old has been linked with West Ham. (AC Milan website)

Tottenham have moved again for Espanyol's Spanish goalkeeper Pau Lopez. The London club have already failed with a £3m bid for the 21-year-old and will now try to sign him on a season-long loan. (Evening Standard)

Portugal goalkeeper Eduardo, 33, will join Chelsea next week, according to Dinamo Zagreb manager Zlatko Kranjcar. (ESPN)

Stoke have agreed a £200,000 deal for Dundee United's 6ft 7in central defender Harry Souttar, 17. (Dundee Courier)
Leeds United chairman Massimo Cellino is losing patience with manager Garry Monk after just four games of the season. (Daily Mirror)

Aston Villa boss Roberto Di Matteo is weighing up a £3m move for Tottenham Hotspur defender DeAndre Yedlin, 23. (Daily Telegraph)

From 'identification' to 'conclusion', agent Neil McGuinness has written a seven-step guide to how a player moves in the transfer window. (Bleacher Report)

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Tottenham are considering a move for Manchester City and France defender Eliaquim Mangala, 25, before Wednesday's transfer deadline. (ESPN)

Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart, 29, would be willing to take a pay cut to join Liverpool. (Sun)

Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha has told manager Alan Pardew he wants to leave, with Tottenham interested in the 23-year-old. (Daily Mail)

Bookmakers are convinced Zaha will become Spurs' third summer signing. (Daily Star)

But Palace chairman Steve Parish has described Spurs' opening bid of £12m as "ridiculous", adding there is "no chance whatsoever" of a deal being done. (Talksport, via Guardian)

Alternatively, the London club are prepared to allow Zaha to leave, and will sign Newcastle's France midfielder Moussa Sissoko, 27, in replacement. (Times - subscription required)

Southampton are poised to break their transfer record by paying £21.2m for Lille's Morocco forward Sofiane Boufal, 22. (Daily Telegraph)

West Ham have agreed a £24m fee with Juventus for Simone Zaza, and the 25-year-old Italy forward is in talks with the Premier League club. (Guardian)

Manchester United have been told it will cost them at least £25m if they want 22-year-old Monaco defender Fabinho. (L'Equipe, via Talksport)

Southampton defender Jose Fonte, 32, is set to stay at the club after one-on-one talks with chairman Ralph Krueger about his future. (Metro)

Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata, 28, is prepared to stay at the club, despite not being guaranteed a starting role under manager Jose Mourinho. (Daily Telegraph)

Napoli are relying on Everton to bid for striker Manolo Gabbiadini, 24, so they can move for Fiorentina frontman Nikola Kalinic, 28. (Gazzetta dello Sport)

Valencia are considering a move for Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo, 26. (Deporte Valenciano - in Spanish)

Santos striker Gabriel Barbosa, 19, a target for Manchester United, is "mulling over" several offers and could move to Juventus or Inter Milan. (Gazzetta dello Sport)

Watford have agreed an £8.5m deal to sign Gent's Sven Kums, 28, with the midfielder set to move to the Hornets' Italian sister club Udinese on loan for the rest of the season. (Het Laatste Nieuws - in Dutch, subscription required)

West Brom will improve their offer for Jay Rodriguez, 27, as they look to beat Hull City to the loan signing of the Southampton forward. (Birmingham Mail)

Newcastle United are in talks to sign Palermo left-back Achraf Lazaar, 24. The Morocco international has also attracted interest from West Ham, Southampton and Crystal Palace this summer. (Evening Chronicle)

Aston Villa centre-back Joleon Lescott, 34, interests Greek clubs Olympiakos and AEK Athens. (Sport24 - in Greek)

Crystal Palace are interested in Santos attacking midfielder Lucas Lima, 26.(UOL Esporte - in Portuguese)

Manchester United goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, 23, is wanted by Nottingham Forest and Cardiff City. (Daily Mail)

Hull City are set to offer Scotland full-back Andrew Robertson, 22, and English centre-back Harry Maguire, 23, new contracts. (Hull Daily Mail)

Brighton remain keen on Blackburn Rovers defender Shane Duffy, 24. (Lancashire Telegraph)

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has hired former Ars*nal scout Sandro Orlandelli. (Lance, via Metro)

Argentina great Diego Maradona has suggested Lionel Messi may have "staged" his international retirement to avoid criticism. (TyC Sports, via ESPN)

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Barcelona have revealed they agreed a deal with Juventus 12 months ago to have a priority option on France midfielder Paul Pogba, 23, if he were to leave the Serie A club, but passed on the opportunity this summer before he joined Manchester United. (Sun)

Real Madrid's 26-year-old forward Gareth Bale - the world's most expensive player at £85m before Pogba's £89m deal - said he "isn't bothered" about losing the title, as winning the Champions League is more important. (Wales Online)

Ars*nal think the signing of Shkodran Mustafi, 24, will convince fellow Germany international Mesut Ozil, 27, to sign a new contract at the club. (Daily Mirror)

West Brom manager Tony Pulis, 58, is considering his future at the Hawthorns after a frustrating transfer window. (Daily Express)

Former England striker Gabby Agbonlahor's Aston Villa career is over as bosses say he will not play for the club again after the 29-year-old snubbed a deadline-day move to fellow Championship club Reading. (Sun)

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is targeting Atletico Madrid's France striker Antoine Griezmann, 25, next summer as a long-term replacement for England captain Wayne Rooney, 30. (Bleacher Report)

Stoke and England goalkeeper Jack Butland, 23, could be out for another two months after suffering a setback in his recovery from an ankle injury that has sidelined him since March. (Guardian)

Torino goalkeeper Joe Hart, 29, is set to remain England's number one against Slovakia. (Telegraph)

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has made his long-awaited return from injury but will not play in the Manchester derby on 10 September. The 30-year-old Belgium defender played in a behind-closed-doors game at City. (Mirror)

Farhad Moshiri, the co-owner of Everton, has said the club decided against signing midfielder Moussa Sissoko, 27, because they did not want to jeopardise the future of 25-year-old Republic of Ireland midfielder James McCarthy.

Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante, 25, says Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho tried to persuade him to move to Old Trafford rather than Stamford Bridge from Premier League champions Leicester. (Sun)

Despite Wednesday's transfer deadline, Stoke and Hull are hopeful of signing former West Brom and Everton striker Victor Anichebe, who is a free agent. (Daily Mail)

But the striker could be reunited with former manager David Moyes at Sunderland after Black Cats forward Fabio Borini was ruled out for three months by injury. (Evening Chronicle)

Wales striker Hal Robson-Kanu, 27, turned down a £100,000-a-week deal from Sven Goran Eriksson's Chinese Super League club Shanghai SIPG to sign for West Brom. (Mirror)

Jack Wilshere has joined Bournemouth because Ars*nal manager Arsene Wenger wants the midfielder to leave the Gunners permanently, according to former Chelsea forward Tony Cascarino. (Times - subscription required)

Wilshere was weighing up a move to Roma but the deal broke down in part because Ars*nal demanded a higher fee to sign the midfielder than the asking price they offered to Bournemouth. (London Evening Standard)

And former Ars*nal youngster Benik Afobe, now at Bournemouth, persuaded Wilshere to join, because he is "my [Wilshere's] best friend". (Sun)

Chelsea failed in a bid to sign Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly before signing David Luiz during the transfer window, according to the Serie A club's owner Aurelio de Laurentiis. (Daily Star)

Liverpool plan to follow up their interest in targets Mahmoud Dahoud, 20, and Christian Pulisic, 17, in future transfer windows after missing out on them this summer. (Liverpool Echo)

Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw has said missing Euro 2016 was the best decision he has made. (Telegraph)

Crystal Palace have signed the brother of record signing Christian Benteke - 21-year-old striker Jonathan, for £850,000 from Zulte Waregem - despite scouts saying he is unlikely to be good enough for the Premier League. (Times)

Super agent Mino Railola has earned over 30m euros (£25m) in commission this summer brokering the deals for Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. That is more than the 21m euros Cristiano Ronaldo earns in a year at Real Madrid. (AS)

Swansea mistakenly published an article about their new signing Enner Valencia, the problem being the Ecuador forward had instead signed for Everton. (London Evening Standard)

Former Swansea striker Eder, 28, who scored the winning goal for Portugal in the European Championship final, has revealed his father is in jail after being convicted for murdering his stepmum. (Daily Mail)

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Tottenham's Harry Kane is a transfer target for AC Milan as Chinese buyers prepare for a big-money takeover of the Serie A side.

Marcus Rashford prepared for the Manchester derby by watching his closest pals play in a non-league match - and even paid his £5 admission fee.

The relationship between Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho and Matteo Darmian is in 'total breakdown', according to reports

Playing Wayne Rooney in midfield is "an insult" as he does not have the skills to compete against the best in that position, claims former Manchester United captain Paul Ince.

Marcello Lippi has been offered £50.8m to return to China and manage former club Guangzhou Evergrande.

Sevilla midfielder Vicente Iborra claims he favoured staying in the Spanish top-flight over a move to Sunderland this summer.

Manchester United target Leonardo Bonucci is set for a bumper new contract with Juventus.

Slovakia's Martin Skrtel has sensationally claimed Harry Kane was told to provoke him - resulting in his sending off during the World Cup qualifying clash with England

Claudio Bravo is set to be handed a baptism of fire in the Manchester derby on Saturday despite having had only two training sessions with his new team-mates since his £13.75m move from Barcelona.

Saido Berahino looks set for a shock move to Europe before returning to the Premier League, former agent Jon Smith has hinted.

Alessio Romagnoli has revealed he is glad AC Milan rejected Chelsea's bid for him.

Matteo Darmian could be heading towards the Manchester United exit door with the defender and Jose Mourinho's relationship at a 'complete breakdown'

Roberto Martinez has won an astonishing £10m pay-off from Everton for his sacking... and it could have been more.

Jose Mourinho has cancelled plans for double training at Manchester United and scrapped Louis van Gaal's 'spy' cameras in a bid to topple City.

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is targeting Ben Gibson and Michael Keane as potential John Terry replacements.

Jose Mourinho has instructed his Manchester United players to bully Manchester City in the air on Saturday as Old Trafford braces itself for the most high profile match in British top flight history.

Aston Villa will attempt to shift Gabby Agbonlahor's mammoth £4m contract by offloading him to Major League Soccer

Landon Donovan has surprised MLS by coming out of retirement to rejoin the LA Galaxy for the rest of the season.

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Manchester United will make a move for James Rodriguez, who will be allowed to leave Real Madrid in the January transfer window.

Neymar admits he spoke to rival clubs before signing a new Barcelona contract this summer.

Ars*nal defender Shkodran Mustafi has revealed he was a striker when he started out playing for German side Hamburg.

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte insists Cesc Fabregas is not for sale.

La Liga has offered its backing to Valencia after the club issued a statement on Wednesday threatening legal action against several groups of 'ultras' connected with the club.

Stiliyan Petrov said he would have played for Aston Villa for free if they had offered him a chance to return to professional football.

Alexis Sanchez will be offered a two-year contract extension to keep him at Ars*nal until 2020.

Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann is taking his future into his own hands after parting company with his agent in order to represent himself.

Antonio Conte is ready to go back for Lazio defender Stefan De Vrij in January.

Steven Gerrard has revealed he has not discussed a coaching role with Liverpool, but says he gets on 'very well' with boss Jurgen Klopp.

Lyon are reportedly back in for free agent Emmanuel Adebayor after initial talks broke down earlier in the week.

Odds have been slashed on Diego Simeone to join Ars*nal as their next boss after he revealed he will step down from his role at Atletico Madrid at the end of next season

Chelsea striker Diego Costa has revealed his ill-disciplined behaviour on the pitch stems from the fact he cannot stand losing.

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has extended his contract at the club by a year, keeping him The Etihad until 2020.

Moussa Sissoko has claimed that he joined Tottenham Hotspur instead of Everton because the Merseyside club dithered over the £30m transfer and could not offer Champions League football.

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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho was so angry with Ars*nal counterpart Arsene Wenger at the height of their rivalry he said he would "break his face", according to a new book.(Daily Mail)

Mourinho was on a two-man shortlist for the Liverpool job in 2004 and was "desperate" to move to Anfield, according to former Reds midfielder Danny Murphy. (Talksport)

United's players are said to be in "good spirits" despite a recent run of three straight defeats and Mourinho's criticism of full-back Luke Shaw, 21. (Manchester Evening News)

The Red Devils will face competition from AC Milan for the signing of Real Madrid midfielder Isco, 24. (Calciomercato.com - In Italian)

United legend Ryan Giggs would be open to the idea of becoming the next Swansea City manager if they part company with Francesco Guidolin. (Independent)

Former Old Trafford boss Louis van Gaal is set for a return to management with Bundesliga side Werder Bremen. (Abendblatt, via Sun)

Manchester City could move for 29-year-old Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci in January, as captain Vincent Kompany, 30, awaits news on his latest injury.(Daily Express)

Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote - ranked by Forbes magazine as the richest person in Africa - says he would like to buy Ars*nal "within three or four years". (Bloomberg)

Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri says midfielder Danny Drinkwater, 26, being linked with a return to Manchester United is good news for the Foxes.(FourFourTwo)

Leicester's goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, 29, is a doubt for Saturday's trip to Manchester United after missing training because of injury. (Daily Mirror)

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes the club should have got more money for forward Raheem Sterling than the £49m Manchester City paid for the 21-year-old.(Daily Star)

Sunderland defender Patrick van Aanholt, 26, was pictured smoking a shisha pipe a month before he was withdrawn from his side's starting line-up over health fears. (Sun)

Former Crystal Palace striker Emmanuel Adebayor, 32, has denied claims he smoked cigarettes and asked for whisky in his coffee during a meeting with Lyon over a potential move to the French club.(Guardian)

Stoke players are questioning Wilfried Bony's attitude just three weeks after the 27-year-old striker joined on loan from Manchester City. (Daily Mirror)

Everton manager Ronald Koeman has reiterated that 26-year-old striker Oumar Niasse, who joined for £13.5m in January, has no future at the club.(Daily Express)

Tottenham full-back Danny Rose, 26, says manager Mauricio Pochettino and chairman Daniel Levy were major influences in his decision to extend his contract at White Hart Lane. (Evening Standard)

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta, 32, says not even an offer from Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola could dissuade him from ending his career at the Nou Camp.(Cadena Cope, via Goal)

Argentina manager Edgardo Bauza says Barcelona "do not look after Lionel Messi very well", after the 29-year-old was ruled out of his country's forthcoming World Cup qualifiers. (Fox Sports)

West Brom will not offer former Ars*nal and Crystal Palace striker Marouane Chamakh a contract. The Morocco international, 32, had been on trial with the Baggies. (Sky Sports)

Stoke City owner Peter Coates has urged Potters fans to get behind manager Mark Hughes and his team, who are without a win in the Premier League this season, when they face West Brom on Saturday. (Stoke Sentinel)

Aston Villa are considering whether to suspend midfielder Jack Grealish, 21, following reports he was involved in a rowdy party at hotel in Birmingham last weekend. (Daily Telegraph)

Middlesbrough boss Aitor Karanka has urged defender Ben Gibson, 23, not to be distracted by talk of a call-up to the England squad. (Guardian)

Barcelona right-back Douglas - on loan at Sporting Lisbon - sustained an unusual injury after falling asleep on the team bus. After four hours in an uncomfortable position, the 26-year-old had injured a muscle in his bottom. (AS)

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Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford is in line for a recall to the senior England squad after temporary Under-21s coach Aidy Boothroyd left the 18-year-old out of his squad for upcoming qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Bosnia & Hercegovina. (Manchester Evening News)

England squad members received motivational postcards from former manager Sam Allardyce, two days after he left the job over allegations of misconduct. (Daily Mirror)

And the Football Association has had to throw away 4,000 T-shirts due to be given out to fans at the upcoming qualifier against Malta at Wembley, because they featured a quote from Allardyce. (Daily Mail)

Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe, 38, is likely to be shortlisted for the England manager's job. The Football Association also wants to speak to Ars*nal boss Arsene Wenger and England Under-21s boss Gareth Southgate. (Daily Mirror)

USA national manager Jurgen Klinsmann is on a three-man shortlist to replace Francesco Guidolin at Swansea City, should the Welsh club decide to sack the Italian after a poor start to the Premier League season. (Daily Star)

The FA will meet City of London police next week as it begins its investigation into alleged corruption in the game. (Guardian)

Former Schalke coach Ralf Rangnick, 58, is also in the FA's sights to replace Sam Allardyce. (Daily Telegraph)

Wenger will revive his interest in Germany and Borussia Dortmund midfielder Marco Reus if his current playmaker Mesut Ozil returns to Real Madrid. (TuttoMercatoWeb.com)

However, German paper Bild reports that Ozil has signed a lucrative new contract at Ars*nal and will take Jack Wilshere's number 10 shirt. (The Sun via Bild)

Liverpool and Leicester are interested in signing Swedish striker Alexander Isak, 17, from AIK. The teenager has been dubbed the 'next Zlatan Ibrahimovic'. (Liverpool Echo)

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has demanded an overhaul of his squad, with the Blues set to revive their interest in Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci, 21. (Times - subscription required)

The Blues are also keen on recalling AC Milan loanee midfielder Mario Pasalic, 21, back to the club in January. (Calciomercato.com - in Italian)

Everton manager Ronald Koeman says his players have a "mental problem" in playing his energetic style of football. (Daily Telegraph)

Assistant manager Chris Powell is the favourite to take over from Nigel Pearson at Derby County, should Pearson be sacked after being suspended by the club on Monday. (Derby Telegraph)

Ars*nal are watching Celtic's Moussa Dembele, 20, with Real Madrid and Bayern Munich also keen on the French striker. (Sun)

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Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford is in line for a recall to the senior England squad after temporary Under-21s coach Aidy Boothroyd left the 18-year-old out of his squad for upcoming qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Bosnia & Hercegovina. (Manchester Evening News)

England squad members received motivational postcards from former manager Sam Allardyce, two days after he left the job over allegations of misconduct. (Daily Mirror)

And the Football Association has had to throw away 4,000 T-shirts due to be given out to fans at the upcoming qualifier against Malta at Wembley, because they featured a quote from Allardyce. (Daily Mail)

Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe, 38, is likely to be shortlisted for the England manager's job. The Football Association also wants to speak to Ars*nal boss Arsene Wenger and England Under-21s boss Gareth Southgate. (Daily Mirror)

USA national manager Jurgen Klinsmann is on a three-man shortlist to replace Francesco Guidolin at Swansea City, should the Welsh club decide to sack the Italian after a poor start to the Premier League season. (Daily Star)

The FA will meet City of London police next week as it begins its investigation into alleged corruption in the game. (Guardian)

Former Schalke coach Ralf Rangnick, 58, is also in the FA's sights to replace Sam Allardyce. (Daily Telegraph)

Wenger will revive his interest in Germany and Borussia Dortmund midfielder Marco Reus if his current playmaker Mesut Ozil returns to Real Madrid. (TuttoMercatoWeb.com)

However, German paper Bild reports that Ozil has signed a lucrative new contract at Ars*nal and will take Jack Wilshere's number 10 shirt. (The Sun via Bild)

Liverpool and Leicester are interested in signing Swedish striker Alexander Isak, 17, from AIK. The teenager has been dubbed the 'next Zlatan Ibrahimovic'. (Liverpool Echo)

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The back page of Friday's Daily Mail reports on Manchester United's narrow victory in the Europa League
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has demanded an overhaul of his squad, with the Blues set to revive their interest in Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci, 21. (Times - subscription required)

The Blues are also keen on recalling AC Milan loanee midfielder Mario Pasalic, 21, back to the club in January. (Calciomercato.com - in Italian)

Everton manager Ronald Koeman says his players have a "mental problem" in playing his energetic style of football. (Daily Telegraph)

Assistant manager Chris Powell is the favourite to take over from Nigel Pearson at Derby County, should Pearson be sacked after being suspended by the club on Monday. (Derby Telegraph)

Ars*nal are watching Celtic's Moussa Dembele, 20, with Real Madrid and Bayern Munich also keen on the French striker. (Sun)

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The Sun's back page on Friday leads on Wayne Rooney's vote of confidence from England interim boss Gareth Southgate
Manchester City midfielder Fernandinho, 31, says the players are struggling to keep up the intensity that manager Pep Guardiola wants. (Daily Mirror)

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho attempted to sign midfielder Paul Pogba, 23, from Juventus when he was in charge at Chelsea in 2015. (Daily Express)

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has warned his players about their social media profiles after French defender Mamadou Sakho criticised the club's "lies" on Snapchat. (Guardian)

Bayern Munich's Dutch winger Arjen Robben, 33, is hoping to secure a new deal with the Bundesliga champions. (Daily Mail)

Former Ars*nal vice-chairman David Dein thinks Arsene Wenger has the "fire in his belly" to continue as Gunners manager. (Talksport)

England and Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart, 29, is open to staying at Serie A side Torino after settling in well in Italy. (Tuttosport - in Italian)

Cristiano Ronaldo's £15m private jet crashed when it attempted to land in Barcelona. The Real Madrid striker was not on board at the time and nobody suffered more than minor injuries. (Daily Mirror)

Bayern Munich have had to relay their entire pitch after the grass at the Allianz Arena was overrun by fungus. (Sun)

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Ars*nal chief executive Ivan Gazidis has hinted manager Arsene Wenger's contract may not be renewed at the end of the season. The 66-year-old Frenchman celebrated 20 years at the club last week. (Daily Mirror)

German side Hannover are keen on signing Ars*nal defender Per Mertesacker, 32, whose contract expires at the end of the season. The centre-back says he is thinking about his options if he leaves.(Independent)

The Gunners have joined Manchester United in the race to sign Benfica winger Goncalo Guedes, 19, who has a £52.7m release clause in his contract which lasts until 2021.(A Bola - in Portuguese)

The Red Devils may have to go head-to-head with Chelsea to sign Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann, 25, with manager Jose Mourinho making the Frenchman his top target for next summer.(Manchester Evening News)

Manchester City are ready to hand manager Pep Guardiola another £150m to turn them into the best team in the world. Ars*nal's 21-year-old right-back Hector Bellerin, rated at £40m, is a target, as is Borussia Dortmund's £50m-rated striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 27. (Daily Mirror)

Both Manchester City and Ars*nal are keeping an eye on Celtic full-back Kieran Tierney, 19, who has impressed for the Scottish Premiership champions this season. (Sun)

Manchester City summer signing Marlos Moreno, 19, who immediately joined La Liga side Deportivo La Coruna on loan, may not join up with the Premier League side until 2018. (Manchester Evening News)

Juventus will offer defender Leonardo Bonucci, 29, a new £100,000-a-week contract to ward off attention from Premier League sides Chelsea and Manchester City in the January transfer window. (Daily Mail)

However, Blues boss Antonio Conte is determined to sign Bonucci and is prepared to offer £60m for the Italy international. (London Evening Standard)

Malta goalkeeper Andrew Hogg says he "feels sorry" for England's Joe Hart, who was frozen out at Manchester City and went on loan to Serie A side Torino. (ESPN)

Outgoing Liverpool chief executive Ian Ayre believes Jurgen Klopp is "the perfect man" for the manager's job and the German "stands out a mile". (Liverpool Echo)

Sunderland legend Niall Quinn feels manager David Moyes must be given time to turn the club around. The Black Cats are bottom of the table without a win in their opening seven league games. (Chronicle)

Defender Paddy McNair says Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho only wanted the 21-year-old to leave Old Trafford for Sunderland on loan, but the Northern Irishman was adamant that he was going to leave permanently. (Sky Sports)

Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha, 23, says it is a "dream" to work with striker Christian Benteke, 25, who has scored three goals so far this season. (Croydon Advertiser)

Caretaker manager Chris Powell is favourite to land the Derby County job on a permanent basis with the club's investigation into suspended boss Nigel Pearson still ongoing. (Daily Mirror)

England and Tottenham defender Kyle Walker claims England didn't know what to do when things went wrong in matches at Euro 2016 under Roy Hodgson. (Daily Star)

Joey Barton has been undergoing a personal fitness camp in Qatar to help his bid to revive his career at Rangers following a club suspension. (Daily Record)

New Cardiff boss Neil Warnock is set to add former Leeds defender Sol Bamba, 31, to his squad after signing ex-QPR winger Junior Hoilett, 26. (South Wales Echo)

football coach wants to create his own golden generation of footballers but is asking for the sperm of Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic to do so. (Sun)

Copies of Jamie Vardy's autobiography sold out within hours of going on sale in a Leicester bookshop. (Leicester Mercury)

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Tottenham are interested in signing Real Madrid and Spain midfielder Isco, 24, in January or next summer. (ESPN)

Championship side Nottingham Forest are close to agreeing a £50m sale to an American consortium. (Telegraph)

Inter Milan have made a £13.5m bid for Manchester United defender Matteo Darmian, 26, who has yet to play a Premier League game this season. (Leggo via Eurosport)

Antonio Conte, 47, still has the trust of Chelsea and is staying as their manager despite sudden speculation he was close to losing his job. (Sporting Life)

Former Aston Villa captains Gabriel Agbonlahor, 30, and Micah Richards, 28, could still have a future at the club under new manager Steve Bruce. (Daily Mirror)

Mauricio Pochettino fears fatigue could damage his team's challenge for silverware. (Daily Mail)

Watford striker Troy Deeney can earn an England call if he keeps up his form, according to Hornets boss Walter Mazzarri. Deeney, 28, has scored three goals in his last four Premier League appearances. (London Evening Standard)

Chelsea winger Willian, 28, will miss Saturday's home game against Leicester City after being granted compassionate leave following the death of his mother. (Daily Mail)

Everton manager Ronald Koeman has accused Republic of Ireland counterpart Martin O'Neill of "killing" James McCarthy. The midfielder, 25, has only just returned from injury but played nearly two full games during the international break. (Daily Mirror)

Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe, 34, says 'soft' players have made excuses for the team's poor start to the Premier League season. (Sun)

Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante, 25, must make a bigger impact - starting against his former club Leicester City on Saturday - says former Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp. (London Evening Standard)

Ex-Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has backed former player Mario Balotelli, 26, to score 20 goals for Nice this season. (L'Equipe - in French)

Brighton & Hove Albion manager Chris Hughton, 57, fits the profile for England's next boss, according to Southend United's former Hull City and Derby County manager Phil Brown. (The Argus)

Diego Costa can prove painful, the Chelsea striker has delivered a unique and 'brutal' form of punishment to a friend he beat on the video game. (Goal.com)

Gary Neville says his infamous badge-kissing after Rio Ferdinand's late winner for Manchester United against Liverpool in 2006 would have been worth "a 120-match ban. " (Sky Sports)

Zlatan Ibrahimovic's two children have joined Wayne Rooney's son in the Manchester United academy. (Sun)

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Aguero, 28, and defender Vincent Kompany, 30, are facing uncertain futures at Manchester City. (Mirror)

Manchester United will look to sell 26-year-old right-back Matteo Darmian in January, with 18-year-old Timothy Fosu-Mensah earmarked as the club's future first-choice. (Times - subscription required)

United boss Jose Mourinho left 27-year-old midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan out of his side for Thursday's Europa League match against Fenerbahce because of a lack of match fitness. (Manchester Evening News)

West Ham will have police inside the London Stadium for Wednesday's EFL Cup match against Chelsea after resolving radio communication issues at the £700m ground. (Sky Sports)

Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has rejected foreign bids to buy the club since relegation to the Championship, and remains determined not to sell. (Telegraph)

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone wants a move to the Premier League, and could leave the Spanish club before his contract expires in 2018. (Mirror)

Tottenham hope to agree a new contract with defender Jan Vertonghen, 29, in the next few weeks. (Evening Standard)

Nottingham Forest chairman Fawaz Al-Hasawi made corruption allegations about English football in an interview on Kuwaiti TV in March. He said managers in the country "take under the table a lot" and described them as "brokers". (Sun)

Chelsea will send scouts to watch Middlesbrough's 23-year-old defender Ben Gibson face Ars*nal on Saturday. (Mail)

Liverpool defender Joe Gomez, 19, is a January loan target for Huddersfield and Bournemouth. (Liverpool Echo)

Former referee Howard Webb says Sunderland manager David Moyes "gave me the most stick" during his career. (Goal)

Former Chelsea and West Ham striker Carlton Cole, 33, has returned to England and is looking for a new club after a short spell with American third-tier side Sacramento Republic. (Sacramento Bee)

Another former Chelsea and West Ham player - midfielder Joe Cole - has been nominated for the Golden Ball award, given to the best player in the American second tier. The 34-year-old plays for Tampa Bay Rowdies. (Telegraph)

Juventus' 38-year-old goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon described the sale of AC Milan and Inter Milan to Chinese investors as "the defeat of Italian football". (Guardian)

Everton have sent scouts to watch Sporting Lisbon centre-back Ruben Semedo, 22. (A Bola, via Talksport)

Sam Allardyce was at Old Trafford to watch Manchester United beat Fenerbahce in the Europa League, in his first public appearance since addressing the media after leaving his post as England manager. (Guardian)

United boss Sir Alex Ferguson found himself in the rare position of celebrating a goal scored against his former side, when Robin van Persie netted a consolation goal for Fenerbahce at Old Trafford. (Metro)

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bring 31-year-old Manchester United and England forward Wayne Rooney to the MLS. (Sun)

Former Manchester United and Wales winger Ryan Giggs, 42, will not be offered the Wigan Athletic manager's job, with the Championship club instead ready to appoint United's Under-21 boss Warren Joyce. (Daily Mail)

Barcelona have identified Liverpool right-back Nathaniel Clyne as a January transfer target and could pay £20m for the 25-year-old. (Sun)

Ars*nal midfielder Mesut Ozil, 28, held talks with Fenerbahce over a move to Turkey in the summer. (Hurriyet, via Daily Star)

Tottenham winger Erik Lamela, 24, wants to sign a new deal with the north London club. (Evening Standard)


Liverpool will sign 15-year-old 6ft 5in Bury defender Emeka Obi, once they get approval from the Football League and Premier League over his visa. (Daily Mail)

Real Madrid "tried to hire Pep Guardiola" to replace Rafael Benitez last November, according to the Manchester City manager's biographer. (Cadena Ser, via Daily Mirror)

Bayern Munich manager Carlo Ancelotti has thanked Guardiola for the "marvellous job" he did with the German champions. (Manchester Evening News)

Ars*nal's 28-year-old forward Lucas Perez has been ruled out until December with an ankle ligament injury. (IBTimesUK)

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 30, says football has taught him to "use negative people and experiences to motivate you". He added: "I actually need my haters - they have helped me achieve all I have achieved." (Coach magazine)

Former Tottenham striker Les Ferdinand has backed current Spurs forward Vincent Janssen to be a success, calling the 22-year-old a "top player". (Talksport)

Borussia Monchengladbach hope Chelsea will allow them to extend 20-year-old defender Andreas Christensen's loan spell in the Bundesliga beyond the end of the season. (Evening Standard)

Manchester United midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan, 27, says he "will do everything to try and help the team", despite only making four appearances since joining from Borussia Dortmund in the summer.(Guardian)

Tottenham's Cameroonian forward Clinton N'Jie, 23, currently on loan at Marseille, says his future will be decided at the end of the season. (Ligue 1)

Spain manager Vicente del Bosque says Chelsea boss Antonio Conte needs to be "a little more considerate when he celebrates victories". (AS, via Metro)

Charlton chief executive Katrien Meire insists unpopular owner Roland Duchatelet will not be selling the League One club. (Talksport)

South Afria have dismissed former Bournemouth striker Tokelo Rantie, 26, from the national team after he broke wind at boss Ephraim Mashaba. (Sun)

Napoli head coach Maurizio Sarri says he will greet Juventus forward Gonzalo Higuain, 28, like "a father would with a son who made him angry" when the sides meet on Saturday, following the Argentine's move this summer. (Sky Italia, via Goal)

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Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has asked his agent to say sorry to City manager Pep Guardiola. After Dimitri Seluk criticised Guardiola's decision to leave the 32-year-old out of his side, the Spaniard said he would not be selected again until Seluk apologised. (Mirror)

England and Scotland are unlikely to be punished with a points deduction if they defy Fifa and wear armbands with poppies in next week's World Cup qualifier at Wembley. (Independent)

Manchester United are prepared to release 32-year-old midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger with a £10m severance deal. (Sun)

Napoli are considering making an offer for 25-year-old striker Simone Zaza, whose transfer from Juventus to West Ham will be made permanent if he plays 10 matches for the Hammers. (Il Mattino - in Italian)

Former Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas is in line to replace Sven-Goran Eriksson as manager of Chinese Super League team Shanghai SIPG. (Telegraph)

Barcelona's 29-year-old forward Lionel Messi will not face any punishment by Uefa, despite reports he clashed with Manchester City players in the tunnel after Tuesday's 3-1 Champions League defeat. (Mirror)

Borussia Dortmund left striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang out of Wednesday's Champions League victory over Sporting Lisbon because the 27-year-old returned late from a party in Italy. (Bild - in German)

Former Chelsea interim manager Guus Hiddink could take over at Inter Milan following the sacking of Frank de Boer. (Mail)

Chelsea's 21-year-old forward Bertrand Traore has questioned the Blues' decision to send him on loan to Ajax this season. (Evening Standard)

Queens Park Rangers are considering replacing their manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink with the former Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood. (Mail)

The American university Harvard has suspended its men's football team for the rest of the season because they compiled a 'scouting report' on the attractiveness of the women's team. (Harvard Crimson)

Sunderland manager David Moyes took his players on a trip to a local car factory in the hope of turning their poor form around. (Mirror)

Burnley defender Michael Keane is set to keep his place in Gareth Southgate's England squad. (Daily Star)

Liverpool are set to appoint technical director Michael Edwards as their new sporting director. (Liverpool Echo)

year-old striker Aaron Leya Iseka will miss his side's match at Montpellier on Friday, because while his team-mates met at the training ground to take a bus, he went to the airport instead. (L'Equipe - in French)