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Morning Papers Jul 29, 2015 7:20:09 GMT

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Tottenham are set to step up their interest in Manchester United's Javier Hernandez as soon as Emmanuel Adebayor seals his move to Aston Villa.
Manchester United's Daley Blind has revealed he turned down an "incredible" Arsenal contract to stay at Ajax when he was 16.
Louis van Gaal has backed defender Luke Shaw to recover from his nightmare first season at Manchester United and prove his worth.
Tottenham will open talks with Everton over midfielder James McCarthy.
Arsene Wenger has slammed Jose Mourinho and denied he has become a "chequebook" manager.
Crystal Palace have slapped a £25m price tag on Yannick Bolasie.
Valencia are offering Alvaro Negredo to Premier League sides as they try and cut their losses on him.
Unsettled Newcastle skipper Fabricio Coloccini is a target for Olympiacos.
Swansea, Hull and Nottingham Forest are chasing £1m-rated Southend goalkeeper Daniel Bentley.
Angel Di Maria will fly to Paris later this week to complete his move from Manchester United to PSG.

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Neymar is taking it easy in Ibiza as he gets ready to report back to Barcelona training on Thursday. The 23-year-old has been snapped with friends and family on a private yacht in the popular holiday resort ahead of a new La Liga season. He was given an extended break after playing in the Copa America.

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Angel Di Maria's £52m move from Manchester United to PSG is almost completed.
Baggies striker Saido Berahino is not ready to play for Tottenham, according to ex-West Brom boss Alan Irvine.
Villarreal want to sign Tottenham flop Roberto Soldado - but a deal is some way off.
Arsene Wenger has said he will not let Jose Mourinho dictate Arsenal's transfer policy.
Adnan Januzaj faces a make-or-break- season at Manchester United.
Chelsea are keen to sign Galatasaray defender Alex Telles.
Newcastle's Adam Armstrong is off to Coventry on a six-month loan.
West Brom are closing in on Hull defender James Chester.
Chris Long has joined Burnley in a £1.5m deal.

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Southampton's Europa League opponents had their plans thrown into chaos after eight Vitesse Arnhem players were stopped from entering the country.
Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe is on the verge of making St Etienne wide-man Max Gradel his seventh summer signing.
Arsene Wenger has told Jose Mourinho to mind his own business.
Swansea are adamant that Ashley Williams is going nowhere as Crystal Palace have been told not to bother with a £10m bid.
Kevin De Bruyne will have to hand in a transfer request at Wolfsburg if he wants to secure a move to Manchester City.
Emmanuel Adebayor will have a medical at Aston Villa today ahead of a loan switch from Tottenham.
Luke Shaw has been backed to prove he is not a Manchester United flop.

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Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea target Gonzalo Higuain is 'untouchable' claims team-mate Manolo Gabbiadini with reports suggesting their star midfielder is on the verge of signing a new deal at Napoli.
Ajax manager Frank De Boer says Jasper Cillessen will not be moving to Manchester United.

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"I will always love Arsenal", claims Cesc Fabregas. The Chelsea midfielder is preparing for a hostile reaction from Gunners fans when the two sides play in the Community Shield on Sunday.

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Harry Redknapp is missing coaching, but has no plans to get involved at newly-promoted Bournemouth.

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Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has sent Arsenal fans into a frenzy after posting a cryptic Instagram message suggesting he was leaving Real. He then followed an account called Wengerland.
Barcelona winger Pedro is keen on a switch to Manchester United according to Spanish publication Marca.

Benzema to arsenal would frighten me

and 'Arry STAY AWAY FROM BOURNEMOUTH

also 52 million for ADM is fair. That is a deal i would be content with, we lose 8 million but it isn't too bad of a loss. and gives us double what we would need for pedro, the other 25 mill is used for a CB and then maybe a second striker depending what happens with Chicharito (maybe a more all rounded striker with the same pacey play)

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Morning Papers Aug 5, 2015 9:49:57 GMT

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Manchester United are on the verge of signing Pedro from Barcelona for £20m. A United delegation led by chief executive Ed Woodward were thrashing out a deal on Tuesday night.
Gareth Bale is planning to stay at Real Madrid despite a pair of bids from Manchester United.

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Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal will use a behind-closed-doors match to determine whether wantaway goalkeeper David de Gea or new signing Sergio Romero will start against Spurs on Saturday.
Manchester United and Mexico striker Javier Hernandez will make a request to United to lower the £12m being asked for him with Tottenham one of the interested clubs.

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Liverpool forward Daniel Sturridge could return to training earlier than expected and hopes to be back in action against Manchester United in a month's time.
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal increased the price Paris Saint-Germain had to pay for Angel Di Maria after the player posted a photo of himself with the French club's owner.
The FA are planning to launch a tougher managers' code of conduct following last season's confrontation between Arsenal's Arsene Wenger and Chelsea's Jose Mourinho.
Wolfsburg are willing to offload midfielder Kevin De Bruyne for £50m as Manchester City wait in the sidelines.

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Everton are growing increasingly concerned they will fail to stop John Stones joining Chelsea, despite manager Roberto Martinez’s insistence the central defender is not for sale.
Arsene Wenger has received a significant personal boost ahead of the new Premier League season after receiving his highest approval rating in the annual poll of fans by the Arsenal Supporters’ Trust.
Man Utd boss Louis van Gaal offered Pedro a role alongside Wayne Rooney and Memphis Depay in an attacking front three to help persuade him to decide on an Old Trafford move.

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Newcastle’s new striker Aleksandar Mitrovic has warned Premier League defenders he is prepared to "kick them back" if they target him this season.

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Santi Cazorla says Karim Benzema is a "great player" who would fit into the Arsenal team seamlessly but admits Arsene Wenger may not make a move for the striker.
Southampton will begin talks over a new deal for midfielder Victor Wanyama despite there still being two years left on his contract.

daily express

Chelsea and Juventus have got stuck into discussions with Cagliari over the signing of Ghanaian teenage midfielder Godfred Donsah.

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West Ham raised their offer for Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez on Tuesday night.

20 mill for pedro would be the deal of the summer, absolute steal. Though with Depay up front, what does this mean for Mata? Hopefully he is in the starting lineup still with him in an attacking mid position, with Di Maria gone he might just be our most creative player.

if Arsenal get Benzema they're going to be really close, if they get benzema and a CB that isn't completely slow like mertesacker all of the prem is in trouble.

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Morning Papers Aug 21, 2015 9:43:46 GMT

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Chelsea are set to make a stunning £100m double swoop for Paul Pogba and John Stones.
Manchester United are considering a move for Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann after Pedro joined Chelsea.
Nottingham Forest will make a second loan offer for Watford striker Matej Vydra.
Fulham have had a third bid of £5m for Brighton defender Lewis Dunk rejected.

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John Stones is close to putting in a transfer request at Everton in a bid to secure a move to Chelsea.
David De Gea's agent is planning crunch talks with Manchester United to force through a transfer to Real Madrid.
Blackburn are poised to sign midfielder Tom Lawrence on a season-long loan from Leicester.
Sunderland are trying to hijack Marseille's move for Napoli midfielder Jonathan de Guzman.

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Manchester United are expected to make a formal bid of more than £20m to sign Southampton's Sadio Mane.
Barcelona striker Pedro's move to Chelsea has sparked a backlash against Manchester United vice chairman Ed Woodward – and he is now back under pressure to deliver signings.
Around 100 jobs are to go at the FA to pay for Greg Dyke's grassroots revolution.

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Bayern Munich striker Thomas Muller has described reports Manchester United are prepared to spend £70m on him as 'crazy'.
West Ham are set to sign former goalkeeper Robert Green in time to deputise for banned Adrian on Saturday
Juventus targets Christian Eriksen and Erik Lamela will not be leaving Tottenham, insists manager Mauricio Pochettino.
Southampton boss Ronald Koeman has warned Manchester United Sadio Mane is not for sale.
Spurs transfer target Saido Berahino will have to tell West Brom if he wants to leave the club.
Alan Pardew has given Tottenham the green light to sign winger Yannick Bolasie for £20m.
Norwich want to set up a swap deal for Leigh Griffiths which would take Gary Hooper back to Celtic.
Hull will make an offer for Crystal Palace striker Dwight Gayle if they can sell Nikica Jelavic.

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Real Madrid are ready to offer Keylor Navas plus cash in their bid to sign David de Gea before the end of the month.
Crystal Palace winger Yannick Bolasie is stalling on a new long-term contract as he is holding out for a £25,000-per-week pay raise following interest from Tottenham.
Adel Taarabt hasn't taken long to get on the wrong side of the coaching staff at new side Benfica after being told 'he must lose 1.5kg', if he's to earn himself a starting berth.
Louis van Gaal believes Manchester United can still attract a high-profile name to Old Trafford and wants Real Madrid star Gareth Bale.
Burnley have bid £9m for Brentford striker Andre Gray, whose move to Bristol City has collapsed.

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Pedro has admitted Jose Mourinho was the main reason behind his decision to snub Manchester United and join Chelsea.
Bookmakers have halved the odds of Charlie Austin making a switch to Manchester United.
Mario Balotelli has agreed to join Lazio on a season-long loan deal, according to reports in Italy.
Alan Pardew will not allow striker Glenn Murray to leave Crystal Palace.

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Real Madrid director Emilio Butragueno has hinted at a move for Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea with agent Jorge Mendes in the city 'to close deal'.
Bayern Munich have put Brazilian centre-back Dante up for sale and Everton are among one of a number of clubs chasing him, according to reports in Germany.

Austin would be a good signing, he scored 18 goals in the league last season, for 12-15 mill thats a steal

for 20 mill i rather have Bolasie to be perfectly honest, not Mane, but we've been linked with Griezmann who offers more going forward, and gives us something different from Mata which is a plus

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Morning Papers Aug 21, 2015 23:40:34 GMT

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Manchester United have been in secret talks to buy Brazilian superstar Neymar.
Chelsea have agreed a stunning £69m deal to sign Paul Pogba from Italian champions Juventus.
John Stones is close to handing in a transfer request at Everton to try and get his dream move to Chelsea.

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Manchester City's Martin Demichelis is wanted by River Plate as a replacement for Everton-bound Ramiro Funes Mori.
Manchester City close on Kevin De Bruyne with a £50m deal likely to be done in the next 48 hours.
Liverpool still want to sign Asier Illarramendi but the midfielder is happy to stay at Real Madrid.

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Arsenal have agreed a £45m deal to sign Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema, according to Italian journalist Emanuele Giulianelli, who claims the Gunners could announce the signing of the former Lyon star on Tuesday.
Chelsea have submitted a world record £86m bid for Juventus and France midfielder Paul Pogba.

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Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has said no to selling Arsenal target Karim Benzema in the transfer window.

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Kevin De Bruyne has agreed personal terms with Manchester City but the transfer depends on the club making an acceptable bid for he Wolfsburg midfielder.

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says that the "funds are there" for one more big signing, such as Real Madrid's Karim Benzema, before the transfer window closes, but Wenger did admit that he is "not close" to signing anyone.
Manchester United may take little time to get over the failed move for Pedro by launching an attempt to sign Gareth Bale this summer, with manager Louis van Gaal determined to land the man he feels can transform his side into Premier League champions.
Liverpool have reportedly had a bid of £15m for Henrikh Mkhitaryan accepted by Borussia Dortmund.
Tottenham Hotspur are ready to table a second bid, in excess of £20m, for West Bromwich Albion striker Saido Berahino, as they try to bring in more support for Harry Kane in the final days of the transfer window.

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Morning Papers Aug 28, 2015 23:25:37 GMT

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Everton ace Seamus Coleman is targeting a shock switch to French heavyweights Paris Saint-Germain.
Manchester United have offered Real Madrid £65m plus goalkeeper David de Gea for Gareth Bale.

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Chelsea will have to break the British transfer record and splash out £72m for the services of Paul Pogba from Juventus. The Frenchman is demanding a contract worth £82.5m over five years.

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Sky Sports football expert Gary Neville says Arsenal have become a "soft touch".

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The deal Chelsea are hoping to seal to take on John Stones from Everton is "dead".

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Manchester United goalkeeper legend Peter Schmeichel has branded the handling of the David de Gea saga by his old club as "an absolute joke".

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Gareth Bale has given his first full-length interview in Spanish on local TV and reveals his dreams to emulate the feats of his first season at Real Madrid, when his goals helped his side win the Copa del Rey and Champions League. He also wants to guide Wales to Euro 2016.

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Manchester United are ready to make goalkeeper David de Gea suffer for the rest of the transfer window before making a decision on whether to let him join Real Madrid.

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Everton's security staff have reviewed their policies, with John Stones staying in a hotel after being forced out of his home because of fans angry over his requests to leave.

why is it our fault, he is the twat who wants to leave, we want him to stay, its because of him, players like him and their stupid spanish ambition, they get blinded by Madrid and then go there and rot on the bench and their fans turn on them the second they make a mistake.

65 million + De Gea for Bale would be a good deal for both parties, may as well do it

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Morning Papers Dec 12, 2015 23:23:30 GMT

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Out of sorts Radamel Falcao, currently on loan at Chelsea, could now be on his way to Fenerbahce in January.
Arsene Wenger says Olivier Giroud will not always be a first choice striker for the Gunners this season due to his lack of pace.
Manchester United could secure a double deal if Louis van Gaal is axed with Cristiano Ronaldo desperate to work under Carlo Ancelotti again. The former Real Madrid boss heads the list of candidates to step in at Old Trafford if Van Gaal leaves.
Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri has told his players to remain focused or else he will "turn into Mr Nasty".

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Gareth Bale has warned England that Wales are going to win Euro 2016.
Arsenal are in talks to sign Aleksandr Kokorin from Dynamo Moscow in January. The 24-year-old Russian is out of contract next summer and Arsene Wenger may be willing to spend £4.3m.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will not be drawn into making any panic purchases.
Barcelona have told the Premier League's big spenders: "We don't need to sell Lionel Messi, Neymar or Luis Suarez."

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Heurelho Gomes feared he had broken his neck against Aston Villa in a collision which left his watching young sons in tears as he was carried off the pitch in a neck brace.
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino is playing down his team's Premier League ambitions.
Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce has big plans for Duncan Watmore who missed training to collect his first class university degree: "We will soon find out if he has a football brain because he certainly has an academic brain."

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Celtic's Nir Bitton is not planning to quit Scotland just yet - after being linked with a move south to the Premier League - saying: "I've just signed a five-year contract, so to say I am going to leave now is a bit crazy."
Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini is planning to give Kevin De Bruyne a rest, fearing the Belgian could suffer from fatigue.

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Tottenham are lining up a January transfer bid for Marseille striker Michy Batshuayi, but Arsenal may beat them to it.
Sam Allardyce has warned Sunderland striker Fabio Borini to start scoring soon. The Italian has netted just one Premier League goal in 18 months.
Swansea have made their move to land Dennis Bergkamp - but face a battle to get their man after he reiterated he has no plans to go into management.

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Manager Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool will probably not spend any money in the January window because he's desperate to give his current squad a chance to impress.

Falcao to Fenerbache, wow how the mighty have fallen, Monaco really should have sold him when they had the chance

If the pre-req for Ronaldo to come back is Ancelotti, well the choice is obvious isn't it?

Dennis Bergkamp? He's the assistant to De Boer at swansea, why not go for De Boer himself

anyway even Giggs makes more sense then that move

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Morning Papers Dec 15, 2015 12:30:10 GMT

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www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3360438/Jurgen-Klopp-exposing-English-football-s-problems-long-ball-play-listen-Liverpool-boss-say.html

Adrian Donut at it again.

All hail the mighty Klopp, the pioneer of the German national team.

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Morning Papers Dec 16, 2015 10:18:42 GMT

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we're being linked to suarez

please do not be true, the only positive is the scousers will go into a complete meltdown and that suarez is world class, literally every other part of this deal is horrible (including suarez and his cannibalism)

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Morning Papers Dec 18, 2015 13:40:57 GMT

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Manchester City are confident they have Pep Guardiola in the bag.
Jose Mourinho has been left a "broken man" after his sacking by Chelsea.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is set to sign Joel Matip on a free transfer from Schalke in the summer.
Crisis-hit Bolton are in talks with Preston about selling one of their training grounds.
Loic Remy is wanted on loan by French side Saint-Etienne.
Swindon are ready to move for Irish defender Sean Hoare.
Manchester United face disappointment if they decide to take on Real Madrid in the race for Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowksi.

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Jose Mourinho enjoyed a festive last supper as Chelsea manager before getting the boot.
Guus Hiddink will be given the task of steering Chelsea through the rest of the season, but Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone is favourite to be the long-term replacement for Mourinho.
Jurgen Klopp is close to landing his first major transfer target at Liverpool, after chief executive Ian Ayre flew to Belgrade to finalise a £5m deal for 19-year-old Marko Grujic.
Emmanuel Adebayor has moved a step closer towards relaunching his Premier League career in January. Adebayor is believed to have joined his representatives last week in holding talks with officials from Chelsea, West Ham and Watford.
Kevin De Bruyne admits he has felt tired as he prepares for Manchester City's hectic Christmas period.
Steven Gerrard believes Liverpool's players should be 'licking their lips' at the prospect of working with Jurgen Klopp.
Criticising Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal is 'crazy', says Dutch legend Marc Overmars.

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Claudio Ranieri has ruled out Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez being sold in January and has vowed to fight to keep them at Leicester next season.
James Forrest and Leigh Griffiths have been urged to snub big-money moves to England and fulfil their potential at Celtic.
The FA may consider sacked Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho if England fail at Euro 2016.

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Jose Mourinho joined his Chelsea players for their annual Christmas lunch at the club's Cobham training ground just hours before he was sacked, but there was little festive spirit to go around.
Jurgen Klopp has shown Liverpool how to fire up the Kop, says defender Nathaniel Clyne.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says Manchester City's title campaign may be destabilised if Pep Guardiola quits Bayern Munich, while the Frenchman is hoping Alexis Sanchez returns from injury.
Roman Abramovich's decision to ditch his misfiring coach could pave the way for sacked doctor Eva Carneiro to return to the club.

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Wayne Rooney is on his way back to try and save Manchester United's season. Rooney has missed United's last three games with an ankle injury he suffered against Premier League leaders Leicester last month.
Remi Garde has accused Charles N'Zogbia of letting Aston Villa down and told the rest of his under-performing players to get on board or leave.

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Roberto Martínez has said Claudio Ranieri has not been given the credit he deserves for building the winning mentality behind Leicester City's rise to the Premier League summit.

daily mail

Watford will resist any offers for hotshot Odlon Ighalo next month.
Fulham hope to bring Maccabi Tel Aviv coach Slavisa Jokanovic as their new manager next month.

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Jose Mourinho's penultimate day as Chelsea manager was marred by a training-ground bust-up involving several of his first-team players.
Liverpool are closing in on their first signing under Jugen Klopp after club officials travelled to Serbia on Thursday to conclude a deal for Red Star Belgrade midfielder Marko Grujic.

Forrest and Griffiths would be mad not to leave celtic, Delia has been horrible, he's actually managed to bring them down to the same standard as the rest of the SPL which is astounding

Remi Garde has his work cut out for him, see a lot of average players and not a lot of desire, N'Zogbia should be in the championship, along with most of that squad (ironically, thats where they'll be next season), the only thing that could save them is basically a complete overhaul of their whole starting lineup

as for Mou becoming england boss, don't do it england its a trap, you probably will be worse, and in all fairness to hodgson, this is the best england has looked in years.

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Morning Papers Jan 19, 2016 5:16:38 GMT

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Newcastle have entered the £15m race to sign West Brom forward Saido Berahino.
David Luiz has urged Chelsea forward Diego Costa to join him at Paris Saint-Germain.
Tottenham want to sign £7.5m Toulouse striker Wissam Ben Yedder, having so far failed to land Berahino.

daily star

Newcastle think they will have both West Brom forward Saido Berahino and Spurs winger Andros Townsend signed in time for the pair to line up at Watford on Saturday.

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Chelsea fear the likes of Diego Costa, Eden Hazard, Thibaut Courtois and Oscar may seek moves at the end of what has been a grim season so far.
Leicester keeper Kasper Schmeichel could replace David de Gea at Old Trafford if the Spaniard departs for Real Madrid.
Liverpool will have to come up with at least £12m to tempt Southampton into selling Shane Long.

daily mail

Swansea are pushing ahead with a move for former player Scott Sinclair, now at Aston Villa, and have made an enquiry for Seydou Doumbia at Roma.

daily express

Liverpool are lining up a shock move for QPR goalkeeper Rob Green as boss Jurgen Klopp seeks to provide first choice Simon Mignolet with some competition.

daily telegraph

Newcastle will consider turning their attention to QPR winger Matt Phillips if they cannot agree a deal with Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy for Andros Townsend.

15 mill for Berahino, should have signed him yesterday in that case

Swansea going after Doumbia (who is the closest thing they'll get to Bony anyway now), Solanke would be good for Swansea, Doumbia would be on crazy money at Roma