Thursdays Football Gossip

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Latest Paper Gossip (Thursday Nov 26th)

DAILY MAIL

Roman Abramovich has told Chelsea's management that Bayern Munich forward Franck Ribery should be their top priority.
Liverpool could be forced to pay a tribunal record fee of over £10m for Danny Ings if Burnley can prove Tottenham were interested in signing the striker for a fee in that region.
Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli's excellent start to life in the Premier League has netted MK Dons a £200,000 windfall.
Newcastle are confident of completing a January deal for Tottenham's Andros Townsend as they bid to avoid relegation from the Premier League, with Swansea's Jonjo Shelvey also a target for Steve McClaren.

THE SUN

Arsenal are set to offer £35m for Inter Milan skipper Mauro Icardi in January.
Barcelona are confident Neymar will snub a move to Manchester United by signing a new contract at the Nou Camp.
Garry Monk reckons victory at Liverpool on Sunday will turnaround Swansea's season - and save his job.
Louis van Gaal has been accused of anti-social behaviour - by springing "surprise" evening training sessions on Manchester United players.
Phil Bardsley talks with Mark Hughes over his Stoke future - but has no plans to leave the club yet.
Martin Jol is set to be named manager of Egyptian champions Zamalek, with Mido - who played for him at Spurs - as his assistant.
Jack Grealish faces being frozen out of first-team action at Aston Villa after being sent to train with the Under-21s.

DAILY MIRROR

Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard says Jurgen Klopp has already worked wonders at Anfield - but insists that there is still more to come.
Juventus have been thwarted in their attempts to sign Samir Nasri despite making it clear they are ready to pay £10m for the France international.
Burnley starlet Tendayi Darikwa is being lined up by Premier League clubs West Brom and Leicester as the next Dele Alli.
Slaven Bilic is eyeing a reunion with Besiktas winger Gokhan Tore.

Corinthians' director of football says he has spoken to Arsene Wenger about an Arsenal bid for Alexandre Pato.
Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew is considering a move for £14m-rated Sporting Lisbon striker Islam Slimani.

THE EXPRESS

Chelsea target, Boca Juniors striker Jonathan Calleri, insists he's ready for a big move to Europe.
Jack Wilshere has preached caution in his attempts to recover from a hairline fracture.

THE TIMES

Cristiano Ronaldo has promised to do more defending after Real Madrid's senior players met with Rafael Benitez and the club's coach in a clear-the-air meeting.
Gary Cahill's Chelsea future is in doubt, with the Blues only willing to give him a one-year contract. (We'll have him at West Ham)

THE TELEGRAPH

There has been a training ground bust-up at Newcastle between manager Steve McClaren and his players as feelings of unrest grow after a stuttering start to the season.

THE DAILY STAR

Bournemouth winger Max Gradel is targeting a February comeback from a serious knee injury.
Southend's Ryan Leonard reckons his success is down to the Shrimpers listening to Justin Bieber's music in the dressing room before kick-off.

THE GUARDIAN

Chelsea will spend the next two weeks deciding whether to bring in a replacement for Diego Costa in January.