Thursdays Football Headlines
 

Thursday's Paper Gossip - :news: - (March 9th 2017)

DAILY TELEGRAPH


Mesut Ozil has not responded to Arsenal's latest contract offer of over £200,000 a week, with friends in Germany claiming he wants to quit the Emirates.

Chelsea are confident of agreeing a new contract with head coach Antonio Conte, but could delay an official announcement until after the Premier League title race is settled.

DAILY MIRROR


Arsenal have offered Mesut Ozil a new contract worth a huge £280,000-a-week.

West Ham are bracing themselves for fresh bids for Andy Carroll in the summer.

Meanwhile, the Hammers hope to solve their right-back problem with the £5million signing of St-Etienne's Kevin Malcuit this summer.

Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez is ready to move for young Nottingham Forest winger Ben Osborn if his side clinch promotion to the Premier League.

DAILY STAR


Arsene Wenger personally halted Arsenal's plans to lure Pep Guardiola to the club.

Antonio Conte has received a boost in his bid to sign Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly with the player's agent admitting a move away is possible.

David Luiz wants to return to Benfica and lift the Champions League.

DAILY MAIL

Cash-strapped Sunderland are trying to entice the next generation of supporters by offering season tickets to under-16s for just £50.

Bayern Munich manager Carlo Ancelotti remains resolute in his stance on keeping Renato Sanches at the Allianz Arena next season, insisting the midfielder is not for sale.

THE SUN


Marouane Fellaini has failed to rule out a move to China after being linked with a switch to the Chinese Super League in February.

Max Allegri, who has been linked with Arsenal, is willing to extend his stay at Juventus, but only if they agree to all his demands by the end of March.

Gareth Bale has begged Real Madrid to sign Dele Alli if they sell Cristiano Ronaldo, according to reports in Spain.

Antonio Conte could be about to hire an Italian scout to work for him at Chelsea in order to improve the network of players in his homeland.