Get all the latest football gossip from the day's back pages
Get all the latest football gossip from the day's back pages

Football peper talk: Latest transfer rumours & reports as Man Utd intend to keep Paul Pogba


Manchester United will not be selling Paul Pogba at any time while Spurs fear a Real Madrid move Mauricio Pochettino, all in today's papers.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

  • Manchester United have no intention of selling Paul Pogba, in January or next summer, as executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward deems the 25-year-old to be integral to the club's plans on and off the pitch.
  • Tottenham believe Real Madrid pose a bigger threat than Manchester United in their fight to hold on to manager Mauricio Pochettino.
  • Joe Cole will take up a coaching role at the Chelsea academy in the new year.

THE SUN

  • Gonzalo Higuain is reportedly keen on joining Chelsea in January after asking Juventus for permission to make the move to Stamford Bridge.
  • Pep Guardiola had his Manchester City squad in for an emergency day of extra training - to practice corners.
  • Claudio Ranieri wants to swap Fulham captain Tom Cairney for Newcastle's Jonjo Shelvey.
  • Mauricio Pochettino is afraid Spurs' stadium chaos will cost them the title.

Premier League previews

Sporting Life's Premier League preview package


DAILY MIRROR

  • PSG are keen on a £9m January move for Aaron Ramsey.
  • West Ham have offered Samir Nasri a six-month contract worth £80,000-a-week.

DAILY EXPRESS

  • Manchester United could welcome Eder Militao to Old Trafford in January with Porto struggling to convince him to sign a new deal.
  • Lionel Messi has dropped a hint to Barcelona that they should pursue Ajax duo Matthijs de Ligt and Frenkie de Jong.

DAILY STAR

  • Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has returned to the idea of signing Mo Salah from Liverpool, according to reports in Spain.
  • Arsenal are reportedly close to signing Sevilla star Ever Banega.
  • Juventus are close to signing Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey according to former player Andrea Pirlo.

Liverpool v Arsenal preview

Sporting Life's Premier League preview of Liverpool v Arsenal


DAILY MAIL

  • Nineteen-year-old Brahim Diaz is set to swap Manchester City for Real Madrid after the clubs 'reached an agreement' for a £13.6m transfer.
  • Tottenham are preparing to offload £75m worth of players in January including Mousa Dembele and Victor Wanyama.
  • Full-back Danny Simpson wants talks with Leicester over his future as he enters the final six months of his contract.
  • Republic of Ireland boss Mick McCarthy will step up his pursuit of Nathan Redmond and Patrick Bamford in the New Year.
  • Oldham sacked manager Frankie Bunn via email following the 6-0 Boxing Day defeat to Carlisle.

SCOTTISH SUN

  • Timothy Weah is set to snub a late offer from Amiens to seal a loan deal with Celtic.
  • Celtic are considering a move for Brighton teenager Aaron Connolly.
  • Jordan Jones insists he has no intention of demanding a January exit from Kilmarnock.

DAILY RECORD

  • Celtic target Timothy Castagne has revealed he wants a crack at England or Germany.
  • Alfredo Morelos has dropped an Old Firm bombshell by revealing he expects Rangers to have offers to sell him next month and insisting his dream is to play in England.
(video no longer available)

Follow Sporting Life on social media - find us on Facebook here or tweet @SportingLifeFC

Related football links

Sporting Life - Get Ahead Logo
MY SPORTING LIFE
Download the app
Apple App Store Image
Google Play Image
Football data provided by
Opta Logo
Horse Racing Powered By
Timeform Logo
Download the app
Apple App Store Image
Google Play Image
Check out our Podcasts
This Week's Acca Podcast
Taking The Reins Podcast
© 2024 Hestview Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
We are committed to Safer Gambling and have a number of self-help tools to help you manage your gambling. We also work with a number of independent charitable organisations who can offer help and answers any questions you may have.
Gamble Aware LogoGamble Helpline LogoGamstop LogoGordon Moody LogoSafer Gambling Standard LogoGamban Logo18+ LogoTake Time To Think Logo