Alan Pardew
Alan Pardew

Paper Talk: Tuesday's football transfer rumours and gossip from the national newspapers


A round-up of the latest football gossip from Tuesday's newspapers.

THE TIMES

  • Alan Pardew has asked for a three-year deal to take over as West Brom manager.

DAILY MIRROR

  • Chelsea have been offered the chance to sign Borussia Dortmund's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in January.
  • Borussia Dortmund are targetting Manchester United starlet Angel Gomes' in a surprise January swoop.
  • Mark Hughes insists Xherdan Shaqiri is going nowhere in the January transfer window.
  • Jose Mourinho appears to have dropped Luke Shaw, Marouane Fellaini and Henrikh Mkhitaryan for the trip to Watford.
  • Arsenal will face competition from Barcelona' for the transfer of Nice midfielder Jean Michael Seri.

THE SUN

  • Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho wants to sign a new right-back and left-back over the next two transfer windows.
  • Manchester United starlet Angel Gomes is wanted for a shock move to Borussia Dortmund or Barcelona.
  • Luke Shaw has transformed himself into Manchester United's fittest player.
  • Alan Pardew is set to be named West Brom boss in the next 24 hours.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

  • A second takeover party has entered the fray with regards to buying Newcastle United.
  • Stoke are set to offload Glenn Johnson and Charlie Adam in the January transfer window.

DAILY MAIL

  • Arsenal are a step closer to bringing in now ex-Barcelona sporting director Raul Sanllehi after he resigned from the Nou Camp.
  • Mesut Ozil is set to miss Arsenal's clash with Huddersfield.
  • Tottenham are eyeing Fulham's Ryan Sessegnon as the ideal replacement for wantaway full back Danny Rose.
  • Rafa Benitez has warned Newcastle fans their season could get worse.
  • Eden Hazard and Tiemoue Bakayoko took trips to France despite Chelsea boss Antonio Conte complaining about a gruelling fixture pile-up.

DAILY STAR

  • David Moyes has urged David Unsworth to leave Everton if he misses out on the vacant managerial position at Goodison Park.

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