Paper Talk: Friday's football transfer rumours and gossip from UK newspapers

DAILY TELEGRAPH

• Barcelona are prepared to spend £140m to sign Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool.
• Chelsea are close to signing Ross Barkley after making a new bid for the Everton midfielder.

SKY BET: Chelsea long odds-on for Ross Barkley deal!

DAILY MAIL

• Arsenal are trying to have Arsene Wenger's misconduct charge dealt with quickly so Sunday's FA Cup tie at Nottingham Forest is included in any ban.
• Sunderland are set to seal the loan signing of Liverpool teenager Ben Woodburn.
• Jack Wilshere will ignore growing interest from foreign clubs to fulfil his ambition of becoming an Arsenal legend.
• Watford are ready to sell captain Troy Deeney and want to replace him with Bournemouth's Benik Afobe.

DAILY MIRROR

• PSG have joined the chase for £30m Fulham wonderkid Ryan Sessegnon as Tottenham face a battle to land the left-back.

SKY BET: Tottenham 5/1 for January Sessegnon swoop!

DAILY EXPRESS

• Celtic are set to complete the signing of Lewis Morgan before sending him back to St Mirren on loan.
• Liverpool could be in the driving seat to sign Leon Goretzka after relations between Schalke and Bayern Munich took a turn for the worse.
• Chelsea are confident of signing Everton star Ross Barkley for just £15m.

THE SUN

• Andy Carroll is the shock name on Chelsea's list of targets for January - he is wanted as backup for Alvaro Morata.
• Sheffield Wednesday are in talks with Dutch coach Jos Luhukay to replace Carlos Carvalhal as manager.

DAILY STAR

• Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata has been in touch with Real Madrid to warn them about Barcelona's imminent signing of Philippe Coutinho.
• Barcelona have rejected the opportunity to sign Chelsea central defender David Luiz.

SKY BET: David Luiz odds-on for January move!

• Chelsea have offered Arturo Vidal a four-year contract worth £13.4m per season to leave Bayern Munich.

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