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The latest from the back pages

Tuesday January 8 Paper Talk: Aaron Ramsey and Henrikh Mkhitaryan set to leave Arsenal


Aaron Ramsey and Henrikh Mkhitaryan set for the Arsenal exit door. That and more in today's back page round-up.

THE SUN

Henrikh Mkhitaryan in action for Arsenal
Henrikh Mkhitaryan in action for Arsenal
  • Henrikh Mkhitaryan could be forced out of Arsenal if the club complete a deal to sign Denis Suarez from Barcelona.
  • Former Real Madrid defender Pepe snubbed Arsenal in favour of Gunners legend Thierry Henry's Monaco.
  • Norwich City are in a similar position to Forest Green surrounding their loanees at Bolton, with Yanic Wildschut and Remi Matthews having not been paid by Wanderers.
  • Giles Barnes is not expected to make a playing return with West Brom, where he is training after returning to England from a spell in MLS.
  • Arsenal analyst Ben Knapper is moving to a "loan manager" role from February to oversee the rising number of young players leaving the club on a temporary basis.

DAILY MIRROR

  • Manchester United's players want Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to take the Old Trafford hot-seat on a permanent basis.
  • Juventus are expecting Aaron Ramsey to join in the summer after offering him a £45m package to leave Arsenal as a free agent.
  • Bookmakers have halved the odds on Trabzonspor midfielder Abdulkadir Omur heading to Liverpool after the player said he would relish playing for Jurgen Klopp.
  • Manchester United will look at Roma centre-back Kostas Manolas in the summer when a £30.5m exit clause in his contract is activated.
  • Sevilla are chasing a deal to sign Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata, offering £5m to take him on loan ahead of a summer deal worth £35m including add-ons.

DAILY EXPRESS

Juventus forward Paulo Dybala celebrates his goal at Manchester United in the Champions League
Juventus forward Paulo Dybala
  • Juventus say they would consider selling Manchester City target Paulo Dybala, 25, in the summer but only if they receive a bid of more than £90m for the Argentina forward.

THE INDEPENDENT

Christian Eriksen celebrates his goal
Christian Eriksen
  • Real Madrid have made initial steps to prise Christian Eriksen from Tottenham Hotspur this summer, and are preparing what they hope will be a £100m deal.

DAILY STAR

  • Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl is lining up a January move for Everton winger Ademola Lookman.
  • Crystal Palace are keen on QPR star Ebere Eze as they look to solve their goal scoring issues, having missed out on chief target Dominic Solanke.
  • Aston Villa are set to test the resolve of their former boss Steve Bruce with an offer for £10m-rated Sheffield Wednesday winger Adam Reach.

DAILY MAIL

  • Tottenham have not ruled out letting Christian Eriksen run down his contract as negotiations over a new deal continue to drag on.
  • Paul Pogba has joined up with Manchester United's warm weather training camp in Dubai and is hoping to be fit to face Tottenham at the weekend.
Paul Pogba
Paul Pogba
  • Fulham have joined Burnley, Cardiff and Newcastle in the chase for Marseille winger Clinton N'Jie.
  • Cardiff are looking to push through an £8.5m bid for Nice midfielder Adrien Tameze this week.
  • Mousa Dembele is discussing his departure from Tottenham after Beijing Guoan made an £11m offer for him.
  • Nottingham Forest have asked to take Burnley goalkeeper Tom Heaton on loan.
  • The FA launched an inquiry on Monday into Crystal Palace goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey's apparent Nazi salute on a team night out.
  • West Ham have left themselves open to accusations of a conflict of interest after allowing a leading sports management agency to become the shirt sponsor of their Women's Super League team.
  • Sunderland are keen to seal loan deals for Wigan striker Will Grigg and Burnley defender Jimmy Dunne.
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THE GUARDIAN

  • Cutting the length of the Champions Cup will be discussed as part of crucial talks on the future of European club rugby.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

  • Jonjo Shelvey heads to Barcelona on Tuesday in a bid to seek a solution to a recurring thigh injury.
  • West Brom face a blow in their bid for promotion from the Championship with Leicester considering a recall for loan winger Harvey Barnes.
  • Cornish Pirates owner Dickie Evans has promised to fight any attempts to ringfence the Gallagher Premiership "tooth and nail", which could extend to legal action.

DAILY RECORD

  • Hibernian are eyeing a move for Celtic winger Lewis Morgan as a short-term replacement for injured Martin Boyle.
  • Rapid Vienna have told Celtic target Vakoun Issouf Bayo he would be better off developing his game in Austria rather than Scotland.
  • Former Rangers winger Michael O'Halloran could head back to Scotland after his stay with Melbourne City came to an end after only seven months.
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