Friday's Paper Talk: Football transfer news, rumours and gossip including Guardiola, Ancelotti, Sancho and Giroud
By Sporting Life
13:48 · FRI December 13, 2019
Pep Guardiola has a break clause in his contract which could see him leave Manchester City at the end of this season, according to the Daily Mail.
DAILY MAIL
- Pep Guardiola has a break clause in his contract which could see him leave Manchester City at the end of this season.
- The Premier League faces a battle to prevent an overhaul of the Champions League which they fear could lead to the creation of a European Super League.
- The EFL is debating introducing a salary cap, amid fears Bury might not be the last club to be kicked out of the Football League.
- Manchester United believe they are favourites to sign Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund - and are eyeing up a move for Christian Eriksen.
- Marouane Fellaini has ruled out a reunion with Jose Mourinho at Tottenham by insisting he is happy in China.
- Carlo Ancelotti's hopes of a swift return to management have been boosted by news that his new club will not have to pay compensation to Napoli.
THE SUN
- Real Madrid plan to offer former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino £10m to turn down other job offers in favour of joining the Spanish giants.
- Carlo Ancelotti will fly into London in the next 24 hours to hold face-to-face talks with Everton over becoming their new manager.
- Olivier Giroud is reportedly wanted by Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan as they look to lure the Chelsea striker in January.
- Ashley Cole has urged Chelsea to go all-out to try and sign LeicesterCity left-back Ben Chilwell.
DAILY STAR
- West Ham have sought out Mauricio Pochettino as they look to find the man to replace Manuel Pellegrini.
- Chelsea will have to pay £80m if they want to sign Wilfried Zaha from Crystal Palace in January.
DAILY MIRROR
- Carlo Ancelotti has joined a London-based agency as speculation surrounding a potential move to Arsenal gathers pace.
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer suggested Manchester United could add to their squad in January after reaching the knockout stages of the Europa League.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
- Manchester City players have decided against a Christmas party as the champions aim to get their league campaign back on course.
- Eniola Aluko reveals she quit Juventus after feeling frustrated by racism in Italy, as well as the club's refusal to modernise.
- England's national rugby team are expected to name sevens coach Simon Amor as the new attack coach.
- The chair of the British Athletes Commission has quit her role at WADA in protest at its refusal to exile Russia completely from global sport.
SCOTTISH SUN
- Former Celtic winger Aiden McGeady has been told he can leave Sunderland following a training ground incident.
