Rumour Mill: Chelsea eye Muriel; Arsenal want Real star

Ian Watson
Luis Muriel: Colombian set for Inter

Luis Muriel: Colombian set for Inter

Chelsea are looking to sign a Sampdoria striker, while Arsenal are targeting a Real Madrid midfielder, according to Tuesday’s rumours…

Arsenal

Arsene Wenger has identified Real Madrid midfielder Marcos Llorente as a possible January transfer target and is willing to pay ‘any price’ (Don Balon)

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Arsenal were keen on Oleksandr Zinchenko before he joined Manchester City, the player’s agent has revealed (Championat)

Arsenal star Theo Walcott reckons Olivier Giroud is becoming increasingly frustrated (Daily Star)

Inter Milan will test the Gunners’ resolve with a lucrative offer for Alexis Sanchez (Calcio Mercato)

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Bournemouth

Eddie Howe has played down reports that Callum Wilson could join Newcastle in January (Daily Echo)

 

Chelsea

Chelsea could consider signing Sampdoria’s Luis Muriel next summer (La Repubblica)

Branislav Ivanovic is a January target for Juventus (Calciomercato)

Thibaut Courtois has reportedly put contract talks on hold in light of fresh interest from Real Madrid (The Sun)

Inter Milan are ready to make an audacious €50m (£42.7m) bid for Diego Costa in January (Don Balon)

Manchester United are ready to turn to out-of-favour Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel (The Sun)

England are set to land Chelsea coach Steve Holland as Gareth Southgate’s No 2 (The Times)

John Terry has admitted he could find himself playing somewhere other than Chelsea next year (Daily Star)

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Crystal Palace

Steve Mandanda has refused to rule out a move to a ‘bigger club’ in the Premier League (Telefoot)

Crystal Palace are weighing up a January swoop for Senegal international midfielder Papa Alioune Ndiaye (The Sun)

Alan Pardew has two games to save his job at Crystal Palace. After six consecutive Premier League defeats he is under pressure, but American major shareholders David Blitzer and Josh Harris are undecided (The Independent)

 

Everton

Juventus watched Romelu Lukaku on Sunday and retain a serious interest in the striker (TuttoSport)

Everton could move for Southampton’s Virgil van Dijk, despite his £40m price tag on the 25-year-old defender (Daily Mirror)

Everton are keen on signing Bolton’s 17-year-old goalkeeper Jake Turner (The Sun)

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Hull

Struggling Hull City are ready to boost their survival chances with a move for Portuguese winger Renato Santos (The Sun)

Hull could rekindle their interest in Legia Warsaw striker Nemanja Nikoliv (Hull Daily Mail)

Newcastle midfielder Mo Diame, 29, says he has no regrets about leaving Hull City to play in the Championship with the St James’ Park side (Newcastle Chronicle)

 

Leicester

Man Utd want Danny Drinkwater but accept a deal is unlikely given Leicester’s progress in the Champions League (The Sun)

 

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Liverpool

Liverpool are ready to step up their pursuit of Borussia Dortmund prodigy Christian Pulisic in the wake of injury to Philippe Coutinho, expected to be out for up to six weeks with ankle ligament damage (Daily Mail)

 

Manchester City

Jesus Navas is desperate to rejoin Sevilla when his Man City contract expires in the summer (Marca)

Vincent Kompany’s brother says the 30-year-old Manchester City captain is not suffering a recurrence of his muscular injury (Manchester Evening News)

City have placed scouts Dave Harrison and Lyndon Tomlinson on gardening leave before the pair start work for derby rivals United in January (The Telegraph)

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Manchester United

Manchester United are ready to turn to out-of-favour Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel (The Sun)

Man Utd want Danny Drinkwater but accept a deal is unlikely given Leicester’s progress in the Champions League (The Sun)

Roma are chasing Manchester United’s outcast winger Memphis Depay for a possible January transfer window move (The Sun)

Manchester United star Juan Mata is reportedly set to be rewarded with a new deal (Daily Star)

Senior Manchester United officials are becoming frustrated with Jose Mourinho’s antics as the boss is hit with a third FA charge in a month (Daily Mail)

Manchester United have tempted academy scouts Dave Harrison and Lyndon Tomlinson to join the club from cross-town rivals Man City (The Telegraph)

 

Middlesbrough

Fit-again Neven Subotic would be open to joining Middlesbrough in January after his summer switch collapsed (Bild)

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Southampton

Everton could move for Southampton’s Virgil van Dijk, despite his £40m price tag on the 25-year-old defender (Daily Mirror)

 

Swansea

Nottingham Forest’s Ben Osborn is said to be a January target for both Watford and Swansea (The Sun)

 

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Tottenham

Harry Redknapp has revealed how he nearly signed Luis Suarez and Eden Hazard at Tottenham and believes that they would have transformed his side into title contenders (Daily Mail)

Peterborough chairman Darragh MacAnthony says Leo Da Silva Lopes is attracting interest on “a major scale”, with Tottenham reported previously to be at the head of the queue.

 

Watford

Nottingham Forest’s Ben Osborn is said to be a January target for both Watford and Swansea (The Sun)

Mamadou Sakho: Hasn't played for Liverpool since April

West Brom

West Brom are facing competition from AC Milan and Inter for Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho (The Mirror)

 

West Ham

West Ham are locked in talks with Simone Zaza’s advisers – hoping to remove the hefty appearance clause in his contract (The Sun)

The Hammers have been hit by another major injury blow with striker Diafra Sakho possibly out for three weeks with a hamstring problem (Daily Express)