Rumour Mill: Liverpool and Spurs to battle for Argentine

Mark Scott
Lucas Alario: PSG bid

Lucas Alario: PSG bid

Liverpool and Spurs will go head to head to sign exciting Argentine, while Manchester United will return in January for a Sporting Lisbon ace, according to Wednesday’s rumours.

Arsenal

– Alexis Sanchez is demanding a hefty pay rise during contract negotiations with Arsenal (Transfermarketweb)

– Jack Wilshere will have to prove his fitness to Arsenal during his year-long loan spell at Bournemouth (Daily Mirror)

– Patrick Vieira has revealed he was disappointed not to land a coaching role at Arsenal (Daily Star)

– Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has suggested Middlesbrough would be wasting their time if they tried to sign Calum Chambers permanently (Clubcall)

Chelsea

– David Luiz will make an early debut for Chelsea as cover for injured captain John Terry against Liverpool on Friday Night Football

– Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho will block any Chelsea move for defender Matteo Darmian (Daily Mirror)

– Chelsea remain interested in Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan, 28, but the Belgium international is set to sign an extended deal with the Italian side (talkSPORT)

– Former West Ham and Chelsea striker Frank Nouble wants to return to English football (Daily Star)

Everton

– Everton boss Ronald Koeman is keen on Juventus wonderkid Grigoros Kostanos (Daily Mirror)

Hull

– Mike Phelan will be named Hull manager on a long-term contract following talks with the consortium set to buy the club (Daily Mirror)

 

Leicester

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– Leicester City are reportedly keen on securing the services of Watford midfielder Etienne Capoue (HITC)

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Liverpool

– Liverpool and Tottenham are involved in a tug-of-war over River Plate’s £15.2m striker Lucas Alario (The Sun)

– David Luiz will make an early debut for Chelsea as cover for injured captain John Terry against Liverpool on Friday Night Football

Manchester United

– Manchester United will make a fresh approach for Sporting midfielder William Carvalho in January (Calciomercato)

– Algeria international Ryad Boudebouz claims he turned down a move to Manchester United earlier in his career (L’Equipe)

– Henrikh Mkhitaryan is frustrated at not being played in his favourite position by Manchester United (The Sun)

– Burnley midfielder Steven Defour has said that a potential move to Manchester United was on the cards before he fractured his foot.

– Jose Mourinho has revealed his private battle with an unnamed manager to sign Manchester United’s prized asset Paul Pogba (Daily Mail)

– Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho will block any Chelsea move for defender Matteo Darmian (Daily Mirror)

– Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford says watching how hard Cristiano Ronaldo trained during his time at Old Trafford inspired him to succeed in the game (Daily Star)

– Manchester United have suffered a setback in the revamp of their academy set-up after West Brom’s chief talent-spotter Steve Hopcroft turned down the opportunity to join them (Daily Telegraph)

 

Middlesbrough

– Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has suggested Middlesbrough would be wasting their time if they tried to sign Calum Chambers permanently (Clubcall)

Stoke

– Stoke have joined the chase for Udinese midfielder Jakub Jankto (Daily Mirror)

Sunderland

– Sunderland’s defenders cannot understand each other as they all speak different languages, according to left-back Patrick van Aanholt (The Sun)

– French winger Charles N’Zogbia, who left Aston Villa as his contract ended in June, is set to sign for Ligue 1 side FC Nantes after having a trial with Sunderland (L’Equipe)

Tottenham

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– Liverpool and Tottenham are involved in a tug-of-war over River Plate’s £15.2m striker Lucas Alario (The Sun)

– England left-back Danny Rose is set to become the next player to commit himself to Tottenham (Daily Mirror)

– Monaco midfielder Joao Moutinho has admitted he could have easily been a Tottenham player ahead of their Champions League group stage clash

– Tottenham have opened talks with the Qatar Investment Authority over naming rights for the redeveloped White Hart Lane.

Watford

– Leicester City are reportedly keen on securing the services of Watford midfielder Etienne Capoue (HITC)

West Brom

– The future of West Brom boss Tony Pulis remains uncertain after it emerged the club have been looking to replace him since the end of last season, with former manager and ex-England head coach Roy Hodgson having been sounded out as a possible replacement (Daily Mail)

– Manchester United have suffered a setback in the revamp of their academy set-up after West Brom’s chief talent-spotter Steve Hopcroft turned down the opportunity to join them (Daily Telegraph)

West Ham

– West Ham United have launched an investigation into the £6.2m deal that saw Arthur Masuaku move to the club from Olympiakos in the summer (Daily Mail)

– Former West Ham and Chelsea striker Frank Nouble wants to return to English football (Daily Star)

– Carlos Bacca has said he turned down a “very good” offer from West Ham becuase he did not want to uproot his family