The latest football gossip and transfer rumours
The latest football gossip and transfer rumours

Wednesday's Paper Talk: Football transfer news, rumours and gossip including Salah, Mourinho, Sissoko


Could Jose Mourinho be the answer to Arsenal's problems? That's one of the big football rumours in Wednesday's Paper Talk.

DAILY MIRROR

  • Juventus reportedly sent scouts to Anfield on Sunday to watch Mohamed Salah, Christian Eriksen and Heung-Min Son.

THE SUN

  • Jose Mourinho has set his sights on becoming the first boss to win major trophies at three English clubs, alerting Arsenal.
  • Newcastle are ready to sign French midfield enforcer Ibrahima Sissoko in a £13m deal.
  • Simon Jordan says the threat of Premier League clubs pulling out of the League Cup is bad.
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DAILY MAIL

  • Steve Stone is being investigated by Burnley amid claims of bullying.
  • The Premier League are planning to bring in an enhanced VAR system which makes use of 'limb-tracking technology'.
  • Manchester United's deal with Chevrolet has a financial penalty if the Old Trafford side are relegated to the Sky Bet Championship.
  • Leicester and Watford are among the clubs tracking Ronald Sobowale - the cousin of Bayern Munich and Austria star David Alaba. Sobowale plays for eighth-tier Bostick League South East side Whyteleafe and has also had a trial with Middlesbrough.
  • Wolves are set to make up to 10 changes for Wednesday's derby at Aston Villa and bring in their youngsters.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

  • Arsenal captain Granit Xhaka has fuelled further doubt over his future at the Emirates by changing his Instagram profile to one of him captaining Switzerland.
READ: Arsenal legend Charlie Nicholas believes that there is no way back for Granit Xhaka

DAILY STAR

  • Manchester United are reportedly looking into signing Brescia midfielder Sandro Tonali, dubbed the new Andrea Pirlo, after scouts watched the teenager last week.
  • Ex-Tottenham midfielder Rafael van der Vaart has admitted he told Spurs chairman Daniel Levy to sign Ajax and Morocco attacking midfielder Hakim Ziyech, 26

DAILY EXPRESS

  • Manchester United will face competition from Barcelona in their quest to sign Inter Milan forward Lautaro Martinez.
  • Manchester United have almost completed a deal to sign Juventus and Croatia striker Mario Mandzukic in January
  • Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United are all set to battle it out for Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Denis Zakaria.

OTHER

  • James Milner wants to stay at Liverpool beyond the end of this season. (Liverpool Echo)
  • Manchester City and Brazil striker Gabriel Jesus, 22, has dismissed rumours linking him with Bayern Munich, writing on Instagram that the speculation was a "lie". (Manchester Evening News)
  • Manchester United have emerged as the front runners to sign Red Bull Salzburg and Norway striker Erling Braut Haaland, 19. (Manchester Evening News)
  • Former Sunderland manager Chris Coleman is reportedly one of the frontrunners to replace Ralph Hassenhutl at Southampton.(Newcastle Chronicle)
  • Craig Shakespeare is one of the names under consideration to be the next manager of West Brom's U23s. (Express & Star)

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