Get all the football gossip from the National Papers
Get all the football gossip from the National Papers

Football Paper Talk: All the latest transfer rumours for Thursday January 3


Tottenham are to offer Christian Eriksen a lucrative new contract, according to today's back pages - get all the latest in today's Paper Talk.

DAILY MAIL

Christian Eriksen celebrates his goal
Christian Eriksen celebrates his goal
  • Tottenham are determined to get Christian Eriksen signed to a new deal and are ready to double his £70k-a-week wages as he continues to stall.
  • Crystal Palace have no intention of letting Mamadou Sakho leave this month despite interest from Thierry Henry's Monaco.
  • Everton have launched their opening gambit to sign highly-rated Barcelona forward Malcom by 'submitting an enquiry'.
  • Brand new Australian side Western Melbourne have informed Celtic of their interest in signing their captain Scott Brown.

THE INDEPENDENT

  • Manchester United will remain frugal in the January window - unless they have the chance to sign a top quality centre-back.

THE SUN

Eden Hazard
Eden Hazard
  • Chelsea want Eden Hazard to agree a new deal despite the arrival of Christian Pulisic.
  • Bayern Munich have come back with an improved £30m bid for Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi.
  • Benfica midfielder Adel Taarabt, who has been training with the reserves, is being lined up for a shock return to QPR in January.
  • Millwall and Wigan will challenge Celtic in their loan bid for West Brom winger Oliver Burke.
  • Huddersfield Town are set to complete a loan deal for Crystal Palace midfielder Jason Puncheon until the end of the season.
  • Former Tottenham and Fulham manager Martin Jol has been lined up to become the new boss of Anderlecht.

DAILY MIRROR

  • Chelsea remain keen on Bournemouth striker Callum Wilson and still want to sign a new defender in January.
  • Gary Rowett is facing the sack at Stoke City with David Moyes and Sam Allardyce in the running to succeed him.
Sam Allardyce: The Everton manager is planning for next season at Goodison Park
Sam Allardyce
  • Burnley and Cardiff will battle to sign midfielder Matt Phillips from Championship side West Brom.
  • Sunderland fear Josh Maja could move abroad on the cheap after talks over a new deal stalled.
  • Port Vale manager Neil Aspin is on the brink of the sack ahead of a crunch meeting on Thursday.

THE TIMES

  • West Ham paid Baroness Brady £438,000 for consultancy work last season on top of her £898,000 salary, the club's annual accounts have revealed.
  • Steve Bruce has delayed becoming Sheffield Wednesday manager because he needs knee surgery and time to recover.
Steve Bruce
Steve Bruce

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

  • The Rugby Football Union is due to announce the full squad of England Women's XVs players who will be awarded full-time professional contracts for 2019 season.

DAILY RECORD

  • Celtic captain Scott Brown will be sent a contract from Australian side Western Melbourne on Thursday.
  • Motherwell hope to seal a deal to bring Ross McCormack back to Fir Park by the weekend but require Aston Villa to terminate his season-long loan to Central Coast Mariners.

THE SCOTTISH SUN

  • Bristol City are set to hand Rangers defender Lee Wallace the chance to resurrect his career in the English Championship.
Celtic's Dedryck Boyata scores
Celtic's Dedryck Boyata scores
  • Dedryck Boyata will quit Celtic this summer and is currently considering several offers for a summer move.
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