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Football Rumours on Thursday 22nd December 2016

last updated Thursday 22nd December 2016, 10:06 AM


  • Celtic striker and Liverpool target Moussa is wanted by Pep Guardiola at Manchester City in a £20m deal.
    ( Sun )


  • United have joined Arsenal in the list of clubs interested in signing West Ham United's France forward Dimitri Payet, 29.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Liverpool are interested in signing Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart, 29, who is on loan at Italian side Torino.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • The Reds are also considering a move for Wolfsburg's Germany midfielder Julian Draxler, 23, who is also wanted by Paris St-Germain.
    ( Times )


  • Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho plans to spend £180m on Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann, 25, Benfica defenders Victor Lindelof, 22, and Nelson Semedo, 23, and Monaco midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko, 22, across the next two transfer windows.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Other reports suggest Sweden international Lindelof is likely to be Manchester United's only January signing, with the defender arriving in a £38m deal.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Lindelof's arrival would cast doubt over the future of United's England defender Chris Smalling, 27, at Old Trafford.
    ( Daily Express)


  • Stoke could have signed Lindelof for £260,000, but the Potters were not interested when he arrived on trial as a 17-year-old.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • West Brom have tabled a club-record £18m bid for Manchester United's France midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, 27.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Chelsea are not looking to buy Real Madrid midfielder James Rodriguez after being put off by the 25-year-old's £60m price tag.
    ( Sun )


  • Southampton are hoping to keep hold of Virgil van Dijk by demanding more than £45m for the 25-year-old defender.
    ( Squawka )


  • But Manchester City are prepared to offer £50m for Van Dijk when the transfer window opens in January.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Full-back Antonio Valencia, 31, has signed new two-year deal to keep him at Old Trafford until 2018.
    ( Sun )


  • West Ham have sent a begging letter to the Premier League's top clubs in a desperate bid to boost their squad in January.
    ( Daily Telegraph )


  • Chelsea were rejected by Hoffenheim centre-back Niklas Sule, 21, before they re-signed David Luiz, 29, in the summer transfer window.
    ( Metro )


  • The Blues' Brazilian winger Willian, 28, has spoken for the first time about the death of his mother in October.
    ( London Evening Standard )


  • Swansea are weighing up a £15m move for Newcastle United's Serbia striker Aleksandar Mitrovic, 22.
    ( Daily Express)


  • Championship leaders Newcastle United will try and sign Hull City's Scotland winger Robert Snodgrass, 29, when the January transfer window opens.
    ( Daily Star )


  • Brazilian side Chapecoense have signed three players following the club's tragic plane crash earlier this month.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Aston Villa face competition from West Ham, Swansea City and Hull City in their bid to sign Arsenal defender Carl Jenkinson, 24, on loan.
    ( Birmingham Mail )


  • Several Football League clubs are weighing up a January move for Middlesbrough's out-of-favour striker David Nugent, 31.
    ( Northern Echo )


  • Mario Balotelli has already held talks with English clubs over a possible return to the Premier League, according to his agent Mino Raiola.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Raiola also said his client Romelu Lukaku, 23, had agreed "99.9%" of a new contract with Everton but the striker's future at Goodison Park would be reassessed in the summer.
    (Talksport)




  • MANAGEMENT STUFF

  • Paris St-Germain are preparing another move for Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, despite being rejected on two previous occasions.
    ( Sun )


  • David Moyes has made peace with Manchester United ahead of his first return to the club since being sacked by them in 2014.
    ( Daily Mirror )


  • Diego Simeone says he could stay as Atletico Madrid manager beyond his current deal, despite recently having his contract shortened by two years.
    (beIN Sports)




  • OTHER STORIES

  • Chelsea fans were given an early Christmas present on Wednesday when Frank Lampard returned to keep an eye on a training session.
    ( Daily Mail )


  • Rangers supporters have clashed with fans of the girl band Little Mix on social media, as the Gers faithful try to get a song they dedicate to striker Joe Garner to the Christmas number one spot.
    (Daily Mail)




















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