#The_Morning_View. TRANSFER GOSSIP Manchester United are preparing a late bid to sign Villarreal defender Gabriel Paulista, 24, who is already in talks with Arsenal. (Daily Star) Chelsea are working on a deal to sign 24-year-old Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Douglas Costa. (Sun - subscription required) Fridays Daily Telegraph back page West Brom boss Tony Pulis has confirmed his interest in signing 23-year-old Wigan winger Callum McManaman and Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher, 30. (Times - subscription required) QPR have been offered Corinthians former AC Milan striker Alexandre Pato, 25. (Daily Mail) Hull City are tracking Tottenham and England winger Aaron Lennon, 27, who is set to leave White Hart Lane this month. (Hull Daily Mail) Wolfsburgs former Chelsea midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, 23, a reported target for Arsenal and Manchester United, is not interested in a move back to the Premier League. (Daily Star) Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez, 26, looks unlikely to turn his loan deal at Real Madrid into a permanent move and could return to Old Trafford in the summer. (Daily Express) Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesnys position has been cast into further doubt after it emerged the club are monitoring Fiorentina goalkeeper Norberto Neto, 25. (Daily Mail) Roma are trying to persuade Chelsea to accept just £380,000 to take 22-year-old winger Mohamed Salah on loan until the end of next season. (London Evening Standard) Birmingham City have rejected a third bid from Championship rivals Bournemouth for their 18-year-old winger Demarai Gray. (Birmingham Mail) OTHER GOSSIP Three of Fifas biggest sponsors - Castrol, Continental and Johnson & Johnson - have revealed they have joined Sony and Emirates in abandoning footballs beleaguered world governing body. (Telegraph) Fridays Daily Mirror back page Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville will decide in the next 18 months whether he wants to leave his job as a television pundit and go into management. (Guardian) Former Tottenham boss Tim Sherwood says there is no chance of him becoming the next Newcastle United head coach. (Talksport) Meanwhile, Dutchman Frank de Boer is open to an approach from Newcastle to become the clubs new head coach this summer. (Guardian) Arsene Wenger has delivered a gloomy prognosis on the fitness of 28-year-old midfielder Abou Diaby, who now appears increasingly likely to have played his last game for Arsenal. (Telegraph) Manager Brendan Rodgers admits Liverpool had little chance of winning the Premier League this year - but is convinced they can challenge for the title again next season. (Liverpool Echo) Former Rangers midfielder Barry Ferguson has urged supporters to put their differences with the clubs board aside at Sundays testimonial for ex-Ibrox player Fernando Ricksen, who has Motor Neurone Disease. (Sky Sports) (external) Birmingham Citys parent company claims even more money may have been misappropriated by a former employee than the £2.55m it initially reported to police. (Birmingham Mail).
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 07:25:38 +0000
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