I was travelling on an overnight flight yesterday so never got the chance to give the gossip from the Sports pages but here is what they are saying today…. Arsenal weighing up £16m move for Newcastle Uniteds 25-year-old midfielder Moussa Sissoko in the January transfer window. West Bromwich Albion striker Saido Berahino has set his sights on a January move away from The Hawthorns, with Liverpool and Tottenham set to go head-to-head for the 21-year-olds signature. Celtic are in the hunt for 25-year-old Kara Mbodj, who plays for Alex McLeishs Racing Genk in Belgium, and who can play as a defender or midfielder. QPR boss Harry Redknapp is ready to offer Ravel Morrison a contract if West Ham decide to get rid of the 21-year-old midfielder. OTHER GOSSIP Former Wigan manager Uwe Rosler, 46, is favourite to take over at struggling Championship club Brighton after Sami Hyypia handed in his resignation. But former Tottenham Hotspur boss Tim Sherwood, 45, is also in the running to take over at Brighton, who are four points from safety in the Championship table. Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel, 30, insists the Reds performance against Arsenal has reignited top four ambitions. Former Manchester United and England defender Gary Neville, 39, says the Premier League is falling behind the rest of Europe. Everton manager Roberto Martinez, 41, says he is worried by his teams inconsistent league form. Crystal Palace will lose captain Mile Jedinak, 30, for the New Years Day trip to Aston Villa after Australia demanded he joined up with them for the Asian Cup. Manchester City keeper Joe Hart, 27, says he is sharper for the experience of being dropped by manager Manuel Pellegrini last season. BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA Brondbys former Liverpool defender Daniel Agger, 30, tweeted a photograph of himself having his first tattoos in 10 years. He was a League Cup winner with Liverpool in 2011-12 and a Champions League runner-up in 2006-07 Peter Odemwingie marked the three-month anniversary of his cruciate ligament operation by having a run on the pitch. The 33-year-old Stoke City forward, who is unlikely to play again this season, tweeted: Big day for me today as I got to the three months mark and had my first run on the pitch since the op. Stoke City goalkeeper Asmir Begovic, 27, tweeted this after his sides 2-0 home defeat to Chelsea on Monday: Tough loss tonight. But we gave it a good go against a top side! On to the next one. thanks as usual to bbc.
Posted on: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 06:18:00 +0000
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