TRANSFER GOSSIP Chelsea have joined Manchester City and Arsenal in the race to sign Borussia Dortmund midfielder Marco Reus, 25. (Daily Star) Sundays Telegraph sports section front page Manchester Uniteds hopes of prising 24- year-old midfielder Kevin Strootman away from Roma next month hinge on rivals Manchester City knocking the Italian club out of the Champions League. (Mirror) Several Spanish clubs - including champions Atletico Madrid - are trying to take Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla, 29, back to his homeland. (Daily Star) Roma are poised to make a bid for Tottenham defender Vlad Chiriches, 25, in the January transfer window. (Talksport) Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock has made Swansea striker Bafetimbi Gomis, 29, his number one January target. (Sun - subscription required) Liverpool have been given a boost in their pursuit of Porto striker Jackson Martinez, 28, after the players agent confirmed AC Milan have been priced out of a deal. (Talksport) Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is eyeing up a move for Lyon midfielder Nabil Fekir, 21. (Daily Express) Manager Ronny Deila insists Celtic are still in the race for Norway midfielder Martin Odegaard, 15, despite facing competition from a host of clubs, including Liverpool. (Daily Mail) OTHER GOSSIP Striker Mario Balotelli, 24, will be given a final chance by Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers, despite growing disenchantment within the club over the Italians form and off-the-field difficulties. (Daily Mail) Sunderland striker Connor Wickham, 21, is poised to agree a new five-year contract worth £60,000 a week. (Telegraph) Manchester City are set to offer midfielder James Milner, 28, a new four- year contract worth almost £20m. (Daily Star) Southampton midfielder James Ward- Prowse, 20, is on Roy Hodgsons radar for an England call-up. (Sun - subscription required) Aston Villa are putting the naming rights for the Holte End at Villa Park up for grabs. (Mirror) BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA Jak Alnwick stood up to the challenge of Chelseas attackers as he made an unexpected debut Newcastles emergency goalkeeper Jak Alnwick, 21, who had a busy debut as Chelseas unbeaten run came to an end, has been praised by former Toon keeper Shaka Hislop, who tweeted: Well played Mr Alnwick, well played. Any keeper in the world would be happy with that as a debut. So obscure is young Alnwick that Newcastles local paper, the Chronicle, felt the need to provide its readers with five facts about the impressive rookie. A rare return of three goalless draws from Saturdays Premier League games prompted Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker to tweet: If youre a bit sleepy, this week and this week only, youre forgiven if you nod off. AND FINALLY Germany international Mario Gotzes World Cup winning boot has been auctioned off, raising over 2m euro. (Daily Mail) Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes, 40, showed hes still got it with two show-stopping goals in the Global Legends Series as his team beat Luis Figos side 8-5. (Telegraph)
Posted on: Sun, 07 Dec 2014 04:54:26 +0000
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