TRANSFER RUMORS! (WINTER WINDOW EDITION)
The Sun:
-Some Manchester United players will see their salaries slashed if David Moyes' strugglers fail to qualify for next season's Champions League.
-Jermain Defoe looks set to join Toronto on Monday (;_;) after Roy Hodgson assured him he could still go to the World Cup.
-Arsenal and Liverpool are set for a £15million battle to nab hitman Alvaro Morata.
-Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is chasing a "dream" World Cup spot - after finally ending his five-month injury nightmare.
-Fulham lead the chase to sign Everton's John Heitinga this month and resurrect his World Cup dream.
-Swansea have denied holding talks with Blackpool over Tom Ince.
Daily Mirror:
-Tottenham misfit Erik Lamela is a transfer target for Juventus with Mirko Vucinic plus cash on offer.
-Sunderland are closing in on Argentine defender Santiago Vergini.
-Barcelona are eyeing shock move for Manchester United's Nemanja Vidic.
-Manchester United could make a £20m swoop for Claudio Marchisio from Juventus.
-Hull are ready to sign West Brom striker Shane Long in a £5million deal after agreeing a fee on Wednesday.
-Southampton have rejected a bid from West Ham for England striker Rickie Lambert.
-Crystal Palace's Jimmy Kebe is to join Leeds on loan.
-Newcastle will have to wait to land £12m-rated midfielder Remy Cabella - he wants to stay at Montpellier until the summer.
-Everton are ready to sign Aiden McGeady as the Spartak Moscow winger is set for a medical after contract terms were sorted out.
Daily Star:
-Fiorentina have refused to rule out move for Man City flop Stevan Jovetic. (Someone else pls buy him)
-Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City are all set to be disappointed as Xabi Alonso has signed a new Real Madrid deal.
-Chelsea star Juan Mata is set to be offered a route out of Stamford Bridge with Real Madrid interested in signing the Spanish international.
-Liverpool and Arsenal are in talks with Anderlecht to sign Cheikhou Kouyate.
-Spurs, Arsenal and Liverpool target Salomon Kalou is unlikely to move from Lille in January.
Daily Mail:
-Furious West Ham fans demanded Sam Allardyce's head last night as their side were crushed 6-0 in the Capital One Cup semi-final first leg at Manchester City.
-Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic and Patrice Evra could all leave Manchester United in a summer purge by David Moyes with Javier Hernandez, Nani, Anderson, Alex Buttner and Anders Lindegaard likely to join them. (WAT)
-Arsenal will have to stump up a £1.7million loan fee to land Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata.
-Barcelona teenage striker Antonio Sanabria has turned down Arsenal for a move to Roma.
Daily Express:
-West Ham fans turned on manager Sam Allardyce last night as they crumbled to a humiliating defeat in the Capital One Cup.
-Danny Welbeck admits Manchester United's players fear missing out on a Champions League place next season. (LOL)
-Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has denied that any players will be leaving the club in January.
-Manchester City are set to step up their interest in Benfica midfielder Nemanja Matic.
-Tottenham, Liverpool and Newcastle target Tom Ince is having talks with Swansea over a proposed move from Blackpool.
-Arsenal are monitoring England defender Glen Johnson's contract situation at Liverpool with a view to a possible transfer.
-Real Madrid have identified Chelsea's Juan Mata as the man they want to replace Arsenal, Manchester United and Monaco target Angel Di Maria at the Bernabeu.
The Times:
-Sunderland winger Adam Johnson hasn't given up on a World Cup spot with England, but acknowledges that he is an outsider for a place on the plane.
-Nicklas Bendtner's speedy recovery from an ankle injury may dissuade Arsene Wenger from raiding the winter market for a new striker.
-Paris St Germain are said to have expressed an interest in Newcastle full-back Mathieu Debuchy.
The Independent:
-Manchester United are believed to have cooled their interest in Real Madrid full-back Fabio Coentrao.
The Daily Telegraph:
-Wilfried Zaha is desperate to secure a loan move away from Manchester United as soon as possible as he clings to his World Cup dream.
-Arsenal pursuit of Atletico Madrid's Diego Costa and Porto's Jackson Martinez has been made more difficult by the fact that their release clauses only apply at the end of the season.
