Liverpool are hoping to land a veteran Manchester City playmaker this summer, while Alexis Sanchez has decided which club he will be joi...
Liverpool are hoping to land a veteran Manchester City playmaker this summer, while Alexis Sanchez has decided which club he will be joining in the new year, according to Monday’s papers.
Liverpool, Inter Join Chase For City's Silva
In September, reports suggested Manchester City's David
Silva could be tempted by a move to AC Milan despite City being keen to extend
his contract.
Now it seems Silva could have other options to consider,
with the Sun reporting that both Liverpool and Milan's rivals Inter "are
plotting a sensational swoop as contract talks with City continue."
The 31-year-old, whose current deal expires in 2019, remains
a key part of Pep Guardiola's plans, with officials at the Etihad Stadium keen
to tie him to a 12-month extension.
But the Sun says they may have their work cut out, with
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp "a big admirer" of Silva and Inter
looking to add to their creative options.
Silva, who moved to City from Valencia in 2010, has also
been linked with Fenerbahce in recent weeks.
Luiz Chelsea Future
Looking Bleak
Antonio Conte has warned David Luiz he faces a battle to
regain his place in the first team after dropping the centre-half for the
champions’ critical victory over Manchester United, a win that left the
visitors eight points adrift of the top.
Abramovich had been a driving force behind the surprise
decision to re-sign Luiz last summer and is known to be a fan of the
charismatic 30-year-old.
Luiz was superb in the title-winning campaign, but his form
has not been so impressive so far this term and there have been signs of strain
between him and Conte.
Conte was unhappy with Luiz’s reaction to being substituted
in the 3-3 home draw with Roma and gave him a training ground ticking off a few
days later.
The former Juventus manager was equally as unimpressed with
the defending of Luiz in Rome, when he, Antonio Rudiger and Cesar Azpilicueta
were pulled apart by Edin Dzeko.
That was the final straw and Andreas Christensen was
deservedly rewarded for some promising displays in big games against Tottenham
Hotspur and Manchester City with a start for the visit of United.
Everton Ready To
Spend Big On Evans
Everton will "dig deep" to bring West Bromwich
Albion defender Jonny Evans to Goodison Park in January, according to the Mail.
Recent reports have linked Evans -- a Manchester City target
in the summer -- with a move to Merseyside, but the Mail says he won't come
cheap.
It adds that "although spending big in the summer has
not returned positive results," Everton owner Farhad Moshiri is ready to
back a move.
The asking price for Northern Ireland international Evans
"is set to be huge," but he is not the only defender Everton are chasing.
They are also interested in Preston left-back Josh Earl,
seen as "an ideal long-term replacement for Leighton Baines."
Everton had teenager Earl watched in Preston's recent home
defeat to Brentford, but he was injured the following week and that could
"slow down" efforts to sign him.
Ajax Midfielder
Interesting Premier League Trio
Ajax midfielder Frenkie de Jong could be the subject of a
three-way Premier League transfer tussle, according to the Sun.
It reports that Arsenal, Manchester City and Chelsea are all
interested in the 20-year-old, who has starred since breaking into the Ajax
first team.
Arsenal and City "have spoken to Ajax over a January
deal," the report adds, with Chelsea keeping a close eye on the situation.
The Sun says "clubs reckon they can get De Jong for a
bargain £5 million" because his current contract has only 18 months to
run.
But it adds that Ajax "could hold out for a bigger fee
or offer De Jong fresh terms after his emergence as a major prospect."
Others
Roma say they and Barcelona were interested in signing Leicester
winger Riyad Mahrez last summer – but neither side were prepared to meet the
£50m asking price (Daily Mirror)
Bayern Munich have ended their interest in Alexis Sanchez as
the Bundesliga side’s president Karl-Heinz Rummenigge insists the Arsenal forward
has already chosen his next club (Daily Mail)
David Moyes will be handed a chance to revive his Premier
League career this week with West Ham after agreeing a deal until the end of
the season with the Hammers (Daily Mirror)
Antonio Conte dropped David Luiz for the victory over
Manchester United on Sunday and then warned the rest of the Chelsea squad the
same could happen to any one of them (Daily Mirror)
Sadio Mane believes he and Mo Salah have no problems
handling the pressure for Liverpool – because they do it so often for their
countries (Daily Mirror)
Arsene Wenger and Pep Guardiola are going head-to-head in a
battle for Ajax star Frenkie De Jong (The Sun)
Rangers want talks with former England boss Steve McClaren
about becoming their new manager (The Sun)
Juventus have joined Manchester United and Real Madrid in
tracking Basel loan star Dimitri Oberlin (The Sun)
Mauricio Pochettino has pleaded with England boss Gareth
Southgate to go easy with Harry Kane (Daily Star)
Tony Pulis believes he still has the backing of West Brom’s
board despite losing 1-0 to Huddersfield at the weekend (Daily Star)
Sam Vokes is desperate for manager Sean Dyche to stay at
Burnley (Daily Star)
Peter Crouch has been told he is not for sale at any price
by Stoke manager Mark Hughes (Daily Star)
Andy Carroll has pointed the finger at West Ham fans for
deserting their team, and insists the Hammers are too good to go down (Daily
Express)
Scott Sinclair thinks the only real threat to Celtic’s
invincible run is themselves (Daily Express)
Swansea’s players have rallied in support of head coach Paul
Clement after yet another shocking home display saw them drop into the Premier
League’s bottom three (Daily Telegraph)
Demarai Gray is targeting promotion to the senior England
squad after emerging as a key player in Claude Puel’s Leicester revolution
(Daily Telegraph)
Aston Villa have no plans to sell Scott Hogan, Henri Lansbury,
Jack Grealish or James Bree – who have all been linked with exits from Villa
Park – in the January transfer window (Birmingham Mail)
