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Daily Star
Manchester United are planning a surprise raid on Brentford for Cameroon international Brian Mbeumo. United boss Ruben Amorim is very impressed with the striker – and believes he will fit into his long-term plans at Old Trafford.
The sun
Newcastle are tracking Southampton goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale.
Arsenal and Manchester United will use a different ball to their FA Cup rivals this weekend.
Daily Mail
Manchester United are moving forward in their efforts to finalize a new-look executive squad that will see Jason Wilcox expand his power base at the club.
Christopher Fievel, who joined Manchester United in July as interim recruitment director, is now in talks about taking up a permanent position at the club.
Jason Eto'o, Arsenal's acting sporting director, has growing internal support to take up the role permanently.
Newcastle will try to convince Martin Dubravka to stay at the club after this month.
Manchester City are making positive progress in their move for Lens defender Abdulkader Khosanov.
Newcastle have no buyback clauses in the contracts of Elliott Anderson and Yankuba Menteh.
Tottenham's medical staff will carry out regular home checks on Rodrigo Bentancur over the coming days following his worrying collapse on the pitch on Wednesday evening.
Chelsea's plan to use Trevo Chalupa as a ballast in a deal for Crystal Palace captain Mark Guehi could falter over wages.
Rangers have shown interest in Serbian international midfielder Sasa Zdjilar.
Dan Ashworth's shock sacking from Manchester United has had a knock-on effect with Michael Appleton no longer rejoining his old club as loan manager.
England manager Thomas Tuchel was very impressed with a tour of Tottenham's training center on Saturday morning.
Newcastle have sent recruitment chief Steve Nixon to check on James Trafford – but are not expected to make an offer for the Burnley goalkeeper in January.
Sportsbank officials are scheduled to travel to the Middle East in the coming days with the aim of completing their deal to become controlling partners in Crystal Palace.
West Ham were confident that Christophe Galtier and Paulo Fonseca would have accepted their coaching role if their plan to appoint Graham Potter had not worked out.
Newcastle face the possibility of losing Millwall's Romain Essie this month.
Novak Djokovic has sensationally claimed he was lead poisoned when he was detained in Australia before being deported again in 2022.
Daily mirror
Manchester City is counting on a triple transfer deal to save its faltering season.
Plymouth FC chairman Simon Hallett has hit back at suggestions Wayne Rooney has been appointed as a publicity stunt after it was confirmed that a planned documentary will no longer be shown.
Crystal Palace defender Tyreek Mitchell is receiving admiring glances from other Premier League clubs.
Wrexham Academy's new multi-million pound training ground has been ransacked by thieves.
The athlete
Liverpool could consider a move to sign Hvicha Kvaratskhelia from Napoli, should a decision to leave the club be made in the current transfer window.
Juventus is interested in signing Barcelona and Uruguayan defender Ronald Araujo.
Borussia Dortmund has extended the contract of Sebastian Kehl, the club's sporting director, until 2027.
French club Monaco has reached an agreement with Sturm Graz to sign striker Mika Perez.
The Daily Telegraph
West Ham United are expected to review Tim Stetten's position, despite new boss Graham Potter insisting he could work with the club's controversial manager.
During his 20 months away from football, Graham Potter has attracted interest from more than 10 clubs, in England and abroad, and four foreign national football associations.
David Moyes will have more talks about his stunning return to Everton after an exceptional day at Goodison Park, where Sean Dyche was sacked three hours before the FA Cup tie against Peterborough.
Petr Cech has revealed that he scouted new Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Antonin Kinski for Chelsea when he was a technical and performance advisor at Stamford Bridge.
England are expected to beat Wales to Kipo Tuipulotu due to a World Rugby eligibility rule amendment which they believe allows them to select the teenage debutant with immediate effect.
England have refused to boycott next month's European Champions Cup match against Afghanistan over concerns over the safety of their players in Pakistan and the threat of retaliation from the Taliban and their supporters.
Daily Express
Edu was reportedly unhappy that Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta was gaining too much power at Emirates Stadium before his exit from the club.
Manchester United midfielder Casemiro has reportedly agreed a contract to move to the Saudi Professional League in the January transfer window.
The times
The Professional Footballers' Association is making plans to oppose the Premier League setting its first spending cap from next season, and has been in contact with the two Manchester clubs, who are also opposed to the “fixing” scheme.
David Moyes has emerged as Everton's first choice to replace Sean Dyche, who was sacked after telling the club's new owner that he was taking them as far as he could.
The scale of the revolt against Bill Sweeney was revealed on Thursday night, as 152 clubs from across England put unprecedented pressure on the RFU board to sack him.
Daily log
In-form Hamza Ighamani has admitted that his dream is to play for a “big club in Europe” as he talks about his future goals.
The Scottish football transfer market could be radically shaken up in a bid to provide a better path for future stars.
Hearts star Kee Rowles is expected to get the green light to complete his move to DC United next week.
Hibs are confident of agreeing an extension to Lewis Miller's deal at Easter Road.
Scottish sun
Former Motherwell loanee Mika Perez is reportedly set to become the most expensive signing yet of the January transfer window in Europe.
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