DAILY MIRROR Chelsea are planning a £60m bid for Monaco striker Radamel Falcao, 27, with boss Jose Mourinho heading to watch him in action for Colombia against Belgium on Thursday. Arsenal have stepped up their pursuit of Read Madrid striker Karim Bezema, 25, as Gunners boss Arsene Wenger looks to boost his attacking options. Halmstads wonderkid Valmir Berisha, 17, caught the eye of Spurs scouts with a hat-trick against Argentina in the U-17 World Cup in Abu Dhabi. Former Manchester United assistant boss Rene Meulensteen is a surprise outsider for the Crystal Palace managerial vacancy. St Etiennes Manchester City-target Kurt Zouma has been banned for 10 games for a wild foul on Thomas Souchaux which left the Sochaux midfielder with a broken leg. The centre-half will not line out in a competitive match for Les Verts until after the January window shuts. Tottenham are hoping to sign Swedens new Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Halmstads wonderkid Valmir Berisha, 17, for £500,000. Forgotten Cardiff forward Joe Mason is wanted by Bolton on a three-month loan deal. THE SUN Dan Petrescu has emerged as a surprise candidate to take over at Fulham should they axe Martin Jol from the hotseat. The former Chelsea full-back, 45, is winning plaudits as boss of Russian side Dinamo Moscow. West Ham want Real Madrids £5m- rated forward Jese Rodriguez, 20. Micah Richards fears his refusal to go on Roy Hodgsons standby list ahead of Euro 2012 could cost him his England career. DAILY STAR Thomas Vermaelen insists he has no plans to quit Arsenal despite losing his place in the side. Chelsea are interested in signing promising 18-year-old Schalke midfielder Max Meyer. Lazio are to open talks with Arsenal and Tottenham target Hernanes, 28, over a new deal to remain with the Serie A side. England captain Steven Gerrard is set to miss Fridays clash with Chile at Wembley. Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini is lining up a move for Malaga goalkeeper Willy Caballero. Born-again Sunderland star Phil Bardsley last night claimed Paolo Di Canio tried to destroy him during his five months in charge. DAILY MAIL Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, on loan at Atletico Madrid, has told Chelsea he will not open talks on his future at the club until after the World Cup. Arsenal will step up their pursuit of Karim Benzema amid suggestions that the striker is ready for a new challenge away from Real Madrid. Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris will resume full training for France today and coach Didier Deschamps expects him to play against Ukraine on Friday after he suffered concussion at Everton. DAILY EXPRESS West Ham have been handed a boost in their pursuit of striking reinforcements with former Manchester City player Felipe Caicedo, 25, ready to quit Lokomotiv Moscow in January. Phil Jones claims people hate Manchester United because they have been so successful. DAILY TELEGRAPH Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho called West Bromwich Albion centre- back Jonas Olsson a Mickey Mouse player to spark a tunnel bust-up between the two sides after their 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge last Saturday. THE TIMES Manchester United are weighing up an ambitious move in January for Marco Reus, the Borussia Dortmund midfielder, as part of a deal that could lead to Shinji Kagawa returning to the German club. Phil Bardsley has suggested that he was almost destroyed by his treatment under Paolo Di Canio during their brief but often tempestuous working relationship at Sunderland. THE GUARDIAN Frank Lampard is in line to captain England in Fridays friendly against Chile to commemorate his achievement in becoming the eighth player to win 100 caps for his country, a move that will most likely see Steven Gerrard rested until next weeks visit of Germany
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