Round-up of the leading football stories making the back pages of todays regional newspapers. LONDON EVENING STANDARD Real Madrid are planning to capitalise on Petr Cechs frustration at Chelsea and make a move to sign him in January. Real midfielder Sami Khedira was in England this week as rumours continue to grow of a move to Arsenal or Chelsea. Crystal Palace winger Yannick Bolasie wants the African Cup of Nations to go ahead despite hosts Morocco calling for the tournament to be postponed because of the Ebola outbreak. Paul Scholes says Jack Wilshere is Englands best player at the moment. MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS Ryan Giggs says that Angel Di Maria is so good that he barely needs any coaching. Daley Blind has revealed good guy Wayne Rooney has helped him settle into life at Manchester United. Manchester City have again been named as the club with the cheapest season tickets in the Premier League in 2014, and the club plans to offer more of the cheapest range of tickets when they open up the expanded South Stand next season. The FA are thought to be holding talks with sponsors Vauxhall to change the way their Man of the Match award is decided after Joe Hart took the honour for both qualifiers last week, despite having almost nothing to do. LIVERPOOL ECHO Phil Jagielka admits he is devastated for injured team-mate John Stones but Everton must carry on regardless and revive their season against Aston Villa on Saturday. Luis Suarez has backed Brendan Rodgers to bring success to Liverpool - and has heralded his former captain Steven Gerrard as an inspiration. Romelu Lukaku can cope with the expectations on him to fire Everton to success despite not being at his best yet this season, says Roberto Martinez. Jordan Henderson has spoken of the overwhelming pressure that comes with playing for Liverpool - and admits he loves it. NEWCASTLE CHRONICLE Peter Beardsley has called for calm ahead of Newcastles crunch clash with Leicester on Saturday. Tim Krul is facing a race against time to be fit for the Leicester match. Alan Shearer has identified Papiss Cisse as the key man for Alan Pardew ahead of Newcastles battle for survival. SUNDERLAND ECHO Gus Poyet insists no-one in Sunderlands squad should be content with the tag of super-sub. Jozy Altidore has reiterated that he may have to consider his future at Sunderland, if his involvement remains limited. Former Sunderland loanee Fabio Borini has reiterated his desire to make his mark at Liverpool, despite his sparse involvement so far this season. BIRMINGHAM MAIL Jack Grealish admits the hard work begins now after signing a new four-year deal at Aston Villa. Nouha Dicko says Wolves need to continue to show fight if they are to reach the goals. Jordan Graham is being monitored by Wolves after being given Aston Villas blessing to train with their local rivals. EXPRESS & STAR Joleon Lescott has thanked West Broms fans for his warm welcome at The Hawthorns despite his history with arch-rivals Wolves. Kenny Jackett took Millwall to Wembley three times in six years but still expects some stick when he returns to The Den on Saturday. Wolves will enter the transfer market for a new keeper if Carl Ikeme gets injured - but Jackett is happy to promote untried Jon Flatt in the meantime. THE SENTINEL Stoke striker Peter Crouch says he would jump at the chance to put pen to paper on a new contract at the Britannia Stadium. Steve Sidwell admits the level of competition for places at Stoke has been greater than he anticipated when he joined the club in the summer. NEWHAM RECORDER Diafra Sakho has spoken of the sacrifices he has made to make the most of his opportunity at West Ham, including being apart from his daughter. Leyton Orient are looking at the possibility of bringing former QPR midfielder Hogan Ephraim to Brisbane Road. Tottenham youngster Milos Velijkovic has revealed he is set to join Middlesbrough on loan. FULHAM CHRONICLE QPRs Rob Green admits he has learned from young goalkeeping rival Alex McCarthy, despite the gap in their ages and experience. Former Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti wants to take Petr Cech to Real Madrid. SOUTH WALES EVENING POST Ashley Williams insists he will be raring to go when Swansea resume their Premier League campaign at Stoke on Sunday. A fan has been banned from all matches after running on the pitch to try to congratulate Gareth Bale for his winning goal for Wales. DAILY ECHO Dutch legend Ronald De Boer insists Saints manager Ronald Koeman should take charge of the Netherlands national side. Southampton striker Graziano Pelle has won praise from the man he replaced in the Italian national side, Mario Balotelli. HULL DAILY MAIL Veteran Hull goalkeeper Steve Harper admits he was told by Steve Bruce to forget any thoughts of retirement, despite closing in on his 40th birthday. YORKSHIRE EVENING POST Leeds United left-back Stephen Warnock insists he is happy at Elland Road and has denied claims that he complained to the PFA over his recent omission from the starting line-up. Neil Redfearn has been offered the chance to rejoin the Leeds backroom team for Fridays clash with Rotherham United amid speculation linking him to the managers job at York. Chris Dawson has been attracting rave reviews in the Leeds development squad, while Adryan is also making waves. LANCASHIRE TELEGRAPH The job Sean Dyche is doing at Burnley is fantastic, according to former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson. Lukas Jutkiewicz is relishing a battle with Sam Vokes for a place in Burnleys starting line-up as the Welsh international nears a return to fitness. Just two clubs in the entire Football League offer a cheaper day out than Blackburn. BOLTON NEWS Neil Lennon has vowed to shake a malaise out of Bolton and get his new squad playing to their potential. THE STAR Sheffield United boss Nigel Clough has ordered his side to follow Chelseas lead by strangling the life out of opponents. EVENING TIMES Gordon Strachan has vowed to continue to make attack Scotlands war cry as they attempt to qualify for Euro 2016. Rangers fans chief Drew Robertson hopes Dave Kings dramatic summit is the first move towards the end of the boardroom battle at Ibrox. THE SCOTSMAN Drained after the draw in Poland, Scotland boss Gordon Strachan says he will be comatose by the end of the hardest group in European Championships qualifying. Former Celtic boss Neil Lennon is looking to make Kris Commons his first signing as manager of Bolton. #pimpa
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