TRANSFER GOSSIP Manchester Cityare set to sell Yaya Toure next summer and replace him with either Juventuss Paul Pogba, 21, or Everton 20-year-old Ross Barkley. (The Times - subscription required) Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is set to make a January move forManchester United defender Chris Smalling. (Daily Mirror) Fridays Daily Star back page Fabian Delph has told Aston Villahe has no plans to sign a new contract and is set to leave the club in the summer, with Liverpool, Everton and Tottenham all interested in signing the midfielder. (Daily Telegraph) Serie A side Fiorentina, who already have Manchester Citys Micah Richards in their ranks, are lining up a shock loan swoop for Arsenal and England winger Theo Walcott. (Daily Express) Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham are continuing to monitor 23-year-old Bayern Munich winger Xherdan Shaqiri, 23, who is unhappy after failingto become a regular at the German club. (Daily Star) Real Madrid are lining up a move for Manchester United keeper David De Gea, 23, and are confident of landing him, especially ifthe Reds failto qualify for the Champions League. (Daily Star) Meanwhile, Uniteds January move for Real Madrids left-sided midfielder Fabio Coentrao, 26, looks in serious doubt after Bayern Munichs David Alaba - a target for Real - picked up a long-term injury during the German teams win over Roma. (Daily Express) OTHER GOSSIP Manchester Citywill attempt to lure Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola to the Etihad to replace Manuel Pellegrini if the clubs poor form continues. (Daily Mirror) Liverpool defender Glenn Johnson, 30, may decide to retire from international football after being left out of Roy Hodgsons latest England squad. (Daily Telegraph) Jose Mourinho could facea fresh backlash from Chelsea fans after hailing QPRs amazing supporters, days after he complained about the lack of atmosphere at Stamford Bridge. (The Sun - subscription required) Manchester City legend Denis Law says his old club must battle harder ifthey are to succeed in the Champions League. (Daily Mirror) Millwall will make history when they face Brentford in a one-off camouflage kit as part of the 100th anniversary of the First World War. (Sky Sports) Ross Barkley can have the same impact on the England set-up as Paul Gascoigne, according to Roy Hodgson. (Daily Mail) Aston Villa skipper Ron Vlaar says the players share the disappointment felt by the fans over the current run of six defeats and that the team is missing injured midfielder Fabian Delph. (Birmingham Mail) Fridays back page of The Times CSKA Moscow defender Pontus Wernbloom says Manchester Cityare vulnerable in defence and it is obvious how opponents can beat them. (The Independent) Meanwhile, the Home Officehas hit back at claims by CSKA that a Manchester airport officialtried to sabotage the Russian clubs chances of victory over City by denying Serbian striker Zoran Tosic entry to the UK. (The Times - subscription required) Former Liverpool midfielder Jermaine Pennant, 31, without a club since being released by Stoke at the start of the year, has joined Indian Super League side FC Pune City. (The Sun - subscription required) BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA Benjamin Stambouli started Spurs 2-1 win in Greece Tottenham midfielder Benjamin Stambouli posted this photo of himselfand a group of happy Spurs players on the way home from the Europa League win over Asteras Tripolis. Andros Townsend, who got Spurs up and running with a penalty, paid tribute to fellow scorer Harry Kane by tweeting: Another good win! Just cant keep the main man Harry Kane offthe scoresheet at the moment! Arsenals Aaron Ramsey lets slip how he spent his free evening, posting: Time forLifeStory on BBC One, another brilliant series by David Attenborough. Hull City midfielder David Meyler reveals hes a fanof folk music, tweeting that hes heading to a gig by Irish singer Christy Moore. AND FINALLY Wayne Rooney recited a poem about how much he loved playing forhis country afterEngland were knocked out of the 2002 Under-17 European Championships. (Daily Telegraph) Gerard Piques miserable time at Barcelona of late - struggling to get in the team, fined forusing his mobile phone on the subs bench - continued when, at the airport after arriving back from the Spanish clubs Champions League game at Ajax, a fanshouted at him: Hey Pique, wake up! You need to run more. (101 Great Goals) A Republic of Ireland fan has revealed how he applied to take over as manager when Giovanni Trapattoni departed and received a letter back from the FAI. (
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