TRANSFER GOSSIP Manchester United are willing to offload midfielder Juan Mata, 26, for £20m, with Atletico Madrid, Juventus and Valencia all interested. (Daily Express) Chelsea are set to make 24-year-old forward Andre Schurrle, who has started just four Premier League games this season, available in January to make way for new signings. (Sun - subscription required) Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, 25, linked with Arsenal in the summer, has reiterated his desire to play for a big club. The France international says he will decide his future at the end of the season. (LEquipe - in French) Fabian Delph will be out of contract at Aston Villa in the summer Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has earmarked 20-year-old Athletic Bilbao defender Aymeric Laporte as his first-choice January transfer target. (Daily Star) But Gunners striker Lukas Podolski, 29, could be on his way out of Emirates Stadium after the Germany international admits he is unhappy with a bit-part role at Arsenal. (Guardian) Manchester United see the signing of former Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes, 32, as a replacement for David de Gea, not a back-up, with De Gea set to join Real Madrid. (Independent) Tottenham are planning a January transfer move for Aston Villas England midfielder Fabian Delph, 24, who is nearing the end of his contract and would be available on a free transfer in the summer. (Daily Mirror) Croatia captain Darijo Srna has advised his international team-mate Mateo Kovacic to quit Inter Milan for the good of his career. The 20- year-old midfielder has previously interested Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United and Real Madrid. (InsideFutbol) OTHER GOSSIP Manchester City have earmarked Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone to replace Manuel Pellegrini, should the clubs hierarchy lose patience with the 61-year-old Chilean. (Daily Star) The back page of Wednesdays Daily Star Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is attempting to bring Southamptons head of recruitment Paul Mitchell, who worked with manager Mauricio Pochettino at St Marys last season, to White Hart Lane. (Daily Mail) Southampton are trying to tie striker Jay Rodriguez, 25, to a new five-year contract, even though he is recovering from a cruciate knee ligament injury. (Daily Mirror) The FA Cup third round Saturday on 3 January, widely regarded as the most romantic day in the football calendar, is set to have a raft of ties moved to Sunday or Monday in order to accommodate a full Premier League programme on New Years Day. (Daily Mail) Barcelona legend Xavi says Everton midfielder Ross Barkley and Liverpool forward Raheem Sterling are good enough to play for the Spanish giants . (Daily Express) Manchester United striker Radamel Falcao, 28, has only an outside chance of being included in the squad for their next game against Arsenal on 22 November because of a calf problem. (Times - subscription required) Radamel Falcao has been plagued by injury setbacks since joining Manchester United But Falcao appears to have denied reports from earlier this week that he is treating his knee with an ice pack after every match and training session. (Independent) Chelsea defender Gary Cahill, 28, says England have been too nice in the past but now have an edge ahead of their Euro 2016 qualifier against Slovenia on Saturday. (Daily Express) Former Ipswich Town players Kieron Dyer and Titus Bramble - now youth coaches at the Championship club - say they would not want to be shortlisted for jobs if the Football Association implements the Rooney Rule for black and minority ethnic coaches. (Daily Telegraph) Swansea City winger Jefferson Montero says the best is yet to come after he gave a dazzling display in their 2-1 victory over Arsenal. (WalesOnline) BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo, 29, has used his Facebook page to deny using a swear word to describe Barcelona rival Lionel Messi, 27. Dan Potts gets a selfie with Lionel Messi West Ham defender Dan Potts took advantage of the Argentina squad training in east London before their friendly against Croatia on Wednesday to grab a selfie with Lionel Messi, which he shared on Twitter. Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor apologised to supporters in a series of tweets for newspaper reports which appeared to show him criticising them for a lack of support. Chelsea defender Felipe Luis shared a picture on Twitter showing himself alongside Brazil team- mates Neymar, Oscar and Willian. AND FINALLY Several hundred waiting schoolchildren cheered Lionel Messi and his Argentina team-mates when they arrived for training at West Hams Rush Green academy. (Daily Telegraph) Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has outshone his team-mates with his keepy-uppy skills in a promotional video, putting some of his outfield colleagues to shame. (Daily Mirror)
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