Gossip column: Costa, Eto'o, Assou-Ekotto, Wright-Phillips, Kane

Published on: 31 October 2014
Gossip column: Costa, Eto'o, Assou-Ekotto, Wright-Phillips, Kane
Majeed Waris

Manchester United are on the trail of 23-year-old striker Abdul Majeed Waris, according to the Ghana international's club Trabzonspor.

(Daily Mail) 

Crystal Palace and QPR both want Tottenham defender Benoit Assou-Ekotto, 30, but are not prepared to meet his £40,000-a-week wages.

(Daily Mirror) 

QPR winger Shaun Wright-Phillips, 33, has rejected opportunities to go on loan and will fight for his place at Loftus Road. The former England international has not made a Premier League appearance this season.

(Talksport) 

OTHER GOSSIP

Everton striker Samuel Eto'o, 33, has already earned himself a new Everton contract, after inspiring his team-mates with his winning mentality.

(Daily Mirror) 

The Football Association has collected about £350,000 in fines from social-media-related offences in the past three years, with the governing body investigating 121 cases.

(Guardian) 

Police are on red alert at the prospect of drones flying overhead during Sunday's Manchester derby.

(Daily Mail) 

Daily Mail

Friday's Daily Mail back page

Spain manager Vicente del Bosque will not back down over picking Chelsea striker Diego Costa, 26, for next month's internationals against Belarus and Germany.

(Daily Telegraph) 

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini, 61, is heading for the sack, according to former Blues forward Rodney Marsh. City are without a win in three games, losing their last two.

(Talksport) 

Arsenal can win the Premier League this season if they sign Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira, 27, in January, claims former Gunners winger Perry Groves.

(London Evening Standard) 

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino is set to leave in-form striker Harry Kane, 21, sweating until the last minute to find out whether he has earned his first Premier League start of the season against Aston Villa on Sunday.

(Daily Telegraph) 

Liverpool and England winger Raheem Sterling, 19, is ranked the best under-21 prospect in Europe.

(Bleacher Report UK) 

BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA

Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil: 

No, this is neither a red carpet nor a magic carpet. It is just the place where I'm working for my comeback.

The German FA announced earlier this month that the 26-year-old playmaker's recovery from a partial rupture of the outer band of the left knee joint would take up to 12 weeks.

Mesut Ozil

Mesut Ozil discovered a problem with his knee after joining up with the Germany squad for international duty earlier this month

Liverpool forward Daniel Sturridge: 

Feeling good right now, closer to full fitness each day.

Sturridge, 25, is recovering from a calf strain he sustained having only just recovered from a thigh strain picked up on England duty in September.

Swansea City manager Garry Monk: 

Positive news, no FA charge & Federico Fernandez red card rescinded. Glad common sense prevailed.

Monk will not face any further action from the Football Association following his post-match comments after the defeat by Stoke earlier this month. In addition, Fernandez has had his ban for a red card against Liverpool rescinded.

AND FINALLY

Aston Villa assistant manager Roy Keane, 43, is set to make an appearance on I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!

(Daily Star) 

Fifa has apologised for an embarrassing mistake after its video launching the logo for the 2018 World Cup showed the disputed Crimean peninsula as part of Russia.

(Guardian) 

Liverpool defender Jose Enrique, 28, and 20-year-old midfielder Suso cheered up Mario Balotelli by singing a rendition of the striker's 'Mario Magnifico' chant and sending it to the 24-year-old.

(Daily Mail) 

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