Gossip column: Robben, Ritchie, Aubameyang, Morata, Carroll- Thursday 19th

Published on: 19 November 2015
Gossip column: Robben, Ritchie, Aubameyang, Morata, Carroll- Thursday 19th
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Manchester United are close to signing former Chelsea winger Arjen Robben, 31, with the Netherlands international unsettled at Bayern Munich due to a rift with Poland striker Robert Lewandowski.(Fichajes - in Spanish) 

Manchester United and Chelsea will go head-to-head in the battle to sign 25-year-old Valencia winger Sofiane Feghouli. (Sun) 

Bournemouth have no intention of allowing midfielder Matt Ritchie, 26, to join Manchester United in January. (Daily Mirror) 

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Real Madrid are ready to bring Juventus striker Alvaro Morata, 23, back to the Bernabeu if they sell Cristiano Ronaldo next summer and fail to sign Chelsea forward Eden Hazard, 24. (Gazetta dello sport - in Italian) 

Tottenham are set to lose highly rated Milos Veljkovic in January after talks between the 20-year-old defensive midfielder and the club over a new contract broke down.(Independent) 

Sam Allardyce wants to make West Ham striker Andy Carroll, 26, his first signing as Sunderland manager. (Goal) 

Striker Papiss Cisse, 30, has been assured he still has a future at Newcastle despite losing his first-team place to summer signing Aleksandar Mitrovic. (Daily Star) 

Former Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood, 46, is set to be offered a route back into football by an unnamed Spanish top-flight side. (Daily Mail) 

Borussia Dortmund are willing to sell striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 26, for offers over £42m, but he has a 'pact' that he will not leave as long as forward Marco Reus, 26, remains at the club. (Bild - in German) 

Daily Mirror back page

Daily Mirror back page

Norwich City are targeting a loan move for Juventus' Italy forward Simone Zaza, 24.(Tuttosport, via Gazetta World) 

Bolton Wanderers owner Eddie Davies is prepared to write off up to £170m in loans to the Championship side and sell his controlling stake for as little as £20m in an effort to save the club from financial crisis.(Telegraph) 

Arsenal are close to securing forward Alexis Sanchez, 26, on a five-year deal worth £155,000-per-week, with team-mate Mesut Ozil also in talks with the Gunners about an extended deal.(Daily Mail)  

Brazil striker Neymar's father has claimed his son will leave Barcelona if he continues to be targeted by Spanish tax authorities. (Daily Mirror) 

Liverpool have offloaded about 15 of their academy players in a bid to focus on quality rather than quantity. (Liverpool Echo) 

Tottenham target Sofiane Boufal, 22, says he will only leave French club Lille for Champions League football. (Daily Express) 

Premier League clubs are set to play the French national anthem before kick-offs in solidarity with France after the Paris attacks. (Sun) 

Best of social media

Paul Pogba, Wayne Rooney and Patrice Evra

Wayne Rooney posted this picture of him with Paul Pogba and Patrice Evra on Twitter after Tuesday's friendly against France

England striker Wayne Rooney tweeted  a photo of him with former team-mates Paul Pogba and Patrice Evra after England's 2-0 win over France on Tuesday.

Erik Lamela tweet

Argentina on their way home from beating Colombia in a World Cup qualifier

Tottenham midfielder Erik Lamela tweeted  the above photo of his Argentina team-mates after their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign win over Colombia.

Samir Nasri

Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri has posted a picture of him on crutches on Instagram

Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri posted this message onInstagram,  along with a picture of himself on crutches: "What doesn't kill you make you stronger. I will be back better than ever see you in 3 months." ">http://instagram.com/p/-PkhTpyTK_/?taken-by=samnasri8">Instagram,  along with a picture of himself on crutches: "What doesn't kill you make you stronger. I will be back better than ever see you in 3 months."

England cricketer Steven Finn has thanked Watford on Twitter  for allowing him to train at the club as he continues his rehabilitation from a foot injury.

And finally

Striker Bebe, who scored two goals in seven appearances for Manchester United between 2010 and 2014, has compared his game to that of former Red Devils favourite and three-time world player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo. (Daily Mail) 

Australian side Newcastle Jets have honoured the work of the local Air Force by unveiling a new kit covered in actual fighter planes. (Metro) 

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