Gossip column: Balotelli, Sturridge, Podolski, Alves, Berahino

Published on: 03 October 2014
Gossip column: Balotelli, Sturridge, Podolski, Alves, Berahino
Fabio Coentra
Defender Fabio Coentrao has represented Portugal at two World Cups and one European Championship
Manager Louis van Gaal is hoping Angel Di Maria and Radamel Falcao can persuade ex-Real Madrid team-mate Fabio Coentrao, 26, to join Manchester United in January.

(Daily Express) 

Barcelona full-back Dani Alves, 31, is looking to move to the Premier League next summer, with both Manchester United and Liverpool interested in the Brazil international.

(Daily Star) 

Arsenal striker Lukas Podolski, 29, has dropped a major hint he is ready to leave Arsenal in January unless he gets more playing time at the club.

(Metro) 

West Brom are prepared to sell striker Saido Berahino, 21, if a top club comes in for him, admits boss Alan Irvine.

(Daily Mirror) 

Liverpool will sign MK Dons midfielder Dele Alli, 18, in January but the youngster will return to the League One side for the remainder of the season.

(Daily Express) 

Manchester United are considering a move to bring Barcelona's former Red Devils defender Gerard Pique, 27, back to Old Trafford in January.

(Daily Star) 

OTHER GOSSIP

Friday's Daily Mirror back page

Friday's Daily Mirror back page

Liverpool's "calculated gamble" on striker Mario Balotelli, 24, is yet to pay off, admits boss Brendan Rodgers.

(Daily Mirror) 

Blackpool manager Jose Riga has described striker Nile Ranger, 23, as "stupid" after a pre-match Twitter outburst when he was left out of Tuesday's squad which drew with Middlesbrough.

(Blackpool Gazette) 

Roy Hodgson has warned Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge, 25, that his status as England's first-choice centre-forward is at risk as club-versus-country tensions linger.

(Times - subscription required) 

Former Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-Sung has been named as a club ambassador and will return for Sunday's visit of Everton.

(Daily Mail)  

Celtic tweeted a team including the ineligible John Guidetti for their Europa League meeting against Dinamo Zagreb, but spotted their mistake in time.

(Telegraph) 

BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA

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Arsenal welcome a Springfield favourite to training

Arsenal striker Lukas Podolski revealed a special guest had joined the Gunners for training on his

Instagram account.  ">http://instagram.com/p/tqDsnLuJzv/">Instagram account. 

Stoke goalkeeper Jack Butland is the latest sportsman to reveal his love for the Great British Bake Off, adding on his

Twitter account  

that it was "vitally important" he caught up on

Wednesday's episode.

AND FINALLY

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