Gossip column: Hamsik, Hazard, Mata, Young, Sturridge, Arsenal

Published on: 29 September 2014
Gossip column: Hamsik, Hazard, Mata, Young, Sturridge, Arsenal
Marek Hamsik

Liverpool could bring in Napoli's Slovakian playmaker Marek Hamsik, 27, following a difficult start to their Premier League campaign.

(Daily Mirror) 

Marek Hamsik helped Napoli win the Italian Cup last season

The Reds could also move for Marseille striker Andre-Pierre Gignac, but face competition from Arsenal for the 28-year-old.

(Evening Standard) 

Hull will let 21-year-old defender Harry Maguire go out on loan in January - but not to Sheffield United, the club he joined from in the summer.

(Daily Mirror) 

Chelsea forward Eden Hazard, 23, has ruled out any chance of leaving Chelsea for Paris St-Germain, despite continued interest from the French champions.

(Daily Mail) 

Manchester United playmaker Juan Mata has emerged as a transfer target for former club Valencia, with the Spanish club keen to sign the 26-year-old on loan in January with a view to a £30m deal next summer.

(Daily Star) 

Eden Hazard

Hazard has been at Chelsea since the summer of 2012

Stoke manager Mark Hughes says striker Emmanuel Riviere, 24, turned down a move to the Potters in the summer in favour of joining Newcastle.

(The Times - subscription required) 

Aston Villa, Sunderland and Southampton are set to battle it out for the signature of Manchester United winger Ashley Young, 29.

(Daily Express) 

Chelsea's Ryan Bertrand, 25, whose loan stint at Southampton is his ninth with seven different clubs, is hoping to make his latest escape from Stamford Bridge in January.

(Daily Mirror) 

Nottingham Forest boss Stuart Pearce says his injury problems could force him to dip into the loan transfer market.

(Daily Star) 

OTHER GOSSIP

Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain says the Gunners will attack Chelsea when the sides meet on Sunday, despite suffering a 6-0 hammering at Stamford Bridge last season.

(Daily Telegraph) 

Jose Fonte

Jose Fonte could be in line to win his first Portugal cap

But Arsene Wenger's side are facing an injury crisis ahead of Wednesday's Champions League game with Galatasaray, with midfielders Aaron Ramsey and Mikel Arteta both ruled out through injury.

(Independent) 

Juan Mata says Manchester United team-mate Paddy McNair, 19, who made his debut at centre-back against West Ham on Saturday, will be a star at Old Trafford for many years to come.

(Manchester Evening News) 

Southampton defender Jose Fonte, 30, could win his first cap for Portugal in the upcoming matches against France and Denmark after being named in the national team's preliminary squad list for the first time.

(Southern Daily Echo) 

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers gave up his free Sunday to join striker Daniel Sturridge, 25, in a training session to test his fitness ahead of this week's Champions League match in Basel.

(Daily Mail) 

West Brom manager Alan Irvine believes striker Saido Berahino should be in England manager Roy Hodgson's thoughts for the upcoming European Championship qualifiers against San Marino and Estonia.

(Birmingham Mail) 

Saido Berahino

Berahino has scored nine goals in 11 games for England's Under-21s

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has ordered his players in for extra practice at taking corners. The Gunners had 15 corners in Saturday's north London derby draw with Spurs but created only one chance from them.

(Daily Express) 

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has revealed he will continue to rotate his squad, including goalkeepers Joe Hart and Willy Caballero.

(Manchester Evening News) 

Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock has praised the performance of winger Jason Puncheon, 28, after criticising him last season.

(The Guardian) 

BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA

Manchester United midfielder Nick Powell revealed his childhood allegiances on his Instagram account by

posting a picture of himself  ">http://instagram.com/p/tgOqukg8CU/?modal=true">posting a picture of himself 

as a youngster wearing an Aston Villa shirt.

Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri is facing a spell out after having groin surgery but the Frenchman is hoping for a quick recovery

after tweeting a picture of himself 

from his hospital bed. "Thanks for the support!" he wrote. "Surgery went well! Now time for recovery!"

Not surprisingly, Europe's win in the Ryder Cup has captured interest from plenty of Premier League footballers. "Yes, well played #TeamEurope totally deserved, and for Donaldson to clinch it in his first Ryder Cup too!"

wrote Stoke goalkeeper Jack Butland. 

Manchester United's

Michael Carrick added: 

"There you go!! What a shot to win it @DonaldsonJamie Well done boys, top drawer."

AND FINALLY

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