Gossip: Aguero, Sanchez, Griezmann, Wenger, Ozil, Martial, Ranieri, Calhanoglu
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Chelsea are planning to compete with Real Madrid for the £75m signing of Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero, 28. (Sunday People), external
But Inter Milan are confident of signing the Argentina international. (Sunday Express), external
Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez, 28, is a £60m target for Atletico Madrid. Sanchez has been identified by Atletico boss Diego Simeone as the man to replace Antoine Griezmann, 25, who is expected to sign for Manchester United in the summer. (Mirror), external
Arsene Wenger, 67, will sign a new contract with Arsenal, according to former player Martin Keown. (BT Sport), external
Wenger has been offered a two-year contract extension by the Gunners. (Times - subscription required) , external
Manchester United forward Anthony Martial, 21, believes manager Jose Mourinho is trying to push him out of the club, with 21-year-old left-back Luke Shaw's future at the club also in doubt. (Mirror), external
Manchester United will have to pay £50m for defender Victor Lindelof, 22, after Benfica paid to have a minimum release fee clause removed the from the Swede's contract. (Sunday Express), external
Real Madrid want £40m for Manchester United target Marco Asensio, with Arsenal and Chelsea also interested in the 21-year-old midfielder. (Daily Star), external
Julian Draxler has urged his Germany team-mate Mesut Ozil to join him at Paris St-Germain next season. The 28-year-old Arsenal midfielder's current deal with the Gunners expires at the end of the 2017-18 campaign. (Evening Standard), external
Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher says Reds boss Jurgen Klopp needs to sign a new goalkeeper this summer. (Liverpool Echo), external
Bayer Leverkusen playmaker Hakan Calhanoglu, 22, is close to agreeing a move to Chelsea, with the transfer set to go through in the summer. (Turkish-Football.com), external
Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has admitted he could be sacked because of the club's recent struggles. The 2016 Premier League champions have won two of their last 14 games. (ESPN), external
Marseille defender Patrice Evra, 35, says he was close to returning to Manchester United in January, before the move was blocked by a figure at the club - who he does not name. (Manchester Evening News), external
Everton and Tottenham are both interested in signing Feyenoord striker Ozancan Kokcu, 18, according to his agent.(Yahoo), external
Manchester United are favourites to sign £30m Lazio defender Stefan de Vrij. Chelsea and AC Milan are also interested in the 24-year-old. (Football Italia), external
However, United will lose £85m of income if they fail to qualify for the Champions League. (Daily Mail), external
Leeds could make a £2.5m approach for Liverpool's 20-year-old winger Ryan Kent. (Sun), external
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was unhappy with Chelsea's opening goal in his side's 3-1 defeat at Stamford Bridge and says referees "are much more severe with tackles on the ground and let much more go with elbows in the face". (Daily Mail), external
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says some players have not adapted quickly enough to the pressure of needing to win every match. (Observer), external
Mourinho says Manchester City counterpart Pep Guardiola will not be able to win the Premier League title in the way he did at Bayern Munich, as you cannot buy a title rival's best players in the English top flight. (Sun), external
Guardiola says it will take time to reduce the age of his squad as he conceded that City could miss out on Champions League qualification. (Telegraph), external
Former Liverpool midfielder Dietmar Hamann says it was "absolute madness" that the Reds gave manager Jurgen Klopp a six-year contract. (Times - subscription required), external
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Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has said he did not mean to like a tweet calling for manager Arsene Wenger to be sacked after their 3-1 defeat by Chelsea. (London Evening Standard), external
Actor Will Ferrell met Chelsea's players in their changing room after their win over Arsenal on Saturday. (Sunday Express), external
- Published5 February 2017
- Published4 February 2017