Premier League, Celtic, transfer gossip, Joey Barton

Summary

England captain Dylan Hartley 'let country down', says Eddie Jones
Celtic move 14 points clear after 1-0 win over Partick Thistle
Everton hopeful of new deal for striker Romelu Lukaku
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Cook 'very close' to quittingpublished at 08:14 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2016
Cricket
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Alastair Cook is "very close" to quitting as England captain, believes former skipper Michael Vaughan.
Cook, 31, said he will "go home and do some thinking" over his future after the 4-0 Test series defeat by India.
"His body language over the last three matches was one where he looks like he might be thinking of calling it a day," Vaughan told BBC Sport.
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Everton hopeful of Lukaku staypublished at 08:09 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2016
Football
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Everton are not having the best time of late, but here is something that might bring some Christmas cheer to a Toffees fan.
The club are hopeful striker Romelu Lukaku will sign a new long-term deal that would make him the highest-paid player in the club's history.
The new deal would see the 23-year-old earn around £100,000 a week.
Postpublished at 08:03 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2016
The Guardian
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More on Alastair Cook's future and Jose Mourinho's contract on the Guardian.
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The Sun
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More Manchester United transfer news now, as the Sun say the club have opened talks to sign France striker Antoine Griezmann for £60m.
On the other side of the city, Yaya Toure say he wants to stay at Manchester City.
Postpublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2016
The Daily Star
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The Daily Star go with eight more seasons...
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Daily Mirror
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How about this then?
Despite Manchester United's worst start to a season in 27 years, a lot of today's papers suggest Jose Mourinho is ready to extend his Old Trafford stay.
The Mirror go with 10 more years.
Postpublished at 07:58 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2016
Metro
Great work by the Metro who go with this puntastic headline about Alastair Cook.
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Postpublished at 07:56 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2016
The Daily Telegraph
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More bad headlines for Cook and England on the Telegraph.
There is also an interview with England head coach Eddie Jones who says England captain Dylan Hartley let his country down with his recent red card.
Postpublished at 07:54 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2016
The Times
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The Times' headline succinctly sums up what happened to England on Tuesday as they capitulated to lose the fifth test as India won the series 4-0.
The big story surrounds captain Alastair Cook's future.
The Times' exclusive story reveals Eddie Jones will quit as England head coach in 2019, even if he wins the Rugby World Cup.
Good morningpublished at 08:00
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