Monday News (includes West Ham)

[Alan]

BBC

Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United remain interested in Dusan Vlahovic, with Juventus considering selling the Serbia striker, 24, unless he agrees a new contract. (TBR Football)

Liverpool have made an opening contract offer to Egypt forward Mohamed Salah, 32. (Athletic - subscription required)

Liverpool are also looking to tie Netherlands centre-back Virgil van Dijk, 33, and England right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, 26, to new deals. (Star)

Manchester City could swoop to blow Liverpool away in a deal to sign Spain midfielder Martin Zubimendi, 25, from Real Sociedad. (Football Insider)

Former Manchester United sporting director Dan Ashworth was not in favour of appointing Ruben Amorim as the club's new manager and instead recommended a move for former England boss Gareth Southgate. (Manchester Evening News)

Crystal Palace's bid to sign Lyon's 21-year-old French winger Rayan Cherki has been hit by European giants Paris St-Germain and Borussia Dortmund joining the race. (Sun)

Aston Villa are one of four Premier League clubs interested in Juventus' Turkey winger Kenan Yildiz, 19, whose club could seek a fee of about £66m. (BirminghamLive )

AC Milan are keen on a loan with an option to buy for Chelsea's English midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka, 21, who is also attracting interest from Celtic. (Football Italia )

Real Madrid's 18-year-old Brazil forward Endrick has decided he will not go on loan in January and will continue to fight for a starting place. (Marca - in Spanish)

Georgia winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, 23, is close to signing a contract extension with Napoli until 2029. (Corriere dello Sport - in Italian)

West Ham considered Massimiliano Allegri as a successor to current boss Julen Lopetegui but the cost involved makes it a probable non-starter. (Football Insider)




Sky Paper Talk

DAILY EXPRESS

Sir Jim Ratcliffe was reportedly left 'furious' with Dan Ashworth just weeks before the latter departed his role at Manchester United.

Emma Raducanu admits that there is an air of anxiety spreading among elite tennis players after recent high-profile failed drug tests across the sport.

DAILY MAIL

Departing Manchester United sporting director Dan Ashworth reportedly pushed for Gareth Southgate to become the side's next manager before being overruled by the CEO.

Dan Ashworth's claim that he had nothing to do with keeping Erik ten Hag at Manchester United 'infuriated' Sir Jim Ratcliffe and played a part in his shock departure from Old Trafford.

Liverpool have made a contract offer to tempt star man Mohamed Salah to remain at the club beyond this season - though no agreement is close yet.

Tottenham centre-back Cristian Romero was comforted by Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou as he hobbled off the pitch just 15 minutes into his return from injury against Chelsea on Sunday.

Tottenham are under investigation from the FA after fans launched missiles at Chelsea stars Cole Palmer and Enzo Fernandez during a fierce London derby.

Travis Head and Mohammed Siraj are both set to be charged by the ICC after the pair were involved in a fiery and X-rated on-field row.

THE SUN

Everton will cash in on Dominic Calvert-Lewin next month if the right offer comes in - and £20m could get him, with Everton determined not to lose the striker for nothing

Dan Ashworth was reportedly "frogmarched" out of a hidden Old Trafford exit after agreeing to leave Manchester United.

Graham Potter is in line for a shock call from RB Leipzig. Potter is keen on a return to work and the Bundesliga giants may come for him soon if results fail to improve under Marco Rose.

THE TIMES

Max Verstappen will complete his community service-style punishment, for swearing in a press conference, in Rwanda the coming week.

DAILY MIRROR

Man City were planning to send Argentine ace Claudio Echeverri on loan to Spanish sister club Girona when he finally arrives from River Plate in January. But the fitness problems faced by Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden and Jack Grealish this season have promoted the Premier League champions into a rethink.

Mo Salah is on the brink of signing a new two-year contract with Liverpool to end all doubts about his Anfield future.

Arsenal are expected to resist January approaches for Jakub Kiwior amid renewed interest from Europe.

DAILY STAR

Liverpool have opened contract talks with star forward Mohamed Salah, and are looking to tie down Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold too.

SCOTTISH SUN

Former Celtic and current Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou has been called out for his "naive" tactics and told he's "not playing against Kilmarnock or St Mirren" anymore.



GiveMeSport

Jim White Shares Michail Antonio Recovery Update for West Ham

By Matt Smith

West Ham United striker Michail Antonio is in a stable condition in hospital after a car accident, and talkSPORT presenter Jim White has confirmed that he's likely to be set for a spell of at least 12 months on the sidelines.

The Hammers confirmed at the weekend that Antonio had been involved in a road traffic incident and was sent to hospital for further assessments. A statement said that the club would issue an update in due course, and they did so on Sunday. West Ham added that Antonio had undergone surgery on a 'lower limb fracture' and will continue to be monitored in hospital over the next few days.

Speaking on talkSPORT, presenter White has confirmed that it's going to be at least 12 months before we see Antonio return to the football pitch after suffering 'serious damage' to one of his legs...

"In a car accident at the weekend, I’m told this morning that he remains in a stable condition in hospital and receiving the full support of the NHS and the West Ham medical staff. He has sustained serious damage to one of his legs and it’s thought that it’s going to be a long-haul recovery. It will be at least 12 months before it’s known whether or not he’ll play football again. I was told this morning that Michail is a fighter and is in a strong physical position and that may help him and be a bit of an advantage when it comes to his recovery."

The most important thing is that Antonio is in a stable condition after a worrying accident. Undoubtedly, Antonio will be desperate to play football again, but as long as he's fit and healthy, nothing else should matter. At the age of 34, the Jamaican international is reaching the latter stages of his career, so it will be interesting to see whether Antonio can make a full recovery when it comes to football and continue playing.

Suffering a lower-limb fracture at the age of 34 is always going to be tricky to recover from, but the former Southampton man has suffered a host of injury troubles in recent years but is still playing at the highest level.




‘Where am I?’: Dog walker who discovered West Ham’s Michail Antonio reveals his first words after crash

Michail Antonio asked “Where am I? What’s going on? What car am I in?” in the moments before he was rescued by emergency services after crashing his £260,000 Ferrari, an eyewitness said.

The West Ham United striker is recovering from surgery on a leg broken in the accident on Saturday afternoon in Epping, Essex.

Samuel Woods, who saw Antonio’s wrecked Ferrari as he drove home after walking his dog in Epping Forest, described how the player was left “disorientated”. The passer-by told The Sun how he was one of the first witnesses to speak to the injured footballer.

“I said to him ‘hello’ to see if anyone was alive,” Woods said. “I heard sirens and told him that help was on its way. He was so disorientated. He said, “Where am I? What’s going on? What car am I in? The paramedics got there really fast. I couldn’t believe what happened. The car smelt of petrol.”

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