Saturday news (includes West Ham)

[Alan]

"BBC Real Madrid will make a fresh attempt to sign Paris St-Germain's France striker Kylian Mbappe, 25, and have given him a deadline of mid-January to decide if he wants to join in the summer. (Athletic - subscription) Real Madrid will offer Mbappe £23m per year and a signing-on bonus of £110m. (Marca - in Spanish) Liverpool are in the running to sign Mbappe because he has a good relationship with the club and manager Jurgen Klopp. (Talksport) Arsenal are keen on Napoli's 25-year-old Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen, Bayer Leverkusen's 23-year-old Nigeria forward Victor Boniface and Inter Milan's Argentina forward Lautaro Martinez, 26, as alternatives to Brentford's 27-year-old England striker Ivan Toney. (Express) Manchester City have opened talks with Juventus over letting 28-year-old England midfielder Kalvin Phillips leave on loan. (Times - subscription) Chelsea remain interested in 16-year-old Spanish defender Pau Cubarsi, who has played for Barcelona's B team this season. (Sport - in Spanish) Manchester United are targeting VfB Stuttgart and Guinea striker Serhou Guirassy, 27, in the January transfer window. (Football Insider) Manchester United's Tunisia midfielder Hannibal Mejbri, 20, is wanted by Freiburg, Lyon and Sevilla. (Bild - in German) Barcelona may offer Mason Greenwood the iconic number 10 shirt if he joins the club in a £40m deal from Manchester United. The 22-year-old forward is currently on loan at fellow La Liga side Getafe. (Sun) Juventus are ready to offer 23-year-old Italy striker Moise Kean in exchange for Arsenal's 20-year-old English midfielder Charlie-Michael Patino, who is on loan at Swansea City. (Tuttosport - in Italian) Crystal Palace have had an enquiry for England striker Eddie Nketiah, 24, knocked back by Arsenal. (Mail) Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is only willing to let Nketiah, striker Emile Smith Rowe, 23, and 25-year-old goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale leave if they receive big offers. (Mirror) Tottenham will step up their interest in Genoa's 21-year-old Romania defender Radu Dragusin but face competition from Roma. (Telegraph - subscription) Borussia Dortmund's Algeria defender Ramy Bensebaini, 28, would be interested in joining Manchester United. (La Gazette du Fennec - in French) Manager Andoni Iraola is worried that Bournemouth's success could mean their best players leave. English striker Dominic Solanke, 26, is being tracked by Tottenham. (Independent) Liverpool and Manchester United have been told that Benfica's 20-year-old Portugal defender Antonio Silva is not for sale in January. (90min) West Ham and Newcastle have been put on alert after Argentina striker Giovanni Simeone, 28, indicated he wants to leave Napoli in January. (Sky Sports) Sky Paper Talk THE ATHLETIC Real Madrid will make a move for Kylian Mbappe but will only give the PSG star until mid-January to decide on whether or not he will join the club. DAILY MAIL Crystal Palace have been told Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah is not available in January after the Eagles made an enquiry for his services. Arsenal's chances of winning the Premier League title this season have been given a 15 per cent downgrade by Opta's supercomputer. David Moyes is set to end speculation surrounding his future by signing a new contract with West Ham after gatecrashing the Premier League's top six. THE SUN Karren Brady has criticised FIFA's new 32-team Club World Cup plans, insisting elite players are being asked to perform too much already. Conor McGregor has held talks with the UFC over his long-awaited octagon return just days after blasting the promotion. DAILY MIRROR Roberto Firmino will return to Merseyside in the coming weeks - for a book signing following the release of his memoirs, ""Si Senor: My Liverpool Years"". Russell Martin saw his Southampton side win in front of Rishi Sunak but the Saints boss had no interest in engaging with the Prime Minister after their win at St Mary's. Arsenal chief executive Vinai Venkatesham was ""surprised and embarrassed"" to be named in the New Year's Honours List. DAILY EXPRESS Arsenal have reportedly renewed their interest in signing Dusan Vlahovic - but Gunners transfer chief Edu is reportedly refusing to pay more than £35m for the Juventus player. Liverpool have joined Tottenham and Paris Saint-Germain in the race to sign Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Manu Kone next month, according to reports. Charlie McNeill is set to be recalled by Manchester United in January after only playing three games since joining League One side Stevenage. Manchester United are reportedly set to receive a 'significant bid' from Borussia Dortmund for their teenage midfielder Dan Gore. DAILY STAR Football stars are reportedly threatening legal action over the increasing number of matches. The Saudi Pro League faces more huge embarrassment as just 299 spectators turned up for a recent match. THE SCOTSMAN Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has revealed no new signings are in the pipeline for the start of the January transfer window. SCOTTISH SUN Rangers are ready to splash £2.5m on Vitesse Arnhem star Million Manhoef. Sky Giovanni Simeone: Premier League clubs on alert as striker seeks Napoli exit in January window Giovanni Simeone helped Napoli win Serie A for the first time in 33 years last season but has struggled for games this campaign Lyall Thomas Giovanni Simeone wants to leave Napoli in the January transfer window - putting Premier League clubs wanting a striker on watch. It is understood the Argentina international is planning to ask for an exit when he holds talks with his club in the next few days. That move is certain to alert clubs from across Europe, including in the Premier League, where a number of teams have tracked his progress since his days at Hellas Verona. Simeone has provided competition and cover for Victor Osimhen since joining Napoli in 2022, scoring 11 goals in all competitions as they won Serie A last season for the first time since 1990. But minutes have been few and far between this season, with Simeone starting four times in all competitions. The 28-year-old did score in Napoli's 4-2 Champions League defeat at Real Madrid - meaning he has now scored a goal every 68 minutes in the competition, dating back to last season. The son of Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone, he was the next in a lineage of Argentinians to have graced the Napoli shirt, including Diego Maradona. However, despite more than two years remaining on his contract, Simeone's patience is running out and he feels it might be time to find another club. West Ham and Newcastle have been interested in the past, along with Borussia Dortmund, Eintracht Frankfurt, Villarreal, Sevilla and Real Betis. However, it remains to be seen whether any of these clubs will be encouraged by the player's desire to leave Napoli this time around."

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