Monday newspapers (includes West Ham)

[Alan]

"BBC Raphael Varane could leave Manchester United in January as the former France defender, 30, is not on good terms with manager Erik ten Hag. (Nicolo Schira) Tottenham now lead Newcastle in the race to sign English winger Samuel Iling-Junior, 20, from Juventus. (Football Insider) Tottenham, Newcastle and Manchester United are interested in signing Valencia and Georgia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, 23. (Fichajes - in Spanish) Fulham are stepping up their interest in Le Havre's Senegalese centre-half Arouna Sangante, 21. (Sun) Fulham have also shown an interest in signing Fluminense's 22-year-old Brazil midfielder Andre. (Nicolo Schira) Liverpool are among the Premier League clubs interested in 21-year-old German forward Maximilian Beier, who is expected to leave Hoffenheim next summer. (Sky Sports Germany) Everton are prepared to sell England centre-back Ben Godfrey, 25, to Tottenham in January if a bid is submitted. (Football Insider) Manchester United have offered to double the wages of Barcelona's 24-year-old Uruguay defender Ronald Araujo, who is not interested in a January move to Bayern Munich. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish) French forward Mathys Tel, 18, has decided to stay at Bayern Munich at least until next summer, despite many clubs enquiring about a loan, including Manchester United. (Sky Sports Germany) Chelsea and Liverpool are keeping tabs on Inter Milan and Turkey midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu, 29. (Tuttosport - in Italian) Chelsea have entered talks with Palmeiras over a deal to sign 16-year-old Brazilian winger Estevao Willian, known as 'Messinho', who has also attracted interest from Barcelona. (Goal, via Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish) Manager Mikel Arteta has invited Arsenal legend Dennis Bergkamp to return to the club as part of their academy coaching staff. (Football Transfers) Sky Paper Talk DAILY MAIL Barcelona are ready to tempt Tottenham midfielder Giovani Lo Celso with a move back to Spain in January according to local reports as they look to replace long-term injury victim Gavi. Erling Haaland faces a race to prove his fitness for Manchester City's tilt at the Club World Cup next week. UEFA have been plunged into a state of civil war following the emergence of a plot to allow president Aleksander Ceferin to stay in power until 2031. Former Tottenham and Liverpool talent spotter Steve Hitchen's move to join Unique Sports Group, one of the country's leading agencies, as director of football illustrates the industry's shifting landscape. The International Olympic Committee has gone into overdrive to try and persuade nations not to compete in the Friendship Games, a rival event in Moscow being organised by Vladimir Putin. DAILY MIRROR Former Manchester United defender Eric Bailly says he has become the victim of a sickening campaign of threats, violence and even a curse from an agent who claims to be owed money from the deal which took him to Besiktas in September. England's potential World Cup base, the luxurious Golfresort Weimarer Land, boasts a staff of more than 130 including a robot waiter called Robbie. Bayern Munich will be without Serge Gnabry for their Champions League trip to face Manchester United after he suffered a groin strain five minutes after coming on as a sub in the 5-1 humiliation by Eintracht Frankfurt. Ruud Gullit has told Arsenal they would be better off making a move for Feyenoord striker Santiago Gimenez than splashing the cash on Brentford's Ivan Toney. THE SUN Erik ten Hag has been warned Harry Kane aims to heap on the misery and deliver a Champions League KO. Fulham are stepping up their interest in Le Havre captain Arouna Sangante, a defender who has been key in the French side's solid back-line. A number of West Ham fans, who were making their traditional trip down the Thames for their clash with Fulham, were severely delayed after their boat crashed into Hammersmith Bridge. England's ""WAGS"" are toying with the idea of booking a German castle as their base for next summer's Euro 2024. DAILY EXPRESS Arsenal's hopes of signing midfield target Martin Zubimendi from Real Sociedad have improved after it was reported that Barcelona will not be looking to bring him to the Nou Camp. THE TIMES Laurie Canter lost his place in LIV Golf on Sunday when a missed putt and a topped approach into the water are estimated to have cost him at least ¬£1.5m in guaranteed prize money. DAILY RECORD Alfredo Morelos' agent has poured cold water on talk of the striker returning to Rangers in January and says a move to Russia is more likely at the end of a disastrous spell with Santos which saw him play only three times because of injury and his new club get relegated. Pat Bonner says Celtic's board are going to have to back boss Brendan Rodgers significantly in the transfer market in January to avoid a second-half slump. Guardian Ra??l Jim?©nez kicks off five-star Fulham‚Äôs goal rush against West Ham Ben Bloom at Craven Cottage Something magical must have happened in this part of south-west London during last month‚Äôs international break. At that point ‚Äì in what must feel like a different era for Fulham fans ‚Äì Marco Silva‚Äôs side had scored just 10 goals in their opening 12 Premier League fixtures and were trying their hardest not to look worriedly down. Four games later they have turned the division‚Äôs goalscoring dud into a lethal marksman, bloodied the noses of some teams with lofty aspirations, and found the net a scarcely conceivable 16 times. After what Silva had described as one of the toughest pre-seasons of his career, Fulham have belatedly sprung to life in spectacular fashion. If the 5-0 on Wednesday carried the caveat that it came against lowly Nottingham Forest, this same remarkable scoreline four days later warranted no asterisk. It was, Silva said, ‚Äúa much more complete performance‚Äù than that previous mauling. So much so that the staircases in the away end swelled after only an hour, filled with West Ham supporters making an early escape back across London, the joy from their 2-1 victory against Tottenham three days earlier painfully short-lived. David Moyes ‚Äì completing his post‚Äëgame media duties with the kind of ruthless haste lacking from his players ‚Äì suggested his team‚Äôs exertions in that win had taken their toll. ‚ÄúWe used up too much energy in midweek,‚Äù he said. ‚ÄúWe weren‚Äôt able to get ourselves back. Another Thursday fixture, Fulham had a Wednesday fixture. No excuse for the result but it played a part in it. It is disappointing, but we‚Äôve had two difficult away games this week ‚Äì three points from the two games is not a bad return.‚Äù Although accustomed to ceding possession under Moyes, an all-too-brief bright West Ham start had faded rapidly to gloom as they were quickly outplayed in all areas. Fulham‚Äôs opener continued the unlikely resurgence of Ra??l Jim?©nez, who has now consigned to history a run of 33 goalless Premier League games by scoring four in his past five matches. This one came courtesy of a powerful header to finish a lethal Jo?£o Palhinha whipped cross. The hosts had two more before half‚Äëtime. Palhinha was again the provider for Fulham‚Äôs second, fizzing the ball across the six-yard box where Willian calmly curled it into the bottom corner. Tosin Adarabioyo then added a thunderous headed third from Andreas Pereira‚Äôs corner. Fifteen minutes into the second half, the substitute Harry Wilson extinguished any West Ham comeback hopes when he curled the ball expertly into the top corner from range with a lethal mixture of precision and power that he will find hard to replicate. With daylight fading, the visitors saved their worst until last. Undone by nothing more than a straight long ball, the West Ham defence were entirely absent as Wilson bore down on Fabianski‚Äôs goal and knocked the ball to his fellow substitute Carlos Vin??cius in support, who tapped into an empty net. ‚ÄúA brilliant performance from us,‚Äù was Silva‚Äôs verdict. ‚ÄúA great win at a very good level. No doubt we were the best team on the pitch, not just because we won 5-0 but the way we performed. The way we were solid as a team, to express ourselves, to create chances to score goals, the way we did it was an almost perfect afternoon for us. ‚ÄúWe didn‚Äôt give almost nothing for them. We controlled it well. It‚Äôs not easy to control a team like West Ham, with the quality they have.‚Äù Asked what had prompted Fulham‚Äôs remarkable recent turnaround, he said: ‚ÄúConfidence builds confidence, the best example is Ra??l. But we are not doing anything really different. The trust in our players was always there. The process is not something new or from the last four games ‚Äì it‚Äôs from the day I joined this football club. We are always trying to improve things and we did it really well the last two games. We are growing as a team.‚Äù The win puts Fulham in the top half of the table for the first time this season, just one spot behind West Ham. The visitors had reaped all the benefits of Moyes‚Äôs cautious approach in the win at Spurs, defending stoutly and capitalising on their rare chances. But despite a run of six games without defeat before this, results have not been enough to prevent criticism of the drab style. This defeat will only add to the growing voices of dissent. When Sa?Ød Benrahma almost cleared the Putney End stand late on with a wild blaze from range the visitors‚Äô humiliation was complete on a day to forget."

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