Chelsea are leading Manchester United in the battle to sign a Bayer Leverkusen star, while Arsenal could lose two major names this week, according to Tuesday’s newspapers.
THREE-WAY PREM TUSSLE FOR JAMAICAN WINGER
Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal will have a summer showdown over the signature of Bayer Leverkusen’s £40million-rated winger Leon Bailey, according to reports.The Daily Mirror claims the Blues are leading the chase for the former Genk star, who has lit up the Bundesliga this season after scoring 10 times and creating numerous chances.
At 20 years old, Bailey has plenty of time on his side and it’s reported that Chelsea, as well as Arsenal and Manchester United have sent scouts to check Bailey’s progress.
Leverkusen are adamant the star will be going nowhere this month, as the club’s sporting director Jonas Boldt revealed: “Well now the time starts again when there is some insane [transfer] talk.
“There is no offer for Leon. We have absolutely no thought of selling him.
“He has a contract until 2022 – and we are on the driver’s seat.”
However, Leverkusen have shown themselves vulnerable to poachers in the past and the German media believe an offer of around £40million could tempt them to sell the winger.
AND THE REST
Manchester City have made their first move to prise Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal and a £30m deal could even be completed this week (Daily Express)
Sanchez is ready to kiss goodbye to a massive £25m signing-on fee to ensure he joins Manchester City this month (The Sun)
West Ham are plotting a move for Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin but could miss out after Valencia made a £12m offer (Daily Mirror)
Jose Mourinho is said to still be angry with the Manchester United board after being forced to choose between signing Nemanja Matic and Ivan Perisic over the summer (Daily Express)
West Ham are closing on a £12m deal to sign Newcastle midfielder Jonjo Shelvey (Daily Express)
Barcelona are set to announce another signing, with Colombia centre-back Yerry Mina poised to join from Palmeiras (Daily Express)
Arsenal have moved Liverpool target Thomas Lemar back to the top of their wanted list and are prepared to test Monaco’s resolve not to sell their star forward in January (Daily Mirror)
Rafa Benitez has blocked any Newcastle outgoings this month that could aid his side’s relegation rivals, including West Ham target Jonjo Shelvey and Brighton target Aleksandar Mitrovic (Daily Mirror)
Paris Saint-Germain have ruled out making a summer move for Juventus striker Paulo Dybala, opening the door for Manchester United (Daily Mirror)
Manchester United’s Dubai training camp was hit by an opening night downpour (Daily Mirror)
Philippe Coutinho has penned an emotional open letter to Liverpool fans after he completed his £142m move to Barcelona
Chelsea’s interest in Juventus left-back Alex Sandro has stalled after the club was put off by an increased £80m asking price (Daily Telegraph)
Derby County have opened talks with Stoke managerial target Gary Rowett over a new contract (Daily Telegraph)
Liverpool have rubbished Barcelona’s claim the Merseyside club sold Philippe Coutinho for a ‘reduced’ fee as the £142m signing was finally unveiled at the Nou Camp (Daily Telegraph)
Harry Kane has revealed he has not held contract talks with Tottenham – and nor is he planning any (The Sun)
Stoke City will have to wait until next season if they want former West Ham boss Slaven Bilic as their new manager (The Sun)
The Potters have also been told Gary Rowett will cost them £1.5m if they want the Derby boss to take over from Mark Hughes (The Sun)
Newcastle striker Aleksandar Mitrovic has opened talks over a move to Bordeaux according to reports in France (The Sun)
Marouane Fellaini has told Jose Mourinho that he wants a new challenge not a new contract as he heads for the Old Trafford exit door (The Sun)
Rafa Benitez is locked in a transfer stand-off with Newcastle having been told he must sell before he can buy (The Sun)
Bournemouth are set to splash out £1m to sign Colchester United’s leading scorer Sammie Szmodics (Daily Star)
Schalke will not allow talk of Leon Goretzka’s future to drag on until the end of January (Daily Star)
Real Madrid are “desperate” to sign Chelsea defender Marcos Alonso, according to reports in Spain (Daily Star)
Arsenal could offer Mathieu Debuchy to West Brom as part of a package to sign Jonny Evans (Daily Mail)
Antoine Griezmann wants £400,000 a week to sign for Manchester United and snub Barcelona (Daily Mail)
Everton are ready to sell Oumar Niasse for £13m, sparking a race between Premier League strugglers Crystal Palace, West Brom and West Ham (The Guardian)
Stoke City will speak to Martin O’Neill about their managerial vacancy after Mark Hughes was dismissed at the weekend (The Times)
Rangers will step up their attempts to sign Russell Martin on loan if they can offload Bruno Alves this month (Daily Record)
Hamilton’s Ioannis Skondras could be facing a huge 22-game ban after being charged with assaulting referee Gavin Duncan in last month’s clash with Ross County (Daily Record)
AND THE BEST OF MONDAY’S PAPERS…..
Arsene Wenger is prepared to allow wantaway forward Alexis Sanchez to leave for Manchester City in January, provided the club can bring in Leicester winger Riyad Mahrez as a replacement (Daily Mirror)
Cardiff boss Neil Warnock is looking at a move for Bournemouth striker Lewis Grabban (The Sun)
Fulham are set to sign Southampton left-back Matt Targett on loan until the end of the season (The Sun)
Real Madrid are ready to make Chelsea duo Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois their top transfer targets this summer (The Sun)
Antoine Griezmann will demand a staggering £400,000-a-week to snub Barcelona and join Manchester United (The Sun)
Chelsea are ready to add another Hazard to their ranks by re-signing Eden’s brother, Thorgan (The Sun)
Jese Rodriguez is closing in on a move to hometown club Las Palmas to end his nightmare spell in the Premier League (The Sun)
Liverpool will explore the possibility of bringing forward Naby Keita’s move from RB Leipzig (Daily Mail)
Chelsea defender Jake Clarke-Salter is poised to complete a loan move to Sunderland. The 20-year-old starred for England in their U20 World Cup win and was close to joining Birmingham on loan in the summer (Daily Mail)
Southampton will try to negotiate with Arsenal over the signing of Theo Walcott during the January transfer window (Daily Mail)
Ruben Loftus-Cheek has been assured by Chelsea he still has a future at the club despite their £15m signing of Ross Barkley from Everton (Daily Mail)
Ostersunds coach Graham Potter has emerged as a surprise candidate for the Stoke manager’s job (Daily Mail)
Rafa Benitez is only expecting to be able to sign loan players as takeover talks between Mike Ashley and Amanda Staveley continue to stall (Daily Mail)
Arsenal are closing in on West Brom defender Jonny Evans (Independent)
Bournemouth are set to sign Colchester United’s top scorer Sammie Szmodics, with the English midfielder costing the Cherries around £1million (Daily Star)
Crystal Palace are pushing ahead with a move for Getafe goalkeeper Vicente Guaita, but face strong competition from Watford (Independent)
Newcastle are hopeful of completing a deal for Chelsea’s Brazilian winger Kenedy (Newcastle Chronicle)
Leicester City are close to their first signing of the January transfer window with a deal for young Mali forward Fousseni Diabate (Leicester Mercury)
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