Gossip: Aubameyang, Toure, Zaza,
Schweinsteiger, Moyes
4 Nov
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has asked his agent
to say sorry to City manager Pep Guardiola. After Dimitri
Seluk criticised Guardiola's decision to leave the 32-year-
old out of his side, the Spaniard said he would not be
selected again until Seluk apologised. (Daily Mirror)
England and Scotland are unlikely to be punished with a
points deduction if they defy Fifa and wear armbands with
poppies in their World Cup qualifier at Wembley on Armistice
Day. (Independent)
Manchester United are prepared to release 32-year-old
midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger with a £10m severance
deal. (Sun)
Swansea boss Bob Bradley wants to bring 35-year-old
Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov, who is a free agent, back
to the Premier League. (Daily Express)
Napoli are considering making an offer for 25-year-old
striker Simone Zaza, whose transfer from Juventus to West
Ham will be made permanent if he plays 10 matches for the
Hammers. Zaza has made nine appearances in all
competitions for West Ham, seven in the Premier League.
(Il Mattino - in Italian)
Former Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas is in line to
replace Sven-Goran Eriksson as manager of Chinese Super
League team Shanghai SIPG. (Daily Telegraph)
Borussia Dortmund left striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
out of Wednesday's Champions League victory over
Sporting Lisbon because the 27-year-old returned late from
a party in Italy. (Bild - in German)
Former Chelsea interim manager Guus Hiddink could take
over at Inter Milan following the sacking of Frank de Boer.
(Daily Mail)
Chelsea's 21-year-old forward Bertrand Traore has
questioned the Blues' decision to send him on loan to Ajax
this season. (Evening Standard)
Queens Park Rangers are considering replacing their
manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink with the former Aston
Villa boss Tim Sherwood. (Daily Mail)
Sunderland manager David Moyes took his players on a trip
to a local car factory in the hope of turning their poor form
around. (Daily Mirror)
Burnley defender Michael Keane is set to keep his place in
Gareth Southgate's England squad to face Scotland on 11
November. (Daily Star)
Liverpool are set to appoint technical director Michael
Edwards as their new sporting director. (Liverpool Echo)
Best of social media
Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere is clearly enjoying his loan
move to Bournemouth. Who wouldn't love a bit of paddle
surfing on the south coast? "Afternoon spent on the water,
and nope I didn't get injured," he posted on Instagram.
Liverpool striker Danny Ings was ruled out for the rest of the
season on Wednesday, after suffering a knee injury. The 24-
year-old posted on Twitter: "Blown away by all the
messages, means the world."
Saido Berahino has been left out of the West Brom squad
for their past three matches. Manager Tony Pulis put the
23-year-old on a weight-loss training plan to get him fit.
Will the striker return for Saturday's game at Leicester?
"Concentrating on training as hard as I can," he tweeted.
And finally...
Marseille's 18-year-old striker Aaron Leya Iseka will miss
his side's match at Montpellier on Friday, because while his
team-mates met at the training ground to take a bus, he
went to the airport instead. (L'Equipe - in French)
Friday, 4 November 2016
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