Sunday 27 November 2016

All The Latest In The World of Sports

Liverpool are facing a fight to keep manager Jurgen Klopp at Anfield with German club Bayern Munich set to replace Carlo Ancelotti after a disappointing start to the season. (Sunday Mirror)
Gareth Southgate is set to be confirmed as England manager this week with the Football Association due to hold a board meeting on Wednesday. (Mail on Sunday)
Manchester United are targeting a move for West Ham winger Dimitri Payet, 29, but the Hammers would want at least £35m for the Frenchman.
(Sunday Mirror)
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is looking at Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk, 25, as a replacement for Vincent Kompany. (Daily Star Sunday)
Paris St-Germain will bid £40m for Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana and are prepared to offer the 28-year-old a £200,000-a-week contract. (Sun on Sunday)
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte will rival Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho for the signature of Real Madrid playmaker James Rodriguez, 25. (Sunday Express)
Pep Guardiola admits he is keen to crack the secrets of his Chelsea counterpart Antonio Conte with the sides set to meet in the Premier League next Saturday. (Metro)
Manchester City have also stepped up their interest in signing Sporting Lisbon winger Gelson Martins, 21, after watching him in action against Real Madrid last week. (Sunday Express)
Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 27, admits he could turn down the chance to play for Manchester City and extend his deal with the German club because he loves the fans. (Sun on Sunday)
The coach of Brazilian side Santos, Dorival Junior, says he is keen to sign Manchester United's out-of-favour midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, 32.
(UOL Esporte via 101 Great Goals)
Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, 24, will consider running down the remaining two years of his contract at Stamford Bridge amid interest from Real Madrid. (Sun on Sunday)
Former England boss Roy Hodgson could be in line for a return to management if Norwich manager Alex Neil is sacked. (Daily Star Sunday)
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has called for the Scottish Premiership to move to a summer season to give its teams a better chance of success in Europe. (Sunday Telegraph)
Bayern Munich defender David Alaba, 24, who has been tipped for a move to the Premier League, would prefer to join Arsenal over Manchester United if he was to leave the German club for England. (Manchester Evening News)
Paris St-Germain manager Unai Emery has rejected Italy coach Giampiero Ventura's claim that international midfielder Marco Verratti is wasted in the French League. (Goal)
Former Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has said that he is happy to help Steven Gerrard should the legendary midfielder move into management.
(Liverpool Echo)
Harry Redknapp says Chelsea manager Antonio Conte needs two signings in January to turn Chelsea into Premier League title winners.
(Metro)
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes will consider offering 35-year-old striker Peter Crouch another season with the Potters. (Stoke Sentinel)
The cost of converting the London Stadium, where West Ham have played their home games since the beginning of the season, could rise by a further £50m. (Mail on Sunday)
Best of social media
It's congratulations to Arsenal and England star Theo Walcott after his wife Melanie gave birth to their second child. The proud father, who is set to play for the Gunners against Bournemouth on Sunday, posted a picture on Instagram of the couple's older son Finlay with the new arrival and the message "Welcome to the world little brother Arlo".
Given the topsy-turvy nature of Saturday's game at the Liberty Stadium where Swansea eventually beat Crystal Palace 5-4, it was no surprise that there were happy faces in the home dressing room after the game with second-half substitute Angel Rangel among those taking to Twitter.
And finally...
Watford manager Walter Mazzarri has allowed American broadcasters NBC to film a fly-on-the-wall documentary at the club - but has refused to allow them access to the dressing room. (Daily Mirror)

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