Friday’s newspaper headlines and transfer rumors…

daily star

Manchester United are plotting a raid on Brentford for Cameroon international Brian Mbemo. Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim is a huge admirer of the striker and believes he will fit into his long-term plans at Old Trafford.

sun

Newcastle are tracking Southampton goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale.

Arsenal and Manchester United will use a different ball than their FA Cup opponents this weekend.

daily mail

Manchester United are working to finalize a new management team that will expand Jason Wilcox’s power base at the club.

Christopher Vivell joined United as interim recruitment director in July and is currently in talks to take a permanent role at the club.

Arsenal’s acting sporting director Jason Aitor is gaining growing internal support to take on the role permanently.

Newcastle will try to convince Martin Dubravka to stay at the club beyond this month.

Manchester City are making positive progress in signing Lens defender Abdelkodil Kusanov.

Newcastle have no buy-back clauses in the contracts of Elliot Anderson and Jankuba Minter.

Tottenham Hotspur’s medical staff will carry out regular home checks on Rodrigo Bentancur over the coming days following his worrying collapse on the pitch on Wednesday night.

Chelsea plan to use Trevor Chalobah as a stopgap chip in the deal for Crystal Palace captain Marc Gerhy but could be hampered by wage issues.

Rangers have shown interest in Serbian international Sasa Zdjelar.

Dan Ashworth’s shock sacking at Manchester United has had a knock-on effect with Michael Appleton not rejoining his old club as loan manager.

England manager Thomas Tuchel was “deeply impressed” by his brief stay at Tottenham Hotspur’s training center on Saturday morning.

Newcastle have sent recruitment chief Steve Nickson to scout James Trafford but are not expected to make an offer for the Burnley goalkeeper in January.

Sportsbank officials will fly to the Middle East in the coming days in a bid to complete a deal to become Crystal Palace’s controlling partner.

West Ham United believe Christophe Galtier and Paulo Fonseca will accept their head coaching roles if the move to appoint Graham Potter is unsuccessful.

Newcastle could miss out on Millwall’s Romain Esse this month.

Novak Djokovic has sensationally claimed he was deported back in 2022 after suffering lead poisoning while in custody in Australia.

daily mirror

Manchester City are counting on a triple transfer deal to salvage their struggling season.

Plymouth chief executive Simon Hallett has hit back at suggestions the hiring of Wayne Rooney was a publicity stunt after confirming he would no longer be filming a planned documentary.

Crystal Palace defender Tyrik Mitchell is receiving admiring looks from other Premier League clubs.

Wrexham’s multi-million pound new academy training ground has been ransacked by thieves.

sporty

Liverpool could consider signing Hviča Kvaratzhelja from Napoli – if it is decided that he will leave the club during this transfer window.

Juventus are interested in signing Barcelona and Uruguayan centre-back Ronald Araujo.

Borussia Dortmund has extended the contract of club sporting director Sebastian Kehl until 2027.

Monaco have reached an agreement with Storm Graz to sign striker Mika Bires.

daily telegraph

West Ham are expected to review Tim Staden’s role despite new manager Graham Potter insisting they can work with the club’s controversial technical director.

In his 20 months away from football, Graham Potter has attracted interest from more than 10 clubs in England and overseas, as well as four foreign national football associations.

David Moyes will hold further talks over return to Everton after a remarkable day at Goodison Park Sean Dyche three hours before FA Cup tie against Peterborough Get fired.

Cech has revealed that he scouted new Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Anthony Kinski for Chelsea during his time as a technical and performance adviser at Stamford Bridge.

England are expected to beat Wales into the Koptui Pulotu squad due to an amendment to World Rugby’s qualifying rules, which they believe will allow them to pick the teenage debutant immediately.

England have refused to boycott next month’s Champions League tie against Afghanistan over concerns about the safety of their players in Pakistan and the threat of reprisals from the Taliban and their supporters.

daily express

Edu is reportedly unhappy with Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta gaining too much authority at the Emirates Stadium before quitting the club.

Manchester United midfielder Casemiro has reportedly agreed a contract to move to the Saudi Professional League in the January transfer window.

era

The PFA is developing plans to oppose the Premier League’s first spending cap from next season and has been in contact with two Manchester clubs who also oppose the “anchor” plan.

David Moyes has emerged as Everton’s first choice to replace Sean Dyche, who was sacked after telling the club’s new boss he had done all he could to lead the team.

The scale of the opposition to Bill Sweeney was laid bare on Thursday night as 152 clubs from across England put unprecedented pressure on the RFU board to sack him.

log

In-form Hamza Igamane admits it is his dream to play for a “big European club” as he also talks about his future goals.

Scottish football’s domestic transfer market could be undergoing a radical shake-up to provide better pathways for its future stars.

Hearts star Kai Rawls is expected to be cleared to move to D.C. United next week.

Hibs are confident of agreeing an extension to Lewis Miller’s Easter Road contract.

scottish sun

Former Motherwell loanee Micah Bires is reportedly set to become the most expensive move of Europe’s January transfer window so far.

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