Arsenal are keen to sign 30-year-old Juventus full-back Stephan
Lichtsteiner. (Talksport)
Injury forced Marco Reus to
miss the World Cup with
Germany
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is planning on signing
Southampton’s 25-year-old £20m-rated England striker Jay
Rodriguez. (Daily Mirror)
Liverpool are in pole position to sign Germany midfielder Marco
Reus, 25, after talks over a new contract at Borussia Dortmund
collapsed. (Metro)
Arsenal are looking to sign Spartak Moscow midfielder Romulo, 24,
this January, with manager Arsene Wenger preparing to offer the
Russian club £9.5m plus striker Yaya Sanogo on loan. (Daily
Express)
Manchester City have joined Premier League rivals Arsenal,
Chelsea and Manchester United in the competition to sign Real
Madrid’s 27-year-old midfielder Sami Khedira. (Shoot)
Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham are interested in 25-
year-old Bayer Leverkusen defender Omer Toprak. (Daily Star)
OTHER GOSSIP
Some of Rio Ferdinand’s Queens Park Rangers team-mates will
welcome his three-match FA ban over an offensive Twitter post as
they are understood to believe the Hoops’ side is stronger without
the former England captain. (Daily Mirror)
Daniel Sturridge defends “misunderstood” fellow Liverpool striker
Mario Balotelli. (Talksport)
Midfielder Lewis Macleod, 20, has the right attributes to become
captain of Rangers. (Herald Scotland)
Cardiff midfielder Peter Whittingham, 30, still divides opinion more
than any other player, writes Paul Abbandonato. (Wales Online)
Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini backs Sunderland’s Vito
Mannone to bounce back from his latest goalkeeping howler.
(Northern Echo)
Bolton Wanderers chairman Phil Gartside plays down talk of an
imminent takeover after a Thai consortium claimed to be in
discussions over a £40m deal. (Guardian)
Referee chiefs Mike Riley and Howard Webb will travel to the
Netherlands next month to see if video replays could work in the
Premier League. (Sun – subscription required)
Women players are paid less not because of sexism, writes
Matthew Syed. (Times – subscription required)
BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Southampton right-back Nathaniel Clyne: Buzzing with the win
tonight on to the next round
Arsenal striker Lukas Podolski: Wishing my bro and Arsenal
legend Robert Pires a happy birthday.
Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon: Gutted to come off with slight
hammy issue but should be ok in no time, buzzing to lead the team
out and go through to the next round.
Tottenham defeated Brighton to reach the League Cup last eight.
Newcastle goalkeeper Rob Elliot: What a result!! What a
performance the best support ever!! But to top it all Ryan Taylor is
back!
Midfielder Taylor made his first start in two years in the 2-0 League
Cup win at Manchester City, having been out with injury.
AND FINALLY
A Belgian referee has been criticised after awarding Genk a goal in
their league match – despite the ball clearly hitting the bar. (Metro)
Leicester striker Leonardo Ulloa watched former club Brighton take
on Tottenham – from the away end at White Hart Lane. (Daily Mail)
Source: bbcsport.com/football
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