Tottenham’s stance on signing an out-of-favour Manchester United man is reportedly revealed, while Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has issued his thoughts on his side’s plans for January – all in Wednesday’s newspapers.
TOTTENHAM DON’T WANT MATIC
Tottenham are not considering a January move for Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic, according to a report.
Earlier claims had suggested that United were prepared to offer Matic – who is out of favour at Old Trafford – as a makeweight in a deal to sign Christian Eriksen.
However, according to the Manchester Evening News, Mourinho believes he is well-stocked in midfield with the likes of Harry Winks, Moussa Sissoko, Tanguy Ndombele and Victor Wanyama available to Mourinho.
What’s more, Mourinho has Eric Dier, who the Portuguese wanted while he was managing Manchester United before eventually reuniting with Matic.
The MEN does claim, however, that despite the likelihood of Matic leaving to Tottenham looking more unlikely, United are willing to let the Serbian leave if another club in January if another club comes in with a decent offer.
Matic is out of contract at the end of the season but does have the option of an extra year with his current employers.
AND THE REST
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has no intention of signing any players in January, despite defender Aymeric Laporte set to be out for a while longer with a knee injury (The Independent)
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has expressed his concerns over VAR but claimed that there is no way back for its use (Daily Mirror)
Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud is to hold talks with the club as the potential of a January exit from Stamford Bridge grows (Evening Standard)
Premier League clubs keen on appointing Rafael Benitez would have to pay more than £20m in compensation to his current side, Dalian Yifang (Daily Mail)
Norwich, Watford and Crystal Palace are all interested in signing Enfield forward Muhammadu Faal, 22, who is related to Liverpool centre-back Joe Gomez (The Sun)
Everton boss Marco Silva has urged his side to embrace the “special” challenge of facing Liverpool at Anfield on Wednesday (The Telegraph)
Tottenham boss Mourinho is to star in a documentary about the modern-day football coach (Daily Mail)
Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers has called on fans to stop leaving the King Power Stadium early during matches (The Guardian)
Scott McKenna has admitted Aberdeen did target Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos under manager Derek McInnes’ orders (Daily Record)
Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo has hit out at his side’s fixture pile-up, with the club playing their 28th game of the season against West Ham on Wednesday (Daily Star)
Manchester City are set to avoid financial punishment from football lawmakers (The Sun)
Watford’s stand-in boss Hayden Mullins has backed his players to believe that they can avoid relegation this season (Daily Star)
Saudi Arabia are planning on creating a new cross-border city state governed by western law as part of its bid to become a hub for world-class sporting events (Daily Mail)
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