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Football rumours from the media

Football rumours from the media
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Ashley Cole could make a return to the English game.

What the papers say

Manchester United are seeking to tie down Marcus Rashford with a bumper pay deal as big clubs such as Real Madrid and Juventus look to target the 21-year-old, the Mirror reports. United are poised to double the forward's wages to £150,000 a week, it says, in the hope to tempt their star man to a long-term deal at Old Trafford.

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Chelsea are hoping to convince Callum Hudson-Odoi to stay at Stamford Bridge with a £70,000-a-week offer, the Mirror says. Despite all signs suggesting the 18-year-old wants to walk away from the Blues, the club are reluctant to let go of their forward, who is said to be wanted by Bayern Munich.

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Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole were team-mates at Chelsea ( Lynne Cameron/PA)

Ashley Cole could be teaming up with his former Chelsea team-mate Frank Lampard – this time at Derby. The Mail says Lampard, who took on his first managerial role with the Championship side in May last year, is confident free-agent Cole can bolster the Rams' promotion chances, with talks between the former colleagues under way.

With Harry Kane side-lined with an ankle injury, Tottenham are on the look out for a forward this transfer window, according to the Independent. It says Spurs could potentially turn to previous targets Malcolm and Antonio Sanabria to try to strengthen their attacking options.

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Joe Worrall: Steven Gerrard is facing a battle to keep hold of his on-loan centre-back, the Mirror says. Nottingham Forest's new boss Martin O'Neill is said to be making it one of his first jobs to request the return of the 22-year-old – but Rangers have insisted the defender will be going nowhere.

Leandro Paredes: Chelsea are moving nearer to a deal with the Zenit St Petersburg midfielder, the Express says. It comes as the Blues have been hunting a replacement for Cesc Fabregas, who joined Monaco last week.


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Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool23193154134160
2Manchester CityMan City23182362174556
3Tottenham HotspurSpurs23170648232551
4Chelsea23145440192147
5Arsenal23135548321644
6Manchester UnitedMan Utd23135546331344
7Watford239683232033
8Wolverhampton WanderersWolves239592731-432
9Leicester CityLeicester2394102929031
10West Ham UnitedWest Ham2394103034-431
11Everton238693433130
12Bournemouth2393113342-930
13Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2375112532-726
14Crystal Palace2364132332-922
15Southampton2357112540-1522
16Burnley2364132343-2022
17Newcastle UnitedNewcastle2356121931-1221
18Cardiff CityCardiff2354141944-2519
19Fulham2335152151-3014
20Huddersfield TownHuddersfield2325161340-2711

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