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TRANSFER GOSSIP Paris St-Germain are the latest club to show an interest in taking winger Adnan Januzaj, 19, on loan from Manchester United. (Daily Mail) Arsenal are closing in on the signing of 27-year-old striker Edinson Cavani from Paris St-Germain, with the French club ready to accept a bid. (Metro) Adnan Januzaj Januzaj's last appearance for Man Utd was on 2 December against Stoke Liverpool hope to sign James Milner on a free next summer if the midfielder fails to agree a new contract with Manchester City but Arsenal are also keen on the 28-year-old. (Daily Express) Manchester United winger Angel Di Maria has told manager Louis van Gaal to sign Argentine midfielder Nicolas Gaitan, 26, from Benfica. (Daily Star) Chelsea are set to pay £24m for Juventus utility man Kwadwo Asamoah, 26, in January. (Metro) Arsenal forward Lukas Podolski, 29, appears to be on the verge of a January move to Italian side Inter Milan. (Daily Express) Real Madrid are planning to sign attacking midfielder Marco Reus, 25, from Borussia Dortmund as a replacement for Gareth Bale, who could be on his way to Manchester United for £120m. (Daily Star) West Brom could join Leicester, Newcastle and German club Wolfsburg in the race to sign 22-year-old Burnley striker Danny Ings, who is out of contract next summer. (Sun - subscription required) QPR manager Harry Redknapp is eyeing a January move for Manchester City winger Scott Sinclair, 25. (Daily Mirror) Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock has increased his bid to £3.8m to sign Lille left-back Pape Souare, 24. (Sun - subscription required) Bristol City boss Steve Cotterill hopes that Chelsea will allow midfielder Todd Kane, 21, to extend his loan spell at the League One leaders beyond the middle of January. (Times - subscription required) OTHER GOSSIP Crystal Palace boss Neil Warnock, 66, faces a fight to avoid becoming the first Premier League managerial casualty of the season. (Guardian) Daily Mirror back page Saturday's Daily Mirror back page Chelsea right-back Branislav Ivanovic is the latest player from the Blues to be accused of diving, with West Ham boss Sam Allardyce believing the 30-year-old was guilty of simulation in trying to win a penalty against his side. (Times - subscription required) Manchester United legend Paul Scholes, 40, says he "wouldn't be surprised" if Manchester United put pressure on Chelsea and Manchester City at the top of the Premier League by winning their next two matches. (Daily Star) Winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 21, says former Gunners striker Thierry Henry gave him "endless amounts of advice" that helped him kick-start his Arsenal career. (Daily Mirror) Celtic manager Ronny Deila hopes to keep defender Jason Denayer beyond the end of his loan from Manchester City, which ends at the end of the season. (Daily Express) BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany was happy with his Christmas lot following the win over West Brom. The Belgium international tweeted: "Chants, snow and three points. Christmas is complete!" AND FINALLY... A Borussia Dortmund fan who got an official club toaster for Christmas was left feeling angry - because it makes Barcelona toast. (Metro) Manchester United's young stars Luke Shaw and Adnan Januzaj will no longer have to stay out of the kitchen - with the club arranging for a top chef to teach them how to cook. (Daily Mail) And former Arsenal and France striker Thierry Henry, who announced his retirement from playing this month, will make his big screen debut in 2015 with a cameo role in the Entourage movie. (Daily Telegraph) Liverpool keen to sign Milner 1 1 Liverpool want to sign James Milner from Manchester City in the summer on a free transfer. The England international is yet to sign a contract extension with the Premier League champions and is also wanted by Arsenal. Source: Daily Express Friday, December 26, 2014 11:36 Di Maria wants Gaitan at Manchester United 6 0 Angel Di Maria has told Manchester United to sign Nicolas Gaitan. The 26-year-old recently signed a new contract at Benfica and has a release clause of £30m. Source: Daily Express Friday, December 26, 2014 11:27 Gareth Bale will stay at Real Madrid 0 3 Real Madrid striker, Gareth Bale, will stay at Real Madrid. Florentino Perez wants Bale to his large term proyect and will not review any offers for the international player. Source: Marca Friday, December 26, 2014 09:50 Chelsea sanction Torres' Atletico move 0 1 Chelsea have no problems with the prospect of Fernando Torres moving back to Atletico Madrid. The striker is on a two-year loan at AC Milan but looks set to join the Spanish champions in exchange for Alessio Cerci. Source: Mundo Deportivo Friday, December 26, 2014 09:16 Sampdoria in for Balotelli 0 1 Serie A club Sampdoria are readying a January move for Liverpool missfit Mario Balotelli, and could offer goalkeeper Sergio Romero in exchange. Source: The Guardian Friday, December 26, 2014 09:10 Hummels to join Manchester United for £47m 11 0 Manchester United will sign Germany and Borussia Dortmund centre-back Mats Hummels for £47m in the summer. Source: Daily Express Friday, December 26, 2014 08:36 Manchester United shopping list revealed 8 0 Manchester United want to sign Valencia centre-back Nicolas Otamendi, Aston Villa defender Ron Vlaar and Roma central midfielder Ron Vlaar in January. Source: Daily Star Friday, December 26, 2014 08:30