Sunday, 25 October 2015

Gossip column: Hazard, Wenger, Vardy, Sherwood, Klopp

Daily Star
Sunday's Daily Star backpage
Struggling champions Chelsea fear playmaker Eden Hazard, 24, could be tempted by a £75m move to Paris Saint-Germain. (the Sun - subscription required) 
Arsenal are preparing a new two-year contract extension for Arsene Wenger, 66, to keep him at the Emirates until 2019. (Daily Mirror) 
Tottenham are plotting a surprise January swoop for Leicester's in-form England striker Jamie Vardy, 28. (Daily Mirror) 
Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood, who suffered a sixth successive defeat on Saturday, will discover whether he remains in a job before the start of next week. (Birmingham Mail) 

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is set to discuss Mario Balotelli's future with the Italian striker's agent Mino Raiola. The 25-year-old is on loan at AC Milan but sources close to him say Klopp wants to find out how the former Manchester City star sees his future. (Daily Star) 
Aston Villa and Swansea City may face a Football Association investigation after what appeared to be a heated tunnel bust-up involving Villa skipper Micah Richards and opposing defender Federico Fernandez at the end of their match at Villa Park. (Daily Mail) 
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho could set for a confrontation featuring "Bosman-like repercussions" with the FA as he appeals against a £50,000 fine and a potential stadium ban imposed for criticising referees. (Daily Express) 
Daily Telegraph
Sunday's Daily Telegraph sport supplement
Manager Roberto Martinez has expressed his unhappiness at the "needless" challenge by Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain that has left Everton skipper Phil Jagielka facing a spell on the sidelines. (Liverpool Echo) 
Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski has been anonymously reported to police for drinking champagne on the pitch while celebrating Poland qualifying for Euro 2016. (Daily Mail) 
Jurgen Klopp believes many of his Liverpool players have become too anxious about scoring. (Guardian) 
QPR hope striker Charlie Austin could be close to a recall against Brentford next Friday after nearly a month out with hamstring trouble. (GetWestLondon) 
Former Newcastle interim head coach John Carver admits his "heart sank" when Sunderland appointed Sam Allardyce - who he describes as the 'Premier League's number one firefighter' - because he feared for the Magpies' chances in the Wear-Tyne derby as a result. (Newcastle Chronicle) 

Best of social media

Jubilation at West Ham as they beat champions Chelsea and move up to third in the Premier League.
West Ham
West Ham celebrate their victory over Chelsea
Fit-again Hammers striker Andy Carroll, who scored the winner at Upton Park, shares the same picture on Instagram  with the catchy slogan: "Teamwork makes the Dreamwork!!"
Jack Grealish takes to Twitter to apologise for another Aston Villa defeat that keeps his team only one place off the bottom of the table: "Absolutely gutted again with the result. Can't fault the fans once again, you guys were brilliant! Hopefully it will turn our way soon! Myself and the lads should take full responsibility for the results. It will turn our way soon and we will turn this around."
Manchester United's Ashley Young with some consolation for Wayne Rooney as he enters his fourth decade, commenting:  "Happy birthday Skipper, @WayneRooney. Welcome to the '30s Club'."
Manchester United face neighbours City in Sunday's Manchester derby but Rooney still had time to celebrate his birthday, with wife Coleen posting pictures of him on Instagram  amidst many presents.
There was despair for Ryman League Bognor Regis Town, AKA The Rocks, who saw captain Jason Prior miss two penalties as their FA Cup run ended at the final qualifying round stage with a 2-1 defeat at National League South outfit Wealdstone. Bognor striker Ollie Pearce tweeted his thanks to the travelling fans and looked forward to Tuesday's home league match with Staines.
Ollie Pearce on Twitter
Bognor are only five points off the Ryman Premier lead with three games in hand

And finally

Chelsea's Jose Mourinho was sent to the stands against West Ham and celebrity Hammers fan Danny Dyer got involved in taunting the Portuguese boss - by filming him in the directors' box. (Metro) 

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