' Todays Football News Paper News ' 20/12/16

MORNING PAPER TALK

20/12/16

We kick things off this morning with a look at the main transfer lines making Tuesday’s national back pages...

Diego Costa is set to be rewarded with a bumper new contract, designed to keep him at Chelsea until the end of his playing days. (Daily Mirror)


Southampton boss Claude Puel is keen on raiding previous club Nice for highly-rated midfielder Wylan Cyprien. (Daily Mirror)


Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is targeting Genoa wideman Diego Laxalt. (Daily Mirror)


Arsenal target Julian Draxler would reportedly prefer a move to Paris Saint-Germain as he prepares to leave Wolfsburg in January. (Daily Mirror)


Manchester United are set for talks with Benfica about defender Victor Lindelof. The Portuguese club want £42m for their Swedish centre-back, who is being chased by a host of teams. (The Sun)



Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is willing to sell Memphis Depay for as little as £12m in a desperate bid to get him out of Old Trafford. (Daily Star)



Dimitri Payet is refusing to rule out leaving West Ham for a return to his old club Marseille. (Daily Mail)
Inter and AC Milan ready to make a move for Manchester United's Marouane Fellaini. (Daily Mail)

EGIONAL PAPER TALK

Here are the best lines from the regional press today:

Oscar has already said goodbye to his Chelsea teammates ahead of a financially lucrative move to the Chinese Super League, Willian has confirmed. (London Evening Standard)



Memphis Depay's Manchester United misery could end in the January transfer window and his Dutch international colleague Arjen Robben believes he can rebuild his career away from Old Trafford. (Manchester Evening News)


Celtic could be about to snatch away Robert Snodgrass, according to reports, after the Hull City star reportedly turned down a new contract. (Hull Daily Mail)


Swansea City have inquired about the availability of PSV Eindhoven's Luciano Narsingh, according to reports in Holland. (South Wales Evening Post)


Rangers striker Martyn Waghorn has been linked with a move to Derby County. (Derby Telegraph)


Warren Joyce admits he's counting the days until the January transfer window opens so he can add much-needed reinforcements to his Wigan Athletic squad. (Wigan Evening Post)

JUTKIEWICZ HEADING TO FULHAM?

Fulham could beat Birmingham City to the permanent signing of £1m-rated Burnley striker Lukas Jutkiewicz, according to the Daily Mirror.

The 27-year-old, currently on loan at St Andrew's, could opt to leave the Blues for London in the wake of manager Gary Rowett making way for Gianfranco Zola.

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