Gossip: Mourinho 'wants Mertens', Chelsea and Arsenal 'head-to-head' over Jardim, Fellaini 'to Milan'
It seems that Jose Mourinho is looking to beef up his strikeforce and raid Serie A to do so.
The unhappy Manchester United boss blasted his players after their abject 1-0 defeat to Brighton and questioned their will to win.
So he could try his luck to lure Napoli forward Dries Mertens to Old Trafford – at least so says The Sun who are convinced the 30-year-old – who has netted 45 goals in the past two seasons – is the missing piece of the jigsaw to overhaul champions Manchester City.
With both Arsenal and Chelsea set to lose their managers once the campaign ends, the bitter London rivals are both interested in Monaco coach Leonardo Jardim (Sun) while Arsene Wenger’s successor at the Emirates will get a £200m war chest but Juventus’ boss Massimiliano Allegri is favourite to take over at the club (Star).
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Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini might not be the Old Trafford faithful’s cup of gravy but if and when the 30-year-old does leave the club once his contract expires in June, he will find a warm welcome at AC Milan (Corriere dello Sport via Talksport).
Good news for Everton is that their winger Kevin Mirallas had his loan spell with Olympiakos terminated (Liverpool Echo) so the 30-year-old can return to join Big Sam’s march up the table that seems to be infuriating so many Goodison Park fans who want Allardyce out.
Mixed news for two golden oldies: Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla says that the Premier League side have not offered him a new contract. The 33-year-old’s current deal ends in the summer (ESPN) while outgoing Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure wants to continue playing in the Premier League. The 34-year-old Ivorian will leave City at the end of the season after eight campaigns at the Etihad (Manchester Evening News).
As Crystal Palace plot another season in the top flight, they are mulling over a move for Hamilton Academical and Scotland under-19 midfielder Lewis Ferguson, 18 (Scottish Sun) as 70-year-old boss Roy Hodgson says he has “no plans” to retire (Evening Standard).
Ex-England and Chelsea captain John Terry says he will stay with Aston Villa for another season if they are promoted to the Premier League (Mirror) and another former national team legend – Steven Gerrard – is looking to kick off his spell as Rangers manager by snapping up ex-Liverpool team-mate Martin Skrtel, 33, from Fenerbahce. (Daily Record).