All the major news and transfer rumors from Saturday’s national newspapers…
daily mail
Arsenal will offer Mikel Arteta a new contract before the end of the season, in a bid to quell Manchester City’s interest in the Spaniard potentially replacing Pep Guardiola.
Leicester City defender Luke Thomas is set for England’s first senior call-up when Gareth Southgate names his squad to face Ivory Coast and Switzerland.
Newcastle United and Watford are considering loaning Leicester midfielder Hamza Chowdhury.
Mike Ashley has sued Amanda Staveley seeking payment of a £10 million buyout loan, claiming she violated the terms of the deal by stating that she was the owner of Newcastle United. Will not criticize the 14 year tenure.
daily Mirror
Newcastle United, Everton and Wolves are interested in Manchester United midfielder Donny van de Beek.
Manchester United players are unhappy that head coach Ralph Rangnick has been given ‘duty’, which affects their personal and family lives.
Renato Sanches has suspended new contract talks with Lille due to rising transfer interest from Arsenal.
Borna Sosa becomes target of Chelsea
daily Express
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel is hoping to solve his left-back problem by signing Borna Sosa from Stuttgart.
daily star
Diego Costa is close to finalizing a deal to stay with the Corinthians in Brazil.
Sun
Newcastle United have joined a long list of teams interested in completing transfers in January for Olympiakos and Senegalese defender Pep Abu Sisse, who impressed in the Africa Cup of Nations.
Courtney Laws in race to captain England in Six Nations
telegraph of the day
Courtney Laws is set to become England’s captain for the Six Nations, with doubts over whether Owen Farrell will be fit enough to take his place alongside Eddie Jones.
scotland sun
Rangers have written to the SFA complaining about eight decisions taken by referee Kevin Clancy in their midweek draw with Aberdeen.
Celtic boss Ange Postekoglu has admitted that striker Kyogo Furuhashi will lose a lot of time with a hamstring injury but is expected to return before the end of the season.
Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos has started his own football club and youth academy at his home in Cerrete, Colombia.
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