The top stories from papers and websites - 19 December 2012
- Arsenal are set to announce that five of their young stars have signed new contracts - but Theo Walcott is not yet among them.
- Sir Alex Ferguson met Pep Guardiola in New York this week with the former Barcelona boss still undecided over his future.
- Kenwyne Jones fears he could be on his way out of Stoke this summer.
- QPR chief Tony Fernandes says he might not have axed Mark Hughes were it not for Harry Redknapp's availability.
- Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini faces spending cuts after the 20 Premier League clubs agreed to financial curbs.
- Daniel Sturridge will opt for Liverpool over Tottenham when he quits Chelsea next month.
- Gary Hooper is eyeing a Premier League move after talks over a new Celtic deal stalled.
- It would now cost Chelsea or Manchester City £312million to buy Lionel Messi.
- West Ham and Stoke are keen on St Etienne star Faouzi Ghoulam.
- Fulham boss Martin Jol is eyeing up a move for Nottingham Forest's Lewis McGugan.
- Arsene Wenger has tied up deals to keep Arsenal's British talent and also held peace talks with Theo Walcott.
- Manchester City target Stevan Jovetic says there is only a 50 per cent chance he will stay with Fiorentina.
- Manchester rivals City and United are in a battle to sign Shakhtar Donetsk star Fernandinho.
- AC Milan have joined Juventus in pursuing Didier Drogba.
- Everton boss David Moyes has challenged Phil Jagielka to help filll the goalscoring hole left by Marouane Fellaini's ban.
- Jimmy Kebe has slammed Reading's summer business and told the board: Dig deep in January or we're doomed.
- Daniel Sturridge will complete his £12million move to Liverpool next month to spark a spectacular Chelsea spending spree. The Blues are eyeing up at least £100million worth of talent including Joao Moutinho, Falcao and Marouane Fellaini.
- Tottenham and Newcastle are trying to hijack Liverpool's move for Tom Ince.
- Thomas Vermaelen has begged Theo Walcott to stay at Arsenal.
- Jimmy Kebe reckons Reading can say goodbye to the Premier League if they don't buy big in January.
- Loic Remy has opened the door for a January move to Newcastle.
- Fulham boss Martin Jol is weighing up a surprise January move for Nottingham Forest's Lewis McGugan.
- QPR chairman Tony Fernandes admits the fear of missing out on Harry Redknapp forced him to sack Mark Hughes.
- Sunderland boss Martin O'Neill wants urgent talks with Spurs to sort out Danny Rose's future.
- Furious Blackburn manager Henning Berg stormed out of the club's Christmas party after he was made to wear a stocking on his head and dance on stage.
- Monaco coach Claudio Ranieri has confirmed his desire to bring David Beckham to the ambitious Ligue 2 club.
- Marseille striker Loic Remy has confirmed he would be interested in joining Newcastle.
- Stoke are showing interest in Bolton winger Lee Chung-yong.
- Rafa Benitez says he and bitter rival Neil Warnock must behave and set an example at tonight's League Cup quarter-final between Leeds and Chelsea.
- Chelsea boss Rafa Benitez won't guarantee Frank Lampard a Chelsea parking place even until the end of the season.
- Arsenal have begun formal moves to sign Schalke striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar next month.
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