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Football rumours: Patrick Vieira for the Arsenal hot seat?


Another day, another new Arsenal manager rumour. Thursday’s name in the frame is Patrick Vieira. The former Invincible, currently in charge at Nice, has impressed high-ups at the Emirates and is being seriously considered, according to the French newspaper Nice-Matin. Vieira himself is doing the obligatory “I’m just concentrating on my job” thing. “There is nothing to say about it,” he sniffed. “There is nothing serious, nothing real. I have no comments to make about that.”

On actual playing matters, Arsenal are reportedly keen on plucking the 17-year-old German striker Karim Adeyemi from the Austrian second tier, where he is on loan at Liefering from RB Salzburg, and spiriting him to the Emirates. Adeyemi has eight goals in 13 appearances this season, but Arsenal are likely to face competition from Liverpool and Barcelona for the teenager.

Talking of Liverpool, Rhian Brewster is set to be the subject of competition between Championship promotion hopefuls Leeds and Swansea for a loan move in January, according to the Times. Leeds are also teeing up a move for Newcastle’s Dwight Gayle.

Chelsea’s fantasy January shopping list is eye-catching, but it will remain a fantasy unless the appeal against their transfer ban succeeds – a verdict is expected later on Thursday. Nonetheless, according to the Express it includes Leicester’s Ben Chilwell, valued at £60m plus, and perennial target-for-everyone Jadon Sancho. Heading in the other direction might be Emerson Palmieri, who’s not had much of a look-in at Stamford Bridge since arriving nearly two years ago: Internazionale and Juventus are keen on the defender, for whom Chelsea would seek around £25m.

Manchester United have joined the race with Liverpool for the Atalanta midfielder Dejan Kulusevski, offering £21m for the 19-year-old Swede, currently on loan at Parma, according to the Daily Star. Talk of United’s midfield enables us to give some air to the latest Paul Pogba tittle-tattle – Real Madrid’s Zinedine Zidane still wants him “at all costs”, according to Marca. Which could give Ole Gunnar Solskjær chance to put flesh on the bones of the rumour that he will bid for Tottenham’s Christian Eriksen.

And finally, having beaten West Ham on Wednesday night in their 194th match of the season, Wolves are now looking to beat the Hammers in the race for the Milan midfielder Franck Kessié.



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