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Football rumours from the media

Football rumours from the media
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Hannes Wolf, Andre Gomes and Cesc Fabregas are being talked about in Tuesday's papers.

What the papers say

A number of Premier League clubs are interested in taking Ruben Loftus-Cheek on loan from Chelsea, according to the Daily Mirror. The paper reports that Crystal Palace, who had the England international on loan last season, have reignited their interest alongside Newcastle, West Ham and Bournemouth.

Another player catching the eye in the Premier League is RB Salzburg's teenage midfielder Hannes Wolf, with Tottenham, Arsenal, Southampton and Everton all interested in the Austrian, according to the Mirror.

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Everton are looking to make Andre Gomes' loan deal permanent (Peter Byrne/PA)

Sticking with Goodison Park, and Everton want to sign Andre Gomes on a permanent deal when his loan from Barcelona expires at the end of the season, the Liverpool Echo reports.

Brahim Diaz could leave Manchester City for Real Madrid despite Pep Guardiola urging the teenager to stay at the Etihad, the Sun says.

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Ralph Hasenhuttl will be appointed as the new manager of Southampton, according to the Daily Mail.

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Players to watch

Cesc Fabregas: The Chelsea midfielder is said to have had talks with AC Milan over a free transfer next summer, according to Football Italia.

Javier Hernandez: The Mexico striker wants to leave West Ham in the January transfer window, with Real Sociedad and Valencia both showing an interest, according to El Gol Digital.

Ezequiel Schelotto: The former Inter and Sporting defender could leave Brighton in January, the Argus reports.

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool15113131131836
2Chelsea16104237191834
3Arsenal1686229151430
4Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest168442119228
5Manchester CityMan City168352823527
6Bournemouth167452421325
7Aston Villa167452425-125
8Fulham166642422224
9Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton166642625124
10Tottenham HotspurSpurs1672736191723
11Brentford167273230223
12Newcastle UnitedNewcastle166552321223
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd166462119222
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham165472129-819
15Crystal Palace163761721-416
16Everton153661421-715
17Leicester CityLeicester163582134-1314
18Ipswich TownIpswich162681628-1212
19Wolverhampton WanderersWolves1623112440-169
20Southampton1612131136-255


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