Gossip Column: Rashford, Hysaj, Pablo, Suarez, Hazard and Dembele

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Football Gossip Column
Wednesday 12th December 2018

AC Milan couldn’t persuade 37-year-old Zlatan Ibrahimović to sign for them but Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford, 21, will. Chortle…
Gazzetta dello Sport

… and LA Galaxy will re-sign Zlatan. Which is nice.
ESPN

Chelsea are ready to sign 24-year-old Elseid Hysaj – doesn’t everybody? The questions is whether anyone bothered to tell Napoli
Calciomercato

Some people collect stamps, others coins. Some collect football programmes. Manchester United Jose Mourinho collects central defenders but he’s not very good at it. He wants to boost his collection with Bordeaux centre-back Pablo, 27.
Fox Sports

It’s happening, isn’t it? Barcelona outcast Denis Suarez, 24, is going to become Chelsea misfit Denis Suarez, 25, if Maurizio Sarri gets his way. And sells Cesc Fabregas to AC Milan

Daily Mirror

…although Sarri will really appreciate Suarez reinventing himself as a tricky forward. A vacancy is arising in the Chelsea squad with Eden Hazard set to move to PSG in the summer. Or Juventus. Or Real Madrid
Daily Mirror

Galatasaray want Divock Origi, 23, on loan but Liverpool said “No” because they want him to stay closer to England, for some bizarre reason. Wrexham are on red alert…
ESPN

…which would allow Liverpool to add Brighton midfielder Pascal Gross, 27, to his squad in a £15m January deal. Mourinho has his centre-backs, Klopp his midfielders…
Daily Mirror

And finally…Everywhere you look, there is strife, so we’ll cheer you up with a story to hit you squarely on the funny bone. Barcelona won’t let Ousmane Dembele leave unless his release of €400m is triggered…
Mundo Deportivo