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Football gossip: De Bruyne, Bonucci, Rooney, Griezmann, Aubameyang
Manchester City forward Kevin de Bruyne, 25, could be sidelined
for a month by the hamstring injury he sustained in Saturday's win over
Swansea. (Daily Mail)
De
Bruyne will fly to Barcelona on Monday for more tests and to begin
treatment but is certain to be out of action for at least three weeks. (Sun)
Kevin
de Bruyne initially thought he had suffered a minor strain but the
injury is a minor tear, although the player and City may have to wait
until Wednesday for a full prognosis. (Guardian)
Chelsea
manager Antonio Conte is targeting Burnley's Michael Keane, 23, and
Middlesbrough's Ben Gibson, 23, as he plans an overhaul of his backline.
Defenders Gary Cahill, 30, and Branislav Ivanovic, 32, are expected to
be phased out of the Blues team as Conte targets a new full-back and two
new centre-halves. (Daily Mail)
Manchester City and Chelsea want to sign Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci, 29, in January. (Daily Star)
Striker
Wayne Rooney, 30, is prepared to accept he is no longer an automatic
pick for Manchester United following manager Jose Mourinho's decision to
drop him for Saturday's match against Leicester. (Daily Mirror)
Rooney
will not quit United and will see out the two years of his existing
contract at Old Trafford, with an option for a third. (Daily Express)
Manchester
United boss Mourinho has had a private meeting with Rooney and told the
club captain to sort his own form out before criticising any of his
team-mates. (Sun)
Sunderland
manager David Moyes says his side's Premier League survival prospects
look bleak unless his squad is strengthened significantly in January. (Guardian)
Arsenal
midfielder Francis Coquelin, 25, could be sidelined for months rather
than weeks by the knee injury he sustained against Chelsea on Saturday
if he has suffered a recurrence of the medial ligament injury that kept
him out for two months last season. (Daily Mail)
The Daily Mirror is one of several papers suggesting Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne will be out for four weeksStoke City are considering bringing in former Hull boss Steve Bruce to replace Mark Hughes.(Daily Express)
Manchester
United might have a better chance of signing 25-year-old Atletico
Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann now he has left his agent. (Independent)
Former
Arsenal forward Lukas Podolski says midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger,
32, might leave Manchester United for Major League Soccer in the United
States. (Bild - in German)
Manchester
United legend Ryan Giggs will meet Swansea's United States investors
before their takeover at Liberty Stadium. The new owners also want to
talk to former USA coach Bob Bradley.(Sun)
Nearly 15,000 people have signed a petition calling for hedge-fund owners Sisu to sell Coventry City. (Coventry Telegraph)
Premier
League champions Leicester City are struggling to defend set-pieces
because of a grappling crackdown, says full-back Danny Simpson. (Daily Telegraph)
Borussia Monchengladbach have no plans to sign Real Madrid forward Martin Odegaard, 17, on loan. (Sport1 - in German)
Best of social media
Bristol City's former West Ham midfielder Gary O'Neil is perplexed by the Hammers' recent poor fortunes. The east London club were beaten 3-0 at home by Southampton and remain 17th in the Premier League with three points.
And is this ex-Manchester United defender a good luck charm? Nemanja Vidic was at Old Trafford on Saturday to watch his former side beat Leicester 4-1.
Current Manchester United defender Chris Smalling greeted the former club centre-backFormer Chelsea striker Didier Drogba hits back after Arsenal forward Theo Walcott tweets his delight at beating Chelsea 3-0 on Saturday.
And finally
Newcastle
United goalkeeper Matz Sels closed his Twitter account following
criticism from some of the club's fans after the 1-1 draw at Aston
Villa. (Daily Mirror)
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