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17th December 2014
06:28am GMT

The PSV winger, still just 18, is out of contract this summer and has refused a new deal, so Mark Hughes has attempted to jump in ahead of Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United to secure the signing of a player dubbed 'the next Eden Hazard'. (Express)
With Simon Mignolet finally consigned to the bench at Anfield, the word 'GOALKEEPER' has been circled in bright red on Brendan Rodgers' January shopping list. Rodgers could be able to cross that item off, though, if a proposed £3million deal for Mexico stopper Guillermo Ochoa comes through. The World Cup hero is reportedly unsettled at La Liga club Malaga after signing there last summer. (Various)
But Rodgers will have to switch direction to boost his striking options after Lyon president Jean Michel Aulas said the club would not be selling £15million-rated France striker Alexandre Lacazette. (Daily Star)
Ashley Cole will be offered a return to the Premier League in the form of a shock move to Crystal Palace. Cole has struggled to hold down a place in the Roma's team since leaving Chelsea last summer, and Palace are hopeful of putting together a loan move for the former England full-back. (Daily Mail)
Manchester City are in talks to sign Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder from Galatasaray for a fee of around £9million. (The Sun)
Burnley face a tough decision over striker Danny Ings next month. The England Under-21 striker could leave for free at the end of the season but his goals could be the difference between Premier League survival and a return to the Championship. Should boss Sean Dyche sanction a sale, north-east rivals Newcastle and Sunderland would lead the chase (Daily Star)

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