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*Jose Mourinho might have brought some home comforts back to Stamford Bridge upon his return, but it might come with some home truths, according to the Daily Star.
The paper reports that Roman Abramovich is in no hurry to seal the futures of John Terry, 33, Frank Lampard, 35, and Ashley Cole, 33, at the club, and wants an assessment made closer to the end of the season.
That places them up for grabs in January, and although it's unlikely to see either of the trio move to another Premier League club, the lack of certainty hints at a changing of the guard at the club.
The report suggests Galatasaray would like to tempt Terry to
join Didier Drogba in Istanbul,
while Lampard and Cole have regularly been linked with LA Galaxy and New York
Red Bulls respectively.
*The
assumption is that impressive Belgium No. 1 Thibaut Courtois will return to Chelsea from his loan spell at La Liga surprise packets
Atletico Madrid.But with Victor Valdes declaring he wants to leave Barcelona, the 21-year-old has become the Catalan club's No. 1 No. 1 target, according to The Daily Mail.
Chelsea is having a bob each way, not wanting to sell Courtois, but refusing to guarantee he will leap Petr Cech upon his return to Stamford Bridge.
Interesting to see where this all leaves Mark Schwarzer.
*Manchester United's tentacles have been circling star Southampton midfielder Adam Lallana, but they can forget about him, says his coach.
Mauricio Pochettino said: "We can keep Adam. I think Adam and other players are going to stay with us.
"There is no pressure to sell them. Adam said he is happy at Southampton and Southampton have no plans to sell him."
LOANS UP
ROMELU Lukaku has hinted he'll return to Chelsea next term, and Roberto Martinez has indicated that Gareth Barry's future and potential return to Manchester City won't be sorted out in January.
"Gareth has been vitally important in what we have achieved so far this season and I would like that to be the case for many, many years to come, but that is a conversation we are going to have in the summer," he said.
SNIPPETS
The Daily Mirror reports that Bacary Sagna is willing to contemplate a move away from Arsenal ahead of his contract expiring at the end of the season, with "PSG, Monaco and an unknown Turkish club" vying for his services.
Hot on the heels of Arsenal's interest in him, The Sun reports that Gonzalo Higuain is the next striker on Chelsea's hit list, despite just moving to Napoli at the start of the season.
Hatem Ben Arfa has told L'Equipe he's happy at Newcastle United. "I give everything always, even if I am asked to play 10, 15 minutes," he added. "A departure from Newcastle? The question does not arise today.
"I do not think about it. I'm at Newcastle and I feel good. We'll see."
Finally, Hull want to tap in on Steven Fletcher falling down the pecking order at Sunderland by luring him to their club.
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