Saturday’s newspaper top news and transfer rumors…
premier league
Aston Villa are eyeing the signing of Tammy Abraham as they aim to strengthen Unai Emery’s squad for the second half of the season and move towards the top of the Premier League – Sunday Telegraph
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Sky Sports’ Michael Bridge has revealed that Aston Villa are considering signing Atletico Madrid midfielder Conor Gallagher.
Tottenham may allow forward Matthijs Tell to join on loan this month in a bid to break into France’s World Cup squad – Mail on Sunday
Arsenal have turned to one of the world’s best throw-in coaches, Thomas Gronnemark, in a further effort to exploit set-pieces and capitalize on scant points in their bid to win the Premier League – The Sunday Times
Jason Wilcox likens his role to Manchester United’s behind-the-scenes manager – The Sunday Papers
FA Cup
Macclesfield FC owner Rob Smethurst has committed to taking his team to Ibiza to celebrate their historic FA Cup victory over Crystal Palace – Sunday Mail
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Macclesfield give jubilant take on historic FA Cup upset against Crystal Palace
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Prime Minister Clinton Morrison slams Crystal Palace being kicked out of the FA Cup by non-league side Macclesfield as ’embarrassing’
Scotland
A deal for Nico Sigur with Celtic is claimed to be ‘unlikely to happen’ – Scottish Sun on Sunday
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Celtic interim manager Martin O’Neill says his team is ready for title contention after returning with an emphatic win over Dundee United
An unimpressed Glenn Hoddle warns Tottenham decision-makers that they are wrong about their decision to let Mikey Moore play for Rangers – Daily Record
David Gray is perfectly happy for his Hibs squad to continue operating under the radar, but admits it will be difficult to remove Kieron Bowie from other clubs’ January wishlists – Daily Record
cricket
England are considering banning players from leaving their homes next Sunday when the team departs for a seven-week tour of the subcontinent, The Times reported.
