Football rumours from the media
What the papers say
Arsenal are ready let Granit Xhaka leave and will offer the Switzerland international to Bundesliga sides after stripping him of the captaincy, the Daily Mail reports.
The Gunners will rival West Ham in a £22m bid to sign Austria defender Martin Hinteregger, 27, from Eintracht Frankfurt, according to The Sun.
Barcelona are interested in signing Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 30, from Arsenal and could make a bid in January, the Daily Mirror says.
Social media round-up
James Rodriguez set for Premier League transferhttps://t.co/5upuEtI17Dpic.twitter.com/WZV6KEqdH4— The Sun Football ⚽ (@TheSunFootball) November 8, 2019
Frank Lampard is prepared to scrap tactics to get N'Golo Kante in the starting XI https://t.co/xQYrl3Mfwq#CFCpic.twitter.com/XFygCxsqNm— Daily Star Sport (@DailyStar_Sport) November 7, 2019
Players to watch
Zlatan Ibrahimovic: The 38-year-old Swedish striker is set to return to AC Milan when he leaves LA Galaxy, according to ESPN.
Karlan Grant: Bournemouth and Wolves are interested in signing the 22-year-old forward from Huddersfield in January, The Sun reports.
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