{"id":4468,"date":"2026-01-19T01:12:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T01:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/west-ham-could-target-man-city-midfielder-mateo-kovacic-if-lucas-paqueta-leaves-paper-talk-and-football-transfer-gossip-football-news\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T01:12:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T01:12:53","slug":"west-ham-could-target-man-city-midfielder-mateo-kovacic-if-lucas-paqueta-leaves-paper-talk-and-football-transfer-gossip-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/west-ham-could-target-man-city-midfielder-mateo-kovacic-if-lucas-paqueta-leaves-paper-talk-and-football-transfer-gossip-football-news\/","title":{"rendered":"West Ham could target Man City midfielder Mateo Kovacic if Lucas Paqueta leaves &#8211; Paper Talk and football transfer gossip | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-testid=\"article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>The top stories and transfer rumours from Sunday&#8217;s newspapers&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3><!--StartFragment --><strong>PREMIER LEAGUE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Manchester City<\/strong> midfielder <strong>Mateo Kovacic<\/strong> could be a target for <strong>West Ham<\/strong> should <strong>Lucas Paqueta<\/strong> leave this month &#8211; <em>The Sun<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Moroccan <\/strong>national team are looking to add <strong>Andres Iniesta<\/strong> to their coaching staff for the World Cup &#8211; <em>The Sun<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The Premier League wants to introduce rugby-style concussion substitutions &#8211; <em>The Guardian<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-custom-markup \" data-component-name=\"ui-article-custom-markup\" data-consent=\"pending\" data-vendor-name=\"spreaker\" data-testid=\"article-custom-markup\">\n<section aria-label=\"Consent required\" class=\"ui-consent-roadblock\" data-component-name=\"ui-consent-roadblock\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" style=\"--width: 7; --height:4;\">\n<div class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body\">\n        <span class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__title\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-title\">Spreaker<\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__description\" data-show-on-fallback=\"false\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-description\"><br \/>\n                This content is provided by <span class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__vendor-title\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-vendor-name-in-description\">Spreaker<\/span>, which may be using cookies and other technologies.<br \/>\n                To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies.<br \/>\n                You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable <span class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__vendor-title\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-vendor-name-in-description\">Spreaker<\/span> cookies or to allow those cookies just once.<br \/>\n                You can change your settings at any time via the Privacy Options.<br \/>\n            <\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__description\" data-show-on-fallback=\"true\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-description\"><br \/>\n                Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented to <span class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__vendor-title\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-vendor-name-in-description\">Spreaker<\/span> cookies.<br \/>\n                To view this content you can use the button below to allow <span class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__vendor-title\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-vendor-name-in-description\">Spreaker<\/span> cookies for this session only.<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__link-group\">\n                Enable Cookies<br \/>\n                Allow Cookies Once\n            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Nottingham Forest <\/strong>have reportedly reached an agreement to sign <strong>Lorenzo Lucca<\/strong>. The 25-year-old striker will join on loan with an option to buy just half a season after joining <strong>Napoli <\/strong>from <strong>Udinese<\/strong> &#8211; <em>The Mirror<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-factbox\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text-wrapper\">\n<p><h4 class=\"sdc-article-factbox__title\">Watch Back Pages on Sky Sports News<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\">Back Pages is a review of the sports headlines from the national newspapers, every Monday to Friday, live on Sky Sports News from 10.30pm.\n<\/p>\n<p>Missed the show? Catch up on the latest news with the Back Pages podcast. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>EUROPEAN FOOTBALL<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Xabi Alonso<\/strong> has been linked with a return to management less than a week after <strong>Real Madrid<\/strong> sacked him. The former <strong>Liverpool <\/strong>and <strong>Real Madrid<\/strong> midfielder is in talks to be the new manager of <strong>Eintracht Frankfurt<\/strong> &#8211; <em>Bild<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jose Mourinho<\/strong> has brushed off rumours that he could make a sensational return to <strong>Real Madrid <\/strong>following the sacking of <strong>Alonso <\/strong>&#8211;<em> The Mirror<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6057984924001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"3362f5c2-479b-45c6-a7d1-593e82f1c617\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-auth-config=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/api.condatis.sky\\\/auth\\\/video\\\/token&quot;,&quot;tokenRequired&quot;:true,&quot;fetchMethod&quot;:&quot;url&quot;,&quot;fetchOptions&quot;:{&quot;encoded&quot;:true},&quot;headers&quot;:{&quot;X-SkyGDP-Proposition&quot;:&quot;sportweb&quot;,&quot;X-SkyGDP-Territory&quot;:&quot;GB&quot;,&quot;Authorization&quot;:&quot;OGY5ZDgxZjRhNzYwNGQ3MTljMjFhMDJlOGVmODRhYzA=&quot;}}\" data-caption=\"Sky Sports' chief correspondent Kaveh Solhekol explains why Xabi Alonso's tenure at Real Madrid came to an end and where his future could lie going forward. \" data-clip-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"sdc-site-video\" data-component-name-alias=\"ui-sitewide-video\" data-competition=\"\" data-copy-url-text=\"URL copied to clipboard\" data-fn=\"sdc-site-video\" data-id=\"id_3362f5c2-479b-45c6-a7d1-593e82f1c617\" data-is-live-stream=\"false\" data-lite=\"true\" data-options=\"\" data-originator-id=\"49\" data-originator-handle=\"brightcove-sport-gb\" data-package-name=\"\" data-provider=\"brightcove\" data-player-id=\"DESF5xFjJ\" data-playsinline=\"\" data-sensitive=\"\" data-sdc-id=\"7134197\" data-sdc-video-id=\"3362f5c2-479b-45c6-a7d1-593e82f1c617\" data-sport-category=\"\" data-state=\"loading\" data-token-state=\"none\" data-video-ad-unit=\"videoplayer\" data-video-blacklisted-originator-ids=\"\" data-video-id=\"ref:3362f5c2-479b-45c6-a7d1-593e82f1c617\" data-video-type=\"\" data-auto-pause-on-not-visible=\"\" data-defer-source=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-closed-captions-position=\"\" data-show-closed-captions=\"true\" data-show-pip=\"\" data-show-live-stream-scrubber=\"\" data-autoload=\"\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__inner\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__content\" data-role=\"bridge-controller\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ ());\">\n<p class=\"sdc-site-video__accessibility-message\" data-role=\"accessibility-message\">Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n<p>              <span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-role=\"poster\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/01\/768x432\/skysports-xabi-alonso-real-madrid_7134210.jpg?20260113134531\" alt=\"Sky Sports&amp;#39; chief correspondent Kaveh Solhekol explains why Xabi Alonso&amp;#39;s tenure at Real Madrid came to an end and where his future could lie going forward. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/01\/768x432\/skysports-xabi-alonso-real-madrid_7134210.jpg?20260113134531 600w,https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/01\/1600x900\/skysports-xabi-alonso-real-madrid_7134210.jpg?20260113134531\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster-img excluded-image\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-poster\"\/><br \/>\n              <span class=\"sdc-site-video__loader\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-loader\"\/><\/p>\n<p>              <\/span><\/p>\n<p>              <video id=\"id_3362f5c2-479b-45c6-a7d1-593e82f1c617\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" class=\"video-js sdc-site-video__tag\" controls=\"\" playsinline=\"\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-video\"\/>\n            <\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-site-video__caption ui-media-caption\">\n<p>              <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\" data-role=\"caption-text\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-caption\">Sky Sports&#8217; chief correspondent Kaveh Solhekol explains why Xabi Alonso&#8217;s tenure at Real Madrid came to an end and where his future could lie going forward. <\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>SCOTTISH FOOTBALL<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Rangers <\/strong>loan star <strong>Lyall Cameron was <\/strong>met with a shock banner from Aberdeen fans at Pittodrie as he made his debut for the club &#8211; <em>Scottish Sun<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The top stories and transfer rumours from Sunday&#8217;s newspapers&#8230; PREMIER LEAGUE Manchester City midfielder Mateo Kovacic could be a target for West Ham should Lucas Paqueta leave this month &#8211; The Sun. 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