Football Paper Round: England's three-man shortlist for next manager

Howe, Wenger and Southgate make up England shortlist

Eddie Howe, Arsene Wenger and Gareth Southgate are on shortlist for the England job, according to the Mirror. The report says that Bournemouth boss Howe is firmly in the running despite being only 38, after describing the potential of landing the role as the "ultimate job".

It comes as FA chiefs want to speak to Arsene Wenger to see if he's interested in moving on from Arsenal, while the Under 21s boss and now England caretaker Southgate will have a four game "audition" to get the job on a permanent basis.

Guidolin's job in peril ahead of Liverpool clash

Swansea manager Francesco Guidolin is under pressure to deliver according to the Daily Mail, as his job hangs in the balance. As his side prepare to take on Liverpool, the former Udinese boss has to get a result against Liverpool as the club are only one place above the relegation zone. As former United great Ryan Giggs has been linked to the role, Guidolin must get a result from the home fixture to keep his job for another week.

Southampton assistant named in 'bung' scandal

Southampton assistant and former Villa interim manager Eric Black, has been named in the Telegraph as being caught up in a bribery scandal. The report says that Black was filmed offering advice on giving bribes to officials at other clubs during conversations about signing players. Black allegedly said that 'a couple of grand' would be enough for a rival club's colleague to pass on information. Black denied the claims and Southampton issued a statement saying it would investigate them.

Leeds owner Massimo Cellino has four open cases in front of football authorities

Leeds owner Massimo Cellino currently has four active cases under review by football authorities, according to the Daily Mail. The report comes as Cellino was found mid-week in Telegraph investigations proposing a way to bypass third-party rules. Cellino is also being looked into over the loan of Adryan at Cagliari from Flamengo, an alleged £185,000 illegal payment to an unlicensed agent and a sex discrimination and unfair dismissal case against a former club employee.

Source: Eurosport