Chelsea change terms to sign Higuain, FA confident Southgate won't go

Chelsea are changing the terms of their potential transfer of Gonzalo Higuain to secure the Argentine striker whilst the FA are confident Gareth Southgate won't leave to join Manchester United.

Chelsea change tack to get Higuain

The Express, says that Chelsea are changing their approach to bring Gonzalo Higuain to Stamford Bridge. Juventus, where Higuain is on loan at AC Milan from, have rejected the idea of Chelsea taking over the last six months of the existing loan deal. So instead Chelsea have now proposed that they take Higuain on an 18-month loan deal with various clauses that if met will trigger a permanent purchase in the summer of 2020. 

FA confident Southgate won't go to Old Trafford

The Mail reports that the FA are confident that England manager Gareth Southgate will not leave to take up a permanent role with Manchester United. Southgate recently emerged as a possible option for United should Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino be difficult to appoint but the report says that the FA are not worried about this. Southgate is contracted until 2022 and the FA have pointed to the performance of the young team at the World Cup last year and the potential of playing the vast majority of matches at Euro 2020 at Wembley. 

Pep won't pay £100m for Neves

The Guardian are one of a number of outlets to carry quotes from Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, who has said that his club will not pay £100 million for a holding midfielder, even one as 'excellent' as Ruben Neves, whose Wolves side face City on Monday night. Guardiola said his team still have to be responsible financially. 

Man Utd and Fulham in stand-off over Fosu-Mensah

The Sun  says that Manchester United and Fulham are in a stand-off over Timothy Fosu-Mensah, who is on loan at Craven Cottage. Fulham boss Claudio Ranieri wants to send Fosu-Mensah back to United to free up a domestic loan signing spot so he can bring in Chelsea centre-back Gary Cahill. However United would prefer Fosu-Mensah to stay at Fulham.