Tranfer Talk: Waris, Wright-Phillips ,Eto'o, Costa..

  

Manchester United are on the trail of 23-year-old Ghana striker Abdul Majeed Waris, according to his Turkish club Trabzonspor.
 
Crystal Palace and QPR both want Tottenham defender Benoit Assou-Ekotto, 30, but are not prepared to meet his £40,000-a-week wages.


QPR winger Shaun Wright-Phillips, 33, has rejected opportunities to go on loan and will fight for his place at Loftus Road. The former England international has not made a Premier League appearance this season.
 
Fulham owner Shahid Khan is prepared to hand newly appointed manager Kit Symons transfer funds in January as he aims for the club to bounce back into the Premier League at the first attempt.


Italian club Napoli have rejected suggestions that they will make a move for Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli, 24, in January.

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Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane has criticised former team-mate Paul Scholes by claiming the midfielder was too lazy to do TV interviews as a player. 
 
Everton striker Samuel Eto'o, 33, has already earned himself a new Everton contract, after inspiring his team-mates with his winning mentality.

The Football Association has collected about £350,000 in fines from social-media-related offences in the past three years, with the governing body investigating 121 cases. 
 
American baseball tycoons are circling Premier League clubs and are set to launch a batch of takeover raids.


Police are on red alert at the prospect of drones flying overhead during Sunday's Manchester derby.
 
Spain manager Vicente Del Bosque will not back down over picking Chelsea striker Diego Costa, 26, for next month's internationals against Belarus and Germany.
 
West Brom manager Alan Irvine has admitted the club are taking steps to ensure the heightened attention on top-scorer Saido Berahino does not go to the 21-year-old England Under-21 striker's head. 
 
Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini, 61, is heading for the sack, according to former Blues forward Rodney Marsh. City are without a win in three games, losing their last two.


West Ham signings Enner Valencia, Cheikhou Kouyate, Mauro Zarate and Diafra Sakho could be handed a Christmas break by manager Sam Allardyce in an attempt to avoid a repeat of the injury crisis that hampered the Hammers last season.
 
Arsenal can win the Premier League this season if they sign Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira, 27, in January, claims former Gunners winger Perry Groves.