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Thursday Bbc-sport transfer gossip

Former England boss Sam Allardyce could return to manage Sunderland if a Chinese consortium completes a takeover of the club. (Sun)

Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci, 29, was so keen to play for Pep Guardiola that he called Manchester City during the summer about a transfer. (RAC1, via Daily Mirror)

Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis will face intense questioning from shareholders over his £2.65m annual salary at Monday's annual general meeting. (Daily Mail)

Manchester United will not alter their travel plans when they go to London to face Chelsea on Sunday, despite arriving late amid traffic chaos for fixtures at Tottenham and West Ham last season.
(Daily Mail)

Billionaire businessman Sir Philip Green - criticised heavily by MPs following the collapse of high-street retailer BHS - has refused to comment on suggestions that he had an undeclared role at Everton. (Sky Sports, via Liverpool Echo)

Nottingham Forest owner Fawaz al-Hasawi has made a series of significant financial demands to any potential buyer, including that they pay him an annual salary that could rise above £1m.
(Guardian)

But there is no point in Forest manager Philippe Montanier worrying about his future amid the uncertainty, suggests former striker Garry Birtles.
(Nottingham Post)

Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, 38, told his critics to cancel plans for his career "funeral" after an inspired display against Lyon in the Champions League on Tuesday. (Mediaset Premium, via Daily Mail)

Leicester full-back Danny Simpson, 29, believes the club can win the Champions League this season. (Daily Star)

Simpson says a heated team meeting following Saturday's 3-0 defeat at Chelsea has refocused the champions. (Daily Express)

Out-of-favour Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho, 26, is getting close to full fitness as he continues to train with the club's under-23 side.
(Liverpool Echo)

Liverpool midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum, 25, has returned to training after a hamstring injury forced him to miss Monday's draw with Manchester United. (Daily Mirror)

Newcastle United could be considering bring defender Tamas Kadar, 26, back to the club after scouts were spotted watching him play for Lech Poznan on Sunday. (Newcastle Chronicle)

England winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 23, belongs at Arsenal despite uncertainty over his future, says Gunners manager Arsene Wenger.
(London Evening Standard)

Centre-back Jan Vertonghen, 29, believes Tottenham are proving their mental strength by getting positive results without key players such as striker Harry Kane, 23, and defender Toby Alderweireld, 27. (Independent)

Hull City striker Dieumerci Mbokani, 30, will not play again for a month because of a torn hamstring. (Hull Daily Mail)

West Brom's new owner Guochuan Lai is planning minor changes to the club's board to ensure he has formal representation while he is in his native China. (Birmingham Mail)

Best of social media

Borussia Monchengladbach changed their English language Twitter handle to 'A German team' after spotting a Scottish pub was having trouble spelling their name before Wednesday's Champions League meeting with Celtic.

Perhaps inevitably, this was among the replies...
Arsenal won the game against "somewhere in Bulgaria" 6-0, and forward Mesut Ozil went through no fewer than six emoticons to express his happiness.

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo caused confusion and speculation with an enigmatic post on his Instagram page on Wednesday.

Everton manager Ronald Koeman, an astute user of social media, eagerly anticipated Barcelona v Manchester City on Wednesday.

Brighton midfielder Steve Sidwell was unimpressed with Claudio Bravo's ball-playing skills after the Manchester City goalkeeper was sent off in Barcelona.

Lionel Messi had a much more enjoyable night, scoring a hat-trick for Barcelona and getting a congratulatory message from team-mate Luis Suarez.

Midfielder Chris Brunt has lifted the equivalent of 40 elephants during the eight months he has been working to recover from cruciate knee ligament damage, as shown by an imaginative graphic produced by his club, West Brom.

Midfielder Samir Nasri, on loan from Manchester City, joined Sevilla team-mates Nicolas Pareja and Vitolo in painting their finger nails pink to raise awareness of breast cancer.

Norwich-based television football commentator Dan O'Hagan had a bizarre end to his working day in London after arriving at Liverpool Street Station.

And finally...

A nurse's tweets criticising Middlesbrough manager Aitor Karanka were published by a national newspaper's website - because it mistakenly thought she was the fiancee of one of the players. (Teesside Gazette)

Watford fans travelling by train to the Premier League match at Swansea this Saturday face a significant headache - because the Welsh city's railway station is closed all weekend for engineering work. (Watford Observer)