The Daily Mirror say Arsenal have not started contract negotiations with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain despite Arsene Wenger stating that talks with the player had begun.
Gunners boss Wenger recently said that the club had opened discussions with the England international’s representatives.[phone]
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But the Mirror believes that talks are yet to take place and that the Oxlade-Chamberlain camp were surprised at Wenger’s comments.
The Mirror also say Oxlade-Chamberlain, who has 18 months left on his current deal, “is growing frustrated at not being given the chance to nail down a regular place in the starting line-up and get regular game time.”
The Birmingham Mail say Aston Villa are hoping to agree a deal to take defender Carl Jenkinson on loan from Arsenal.
Jenkinson, 24, is trying to kick-start his career following a knee injury and is unlikely to get regular first-team football at Arsenal.
Villa boss Steve Bruce is said to be keen to snap him up when the transfer window reopens in January .
Meanwhile, Metro run a story about West Ham’s Aaron Cresswell – apparently a ‘Liverpool transfer target’ – touching the Anfield sign in the tunnel before his team’s game against the Reds on Sunday.
Cresswell, who was rejected by Liverpool as a youngster, was touted for a move to the Merseyside club during the summer.
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