A round-up of the top football stories and transfer gossip making the back pages of Fridays regional newspapers. LIVERPOOL ECHOBarcelona have made the purchase of Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho their No 1 priority for next summer, says Catalan sports daily Sport, with the La Liga champions prepared to spend £65m on the Brazilian. Paris Saint-Germain have now joined both Liverpool and Juventus in the race to sign AIK starlet Alexander Isak, aka the new Ibra, according to reports in the Italian press.LONDON EVENING STANDARDChelsea striker Tammy Abraham, 19, has revealed he may have to leave Stamford Bridge in order to fulfil his ambitions of playing in the Premier League within the next three years.Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr is unhappy with his Chelsea counterpart Antonio Conte for leaving midfielder John Obi Mikel out in the cold so far this season.MANCHESTER EVENING NEWSKevin Grosskreutz has urged out-of-favour Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger to join the Bundesliga club in the January transfer window.Manchester Uniteds hopes of signing PSG midfielder Marco Verratti have suffered a blow after the Italian admitted he wants to win the Champions League with the Parisians.NEWCASTLE CHRONICLEDerby boss Steve McClaren may revive his attempts to sign Joey Barton following the midfielders exit from Rangers after trying to bring the player to Pride Park during his previous spell in charge of the club.SUNDERLAND ECHOSunderland will discover in January if they have to pay Inter Milan £8m for Ricky Alvarezs loan spell at the Stadium of Light in the 2014/15 season.Sunderland manager David Moyes has revealed he rejected the opportunity to take Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart on loan last summer before the England international joined Torino this season.BIRMINGHAM MAILAston Villa boss Steve Bruce wants Manchester United keeper Sam Johnstone on loan for the second half of the campaign.STOKE SENTINELStoke City forward Julien Ngoy, 19, is set to join Crewe Alexandra on a six-month loan deal in January.HULL DAILY MAILHull have refused to comment on reports they have brought in Bobby Mimms as the clubs new goalkeeping coach.SOUTH WALES EVENING POSTSwansea are preparing to let out-of-favour frontman Bafetimbi Gomis leave the Liberty Stadium in the January window, with a number of Ligue 1 clubs understood to be interested in the player.FULHAM CHRONICLEFormer QPR boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has spoken for the first time since his sacking by the west Londoners, saying it was a privilege to manage the Sky Bet Championship club.YORKSHIRE EVENING POSTEx-Leeds United manager Neil Redfearn has told the club to nail down their team in January by turning loans into permanent deals.DERBY TELEGRAPHDerby County have handed Joey Barton the opportunity to train with them after the midfielders departure from Rangers, according to reports in the British press.NOTTINGHAM POSTNottingham Forest are lining up a loan move for third-choice Manchester United keeper Sam Johnstone in January, according to reports in the British media.EVENING GAZETTELiverpool midfielder Adam Lallana says he almost joined Middlesbrough from Southampton when Gordon Strachan was managing the north-east club.THE BOLTON NEWSBolton forward Zach Clough, who was voted Sky Bet League One Player of the Month for October, has been told by boss Phil Parkinson not to leave the club on loan in January for the sake of his career.THE STARMiddlesbrough midfielder Harry Chapman, who joined Sheffield United on loan at the start of the season, has revealed he wants to stay at Bramall Lane for a long time.HUDDERSFIELD EXAMINERHuddersfield Town goalkeeper Luke Coddington has signed for Wrexham on loan until December 10. 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