UK Back Pages: Mario Mandzukic Nearing a £25m Move to Manchester City?

We're nearing the opening of the January transfer window, so as such, sensational rumours are coming out of the woodwork. 

Mario Mandzukic's Atletico stay could be a short one, Jermain Defoe is nearing an England return and Nemanja Matic thinks that Chelsea are capable of winning the quadruple. 

Star Sport reports the sensational rumour that Mandzukic is a £25 million target of Manchester City as they suffer from an injury crisis up top. 

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Wednesday's Daily Star back page: City chase £25m Mario #mcfc #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/9UyGlB00BH

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) December 23, 2014"

Daily Mirror reports that Paulinho could be nearing a Spurs exit to Inter and that Sam Allardyce is being told to wait on a new West Ham contract in spite of the club's current top-four standing. 

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Wednesday's Daily Mirror back page: Game, Set & Matic #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #cfc pic.twitter.com/8rgL9cb7zk

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) December 23, 2014"

Daily Mail is on the Defoe beat and reports that Queens Park Rangers are leading the chase in efforts to bring him back to England. 

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Wednesday's Daily Mail back page: Four-midable! #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #cfc pic.twitter.com/NZEV7qu6uM

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) December 23, 2014"

Sun Sport has quotes from both Eden Hazard and Manuel Pellegrini claiming that each of their respective sides are capable of winning the Premier League. 

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Wednesday's Sun back page: Happy Blue Year #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #cfc pic.twitter.com/vmV4w7P1UF

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) December 23, 2014"