It’s the last Rumour Mill before Christmas reader. Yes, we know. Chin up. Dry your eyes. Let’s sing a little song shall we?
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year
With the newspapers still a yelling
And everyone telling you Pep Guardiola will be here
It’s the most wonderful time of the year
It’s the hap-happiest season of all
With those rumoured greetings and Manchester (City and United) meetings
When agents come to call
It’s the hap-happiest season of all
There’ll be Karim Benzema to Chelsea for hosting
Luis Suárez to Manchester (City or United for £100m) for boasting
And poor José’s still out in the snow
There’ll be scary Van Gaal sacking stories
And tales of the glories of the
Man Utd of not long ago
It’s the most wonderful time of the year
There’ll be rumours of Mourinho going
And Man Utd fans a (possibly) glowing
When Special Ones are near
It’s the most wonderful time of the year
There’ll be Riyad Mahrez meetings for hosting
Talk of £29m moves to Old Trafford to be boasting
And poor José’s still out in the snow
There’ll be Steven Naismith to Aston Villa or Norwich stories
And tales of the glories of the
Villa of long, long ago
It’s the most wonderful time of the year
There’ll be rumours of Andriy Yarmolenko going
And Everton fans a glowing
When Dynamo Kyiv players are near
It’s the most wonderful time of the year
There’ll be Michy Batshuayi to Newcastle or Spurs for hosting
Gent’s Laurent Depoitre to Aston Villa for boasting
And poor José’s still out in the snow
There’ll be scary Manuel Pellegrini sacking stories
And tales of the glories of the
Manchester City of not long ago
It’s the most wonderful time of the year
There’ll be much in-the-knowing
And Arsenal fans will be glowing
When Marcelo Brozovic is near
It’s the most wonderful time
Yes the most wonderful time
Oh the most wonderful time
Of the year
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- The Rumour Mill would like to apologise if you don’t like fudged festive tittle-tattle. Or Christmas. Your usual service will resume on 28 December.
