Shaw & Barkley on Pochettino Christmas shopping list

The Express say Mauricio Pochettino is ready to launch a double January transfer swoop for Ross Barkley and Luke Shaw to revive our bid for honours.

The article says how we have slipped outside of the top four and Mauricio Pochettino is ready to bring in reinforcements when the transfer window opens next week.

It adds that he is ready to battle Chelsea for England midfielder Barkley, who is returning to fitness after having surgery on a ruptured hamstring.Barkley, who is out of contract in the summer, played in a behind-closed-doors game at Everton’s Finch Farm training ground early last week.

The article adds how the 24-year-old, who appears on the wanted list of Arsenal and West Ham as well as the Blues, will be ready for first-team action in time for the transfer window.

It adds that Manchester United left-back Shaw is another long-term Pochettino target. The full back has struggled to settle at Old Trafford since his £30million move from Southampton in 2014 – he is also interesting Newcastle.

It concludes by saying Jose Mourinho will let Shaw leave the club to finance a £25m move for another supposed Spurs target Fulham’s Ryan Sessegnon.

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