Get all the latest football gossip from the day's back pages
Get all the latest football gossip from the day's back pages

Paper talk: Football transfer news, rumours, reports & gossip as Manchester City face Champions League & transfer window bans


Manchester City could be banned from the Champions League and are also braced for a transfer ban according to today's newspapers.

THE TIMES

  • UEFA investigators want to give Manchester City a one-year ban from the Champions League.
  • Brighton want Graham Potter as their new coach but also like England Women's boss Phil Neville.

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DAILY MIRROR

  • Manchester United are targeting a £125m double deal for Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly and Lille winger Nicholas Pepe.
  • Manchester United will also target Adrien Rabiot on a free transfer when his PSG contract expires.
  • Arsenal's German midfielder Mesut Ozil, 30, says he has no intention of leaving the club.
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DAILY MAIL

  • Tottenham are in pole position to land Ryan Sessegnon, although Paris Saint-Germain retain an interest.
  • Pep Guardiola is targeting as many as four new faces to keep Manchester City on top in a spree that could reach £200m.
  • City are planning the £200m summer spending spree because of the threat of a transfer ban.
  • Everton could be in the running to sign Portugal midfielder Joao Mario from Inter Milan for around £15m.

THE GUARDIAN

  • Liverpool and Tottenham's players are keen for UEFA Nations League action with England, despite playing in the Champions League final.

DAILY STAR

  • Leicester are in talks to tie up a quick-fire deal for £40m-rated Monaco midfield star Youri Tielemans.
  • Chris Hughton was brutally axed by Brighton because owner Tony Bloom did not trust him to spend any more money.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

  • Troy Townsend says we are now at 'worse than square one' for BAME coaches after Brighton sacked Chris Hughton.
  • Each of the Cricket World Cup teams will have a dedicated anti-corruption officer.
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THE SUN

  • Gareth Bale has been offered back to Tottenham in a £10m loan, with Real Madrid desperate to offload the Welshman.
  • West Ham defender Arthur Masuaku is being tracked by Tottenham and Borussia Dortmund.
  • Ruben Loftus-Cheek will seek assurances over first-team chances before committing his long-term future to Chelsea.
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