The latest football gossip and transfer rumours
The latest football gossip and transfer rumours

Wednesday's Paper Talk: Football transfer news, rumours and gossip including Koulibaly, Doucoure, Kante and Smalling


Inter Milan are planning a major squad overhaul that includes a triple swoop for Premier League players. That and much more in Wednesday's Paper Talk.

DAILY MIRROR

  • Manchester City are being offered Kalidou Koulibaly for £60m with Napoli keen to complete a deal.
  • Arsene Wenger has firmly denied speculation suggesting he could become the new manager of the Dutch national team.
  • Abdoulaye Doucoure is ready to join Everton but Watford are holding out for £25m.
  • Gareth Southgate will hold key talks with his England players this week amid growing burn-out concerns from the Premier League's elite.

DAILY MAIL

  • Premier League clubs are facing a season ticket nightmare in the scramble to comply with the Government's 'Track and Trace' scheme.
  • Chelsea will hold contract talks with Conor Gallagher as Newcastle and Crystal Palace look to tempt him away from Stamford Bridge. The midfielder spent last season on loan at Swansea.
  • Norwich are targeting West Ham striker Jordan Hugill as they look to bounce straight back to the Premier League.
  • Wigan Athletic paid their administrators up to £500 an hour in fees during their doomed bid to avoid relegation to League One.
  • Bournemouth will not let leave England international Callum Wilson leave on the cheap despite interest from Tottenham.
  • Burnley are in talks with Angers about signing their midfielder Baptiste Santamaria. The Frenchman was the subject of a £12m bid by Aston Villa last year.

THE SUN

  • Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has reportedly decided to loan out Dean Henderson this summer and will stick with David De Gea as his number one.
  • Inter Milan are plotting a triple transfer raid for N'Golo Kante, Emerson Palmieri and Chris Smalling.
  • West Ham are ready to sell Issa Diop to Manchester United for a £45m transfer fee.

DAILY EXPRESS

  • Manchester United are looking at a double raid on Juventus for Douglas Costa and Alex Sandro.
  • Chelsea will finalise a deal for Bayer Leverkusen's Kai Havertz within the next 10 days. The German wants a five-year deal in order to move to the Premier League.
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DAILY STAR

  • Goalkeeper Sergio Romero could leave Manchester United for Chelsea, Leeds or Everton this summer.
  • Manchester United offered Willian a two-year contract before he left Chelsea for Arsenal.
  • Lazio are changing their targets after David Silva rejected them, with West Ham midfielder Felipe Anderson now their main focus.

SCOTTISH SUN

  • Neymar could be banned for the Champions League final after swapping shirts following Paris Saint-Germain's win over Leipzig.

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