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Paper Talk: Latest football transfer rumours and gossip including Otamendi to Barcelona


Manchester City will have to fend off a swoop for defender Nicolas Otamendi from Spanish giants Barcelona before the transfer window closes.

DAILY MIRROR

  • Manchester United risk losing Juan Mata - with Arsenal among the clubs interested in signing him.
  • Manchester United are keen on sporting director Andrea Berta but risk missing out after Atletico Madrid offered the Italian a huge new deal.
  • Unai Emery has given Carl Jenkinson an Arsenal lifeline by telling him he is part of his first-team plans.
  • RB Leipzig have made a final bid to keep Timo Werner, with a bumper new contract.
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THE SUN

  • Manchester City defender Nicolas Otamendi is wanted by Barcelona in a shock swoop this month.
  • Arsenal are reportedly keen on signing Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Christopher Nkunku for the rest of the season.
  • Asmir Begovic has put Premier League clubs on red alert after getting axed at Bournemouth.
  • Fulham are confident of offloading Aboubakar Kamara before the close of the transfer window.
  • Rangers boss Steven Gerrard is signing former Liverpool keeper Andy Firth in a shock deal.
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DAILY MAIL

  • Barcelona playmaker Denis Suarez is refusing to give up on his dream move to Arsenal despite the Catalan club so far blocking his loan to the Premier League.
  • Yannick Bolasie has accepted he has no future at Everton and is hoping to secure another loan move before the transfer window closes.

DAILY STAR

  • Liverpool are interested in Brescia starlet Sandro Tonali, according to the club's owner Massimo Cellino.

DAILY EXPRESS

  • Manchester United chief Ed Woodward is willing to spend £100m on one specific player.
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DAILY RECORD

  • Oliver Burke has opened the door for a permanent move to Celtic after admitting he's loving every minute of loan spell at Parkhead.

THE SCOTTISH SUN

  • David Turnbull says he wants to stay at Motherwell and has insisted talks over a new deal are going well.
  • Morton manager Jonatan Johansson wants to take Rangers pair Robby McCrorie and Andrew Dallas on loan.
  • Dundee United could hand former Aberdeen midfielder Peter Pawlett a return to Scotland.

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