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Paper Talk: Wednesday's football transfer rumours including Paul Pogba's potential United exit


Paper Talk wraps up all of Wednesday's football transfer rumour and gossip from the national newspapers, including Paul Pogba's potential United exit and Arsenal chasing Ryan Fraser.

THE SUN

  • Arsenal are plotting a summer swoop for Bournemouth star Ryan Fraser as Unai Emery looks to bolster his options with a winger.
  • Manchester United target Kalidou Koulibaly has split with his agent as he seeks a Napoli exit, according to reports.
  • Real Madrid lead chase for £105m United and Manchester City transfer target Joao Felix.
  • United will demand £155m for Real Madrid target Paul Pogba.
  • Thierry Henry earned a whopping £22m in 2018 - despite lasting just three months at Monaco, according to staggering new figures.
Paul Pogba celebrates scoring for Manchester United

DAILY MAIL

  • Philippe Coutinho will not be short of options if he decides to leave Barcelona in the summer, with Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United all keeping tabs.
  • Tottenham are among five clubs interested in signing Douglas Costa during the summer transfer window with the Brazilian keen on taking up a new challenge.
  • Mauricio Pochettino has thrown his full support behind his captain and under-fire goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.
  • Paul Pogba and Eden Hazard are at the top of Real Madrid's summer wish-list with Zinedine Zidane urging his board to sign the Premier League duo.
  • Mateo Kovacic has no plans to return to Real Madrid and is reportedly keen to secure a permanent move to Chelsea once his loan deal expires.
  • Former Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has set his sights on domestic glory in a fifth country and left the door open to an approach from the Bundesliga.

DAILY STAR

  • Arsenal have step up their scouting on top transfer target Nicolo Barella after watching him in action against Juventus on Tuesday.
  • Manchester United are closing in on appointing a technical director to work alongside Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
  • United may consider the possibility of swapping Paul Pogba for Gareth Bale but a deal is unlikely to happen.
  • Pogba rejected a contract offer from United as his heart is set on a move to Real Madrid.
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DAILY MIRROR

  • Roy Hodgson admits Crystal Palace will consider offers for Wilfried Zaha and Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
  • Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane has hinted he will sell goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois this summer.

DAILY EXPRESS

  • Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made Jadon Sancho his No 1 summer transfer target.
  • Liverpool are confident of keeping Sadio Mane - despite Real Madrid reportedly planning a transfer for the Senegal international.
  • Juventus are considering an audacious swap deal for Philippe Coutinho in exchange for Paulo Dybala.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

  • Mauricio Pochettino has revealed he will hold talks with Daniel Levy over the next phase of the Tottenham project that will determine whether or not he remains in charge.
  • Bethany England can still play part in World Cup plans, insists Phil Neville
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THE GUARDIAN

  • Jordan Pickford is set for talks with Everton's manager, Marco Silva, and director of football, Marcel Brands, on Wednesday over his alleged involvement in a scuffle in Sunderland on Sunday.

DAILY RECORD

  • Kieran Tierney could miss Scotland's crunch Euro 2020 summer clashes with Cyprus and Belgium.
  • Rangers have ended their interest in Motherwell winger Jake Hastie, according to reports.

SCOTTISH SUN

  • Former Rangers striker Peter MacDonald believes Alfredo Morelos' value has decreased following Sunday's Old Firm match.
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