Get all the latest football gossip from the day's back pages
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Paper Talk: Friday February 15: Son set for Tottenham pay rise


Another pay rise for a Tottenham star and Birmingham's fight against a 12 point penalty dedication feature in Friday's Paper Talk.

THE SUN

  • Paul Pogba thumped his locker repeatedly before saying sorry to Manchester United team-mates after his Champions League red card.
  • Ole Gunnar Solskjaer turned his hairdryer on for the first time as Manchester United boss after the 2-0 defeat by PSG.
  • Chelsea players are stunned Gary Cahill has been frozen out by Maurizio Sarri and want him back in.
  • Manchester City rejected loan interest from Newcastle, Southampton and Bournemouth to keep hold of Phil Foden last month.
  • Declan Rice chose to play for England over Republic of Ireland after seeking out the advice of John Terry.

DAILY STAR

  • Newcastle United midfielder Sean Longstaff is the latest young player on Gareth Southgate's England radar after only making five Premier League starts.
  • Stoke City are set to take a massive hit on defender Kevin Wimmer and sell him to German club Hannover for less than half the £18m fee they paid Spurs for him.
  • Joe Mason has rejected the chance of a return to Plymouth Argyle as a free agent.

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THE TIMES

  • Cardiff City have been accused of breaching FA rules over intermediaries because of their extensive use of an agency that employs Neil Warnock's son James.
  • UEFA have registered trademarks for the "Global Nations League" and "World Nations League" as their bitter division over a new tournament with FIFA continues.
  • Strategic timeouts are set to be used for the first time in English cricket in the new Hundred tournament.

DAILY MIRROR

  • Dejan Lovren has visited a strength and conditioning coach back home in Croatia in an attempt to be fit to face Bayern Munich.
  • Laurent Blanc has hired a leading football agency to help him land a job in the Premier League.

DAILY MAIL

  • Heung-min Son is in line for a second pay rise inside 12 months as reward for his sensational season for Tottenham.
  • Britain's leading athletes have been told they are free to skip the 2019 World Championships in Doha if they feel it would be detrimental to their Olympic Games hopes.
  • Gerard Pique has confirmed Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi is among his backers in Kosmos, the company which is behind the changes to the Davis Cup tennis tournament.

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DAILY TELEGRAPH

  • Birmingham's battle to avoid a potential 12-point deduction will be heard in the final week of February, with a verdict expected before the end of the season

INDEPENDENT

  • Manchester City and Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan says he will likely let his contract run down but could then extend his deal at Etihad Stadium.

DAILY RECORD

  • Peter Lovenkrands is being lined up by Danish side Nordsjaelland after impressing in his role as head coach of the Rangers reserve side.
  • Celtic signing Maryan Shved is certain he will be tough enough to deal with Scottish football when he links up with his new club at the start of next season.