Paper Talk: Tuesday's football transfer rumours and gossip
10:20 · TUE June 19, 2018
Chelsea reach Antonio Conte agreement and Arsenal close in on £48m double signing, all according to the back pages...
Daily Mail
- Arsenal will complete the £20m swoop for Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper Bernd Leno on Tuesday.
- Chelsea are set to appoint Maurizio Sarri as their new boss with Gianfranco Zola as his No 2 after they reached a £9.5m agreement for Antonio Conte and his staff.
- Arsene Wenger is considering taking an international job for his return to management.
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Daily Mirror
- Hector Bellerin has been told he is one of five "untouchables" who Unai Emery wants to keep at all costs.
- Southampton manager Mark Hughes has joined the queue to sign Jack Wilshere, although the Arsenal midfielder has yet to make a decision over his future.
- Tottenham are set to keep Aston Villa sweating over Jack Grealish's future as they bid to exploit their cash woes.
Daily Telegraph
- Everton want to sign Sporting Lisbon winger Gelson Martins, as well as the highly-rated young Ajax defender Matthijs De Ligt.
- Arsenal are closing in on the £48m double signing of Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper Bernd Leno and Uruguay midfielder Lucas Torreira.
The Times
- Chelsea's transfer targets will not sign for the club until the manager situation is resolved - meaning talks with Jean Michael Seri and Robert Lewandowski are stalling
- Liverpool want around £15m for Daniel Sturridge this summer with Fenerbahce among the interested parties in the striker.
The Sun
- Tim Krul is set to join Premier League new boys Fulham.
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