Paper Talk: Tuesday September 25: football transfer rumours

DAILY MAIL

• West Ham risk losing young star Declan Rice after he turned down their offer of a £12,000-per-week deal.
• Manchester United and Manchester City will face competition from Real Madrid for Ajax talent Frenkie de Jong.
• Arsenal are monitoring Rennes' Ismaila Sarr, with Inter Milan also interested in the £20m-rated winger.
• Paul Ince is being lined up for the role of director of football at League Two Morecambe.
• Fabio Capello has criticised Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for failing to attend FIFA's Best awards, despite both receiving nominations.

THE SUN

• Real Madrid are chasing Nabil Fekir as Chelsea look set to lose out in the race for the Lyon captain.
• Jose Mourinho gave Paul Pogba a dressing down after his gaffe led to Wolves' equaliser on Saturday.
• Mario Gotze should quit Borussia Dortmund and join Liverpool, according to his former team-mate Kevin Grosskreutz.

THE GUARDIAN

• Pablo Zabaleta has urged West Ham to prioritise securing Declan Rice to a new contract following his impressive start to the season.

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

• Dan Ashworth is expected to become the new technical director of Brighton and Hove Albion in the next few weeks, with the Premier League side confident of agreeing a compensation package.
• Manchester United have stepped up their search for a new technical director, with former Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton head of recruitment Paul Mitchell high on the list of targets.
• Newcastle will have a meeting this week to discuss their transfer budget as part of an effort to persuade Rafa Benitez to remain in charge.
• Ruben Loftus-Cheek has suffered a blow in his bid to force his way into Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri's plans after being ruled out of the Carabao Cup clash with Liverpool through injury.
• Aston Villa are to open talks with James Chester over a new contract after Jack Grealish signed a new five-year deal.

THE STAR

• Newcastle owner Mike Ashley left Selhurst Park on Saturday night without uttering a word to manager Rafa Benitez before or after the game.

THE DAILY RECORD

• Kilmarnock striker Kris Boyd has claimed the rest of Scottish football has got Brendan Rodgers sussed.

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