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Saturday's Paper Talk: Football news and transfer gossip, including Neymar and Trippier

By Sporting Life
Horse Racing
Sat August 24, 2019 · 6y ago

Neymar's wage demands and Kieran Trippier's chance to shine are among the stories on today's back pages.

DAILY MAIL

  • Manchester United players are backing Marcus Rashford for penalty duty after Paul Pogba caused controversy by taking their spot-kick at Wolves - and missing.
  • Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino and chairman Daniel Levy have agreed they will compromise if they receive a £50m bid for Christian Eriksen.

DAILY EXPRESS

  • Neymar has demanded Barcelona and Real Madrid offer him a five-year contract worth £32m net a year.
  • Kieran Trippier will have a golden opportunity to earn an England recall on Sunday when Gareth Southgate travels to Spain specifically to watch the defender.
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THE SUN

  • Manchester City winger Leroy Sane is optimistic over playing this season after having an operation on his injured knee.
  • Chelsea are demanding a showdown meeting with Twitter after Tammy Abraham suffered racist abuse online.
  • Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe has been dealt a blow with Arnaut Danjuma set to miss up to six weeks of action.

THE TIMES

  • The American investors close to taking control of Sunderland are thought to have recognised the potential of the club from the Netflix documentary that followed their struggles in 2017/18.

DAILY MIRROR

  • Axel Witsel has revealed why he snubbed a move to Manchester United - because Borussia Dortmund made him feel like he was their No 1 target.
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DAILY STAR

  • Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has refused to put a timescale on the return of keeper Alisson.
  • Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg wants to become Southampton's captain marvel.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

  • Stoke manager Nathan Jones has axed Joe Allen this weekend in a bold move to shake up his struggling squad.

DAILY RECORD

  • Celtic have launched their attempt to sign Kilmarnock star Greg Taylor.

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