Friday's Paper Talk: Football rumour and transfer gossip, including Ronaldo, Rashford, Lacazette, Konater, Nkunku and Alisson

THE SUN

• Manchester United have made a 'formal offer' to re-sign club legend Cristiano Ronaldo, according to reports in Portugal.
• Manchester United's teenage starlet Arnau Puigmal is reportedly wanted by Barcelona as the club look for reinforcements at right-back.
• Arsenal snubbed a "substantial" Roma bid for Alexandre Lacazette in the summer - and his high price tag will again deter admirers in January.
• Arsenal are eyeing RB Leipzig pair Ibrahima Konate and Christopher Nkunku in a double transfer raid, according to reports.
• Georginio Wijnaldum has refused to commit his future to Liverpool amid links with Barcelona.
• Marcus Rashford is set for global superstardom after getting the go-ahead to trademark his name in the US.
• Marc-Andre Ter Stegen is snubbing a string of European giants to sign a new Barcelona contract because "staying is best for me and my family".

DAILY MAIL

• Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson has revealed he wants to return to his former side Internacional in Brazil to finish his career, admitting they are 'the club that I love'.
• Former Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel has urged Milan Skriniar to stay put at Inter Milan amid interest from the Reds.
• Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham will battle it out to sign Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng on a free transfer next summer, according to reports in Germany.
• The FA have scored an initial post-Brexit win with the Premier League on overseas talent, with a new '15-point' system to be introduced before the January transfer window, but an 'exceptions panel' will rule on youngsters who just fail to meet the criteria.
• Tariq Lamptey has divulged his reasons for leaving hometown club Chelsea after more than a decade, disclosing he rejected numerous offers before moving to Brighton.

DAILY MIRROR

• Liverpool will be forced into the January transfer stampede, as they face up to a season without their first-choice central defensive pairing.
• Dominic Szoboszlai's agent has denied suggestions the midfielder is poised to join RB Leipzig giving Arsenal fresh hope over his signature.
• Slaven Bilic will tread a tightrope at West Brom over the international break with his future still in doubt.

DAILY EXPRESS

• David Alaba is reportedly open to joining Liverpool in the January transfer window but would prefer to remain with Bayern Munich until the summer to join Real Madrid or Barcelona on a free.
• Arsenal's Greek defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos could provide Jurgen Klopp with a centre-back solution in January.
• Chelsea are still determined to sign Declan Rice either during the January transfer window or at the end of the season.
• Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo has admitted that he may have made a mistake in letting Thiago Silva go to Chelsea.

DAILY STAR

• RB Leipzig centre-back Dayot Upamecano is at the top of Liverpool's wish list following injuries to Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez, according to reports.
• Liverpool have reportedly been offered former Newcastle star Daryl Janmaat with the Reds suffering a defensive crisis.
• Lucas Torreira believes that the language barrier 'cost him' at Arsenal.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

• Appointing Baroness Campbell the next chair of the Football Association could put it in breach of the Government's Code for Sports Governance.

THE TIMES

• The deadlock over a Premier League rescue package has been broken after Sky Bet League One and Two clubs accepted a £50m bailout - but Championship clubs want the top flight to underwrite a £200m loan.
• Sergio Aguero will step up his recovery from a hamstring injury next week - meaning he could be fit for Manchester City's Premier League clash with Tottenham Hotspur next Saturday.

SCOTTISH SUN

• Rangers are favourites to beat Aston Villa and Fulham to Jack Wilshere's signature.
• Amir Rrahmani has revealed he rejected Celtic to seal a dream switch to Napoli.
• Celtic could secure Charlton talent Alfie Doughty for a knockdown price in January after a hamstring injury that will keep him out for up to four months.

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