Paper talk: Football transfer news, rumours, reports & gossip as Arsenal eye Coutinho & Alex Telles wants Man Utd move

DAILY TELEGRAPH

• Porto left-back Alex Telles has signalled his determination to move to Manchester United, with the club still trying to drive down the €40m (£36.6m) release clause in his contract.
• Aston Villa's head coach Dean Smith is weighing up a bid to sign Chelsea's Ross Barkley on loan.
• Premier League clubs are resigned to having to bail out the English Football League and are expected to impose strict conditions on a support package worth up to £250m to their lower-league counterparts.
• David Moyes will manage West Ham's match against Wolves remotely if he receives confirmation that he must continue to self-isolate.
• Antonio Rudiger is set to leave Chelsea before the transfer window shuts after being left out of Frank Lampard's squad for a second game in succession.

DAILY MAIL

• Premier League clubs are almost half a billion pounds down in transfer revenue this year with under a fortnight to go until the window closes, partly because players are reluctant to move due to the pandemic.
• David Sullivan has warned West Ham may end the transfer window without any new additions.
• Premier League clubs fear a PR backlash if they do not organise a speedy cash bailout for financially troubled EFL clubs.
• Bournemouth have tested their players for Covid ahead of Thursday night's Carabao Cup clash with Manchester City.
• UEFA are expected to announce that managers will be allowed to use five substitutes in this season's Champions League and Europa League on Thursday, in a ruling that could put English clubs at a significant disadvantage.

THE SUN

• Manchester United could miss out on a staggering £111m in matchday income this season if fans are forced to stay away from Old Trafford.
• Premier League clubs could be facing an international Covid-19 row after the global players' union raised fears over next month's opening South American World Cup qualifiers.
• Wigan Athletic's administrators have put the club's 'chippy' up for sale in a bid to pay the wages.
• Brazil World Cup legend Cafu expects James Rodriguez to be the star of the Premier League this season.

GUARDIAN

• The English Football League is considering whether to reimplement mandatory coronavirus testing as it reviews its medical regulations.

MIRROR

• Arsenal are not giving up on signing Philippe Coutinho in this transfer window, with Mikel Arteta keen on the Barcelona star after his loan spell at Bayern Munich last season.
• Pep Lijnders has offered a clear hint both Thiago and Diogo Jota will make their full Liverpool debuts in the less than glamorous surroundings of Sincil Bank.

DAILY STAR

• Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has admitted it is hard for outcast Mesut Ozil to barge his way into his plans at present.
• Manchester United could hand Jesse Lingard an unexpected contract extension at Old Trafford.
• Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny could be set to leave the club, despite starting two of the Gunners' three competitive fixtures so far this season.

DAILY RECORD

• Anxious Premiership clubs will hold a Covid-19 crisis summit next week amid fears of an 'existential threat' to the professional game.

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