Thursday's Paper Talk: Latest football gossip and transfer rumours including Ndombele, Rice, Alaba, Haaland and Cocu

THE SUN

• Barcelona are reportedly plotting a summer transfer bid for Tottenham midfielder Tanguy Ndombele.
• Chelsea will 'try again' for West Ham star Declan Rice in January.
• Manchester City and Liverpool are among the four clubs fighting it out for David Alaba's signature.
• Borussia Dortmund are 'optimistic' star striker Erling Haaland will pen a new deal at the club as they denied reports of a £68m release clause.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

• The Premier League will hold talks with broadcasters as to whether it should continue with the pay-per-view system following a meeting of all 20 clubs on Thursday.

DAILY MAIL

• Arsenal are preparing to discuss a contract extension for Mohamed Elneny following his excellent start to the season.
• Mikel Arteta has suggested Arsenal will send French centre-back William Saliba out on loan in January.
• Manchester United missed out on signing winger Moussa Diaby from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer transfer window.
• Brendan Rodgers believes Jamie Vardy has benefited from his extended international exile following the Leicester striker's blistering start to the season.
• The FA have angered non-League and lower-division clubs by refusing to contribute to the production costs of streaming this weekend's FA Cup first-round ties.
• Rick Parry has drawn a new battle line between the EFL and Government - warning that a ban on gambling sponsorship deals would lead to further financial ruin for clubs.

THE TIMES

• Philip Cocu's future as the Derby County manager is in doubt after a late goal from the substitute Macauley Bonne gave QPR victory.
• The Scottish Football Association are set to make 18 staff redundant, with chief executive Ian Maxwell preparing for a series of cost-cutting measures as a result of the pandemic.

DAILY MIRROR

• Juventus director Fabio Paratici has talked up his club's chances of landing Paul Pogba in the transfer market.
• Manchester United moved to sign youngster Amad Diallo after missing out on preferred target Moussa Diaby.
• Borussia Dortmund chief Hans-Joachim Watzke admits the club could be forced to sell one of their prized assets in the near future.
• Cristiano Ronaldo has been blasted as 'ignorant' by former Juventus defender Pasquale Bruno, who accused the superstar of lacking respect for his team-mates.

DAILY STAR

• Ruthless Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is set to axe John Stones again to hand the defender another huge blow.
• Roman Abramovich has blocked Chelsea's move for Juventus outcast Paulo Dybala to protect new signings Kai Havertz and Hakim Ziyech, according to reports in Italy.

DAILY EXPRESS

• Tottenham could consider bringing Christian Eriksen back from Inter Milan in the January transfer window, according to reports from Italy.
• Leeds United transfer target Michael Olise has a release clause of just £8m in his Reading contract, according to reports.

SCOTTISH SUN

• Mark Wilson claims Nice are set to lodge a £10m bid for Celtic star Ryan Christie in January.
• Milan Heca is one of seven first team players and two goalies who will miss Sparta Prague's clash with Celtic.
• Dundee United captain Mark Reynolds knew Robbie Neilson was destined to return to Hearts after he requested maroon in the Arabs' away strip.

DAILY RECORD

• Former Rangers and Liverpool defender Jon Flanagan has joined Belgian side Charleroi as he attempts to reboot his career.

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