Paper Talk: Friday's football transfer rumours and gossip, including Manchester City, Christian Eriksen and more

The Sun

• Manchester City will be slapped with a transfer ban for two windows within days.
• Real Madrid will kick off the bidding for Eden Hazard at £70m.
• Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has suffered a massive blow with Romelu Lukaku suffering a foot injury.
• Burnley are set to cash in on goalkeeper Nick Pope with Arsenal among the Premier League sides interested in a £10m move.
• Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has earmarked Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Adrien Rabiot as a summer transfer target.
• Arsenal youngster Bukayo Saka has been watched by Bundesliga scouts since early December.

Daily Mirror

• Manchester United and Tottenham were drawn together in UEFA's dummy run of Friday's Champions League draw, with Liverpool meeting Ajax and Manchester City facing Barcelona.
• Arsenal are ready to rival Leicester for Celtic defender Kieran Tierney with Unai Emery keen to strengthen at left-back.
• Newcastle forward Ayoze Perez admits he would be tempted to leave if a top club comes in for him to increase his chances of playing for Spain.
• Real Madrid will attempt to sign Liverpool target Nabil Fekir from Lyon after they completed a deal for Porto's Eder Militao.
• Gordon Banks will be honoured ahead of England's clash with Czech Republic at Wembley.

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Daily Mail

• Tottenham will make moves to sign Jack Grealish, Jarrod Bowen, Carlos Soler and Aleksandar Mitrovic in the summer, with the money made from the expected sale of Christian Eriksen.
• Manchester United are yet to assure Ole Gunnar Solskjaer or his backroom staff of their futures at Old Trafford.
• Former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho would like to see two all-English quarter-finals in the Champions League.
• Mick McCarthy has slammed the decision to name Declan Rice the FAI Young Player of the Year just weeks after he defected to play for England.

Daily Telegraph

• James Milner says it is time for Liverpool to 'get over the line' and ensure the Jurgen Klopp era is defined by winning trophies more than plaudits.
• Stoke goalkeeper Jack Butland will seek a move to the Premier League this summer in an attempt to save his place with England.

The Guardian

• Watford forward Gerard Deulofeu has revealed his desire to play in one of the best teams in Europe, but respects the role he has at Vicarage Road.

Daily Record

• Paul Heckingbottom blasted "foolish" referee Steven McLean for phoning Steven Gerrard to apologise for a decision against Rangers.
• Ajax chief executive Edwin van der Sar has revealed he is working with Celtic to ensure both clubs are not cut out by Europe's wealthy elite.

Elsewhere

• Maurizio Sarri said Olivier Giroud remains a "very important" player for Chelsea after his hat-trick against Dynamo Kiev. (Sky Sports)
• Georginio Wijnaldum, who has two years left on his current deal, is yet to receive an offer of a contract extension from Liverpool. (Liverpool Echo)
• Real Madrid are looking at making a move for Roma ace Nicolo Zaniolo. (AS)
• Slavisa Jokanovic and Alex Neil are the frontrunners for the vacancy at Sky Bet Championship side West Brom. (Sky Sports)
• Huddersfield Town could be set for wholesale squad changes in the summer, according to head coach Jan Siewert. (Sky Sports)
• PSG's Adrian Rabiot, out of contract in the summer and attracting interesting across Europe, has been suspended until the end of March following a nightclub visit after their defeat to Manchester United in the Champions League. (L'Equipe)
• The Ligue 1 champions are set to offer manager Thomas Tuchel a new contract after his first season in the French capital. (L'Equipe)
• Juventus will do everything they can to sign world star Kylian Mbappe from PSG in the summer. (Tuttosport)
• Zinedine Zidane is not interested in bringing another PSG star in Neymar to the Bernabeu. (AS)

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