Premier League and EFL football gossip and transfer rumours
Premier League and EFL football gossip and transfer rumours

Paper Talk: Saturday's football transfer rumours from the back pages


Liverpool and Chelsea are monitoring Bournemouth midfielder Lewis Cook and there's Manchester United and Arsenal news too in a busy edition.

THE SUN

  • Zlatan Ibrahimovic has dropped a huge hint that he could retire from football after LA Galaxy's play-off game this Sunday.
  • West Brom will honour the England fan who passed away in Sofia, Rob Spray, by placing a Baggies shirt on his seat for Tuesday night's match with Barnsley.
  • Cristiano Ronaldo earns £37m from Instagram posts - more than he does playing for Juventus.
  • Manchester United have been given a huge boost after Napoli confirmed Kalidou Koulibaly will be sold - despite them rejecting a world-record £91m bid in the summer.
  • Thieves stole more than £85,000 worth of jewellery from the home of Villarreal midfielder Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa while he was away with Cameroon.
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DAILY MAIL

  • Mario Mandzukic is not training with his Juventus team-mates as per an agreement with the club, manager Maurizio Sarri has announced.
  • Arsenal have been handed a boost in their pursuit of RB Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano with the Bundesliga side ready to sell him for a cut-price fee next summer.
  • Wolves' Europa League clash at Slovan Bratislava is set to take place in front of a near-capacity crowd - even though the game is officially being played behind closed doors
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DAILY MIRROR

  • Liverpool and Chelsea are reportedly monitoring Bournemouth midfielder Lewis Cook with a view to a potential move.
  • Raheem Sterling has become the most commercially sought after player in the Premier League.
  • A Chinese court in Beijing has sensationally issued an arrest warrant and wanted posters for Aston Villa's former owner Dr Tony Xia.

DAILY STAR

  • An agent has approached former Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri over possibly taking over at Everton.
  • Tottenham and Manchester United are set to battle it out for Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Denis Zakaria.
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DAILY EXPRESS

  • Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane said his meeting with Paul Pogba during the international break was through "complete chance".

THE GUARDIAN

  • Steve Bruce is determined to sign Matty and Sean Longstaff to improved contracts at Newcastle but has pledged to do everything in his powers to preserve the brothers' humility.
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DAILY RECORD

  • Steven Gerrard has revealed Rangers pair Ryan Jack and Allan McGregor are on the verge of penning new deals at the club.
  • Youssouf Mulumbu is reportedly suing an agent after he allegedly "stole €1m" from the former Celtic man.
  • Kilmarnock have been forced to delay the opening of Rugby Park's new safe-standing section.

THE SCOTTISH SUN

  • Florian Kamberi claims he could quit Hibs to chase his Euro 2020 dream.

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