Tuesday's Paper Talk: Football transfer news, rumours and gossip, including Gareth Bale holds crisis talks with agent

THE GUARDIAN

• Liverpool plan to hold back Joel Matip until after the next international break due to an ongoing knee injury.
• Liverpool's James Milner says he is not a fan of VAR and believes it is ruining the atmosphere of Premier League games.

DAILY EXPRESS

• Eden Hazard has revealed he spoke with Real Madrid president Florentino Perez a year before he secured a move to the Bernabeu from Chelsea.
• Thomas Muller has jokingly rejected talk of a move away from Bayern Munich, in light of speculation linking him to a transfer to Manchester United.

DAILY MAIL

• Inter Milan will target a summer move for Jan Vertonghen after Tottenham say he is not for sale in January.
• Napoli are expecting Manchester United to complete the signing of Red Bull Salzburg's Erling Haaland after pulling out of the race for his signature.
• Danny Rose took a prominent role in organising a team bonding meal for Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino.
• Manchester United are planning a move for Lille youngster Boubakary Soumare, according to reports.
• Manchester City are eyeing Mikel Oyarzabal as a replacement for Leroy Sane according to reports.
• Jack Grealish's dream of playing for England next month looks set to be scuppered by a calf issue.

• Gareth Bale flew to London to meet with his agent on Monday sparking more speculation that the Wales international remains unsettled in the Spanish capital.

THE SUN

• Arsenal are confident Eddie Nketiah will succeed at Leeds but have tools at their disposal to recall the striker if he continues to miss out under Marco Bielsa.
• Cristiano Ronaldo has generously sent boots to the entire Portuguese women's U17 side - urging them to go and achieve their dreams.

DAILY MIRROR

• Premier League chiefs will hold VAR talks with referees on Thursday after another weekend of mayhem.
• Juventus striker Mario Mandzukic could reject a move to Manchester United in January in favour of a lucrative move to Qatar Stars League side Al Duhail.

DAILY STAR

• Real Madrid will not pursue Paul Pogba or any of Zinedine Zidane's other targets in January by order of club president Florentino Perez.

DAILY RECORD

• Newcastle are closing in on a deal for 16-year-old Queen's Park midfielder Reagan Thomson.

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