Football gossip and transfer rumours from the back pages
Football gossip and transfer rumours from the back pages

Tuesday's Paper Talk: Latest football gossip and transfer rumours including Sterling, Eriksen, Ozil, Bale, Darmian and Sturridge


With the transfer window still open for European, Scottish and Sky Bet League One and League Two clubs, there is still plenty of transfer gossip floating around the back pages.

DAILY MAIL

  • Tottenham are willing to more than double Christian Eriksen's wages up to £200,000 a week to secure his long-term future.
  • Arsenal fear the security threats that caused Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac to miss the first game of the season could keep them out of more matches.
  • Chelsea will consider bringing forward Antonio Rudiger's planned return from a serious knee injury following Sunday's 4-0 thrashing at Manchester United.
  • Gareth Bale is ready to dig-in at Real Madrid until the Chinese Super League market re-opens in November, or until there is a change in coach at the club.
  • Inter Milan appear set to offer Matteo Darmian a way out of Manchester United after agreeing a deal to take the player on a free transfer.
  • Juventus are set to step up their bid to sign Inter Milan's Mauro Icardi, while Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Paulo Dybala could also be on the move before the Serie A transfer deadline.
  • Ernesto Valverde has revealed that Lionel Messi could miss Barcelona's opening La Liga game against Athletic Bilbao on Friday.
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DAILY TELEGRAPH

  • Raheem Sterling is contemplating an offer to be one of the first footballers to sign a personal endorsement to wear Air Jordan football boots, in what could be one of the most lucrative boot deals in history.
  • Daniel Sturridge's future is expected to be resolved this week as he considers offers from clubs including DC United, Real Betis, Bologna, Marseille, Fenerbahce and Besiktas.
  • Football lawmakers IFAB are set to review whether fans should be shown the entire decision-making process behind the video assistant referee (VAR) system on stadium big screens.

DAILY MIRROR

  • Mesut Ozil's home is being watched by a 24-hour dog patrol amid fears for his safety as he remains caught up in a gang war.

THE SUN

  • Wilfried Zaha agreed to a training-ground truce after a sensational players' meeting at Crystal Palace.
  • Inter Miami are set to launch a bid to land Edinson Cavani on a free transfer when his contract at Paris Saint-Germain expires.
  • Wilfried Bony has been training with League Two side Newport County having not found a club since his recent release from Swansea City.
  • The lawyer who paid Neymar's transfer fee when he moved to Paris Saint-Germain has been spotted yet again - heading into Barcelona's offices.
  • Manchester United youngster Aidan Barlow will join Norwegian side Tromso on a season-long loan deal.
  • AS Monaco are ready to launch a £19m bid for Sevilla's Wissam Ben Yedder.
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DAILY STAR

  • Barcelona will offer Philippe Coutinho and €100m (£92m) to Paris St-Germain in the hope of re-signing Neymar this summer.
  • Matteo Darmian is set to join Romelu Lukaku at Inter Milan next year when his Manchester United contract expires.
  • Mesut Ozil has doubts over whether to quit Arsenal for DC United despite his representatives entertaining the idea of a Stateside move.

DAILY EXPRESS

  • Real Madrid have reportedly offered James Rodriguez and £111m for Paris Saint-Germain's Neymar.

DAILY RECORD

  • Former Kilmarnock and Celtic midfielder Youssouf Mulumbu has been in talks with Ligue 1 sides Dijon and Nimes.
  • Celtic are tracking Rosenborg full-back Birger Meling and have scouted Kilmarnock star Greg Taylor as a replacement for Kieran Tierney.
  • Rangers target Ryan Kent has gone to war with Liverpool - using the Bible to blast them about being left in the wilderness.

SCOTTISH SUN

  • Steven Gerrard is eyeing Argentine right-back Leonel Di Placido as a possible January replacement for skipper James Tavernier.
  • Nottingham Forest boss Sabri Lamouchi is bidding to shunt Jason Cummings out of the exit door at the City Ground.
  • Hearts striker Craig Wighton faces a spell on the sidelines with a knee injury.

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