Paper Talk has all the latest football gossip and transfer rumours
Paper Talk has all the latest football gossip and transfer rumours

Saturday's Paper Talk: Football transfer news, rumours and gossip including Adama Traore


The Sun claims Manchester United face competition from four other major clubs to land Wolves ace Adama Traore.

THE SUN

  • Manchester United reportedly face competition from four different clubs in the race to sign Wolves star Adama Traore.
  • Troy Deeney has accused social media giants of profiting from vile racist abuse against footballers.
  • Tomas Soucek admits he was flattered with comparisons to Marouane Fellaini by Jose Mourinho.
  • Former brickie Florent Indalecio has landed a contract at Newcastle on the recommendation of Allan Saint-Maximin.
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DAILY MIRROR

  • Manchester United are reportedly considering an attempt to lure highly-regarded director of football Luis Campos to Old Trafford in the near future.
  • Chelsea midfielder Jorginho has admitted there were serious discussions over a potential move to Arsenal during the summer before the transfer window closed earlier this month.
  • Rhian Brewster is happy he swapped medals for matches when he made his record £23.5m move from Sheffield United to ­ Liverpool.
  • Ralph Hasenhuttl says Jordan Pickford should be banned for Everton's match at Southampton on Sunday following his "absolutely disastrous tackle" in the Merseyside derby.
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Ben Coley looks ahead to the weekend in sport

DAILY MAIL

  • Manchester City's team flight to London rerouted into the capital after an aircraft fault on the eve of Saturday's clash at West Ham.
  • David Moyes has called on the Government to explain why fans cannot watch West Ham's game against Manchester City in their stadium, but can watch it inside a nearby cinema.
  • Zinedine Zidane potentially leaving Real Madrid would not impact any deal to sign Kylian Mbappe next summer, according to reports.
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THE TIMES

  • The FA has warned Premier League clubs that their ability to sign overseas players will be hugely impacted in the January transfer window unless they retract their demands to be able to sign young, unproven talent from across the globe.

DAILY EXPRESS

  • Tottenham reportedly missed out on signing Benfica striker Darwin Nunez, it has been claimed.

THE GUARDIAN

  • Jurgen Klopp has described this season as the most challenging of his managerial career because of the condensed fixture schedule resulting from Covid-19.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

  • England's match with Barbarians was called off after the RFU discovered a second Covid-19 breach.

THE INDEPENDENT

  • Pep Guardiola has defended his touchline behaviour after being accused of being "unpleasant" and using "ugly words" by Porto manager Sergio Conceicao.

SCOTTISH SUN

  • Scottish clubs could be shut down if Nicola Sturgeon puts Scotland, or parts of it, into Tier Four.

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