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

DAILY MAIL

• Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is having a new food station installed in the canteen at Carrington so his players do not have to queue for their lunch with club staff after training.
• Mario Gotze has teased Liverpool fans about the prospect of a future transfer by revealing he remains in constant contact with former coach Jurgen Klopp.
• Neil Warnock is considering quitting Cardiff City at the end of the season, regardless of whether they escape relegation and remain in the Premier League.
• England manager Gareth Southgate has checked on whether the Democratic Republic of Congo have a genuine chance of persuading Aaron Wan-Bissaka to switch international allegiances.
• The FA are proposing a change to their regulations that would ban West Ham from having football agents as sponsors of their women's team because of a 'potential conflict point'.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

• The threat of new proposals by European clubs to revamp the Champions League that could mean the top four in the Premier League do not automatically qualify for the competition will be discussed by the 20 top-flight English clubs at their shareholder meeting on Friday.
• Daniel Sturridge is likely to be a notable absentee from the Liverpool squad in Southampton on Friday as his preparation has been hampered by the ongoing investigation into allegations he broke betting rules.

DAILY STAR

• Newcastle manager Rafa Benitez will not be demanding a transfer kitty to buy £40m-rated players despite his post-Arsenal comments.
• West Ham and Newcastle have both made enquiries for Lyon boss Bruno Genesio, according to reports.
• Barcelona are considering selling six stars this summer to raise over £200m with Philippe Coutinho, Ivan Rakitic and Samuel Umtiti among the likely candidates.
• Mike Phelan is seeking assurances over the management structure at Manchester United before agreeing to stay as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's No 2.

DAILY MIRROR

• Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp recently met with the agent of Everton forward Richarlison, according to reports in Brazil.

THE SUN

• Manchester United are ready to open contract talks with Paul Pogba - in a bid to fend off Real Madrid.
• Real Madrid are shock £35m contenders to sign Manchester United central defender Eric Bailly in the summer.
• PSG are plotting their revenge on Manchester United for knocking them out of the Champions League by offering David de Gea £400k-a-week to quit.
• Arsenal were handed a boost in their pursuit of Wesley Moraes when the Brazilian reiterated he "wants to go to England".
• Ander Herrera will pocket £52m if he quits Manchester United for a five-year PSG deal as one of the world's top-paid stars.

DAILY RECORD

• Rangers have stepped up their bid to land impending free agent Greg Stewart and look set to agree a deal after holding talks in the last 24 hours.
• Timothy Weah admits he could agree another Celtic loan spell from Paris Saint-Germain next season.

THE SCOTTISH SUN

• Alex McLeish has been back at his Hampden Park desk preparing for Scotland's next game despite speculation over his future.
• St Mirren keeper Vaclav Hladky has shrugged off the firecracker attack on him - insisting he was only worried for his wife and mum.
• Aberdeen will make a move for Curtis Main in the summer if the Motherwell striker decides he wants to stay in Scotland.

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