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

Paper Talk: Football transfer news, rumours and gossip, including safe standing at Old Trafford


Manchester United have launched a consultation into bringing safe standing to Old Trafford - plus all the transfer gossip from the back pages.

DAILY MAIL

  • Manchester United have launched a consultation into bringing safe standing to Old Trafford.
  • PSG head coach Thomas Tuchel insisted Neymar was '100 per cent with us' after his goal gave the Ligue 1 champions a 1-0 victory at Lyon.
  • Ansu Fati's father has revealed his desire for his son to represent Portugal, despite the Barcelona starlet having recently been given a Spanish passport.
  • Unai Emery has defended Granit Xhaka after the midfielder was booed by home fans in Arsenal's win versus Aston Villa.
  • Manchester City monitored the situation of £40m-rated Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar during the transfer window.
  • Mark Clattenburg has defended VAR after Heung-Min Son was caught marginally offside in Tottenham's defeat to Leicester.
  • Jack Leach says he has dreamt about Somerset winning the County Championship more than he did about playing for England.

THE SUN

  • Paul Pogba has bought a £15,000 guard dog after being targeted by angry fans.
  • Jamie Vardy closed the door on an England return.
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THE TIMES

  • The Premier League is coming under pressure to launch an investigation into revelations that Liverpool paid a £1m settlement to Manchester City over a complaint that their scouting system had been hacked.
  • The FA is investigating Hartlepool United after allegations of racist abuse during Saturday's 2-0 home defeat by Dover Athletic.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

  • Phil Neville will draw on lessons from the British and Irish Lions as well as some of the great Olympic coaches as he masterminds Team GB's bid to win women's football gold at Tokyo 2020.

DAILY MIRROR

  • Manchester City star Bernardo Silva could face an FA investigation after posting a tweet mocking team-mate Benjamin Mendy, which he later deleted.
  • Dennis Praet has revealed how he snubbed the chance to join Arsenal before he moved to Leicester this summer.
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DAILY EXPRESS

  • Tottenham are stepping up their interest in Fiorentina's highly-rated Italy U21 international winger Riccardo Sottil.

DAILY STAR

  • John McGinn has revealed Aston Villa held a dressing room inquiry after the 3-2 defeat to 10-man Arsenal.

DAILY RECORD

  • Neil Lennon has hailed the new rules on manager rants - as it saves him getting sent to the stand.
  • Ayr United boss Ian McCall has agreed to become Partick Thistle's new boss.

SCOTTISH SUN

  • Graham Dorrans insists he had to leave Rangers to enjoy playing his football again.
  • Ryan Jack has told Rangers he wants to pledge his future to the club.

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