The latest football gossip and transfer rumours
The latest football gossip and transfer rumours

Thursday's Paper Talk: Latest football gossip and transfer rumours including Bale, Silva, Eriksen, Messi, Saliba, Kent and FIFA


Christian Eriksen could return to the Premier League, but in the colours of Arsenal not Tottenham, plus players preparing to sue EA sports over their Fifa video game. It's all in Paper Talk.

THE SUN

  • Barcelona are set to offer Lionel Messi a 'job for life' to keep the Argentine superstar out of the clutches of Manchester City.
  • Chelsea are in talks with Thiago Silva over extending the veteran defender's contract until 2022 after his fine start to the season.
  • Arsenal have reportedly been offered the chance to sign Spurs fan favourite Christian Eriksen for just £12m.
  • Jadon Sancho has admitted he has faced a hard situation after the Manchester United transfer saga this summer.
  • Jack Wilshere says it "would be a dream" to rejoin Arsenal. The former England midfielder remains a free agent after being released by West Ham.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

  • At least 300 players are prepared to join Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Gareth Bale in considering legal action over the use of their images in the hugely popular Fifa video games, according to the agent Mino Raiola.
  • Cesar Azpilicueta has underlined his desire to once again throw a spanner in Tottenham Hotspur's Premier League title ambitions and prove Chelsea are still London's No 1 club.

DAILY MAIL

  • Manchester United's Champions League meeting with Paris Saint-Germain is set to remain behind closed doors with the city braced to return to Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions.
  • Manchester United are hopeful Paul Pogba will not be a long-term absentee despite concerns he has suffered a flare-up of last season's ankle injury.
  • Rapid-response COVID-19 tests, which give results within an hour, and new approaches to crowd control may be key to bringing 10,000 fans back into football grounds and sports stadiums in January.
  • Manchester United and Real Madrid target Eduardo Camavinga has sacked his representative and sparked a war for his signature among star agents, according to reports.

DAILY MIRROR

  • Arsenal defender William Saliba is reportedly willing to make a huge financial sacrifice to secure a January transfer away from the Emirates.

THE TIMES

  • David Gill, England's most senior figure in world football and a Manchester United director, has condemned "ugly" threats by European clubs to establish a breakaway super league.
  • Mikel Arteta has told Nicolas Pepe he needs to reward his support and patience by delivering performances.

DAILY STAR

  • Mikel Arteta has drafted four youngsters into his Arsenal squad ahead of their Europa League clash with Molde on Thursday night.

SCOTTISH SUN

  • Steven Gerrard has thanked the Rangers board for not selling Ryan Kent or Alfredo Morelos to balance the books at Ibrox.

DAILY RECORD

  • Neil Lennon insists he has absolutely no reason to even think about quitting Celtic.

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