Sunday's Paper Talk: Rumours from the back pages including Inter Milan targeting Manchester United's Nemanja Matic

MAIL ON SUNDAY

• Jose Mourinho 'never wanted Fred' at Manchester United and only accepted the £52m midfielder out of fear the club would not sign anyone else.
• Henrik Larsson is ready to take charge at Southend United with Dirk Kuyt set to be appointed as his assistant.
• Inter Milan could complete a hat-trick of Manchester United signings as Antonio Conte weighs up a swoop for midfielder Nemanja Matic.
• Mesut Ozil has cost Arsenal an incredible £19,718 a minute this season as the £350,000-a-week forgotten midfielder is now struggling for gametime for club and country.
• West Ham have ruled out selling naming rights for the London Stadium to "inappropriate" alcohol, gambling and tobacco companies despite £25m a year losses.
• Manchester United have ruled out binge spending in the January transfer window with a strict policy not to panic buy.

THE SUN ON SUNDAY

• Fernandinho is in line for a new 12-month deal at Manchester City and will discuss fresh terms after their Christmas fixtures this season.
• James Maddison visited a casino after he was omitted from England's squad due to an illness before their loss to Czech Republic.
• Alexandre Lacazette was offered to Zenit St-Petersburg over the summer and has a £61m release clause, according to Russian agent Dmitry Cheltsov.
• Aston Villa are considering a January transfer swoop for Eric Dier, according to the bookmakers.

• Manchester United can reportedly expect a world-record shirt deal - despite seeing their £450m Chevrolet agreement axed.
• Newcastle have reportedly joined Liverpool, Tottenham and Arsenal in the race to sign £17m-rated Trabzonspor goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir.
• Liverpool are targeting Leeds' on-loan Brighton star Ben White in a £20m deal to replace Dejan Lovren, according to reports.
• Bristol City boss Lee Johnson is ready to have a second crack at signing Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah with the forward struggling for games at Elland Road.
• Derby County owner Mel Morris is holding out for a stunning £60m before he sells the Championship club.

THE SUNDAY TIMES

• Sven Goran-Eriksson says the current England side are at an equal level to his 2006 Three Lions team which missed out on winning the World Cup.

SUNDAY MIRROR

• Bayern Munich are reportedly interested in signing Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen and could make a move for the player in January.

SUNDAY EXPRESS

• Manchester United chief Ed Woodward could sign PSG star Edinson Cavani on a free transfer next summer.

• Manchester United are set to make a £130m offer to sign James Maddison and Ben Chilwell from Leicester.

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