Sunday's Paper Talk: Football transfer news, rumours and gossip as Liverpool lead bids for David Brooks and Chelsea chase John Stones
By Sporting Life
14:38 · SUN August 09, 2020
Sunday's latest football gossip from the back pages includes Liverpool leading the bidding for David Brooks and Chelsea chasing John Stones.
THE SUN ON SUNDAY
- Liverpool are eyeing a shock £35million swoop for Bournemouth midfielder David Brooks.
- Declan Rice may have to be sold by West Ham if they want to bring in several new faces to strengthen their squad.
- Gareth Bale will stick to his guns and stay at Real Madrid in a £60million stand-off as payback for failing to let him leave last summer.
- Watford will sell Ismaila Sarr for a stunning £40million to ease the financial pain of relegation.
- Manchester United want Sheffield United to pay all of Dean Henderson's wages next season.
- Bernd Leno looks likely to have new checks on his knee injury this week - and Arsenal may have to sign a replacement keeper.
- Bournemouth's Josh King is a target for Paris Saint-Germain.
THE DAILY STAR SUNDAY
- Tottenham Hotspur are eyeing a shock move for Arsenal academy graduate Ainsley Maitland-Niles after he was told he was free to leave the Emirates this summer.
- Kai Havertz has reportedly agreed a five-year contract at Chelsea with the Blues heavily linked with a transfer for the Bayer Leverkusen star.
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
- There is set to be a fivefold increase in the number of Olympic and Paralympic athletes reporting welfare concerns to the British Athletes Commission this year compared with two years ago.
SUNDAY MIRROR
- Chelsea boss Frank Lampard is hoping to snap up Manchester City defender John Stones in a bargain £20million deal.
- Manchester City expect to discover in the next 48 hours whether Sergio Aguero has won his battle to be fit for the Champions League.
MAIL ON SUNDAY
- Manchester City haven't given up hope of Sergio Aguero making a dramatic return in time for the Champions League last eight mini tournament in Portugal.
- Liverpool striker Rhian Brewster will head to the club's pre-season training camp in Evian this month to assess whether he can make a first-team breakthrough.
- Manchester United defender Phil Jones has been left out of this week's Europa League tournament squad to work on a knee injury.
- Southampton have joined Leeds and Newcastle in the hunt to sign Liverpool forward Harry Wilson.
- Jadon Sancho is yet to finalise his Manchester United switch but the forward has already started the settling-in process, joining a group chat with Old Trafford stars.
- West Bromwich Albion have held talks with Brighton over a move for centre-back Shane Duffy.
- Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce is keen to add British players to his squad this summer including Callum Wilson and Jeff Hendrick.
- Leicester City and Liverpool have asked about Olympiakos left-back Kostas Tsimikas.
SUNDAY EXPRESS
- Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Barcelona have all been looking at Watford youngster Pervis Estupinan
