Paper Talk has all the latest football gossip and transfer rumours
Paper Talk has all the latest football gossip and transfer rumours

Wednesday's Paper Talk: Football transfer news, rumours and gossip, including Manchester United move for Kai Havertz


Manchester United are plotting an £80m raid on Bayer Leverkusen for Kai Havertz but fear missing out on Jadon Sancho. Plenty more too.

DAILY STAR

Manchester United are plotting an £80m raid on Bayer Leverkusen for new German sensation Kai Havertz.

THE SUN

Manchester United have been dealt a blow as Real Madrid reignite their £100m transfer interest in Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund.

Wayne Rooney has started preparations for Derby action two months before starting his career at Pride Park.

Arsene Wenger has declared an interest in the Bayern Munich job with his old foe Jose Mourinho also in the running.

EFL bosses refused to apologise to Bury despite demands from MPs.

Manchester United and Arsenal must pay £86m for Red Bull Salzburg sensation Erling Braut Haaland.

Bournemouth and Wolves are in a transfer battle for Huddersfield striker Karlan Grant.

Chris Coleman is eyeing the manager's job at David Beckham's Inter Miami.

Manchester United are keeping tabs on Burnley winger Dwight McNeil - five years after dumping him.

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DAILY MIRROR

Arsenal have reportedly promised Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang they will listen to offers if he decides he wants to leave the club.

Brendan Rodgers is interested in Club Brugge's £20m-rated striker Emmanuel Dennis.

DAILY MAIL

Arsenal are targeting Manchester City talent spotter Joe Shields, who recruited England star Jadon Sancho, in an academy revamp.

Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount is now a doubt for England's final two Euro 2020 qualifiers after being forced off injured during his side's 4-4 Champions League draw with Ajax on Tuesday.

Real Madrid 'hold talks with Napoli over £86m midfielder Fabian Ruiz' amid rival interest from Manchester City and Barcelona.

Marcello Lippi would be delighted to see Massimiliano Allegri take over as Manchester United manager in the near future.

The Six Nations have held talks with the Southern Hemisphere unions over the creation of a new world championship series.

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DAILY EXPRESS

Chelsea may take advantage of their £40m buy-back clause for Bournemouth star Nathan Ake if their transfer ban is overturned.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Saracens should have been relegated for breaching salary cap regulations, insists furious Exeter Chiefs chairman Tony Rowe.

THE TIMES

Granit Xhaka is likely to leave the club in the January transfer window after being stripped of the Arsenal captaincy.

SCOTTISH SUN

Stoke City have made an audacious bid to land Steve Clarke as their new manager.

St Mirren keeper Vaclav Hladky has claimed Rangers want to sign him - but he would prefer a move to England.

Rangers will jet out to Dubai for a warm-weather training camp over the Premiership winter shutdown.

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DAILY RECORD

Steven Davis has praised the new found maturity he knows will make Alfredo Morelos a target for the Premier League.

Dave Cormack reckons Glasgow's giants are in the midst of an arms race - but the Pittodrie powerbroker warned that Aberdeen are on a war footing too.


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