Wednesday's Paper Talk: Latest football gossip and transfer rumours including Koulibaly, Umtiti, Hazard & Mbappe

THE SUN

• Barcelona are ready to offload centre-back Samuel Umtiti with Everton favourites to capitalise.
• Football fans will pack out football stadiums by the end of the season even if the vaccine programme hasn't been fully rolled out.
• Nice manager Patrick Vieira wants to take Arsenal defender William Saliba on loan, according to reports.
• John Barnes believes Jurgen Klopp could 'easily' convince Kalidou Koulibaly to sign for Liverpool in January.
• The future of Lyon forward Memphis Depay is under scrutiny once again with Barcelona favourites to secure his signature.
• Mario Balotelli is closing in on a transfer to Vasco de Gama with an official announcement set for January.

DAILY MAIL

• Jurgen Klopp has been given a boost in his battle for five subs and his campaign to change the fixture schedule to reduce injuries after scientific research suggests he is right.
• Barcelona have reportedly made Antonio Rudiger and Shkodran Mustafi their alternative defensive targets if they fail to sign Eric Garcia in January.
• Zinedine Zidane has insisted he won't quit as Real Madrid boss after defeat at Shakhtar Donetsk left his side's Champions League hopes in the balance.
• Sir Geoff Hurst has called the decision to patch up David Luiz, then allow him to play on and drive home after clashing heads with Raul Jimenez, 'absolutely disgraceful'.
• Marine will be forced to play their dream FA Cup date with Tottenham at a different venue if they cannot make their stadium Covid-19 secure.

DAILY EXPRESS

• Liverpool have reportedly been offered free agent Ezequiel Garay in January but the Reds could face competition from Barcelona for the defender.
• Real Madrid want to use Eden Hazard as part of a swap deal for PSG forward Kylian Mbappe, it has been claimed.

DAILY STAR

• Manchester United could land 18-year-old Rennes midfielder Eduardo Camavinga in a cut-price £45m deal.

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

• Chelsea are set to reduce the allocation of family tickets available to players when fans return in a bid to get as many supporters into Stamford Bridge as possible.
• The Football Association continues to resist tape recording all victim accounts of misconduct despite facing criticism during the Anton Ferdinand documentary.
• Reforms to the Champions League format involving clubs playing 10 different opponents in the group stage are set to be discussed by Uefa.
• The drastic health, social and economic impact of a sharp drop in physical activity was laid bare to parliament on Tuesday, ahead of the return from lockdown of grassroots sport.

DAILY RECORD

• Real Madrid fell to a shock 2-0 defeat at Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League - and it's bad news for Scotland's coefficient.
• Scottish clubs may see more demand from the Premier League for players after Brexit - but new rules could make signing promising talent more difficult.
• Derek McInnes has told on-form Ryan Hedges he has to rip things up for the next four months if he is to have any chance of breaking into the Wales squad for the Euro 2020 finals.

THE TIMES

• The FA has responded to criticism in the BBC documentary Anton Ferdinand: Racism, Football and Me by writing to clubs to remind players that support is there for anyone who becomes a victim of abuse.
• Restrictions on Premier League and EFL clubs appointing foreign managers are to come in from January - and the new rules would have prevented Manchester United appointing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

OTHERS

• Spurs, Man United and Chelsea are keep a keen on Brighton's English defender Ben White. (Sky Sports)
• Spurs are also among a group of clubs, along with Arsenal, interested in Red Bull Salzburg midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai. RB Leipzig, AC Milan and Atletico Madrid are also looking at the Hungary international. (Eurosport)
• Barcelona midfielder Riqui Puig will be allowed to go out on loan in January and the Spain Under-21 international has reportedly been offered to Leeds, as well as RB Leipzig and Monaco. (Eurosport)

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