Wednesday's Paper Talk: Football transfer news, rumours and gossip including Aguero, Solskjaer, Traore and Werner

THE SUN

• Manchester City star Sergio Aguero is wanted by David Beckham's Inter Miami in a stunning transfer swoop. They are also in contact with David Silva's agent.
• Jose Mourinho is facing growing unrest from Tottenham stars dismayed by his old-school tactics and uninspiring training sessions.
• Tottenham have made a bid for 20-year-old Lille midfielder Boubakary Soumare as they joined Chelsea and Manchester United in trying to sign the Frenchman
• Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants a sports psychologist to fix his Manchester United side's mental block against smaller clubs.
• Sheffield United would consider selling midfielder John Fleck but only if their £20m valuation is met with growing interest from Arsenal.
• Manchester United have offered over £30m for Birmingham City's 16-year-old English midfielder Jude Bellingham.
• Bournemouth are considering a move for Lyon forward Bertrand Traore as they look to drag themselves out of the relegation zone.
• West Ham have been rocked by the loss of Felipe Anderson for four weeks - in a major blow to their survival hopes.

DAILY MAIL

• Manchester United are hopeful they can get a deal worth £55m completed for Bruno Fernandes by the end of the week.
• Liverpool have emerged as RB Leipzig star striker Timo Werner's preferred destination if he is to leave the Bundesliga leaders.
• Football League clubs are prepared to fight hard for the League Cup's existence, should talks over its elimination take place.
• Liverpool will let Xherdan Shaqiri leave the club in the summer after rejecting two loan offers for him this month.
• Premiership Rugby chief executive Darren Childs has expressed surprise that Saracens cannot be stripped of their titles despite multiple breaches of salary cap regulations.
• The Six Nations is set to stay on free-to-air television during the next broadcast cycle from 2022, with the BBC and ITV confident of retaining the rights when the process begins next month.

DAILY MIRROR

• Jack Grealish has told Aston Villa he is fully focused on keeping them up after putting his future on hold until the summer.
• Arsenal are keen on doing a loan deal for Bayern Munich veteran Jerome Boateng.
• Leeds are eyeing a move for Middlesbrough striker Britt Assombalonga as replacement for Eddie Nketiah, who was recalled from his Elland Road loan by Arsenal.
• Sergio Romero has been accused of 'driving out of control' by a relative of a family said to have been involved in a car crash with the Manchester United goalkeeper.

THE TIMES

• Chelsea are ready to offer Edinson Cavani an 18-month deal after the Paris Saint-Germain striker handed in a transfer request.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

• Newcastle United are considering a loan move for Tottenham and England left-back Danny Rose.
• West Brom are set to offer £8m for Dinamo Zagreb winger Mislav Orsic as the Championship leaders target two signings in the January transfer window.

SCOTTISH SUN

• West Ham boss David Moyes wants Scotland's top clubs to revamp England's League Cup.

DAILY RECORD

• Livingston goalkeeper Ross Stewart is set to join Queen of the South on loan for the remainder of the season after Robby McCrorie headed in the opposite direction.
• Dundee are closing in on a deal for Wigan winger Ollie Crankshaw.

OTHER

• Edinson Cavani's wage demands are threatening to be a stumbling block in Chelsea's pursuit of the Paris Saint-Germain striker. (London Evening Standard)
• West Ham have been offered the chance to sign Franck Kessie from AC Milan as David Moyes looks to bolster his midfield options in the final 10 days of the transfer window. (London Evening Standard)
• AS Roma president James Pallotta has dismissed talk that he is set to bid for Newcastle United. (Newcastle Chronicle)
• Sunderland have enquired about Shrewsbury Town midfielder Ollie Norburn - but he is just one of several options under consideration. (Newcastle Chronicle)
• Easah Suliman's time at Aston Villa is coming to an end with the defender thought to be nearing a move Portuguese top-flight side Vitoria Guimaraes. (Birmingham Mail)
• Joe Allen was reportedly watched by West Ham on Monday, but Stoke manager Michael O'Neill insists the Welsh international is going nowhere in this window and nor is anyone else involved in the matchday 18 at West Brom. (The Sentinel)
• Nottingham Forest are reportedly just waiting for paperwork to be completed to finalise a move for Barcelona midfielder Marcus McGuane. (Nottingham Post)
• Leicester City and Algeria striker Islam Slimani does not have a recall clause in his loan at Monaco, making it more difficult for Tottenham to move for the 31-year-old in January. (Leicester Mercury)

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