Paper Talk: Thursday's transfer rumours and gossip from the back pages

DAILY MAIL

• American tycoon Todd Boehly has set his sights on acquiring a Premier League club based in London, with Chelsea and Tottenham his preferred targets.
• Rob Holding is on course to hand Arsenal a huge boost by returning to action during pre-season.
• Fernando Llorente is assessing an offer to return to Serie A with Fiorentina after his contract expired with Tottenham.

DAILY EXPRESS

• Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is putting "pressure" on Old Trafford chiefs to wrap up a deal for Sporting Lisbon midfielder Bruno Fernandes.
• Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba's summer transfer saga is far from over and Mino Raiola insists a move to Real Madrid remains a possibility.
• Frank Lampard will have the final say on whether Willian gets a new contract at Chelsea.
• Neymar could be in line for a transfer to Juventus to link up with Cristiano Ronaldo, as the Brazilian pushes for a move away from PSG.

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DAILY STAR

• Brendan Rodgers has told Manchester United he will slam the door on any cut-price attempt to snatch Harry Maguire from Leicester.
• Arsenal are set to pay Dani Ceballos' entire salary while he spends the season on loan from Real Madrid.
• Leeds midfielder Kalvin Phillips has begun talks over a new contract, putting a potential move to Aston Villa in jeopardy.

DAILY MIRROR

• Manchester United are on the verge of signing Lyon wonderkid Florent Da Silva.

THE SUN

• Manchester United ace Eric Bailly is being eyed by AC Milan after being put off by Liverpool's £18m transfer valuation of Dejan Lovren.
• Alan Shearer has revealed he advised Steve Bruce not to take the manager's job at Newcastle.
• Laurent Koscielny faces showdown talks and being docked pay after he refused to go on Arsenal's pre-season USA tour.

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THE SCOTTISH SUN

• Full-back Danny Simpson will join Celtic on trial next week after his Leicester City exit.
• Celtic have reportedly agreed a deal to sign Israel defender Hatem Abd Elhamed.
• Reece McAlear is set to leave Motherwell with Norwich close to agreeing a transfer fee.

DAILY RECORD

• Neil Lennon has admitted Ecuador youth international Jose Cifuentes is on Celtic's radar but insists there has been no concrete move.

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