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Chelsea will not sell Callum Hudson-Odoi this summer but Arsenal do want rid of Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Check out all of today's headlines.

DAILY MIRROR

  • Arsenal are plotting the summer sale of Henrikh Mkhitaryan to help fund four new signings.
  • Arsenal's hopes of landing top summer target Nicolo Barella may hinge on whether they manage to regain Champions League status over the next two months.
  • Ross Barkley says swapping Everton for Chelsea has made a man of him.
  • Harry Kane has declared himself "extremely proud" to be leading a genuinely golden generation of young English players.

THE TIMES

  • Chelsea have told Callum Hudson-Odoi that they will not sell him this summer even if he refuses to sign a new contract in a stance that could cost them tens of millions of pounds in the transfer market.

BREAKING NEWS

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DAILY MAIL

  • Chelsea will offer Callum Hudson-Odoi counselling after two weeks in which the England teenager has been subjected to racial abuse while representing both his club and country.
  • Manchester United believe the progress Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made at Old Trafford could save them more than £50m on a new centre back this summer.
  • England players' families and friends were left appalled by the level of racist chanting in Montenegro on Monday night.
  • Pep Guardiola is on the verge of signing a multi-million-pound deal with Manchester City's new kit manufacturer Puma.
  • The RFU claim they are well prepared for a doomsday scenario where England crash out of the 2019 World Cup and Eddie Jones leaves his contract two years early.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

  • Manchester United will rebuff any approaches for Marcus Rashford or Paul Pogba this summer but face a serious fight to prise Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund, with the German club adamant they will not be bullied into selling the rising England star.
  • A cap on ticket prices for away fans in European club competitions appears close to being agreed after pressure from supporters on leading clubs and UEFA.
  • Derby County are confident of avoiding punishment from the English Football League, after Birmingham's nine-point deduction over breaches of the new spending rules.
  • Declan Rice has admitted he feared he would be booed by England fans for the pro-IRA social media message he posted as a teenager.
  • Ross Barkley says a change in diet is the reason for his improved form and fitness.
  • Daniel Sturridge will face a hearing on charges of breaking the Football Association's betting rules at the end of April.
  • Former Premier League footballer Adam Johnson has sought the help of television personality Katie Price to help promote his image after his release from prison for child sex offences.

TEAM OF THE SEASON

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THE GUARDIAN

  • An open letter calling on the West Ham board to issue an unequivocal condemnation of the Democratic Football Lads Alliance has received the backing of four Labour MPs and the mayors of Newham and Tower Hamlets.

THE SUN

  • Tottenham are desperate to host the Super Bowl at their new stadium.
  • James McClean has told Declan Rice to "sod off" after his switch to England.
  • David Gold believes English football may have found a new Bobby Moore in Declan Rice.

SCOTTISH SUN

  • Rangers ace Alfredo Morelos is Premier League class, insists ex-Celtic boss Gordon Strachan.

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