Paper talk: Football transfer news, rumours, reports & gossip with more bad news for Mesut Ozil

DAILY MAIL

• Manchester United goalkeeper Sergio Romero is lining up a move to Major League Soccer after his hopes of joining Everton on deadline day were dashed.
• West Brom are confident of completing the signing of Huddersfield forward Karlan Grant before next Friday's EFL deadline and are also considering a move for Josh King of Bournemouth.
• Manchester United are reportedly concerned about Bruno Fernandes' 'mental and physical wear' following his breathtaking start at Old Trafford.

• Manchester United failed to bring in any of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's top targets in the transfer window, according to reports.
• Arsenal are exploring whether Kieran Tierney can avoid having to isolate for a fortnight - and miss their Manchester City trip - after Scotland team-mate Stuart Armstrong tested positive for Covid-19.
• Football League clubs are exploring the possibility of screening their matches inside stadium hospitality areas while fans continue to be kept away from watching games.

DAILY MIRROR

• English football's black coaches have launched a powerful new body aimed at tackling the game's racism crisis - Football's Black Coalition.
• Bukayo Saka and Dominic Calvert-Lewin are set for their first senior starts in an experimental England line-up at Wembley.
• Conor Coady has apologised in advance if he gets caught out swearing on his big night at Wembley.
• Manchester United have reportedly decided against making a move for Watford winger Ismaila Sarr - despite the Senegal international still being available.
• Lionel Messi held a long private phone call with Jose Mourinho over a move to Chelsea in 2004.

THE SUN

• Ousmane Dembele reportedly rejected a loan move to Manchester United as he wants to join Juventus.
• Jack Wilshere is in advanced talks to join Rangers in a shock free transfer, reports say.
• West Brom have opened talks with Bournemouth over a £10m move for Josh King after Slaven Bilic pleaded with his board to solve his striker crisis.
• The San Francisco 49ers are preparing to increase their minority stake in Leeds.
• Arsene Wenger has listed four changes he wants to make to the rules of football - including making throw-ins into 'kick-ins'.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

• Mesut Ozil's exile from the Arsenal first team looks set to continue after he was left out of the club's Europa League squad.
• English football stepped up its fight to get fans back into stadiums on Wednesday night after drawing up plans for the mass public screenings of matches.
• Gordon Taylor is increasingly likely to extend his extraordinary tenure as chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association into 2021.

DAILY STAR

• Jurgen Klopp may have inadvertently derailed Liverpool's chances of signing Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho.
• Manchester United offloaded Chris Smalling to Roma in a deal worth £13million plus £5m in add-ons - yet they are highly unlikely to ever receive the latter.
• Rangers are planning to offer Ryan Kent an improved contract to fend off interest from Leeds United, according to reports.

DAILY EXPRESS

• Liverpool are reportedly keen to beat Manchester United to the signing of Dayot Upamecano in a year's time.

GUARDIAN

• Gareth Southgate has said England's young players have proven nothing yet and warned them not to risk harming his squad's reputation

DAILY RECORD

• Celtic top brass are set to challenge the government's strict Covid-19 guidelines after being told Odsonne Edouard and Ryan Christie could be forced to sit out the first Old Firm game of the season.

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