Paper Talk: Wednesday December 19: Poaching Pochettino?

THE TIMES

• Mauricio Pochettino wants to be considered for the Manchester United manager's job but Tottenham are prepared to fight to keep the Argentine.

INDEPENDENT

• Manchester United will have to pay Tottenham £34m in compensation to hire manager Mauricio Pochettino.

DAILY MAIL

• Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe is Tottenham's No 1 target if they fail to persuade Mauricio Pochettino to reject Manchester United.
• Fulham goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli is being monitored by Southampton ahead of the January transfer window.

DAILY MIRROR

• Paul Pogba high-fived Manchester United team-mates in their training ground dressing room after they were told of Jose Mourinho's sacking.
• Manchester United chief executive Ed Woodward had reportedly lined up Juventus star Douglas Costa before axing Jose Mourinho.
• Former Real Madrid defender Pepe could make a surprise move from Besiktas to Wolves in January.
• Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Adrien Rabiot has agreed a transfer to Barcelona, according to reports in France.

THE SUN

• Manchester United are prepared to pay £40m in compensation to Tottenham to prise Maurico Pochettino away to Old Trafford.
• Paul Pogba has cancelled his plans to leave Manchester United after Jose Mourinho's sacking.
• Alvaro Morata would 'return to Italy in a heartbeat' as a move to AC Milan is reportedly on the cards.

THE GUARDIAN

• Jose Mourinho's 895-day stay at The Lowry hotel in Salford cost Manchester United a total of £537,000.

SCOTTISH SUN

• Hearts owner Ann Budge told shareholders at Tuesday's AGM that the mystery benefactors, who gifted the club £3m last season, have already handed over a further £1m this term.

DAILY EXPRESS

• Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has claimed Manchester United made a £95m bid for centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly.
• Chelsea are set to bid £70m for Real Madrid superstar Isco as Arsenal and Manchester City also consider a move.
• Arsenal and Chelsea are targeting £54m Roma star Cengiz Under in the January transfer window.
• Roger Federer could play at the French Open next year after a three-year absence, according to his former coach Paul Annacone.

DAILY RECORD

• Dedryck Boyata will be back for Celtic's crunch festive double-header against Aberdeen and Rangers.