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Paper Talk: Wednesday's football transfer rumours including the latest on Paul Pogba


Wednesday's Paper Talk includes the latest on Paul Pogba as rumours circulate about a £130 million move to Real Madrid this summer.

DAILY MIRROR

  • Manchester United have slapped a £120m price tag on Paul Pogba ahead of the summer transfer window and are considering cashing in on the midfielder.
  • Inter Milan are in talks to sign Man City full-back Danilo with a deal for the 27-year-old setting back the Italian giants around £18m.
  • Chelsea teenager Martell Taylor-Crossdale is a target for Fulham and Bristol City.
  • Manchester United and Arsenal are interested in Reading's 16-year-old goalkeeper Coniah Boyce-Clarke.

DAILY MAIL

  • Liverpool will reward Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain with a 12-month extension on his £120k-per-week contract after overcoming his year-long injury hell.
  • Ajax star Matthijs de Ligt's agent Mino Raiola would prefer the starlet to join Manchester United instead of Barcelona.
  • Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane will allow his goalkeeper son Luca to leave the club at the end of the season to join Ligue 2 side Clermont Foot.
  • Blackpool have three parties interested in purchasing the club - including a potential controversial return of Owen Oyston.
  • Atletico Madrid defender Diego Godin is set to depart the club when his contract ends this summer, and will play his final match at home to Sevilla.
  • Southampton will make a fresh move for £15m-rated Birmingham City striker Che Adams this summer after failing to sign him in the January transfer window.
  • The police and some Premier League clubs, including Chelsea, fear the introduction of safe standing may hinder attempts to identify supporters guilty of anti-social behaviour and racial abuse.

THE SUN

  • Youri Tielemans will be at the centre of a summer transfer battle between North London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham.
  • Leicester City striker Shinji Okazaki has revealed he is quitting the club this summer after four years.
  • Juan Mata may have to take a pay cut to land a dream move to Barcelona.
  • Arsenal's summer spending plans have been thrown into chaos by Unai Emery's demand a world-class centre-half.
  • Aaron Ramsey has been told he has played his last game for Arsenal, with a hamstring injury ending his season.
  • Manchester United are finally set to dump flop Matteo Darmian with Inter Milan keen on an £8.6m deal.
  • Tiemoue Bakayoko is set for a transfer U-turn and wants to come back to Chelsea after suffering racist abuse at AC Milan.
  • Chelsea outcast Gary Cahill is expected to be on the bench for the Europa League semi-final against Frankfurt.
  • Emiliano Martinez says he will quit Arsenal this summer if Unai Emery cannot guarantee him the chance to become first-choice goalkeeper.
  • Deontay Wilder will not fight Anthony Joshua next and will face either Adam Kownacki or Luis Ortiz in a rematch.
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DAILY STAR

  • Tottenham have rejected a £17m bid from Napoli for Kieran Trippier as Manchester United prepare their own offer for the defender.
  • Tottenham are weighing up a blockbuster £40m move for Ajax star Hakim Ziyech as a back-up for Harry Kane.
  • Arsenal are desperate to tie Nacho Monreal to a new contract to avoid losing him to Barcelona for nothing.
  • Liverpool are in the hunt to sign Turkish starlet Abdulkadir Omur from Trabzonspor with Barcelona also chasing his signature.
  • Rangers are ready to announce the signing of Motherwell's Jake Hastie and complete a deal for Birmingham's Greg Stewart.
  • Rangers are lining up a £3m bid for Croatia international Mirko Maric, throwing Alfredo Morelos' future into major doubt.

THE INDEPENDENT

  • Paul Pogba is desperate to engineer a move to Real Madrid this summer, as a bid of over £130m could be enough to persuade Manchester United to sell the midfielder.

DAILY EXPRESS

  • Manchester United look to be gearing up for a double raid on Benfica after head of global scouting Marcel Bout was sent to watch Joao Felix and Ruben Dias.
  • Paris Saint-Germain are prepared to let their midfielder Christopher Nkunku leave for Arsenal for a fee in the region of £17m.
  • Arsenal are leading Chelsea in the race to sign Bournemouth star Ryan Fraser.

DAILY RECORD

  • Dundee United are keen to land Rangers left-back Lee Wallace on a free transfer this summer as his Ibrox contract runs out.
  • Hibernian could launch a stunning transfer raid on Rangers for Greg Docherty if Steven Gerrard decides to allow the midfielder to leave this summer.
  • Steven Gerrard is considering a move for youngster Mirko Maric, who could become the third player in a year to make the transfer from NK Osijek to Ibrox.

SCOTTISH SUN

  • Livingston keeper Liam Kelly is available for just £50,000 this summer - with German club Hamburg weighing up a swoop.
  • Former Belgium boss Marc Wilmots is in the frame to succeed Alex McLeish as the new Scotland manager.

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