Monday's Paper Talk: Football transfer news, rumours and gossip, including Man United's moves for Declan Rice and Mario Mandzukic

THE SUN

• Sven-Goran Eriksson swayed Roman Abramovich to buy Chelsea instead of Tottenham - after mistakenly thinking the billionaire was a chauffeur at their first meeting.
• Arsenal are keen to snap up Scunthorpe's teenage midfielder Joey Dawson in a surprise deal.
• Arsene Wenger turned down numerous offers from Real Madrid during his time at Arsenal and admitted if he had moved, it would have certainly meant more trophies.

DAILY EXPRESS

• Manchester United and Juventus have reportedly come to a verbal agreement over a £10m deal for striker Mario Mandzukic.
• Barcelona have reportedly included Roberto Firmino on a shortlist of forwards to replace Luis Suarez.
• Spurs star Christian Eriksen would prefer to join Real Madrid in the summer instead of January because he could then request a higher signing-on bonus.

DAILY MAIL

• Wales manager Ryan Giggs has claimed Daniel James was 'acting' despite TV cameras appearing to show the winger knocked unconscious against Croatia on Sunday night.
• Manchester United could make a £70m move for West Ham midfielder Declan Rice in the January transfer window, according to reports.
• Arsenal have reportedly moved ahead of Manchester City and Chelsea in the race to sign Villarreal centre-back Pau Torres.
• Tottenham are set to renew their interests in Sporting Lisbon midfielder Bruno Fernandes when the transfer window reopens.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

• Southampton's director of football operations, Ross Wilson, the key figure in the club's recruitment and the man who brought manager Ralph Hasenhuttl to St Mary's, has quit to join Rangers.

DAILY MIRROR

• Leicester City's Jamie Vardy has deleted Wayne Rooney from his social media accounts as he stands by his wife Rebekah during her public falling out with Rooney's wife Coleen.
• Manchester United and Liverpool target Kai Havertz is considering a move from Bayer Leverkusen - but he'll speak to Germany boss Joachim Low first.
• Manchester United's wage bill is the highest ever reported by a Premier League club.

OTHER

• Wales manager Ryan Giggs called Daniel James "streetwise" to stay down after a heavy collision and insisted the Manchester United winger had passed concussion protocols to continue playing in the Euro 2020 qualifier against Croatia. (Press Association)
• Gareth Southgate believes James Maddison has learned a valuable lesson about being an England player after being pictured in a casino following his withdrawal from the squad through illness. (Press Association)
• Tyrone Mings will make his England debut against Bulgaria on Monday night. (Sky Sports)
• Phil Foden has been urged to go out on loan in January by former Manchester City player and manager Stuart Pearce. (talkSPORT)
• Barcelona may be willing to sell 31-year-old midfielder Ivan Rakitic in January, with Manchester United believed to have opened talks over a move for the Croatian. (Sport)

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