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Paper Talk: Tuesday's football transfer rumours including de Gea, Otamendi, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Fraser


Tuesday's Paper Talk includes the latest on goalkeeper David de Gea's future at Manchester United and the battle to sign Nicolas Otamendi.

DAILY STAR

  • Paris Saint-Germain will offer David de Gea a package worth almost £90m in a bid to lure him from Manchester United this summer.
  • Leicester loanee Youri Tielemans is ready to spark a £40m summer scramble between Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham for his signature.
  • Juventus, Wolves and West Ham are all keen on Nicolas Otamendi, who will leave Manchester City in the summer in search of first-team football.
  • Barcelona goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen has revealed he wants to leave the club in order to play first-team football.
  • Celtic boss Neil Lennon has revealed he will prioritise signing a centre-forward if he is given the job permanently.
Delight for Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea after a clean sheet at Leicester
David De Gea could be on the verge of a Manchester United exit

DAILY MAIL

  • Rio Ferdinand has met Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward to discuss becoming the club's sporting director.
  • Ole Gunnar Solskjaer turned on Anthony Martial over his attitude following Manchester United's draw with Chelsea on Sunday.
  • Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will be rewarded with a new Liverpool contract after overcoming his year-long injury nightmare.
  • Real Madrid are open to letting Martin Odegaard join Ajax on a two-year loan deal, with the 20-year-old still out of favour with Zinedine Zidane.
  • Gareth Bale's agent says the Wales international remains '100 per cent' committed to Real Madrid despite talk he might be leaving the Santiago Bernabeu.
  • Premier League clubs have imposed strict guidelines on young players entering first-team dressing rooms to avoid damaging safeguarding violations.
  • Inter Milan are continuing talks to sign Brazil defender Danilo, 27, for about £18m from Manchester City.

THE SUN

  • Manchester United could sign Matthijs de Ligt for less than £65m after the Ajax captain said he is worth less than Frenkie de Jong.
  • Joe Hart is reportedly to be let go by Burnley this summer in the latest blow to his career after losing his No 1 spot.
  • Dean Henderson is reportedly braced for another loan spell at Sheffield United with the player to hold talks with Manchester United this week.
  • Eden Hazard's potential move to Real Madrid in the summer could be edging closer as Real captain Sergio Ramos started to follow the Belgium ace on social media.
  • Chelsea youngster Kasey Palmer is interesting newly-promoted Norwich and Sheffield United.
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DAILY TELEGRAPH

  • Chelsea will be targeting Nice's £35m-rated star Youcef Atal should they avoid or delay their two-window transfer ban.
  • Arsenal's summer plans are in danger of slipping into limbo while the club try to appoint a director of football and wait to find out whether or not they will qualify for the Champions League.
  • The Professional Footballers' Association faced criticism on Monday over the appearance of 'scantily-clad' backing dancers at the union's prestigious Player of the Year awards ceremony.

DAILY MIRROR

  • Ivan Rakitic has dashed any hopes Manchester United had of signing him by declaring his intention to stay at Barcelona.
  • Manchester United are seriously considering a move for Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak and are prepared to trigger his £103m release clause.
  • Arsenal transfer target Ryan Fraser is ready to quit Bournemouth this summer and wants to run down his current deal which expires at the end of next season.
  • Inter Milan are eyeing Atalanta forward Josip Ilicic as the man to replace outbound Ivan Perisic, but the Slovenian is valued between £12m and 18m by his current club.
  • Arsenal scouts are monitoring Sampdoria's Dennis Praet and the club are considering a £20m bid for the 24-year-old.
  • Schalke could turn to ex-Huddersfield Town boss David Wagner as they start their hunt for a new manager.
  • Bournemouth's Scotland winger Ryan Fraser, 25, is prepared to quit the club this summer because he is keen to join a top-six side.
  • Liverpool are set to reward Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain with a new contract until 2023 - just days after the 25-year-old England midfielder made his return from a year-long injury absence.
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THE TIMES

  • Some of the Manchester United's players fear that it could take two years to build a squad capable of challenging for the Premier League title again.

DAILY RECORD

  • Rangers are on the trail of £3m-rated Croatia striker Mirko Maric after scouting the NK Osijek striker regularly in recent months.
  • Martin Bain cost Sunderland £1.9m in a pay-off - despite the Scot presiding over successive relegations.
  • Motherwell have announced the imminent signing of left-back Jake Carroll from Cambridge United on a two-year deal.

SCOTTISH SUN

  • HIibernian boss Paul Heckingbottom has told striker Lewis Allan he will be released when his contract runs out at the end of the season.
  • Celtic will play their last reserve fixture of the season three days before Rangers - despite the fact the title will be decided by the final games.

OTHERS

  • Dean Henderson is set to hold discussions with Manchester United this week about extending his loan spell with Sheffield United for another season. (Manchester Evening Standard)
  • Manchester United are ready to trigger the 120m euro (£104m) buyout clause in Atletico Madrid's 26-year-old Slovenia goalkeeper Jan Oblak's contract. (ESPN)

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