Paper Talk: Thursday's football transfer rumours and gossip, including Marcus Rashford to Barcelona
By Sporting Life
09:08 · FRI April 26, 2019
Barcelona are set to make a summer move for Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford - get all the latest transfer gossip here.
DAILY MAIL
- Barcelona are ready to push through a £100m move for Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford.
- Manchester United chief executive Ed Woodward held crisis talks with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Mike Phelan at the club's training ground on Thursday.
- Tottenham have identified £35m-rated Roma midfielder Nicolo Zainolo as one of their summer transfer targets.
- Bournemouth are ready to use Asmir Begovic as a makeweight in a deal to lure Stoke City goalkeeper Jack Butland to the south coast.
THE SUN
- Barcelona are ready to push through a £100m move for Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford.
- Paul Pogba's behaviour in Manchester United's dressing room seems set to signal his exit from Old Trafford in the summer.
- Eric Bailly will join Arsenal this summer with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer planning an overhaul of his squad.
- PSG will make a £60m move for Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea this summer.
- Chelsea are set to recall Kurt Zouma after his Everton loan spell to bolster their defensive options.
- Manchester United have seen $1bn wiped off the value of the club this season¸ losing almost one quarter of its worth in a turbulent campaign.
- Wolves have reportedly joined Arsenal in an attempt to sign Besiktas centre-back and Croatia international Domagoj Vida.
- Newcastle and West Brom are tracking £7m Wolves defender Conor Coady.
- Tottenham will send scouts to examine Ajax prospect Donny van de Beek.
- Norwich City centre-back Ben Godfrey has emerged as a £15m target for Ligue 1 side Lyon.
DAILY MIRROR
- Phillipe Coutinho's agent has met with Barcelona chiefs for talks about the ex-Liverpool winger's future at Camp Nou.
- Juan Mata could return to his native Spain on a free transfer this summer, with Atletico Madrid reportedly interested.
- Alexis Sanchez may depart Manchester United to join Inter Milan - but only if the Chilean lowers his wage demands.
- Shane Long is keen to stay at Southampton but admits his form has not been good enough despite his seven-second opening goal against Watford earlier this week.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
- Everton forward Richarlison is the latest player to be considered by Manchester United as part of a huge summer overhaul of their squad.
THE INDEPENDENT
- Inter Milan will move for Manchester United's Alexis Sanchez if the 30-year-old Chile forward drops his wage demands.
THE GUARDIAN
- Leicester are interested in signing Atalanta striker Andrea Petagna in the summer window for £17m.
- Lazio have distanced themselves from a group of fans who displayed a banner honouring fascist dictator Benito Mussolini and aimed racist insults at Tiemoue Bakayoko on Wednesday.
- Scottish golfer Carly Booth has encountered an online backlash after announcing a sponsorship deal with Golf Saudi on social media in messages she later deleted.
DAILY STAR
- Manchester United target Raphael Varane has been convinced to stay at Real Madrid by Zinedine Zidane.
- West Ham and Leicester City are keeping tabs on AC Milan midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu who is being valued at £26m.
- Everton are interested in signing Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham to bolster their attacking options.
- Emerson Palmeiri is willing to push through a deal to sign for AC Milan if Maurizio Sarri leaves Chelsea.
- Bournemouth are set to offer goalkeeper Artur Boruc a new contract which would take him past his 40th birthday.