Paper Talk: Saturday's football transfer rumours from the back pages

THE SUN

• Barcelona are the latest team to join the race for Chelsea flop Alvaro Morata as they look to provide cover for striker Luis Suarez.
• Thierry Henry is set to offer Michy Batshuayi an escape route out of Chelsea as he is desperate for January reinforcements to help his side secure Monaco's Ligue 1 status.
• Chelsea's top transfer priority this month is to wrap up a six-month loan deal for Gonzalo Higuain.
• Watford have approached Lyon over a potential transfer of winger Maxwel Cornet and are currently in discussions over a £20m deal.
• Thierry Henry approached Laurent Koscielny last month to convince him about moving to Monaco, but the defender chose to remain at Arsenal.
• Leicester want to sign Hull winger Jarrod Brown, with Tottenham and Everton also tracking the 22-year-old.

DAILY MAIL

• Juventus are plotting to make a summer move for Real Madrid outcast Isco, who has a £630m release clause.
• Liverpool have told Divock Origi they want him to stay until the end of the season despite interest from Fulham, Wolves and West Ham.
• Hollywood actress and Manchester United fan Julia Roberts paid £80,000 for two tickets to a 2022 World Cup game in Qatar at an auction in Los Angeles.
• QPR have put a £10m price tag on highly-rated midfielder Eberechi Eze as Tottenham, Bournemouth, Brighton and Crystal Palace continue to monitor the 20-year-old.
• Cardiff have not given up on their hopes to sign Emiliano Sala from Nantes and have revived their bid which stood at £18m plus add-ons before the January window opened.
• Huddersfield have had an opening bid for Leicester striker Shinji Okazaki rejected, with the Japanese forward out of contract in the summer.
• West Ham are exploring a possible move for Newcastle midfielder Jonjo Shelvey.

DAILY EXPRESS

• David Luiz is planning to leave Chelsea and rejoin his former club Benfica when his contract at Stamford Bridge expires in the summer.
• Chelsea triggered Jan Oblak's £90m release clause six months ago but could not secure a deal with the goalkeeper, who refused to speak to interested clubs in order to remain faithful to Atletico Madrid.
• AC Milan manager Gennaro Gattuso has said talks are ongoing with 31-year-old striker Gonzalo Higuain's representatives amid speculation over a move to Chelsea.

DAILY STAR

• Liverpool defender Alberto Moreno has told Jurgen Klopp he will not renew his contract ahead of a potential move back to former club Sevilla.
• Arsenal have hit a roadblock in the negotiations for the transfer of Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco, as the Dalian Yifang player's wage demands are too high.
• Manchester United and Real Madrid have been told they must pay £68m if they want to sign Porto defender Eder Militao.
• Everton are interested in signing Southampton and Portugal defender Cedric Soares, 27, with the Saints reportedly willing to sell.

DAILY MIRROR

• Manchester United and Arsenal want to sign Yacine Brahimi, who looks set to leave Porto when his contract expires in the summer.
• Gareth Bale tried to convince Wales team-mate Aaron Ramsey to join Real Madrid before the Arsenal midfielder reportedly agreed a deal to join Juventus in the summer.
• Manchester United will have the chance to sign Philippe Coutinho, providing they offer Barcelona a substantial amount, with the Catalan club willing to listen to bids as they pursue Neymar.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

• Chelsea could be about to complete their first January signing as they have agreed in principle deals with Leandro Paredes and Nicola Barella, but have decided to stall completing transfers while they decide what to do next.

THE TIMES

• Roman Abramovich pumped another £69.1m into Chelsea last season, meaning the size of the club's debt towards the Russian businessman has risen to around £1.13billion.
• Chelsea's negotiations with Bayern Munich over the potential sale of Callum Hudson-Odoi are being complicated by their demand for a buy-back clause.

DAILY RECORD

• Celtic are locked in talks to sign Manny Perez as Brendan Rodgers continues his search for a new right-back.
• Glen Kamara could be joining Rangers as soon as January, as the player is pushing to move to Ibrox immediately instead of waiting for his pre-contract agreement to come into place in June.
• Moanes Dabour will be leaving Red Bull Salzburg "in the next two weeks", with Liverpool showing an interest in the Israel striker.
• Celtic have been told they have to splash £8m if they have any hopes of landing Omar Elabdellaoui from Olympiakos.

SCOTTISH SUN

• Kilmarnock are not giving up hope that Greg Stewart will be back at Rugby Park this season, despite Birmingham's shock decision to recall the frontman.