Tuesday's Paper Talk: Latest football gossip and transfer rumours including Rashford, Rice, Borini and Dembele
By Sporting Life
06:58 · TUE April 28, 2020
West Ham may have to sell star Declan Rice to cover their losses due to the pandemic, while a rival bid could come in for Newcastle. It's all in Tuesday's Paper Talk.
THE SUN
- West Ham insiders have said "nobody is safe" in the club's massive squad overhaul this summer with Chelsea circling around £70m-rated England midfielder Declan Rice, who left the Blues as a 15-year-old.
- City Football Group is set to make French club Nancy its ninth purchase once the coronavirus pandemic has passed.
- Marcus Rashford has been at Manchester United's Carrington training ground to complete his rehab from a back injury.
- Willian's hopes of staying in London by joining Arsenal in the summer could be quashed by the Chelsea winger's wage demands.
- Newcastle are looking to sign former Sunderland striker Fabio Borini according to a report in Italy.
THE TIMES
- Premier League chiefs have been given four weeks to provide UEFA with their plans to restart matches this summer.
DAILY MAIL
- Premier League clubs face an astonishing £4m bill for coronavirus testing kits.
- Barcelona have made Philippe Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele available for swap deals.
- The Premier League transfer window is unlikely to open until the end of August.
- Newcastle have taken chief scout Steve Nickson off the government furlough scheme after telling him to get to work on a series of summer transfer targets.
DAILY STAR
- American businessman Henry Mauriss could re-ignite his bid to take over Newcastle United if their Saudi Arabian offer fails to reach completion.
- Chelsea are turning their attentions to Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Kai Havertz after cooling interest in Philippe Coutinho.
- Manchester United are now part of a "four-club race" to sign Fiorentina winger Federico Chiesa.
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DAILY TELEGRAPH
- FIFA council member Michel D'Hooghe says players should be given yellow cards if they spit during matches when football resumes because of fears of spreading coronavirus.
SCOTTISH SUN
- Ann Budge has won her battle with Hearts players who were refusing to take a wage cut with the final rebels having stood down.
- Kilmarnock will back changes to the SPFL structure which would cut it down to three 14-team divisions…but only if the changes made are permanent.
- Former Celtic star Islam Feruz is ditching football to set up a company selling designer caps.
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