Thursday's Paper Talk: Latest football gossip and transfer rumours including Ronaldo, Gomez, Southgate, Tarkowski

DAILY MAIL

• Liverpool's Joe Gomez fears he could miss the rest of the season and Euro 2021 after suffering a serious knee injury on England duty.
• Paul Elliott has strong support inside the FA to become the governing body's first black chairman, as the search for a new figurehead began in earnest on Wednesday.
• South Wales Police have opened an investigation into former Wales international David Cotterill after he was accused by former team-mates of cheating them out of a combined total of almost £400,000.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

• Gareth Southgate held crisis talks to reassure the England squad following Greg Clarke's offensive comments.
• James Tarkowski has described why he has turned down a new Burnley contract in a bid to take back control of his own career.
• Senior football figures warned of a potential conflict of interest at the Football Association on Wednesday night, after a long-serving Premier League executive was hired as interim chairman.
• The damaging effects of the coronavirus pandemic on women's football across the world have been laid bare in a new survey that reveals widespread salary cuts and contract terminations.
• County cricketers are close to agreeing a 10 per cent pay cut over the winter to help their clubs survive cricket's covid financial crisis.
• As the All England Club prepares to announce the results of Wimbledon's pandemic insurance, their counterparts at the Lawn Tennis Association have revealed a £30m shortfall in revenues for 2020 as a result of Covid-19.
• Brighton are 'hopeful' the Football Association will give them permission to reopen their girls' academy this month during England's second coronavirus lockdown.

DAILY MIRROR

• Paris Saint-Germain have reportedly held conversations with Lionel Messi's father as they attempt to convince the six-time Ballon d'Or winner to sign a pre-contract agreement with them in January.
• Cristiano Ronaldo has been urged to join Wolves, should he make a return to the Premier League.
• Shkodran Mustafi's Arsenal future is anything but certain, with the defender's father claiming he can "imagine everything" when discussing the player's next move.
• Mauricio Pochettino has reportedly been offered a return to management with La Liga club Athletic Bilbao.
• Tony Pulis is in advanced talks with Sheffield Wednesday to succeed Garry Monk.

THE TIMES

• Gareth Southgate has admitted that he is concerned he could develop dementia in later life.
• The FA is becoming increasingly resigned to playing next week's Nations League encounter with Iceland in Germany despite lobbying the government to let the game take place, as scheduled, at Wembley.
• Tony Pulis is set to become Sheffield Wednesday's new manager on a contract until the end of the season.

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DAILY EXPRESS

• Chelsea are confident Christian Pulisic can recover from his hamstring injury in time for their next Premier League game against Newcastle.
• Bayern Munich boss Hansi Flick is reportedly unwilling to let Liverpool target David Alaba leave in January.

DAILY STAR

• Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has admitted he was not 100 per cent focused on every single match he played for the club before becoming captain.
• Manchester United reportedly remain keen on a transfer for RB Leipzig star Dayot Upamecano despite the Bundesliga outfit's Champions League defeat to the Red Devils.
• Arsenal are reportedly keeping an eye on Sao Paulo star Brenner ahead of the January transfer window.

THE GUARDIAN

• Tottenham are to open talks with Son Heung-min's new representatives over a contract extension, with the forward in line to become one of the club's top earners in recognition of his consistent performances over the past few seasons.

THE SUN

• Manchester United are in talks to sign Cristiano Ronaldo next summer with Juventus looking to offload their star player, according to sensational reports.
• Brighton appear to have won the race for Irish whizkid Evan Ferguson.

THE SCOTTISH SUN

• Rangers' bosses are waiting for three Court of Appeal judges to rule on the latest round of a long-running legal battle with businessman Mike Ashley.
• Andrew Gutman's Celtic future has been thrown into doubt - with the defender in talks with FC Cincinnati.

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