Paper Talk: Saturday February 16: San United?
By Sporting Life
09:21 · SAT February 16, 2019
Man United have made an approach to Borussia Dortmund for £70m-rated Jadon Sancho but rivals City would take 15 per cent of any transfer fee - it's in today's Paper Talk!
DAILY MAIL
- Mesut Ozil is ready to complicate Arsenal's plan to offload him by refusing to leave on loan this summer.
- One Chelsea player thinks Maurizio Sarri will be sacked if he does not win one of his next two matches.
- Arsenal legend Marc Overmars believes Alexis Sanchez could make a shocking return to the Emirates after his unsuccessful spell at Manchester United.
- Chelsea have let Frank Lampard's Derby train at Cobham ahead of their FA Cup clash at Brighton.
- Richard Scudamore urged leading Premier League clubs to agree a price cap on away tickets to gain political influence.
THE SUN
- Manchester United have made an approach to Borussia Dortmund for £70m-rated Jadon Sancho but rivals City would take 15 per cent of any transfer fee.
- Sergio Romero is ready to snub interest from abroad and stay at Manchester United this summer on his £65k-a-week contract.
- 17-year-old Bolton midfielder Luca Connell is the latest Irish youngster in England's sights following Declan Rice's switch.
- Crystal Palace goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey will reportedly contest his FA charge over his alleged Nazi salute.
- Arsenal are hoping to appoint a director of football imminently after speaking to former player Marc Overmars and Roma's director of football Monchi.
- Chinese Super League clubs Hebei China Fortune and Shenzhen FC are battling it out to sign Crystal Palace's Will Donkin.
- Police have released pictures of 12 men they believe are connected to the bloody brawl between Millwall and Everton fans last month.
THE TIMES
- Gareth Bale has no intention of leaving Real Madrid this summer despite facing a potential 12-match ban for a controversial celebration in the derby against Atletico Madrid.
- Several England internationals have yet to receive fees worth tens of thousands of pounds for representing their country last year.
- Chelsea director of football Marina Granovskaia's judgement is being questioned by some key figures at the club.
- The FA and EFL are holding talks about whether to introduce a new law to specifically prohibit spying on opponents.
- The agent James Featherstone is so well regarded by Birmingham City that he is permitted to use an office at the club.
- The Premier League has invited all the top-flight managers to attend a summit on video assistant referees.
DAILY MIRROR
- Bayern Munich are set to be without Kingsley Coman for their Champions League clash with Liverpool.
- Ajax star defender Matthijs De Ligt has made up his mind and wants to follow team-mate Frenkie de Jong to Barcelona this summer.
DAILY STAR
- Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud is desperate to sign a new contract at the club despite the signing of Gonzalo Higuain with his current deal expiring in the summer.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
- Chelsea's Gary Cahill is said to have been stunned at being left out of the travelling squad to Malmo.