Paper Talk: Monday March 18 - Chelsea to sack Maurizio Sarri this week

DAILY EXPRESS

• Chelsea could sack manager Maurizio Sarri during the international break following Sunday's defeat to Everton.
• Tottenham's Denmark playmaker Christian Eriksen, whose contract with the London club expires in summer 2020, is a target for Real Madrid and he has dreamed of playing for the Spanish club since he was a child.

THE SUN

• European football's superpowers are to propose a radical Champions League shake-up in showdown talks with UEFA.
• Tottenham scouts were impressed with Benfica's £85m-rated teen striker Jota in their Europa League win against Dinamo Zagreb.
• Juventus are willing to offer Alexis Sanchez a Manchester United escape route, but the striker would need to take pay-cut.
• Tottenham have joined Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain in the battle for Fulham ace Ryan Sessegnon.
• Manchester United and Arsenal are on red alert with Inter Milan reportedly ready to sell Mauro Icardi and Ivan Perisic.
• Manchester United are lining up the next Giggs - Ryan's son, Zach, is training with the club's academy at Carrington.
• Chelsea could decide not to sell 18-year-old England winger Callum Hudson-Odoi, whose contract runs out in 2020, if they sell Belgium forward Eden Hazard to Real Madrid this summer.

THE TIMES

• Arsenal could turn to Marc Overmars after Monchi returns to Sevilla as their sporting director.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

• The FA will launch an investigation into the three pitch invasions by supporters at the weekend.
• Arsenal will consider hiring former player Marc Overmars as their technical director after top target Monchi chose to return to Sevilla following his departure from Roma.
• Proposals to make changes to Champions League qualification and play matches in the competition on a weekend are set to be discussed at a meeting between Uefa and Europe's top clubs on Tuesday.

DAILY MIRROR

• Benfica have rebuffed Liverpool's attempt to sign central defender Francisco Reis Ferreira.
• Arsenal will tempt Crystal Palace with two of their fringe players as they try to get a deal for Aaron Wan-Bissaka over the line.

DAILY MAIL

• Birmingham are braced for a 12-point deduction over FFP breaches that would place the club's Championship status under threat

SCOTTISH SUN

• Darren Bent would be interested in following his former team-mate Jermain Defoe to Scotland by joining Celtic or Rangers.

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