Paper Talk: Thursday's football transfer rumours including Andre Schurrle's Fulham exit and Manchester City chasing Rodri.

DAILY MAIL

• Manchester City have added Atletico Madrid midfielder Rodri to their list of potential targets for the summer.
• Manchester City are unlikely to sell all their tickets for Saturday's FA Cup semi-final against Brighton.
• Arsenal have been interviewing candidates for their technical director role, with Ajax's Marc Overmars - a former Gunners winger - and Marseille's Andoni Zubizaretta said to be among the candidates.
• Manchester United's pre-match sleep was disrupted on Tuesday afternoon when the hotel fire alarm went off - twice.
• Manchester United believe interest two England international wingers - Borussia Dortmund's winger Jadon Sancho, 19, and Chelsea's England winger Callum Hudson-Odoi, 18 - will have to be shelved with their respective clubs maintaining they do not wish to sell.

THE SUN

• Andre Schurrle will become the first casualty of Fulham's relegation by being sent back to Borussia Dortmund a year early.
• West Ham and Leicester are monitoring Colchester kid Noah Chilvers.
• Swansea defender Ben Cabango is attracting interest from Bayer Leverkusen and Wolfsburg.

DAILY MIRROR

• Fulham are resigned to losing prize asset Ryan Sessegnon now they have been relegated from the Premier League.
• Theo Walcott could be a high-profile victim of Everton's new focus on youth in the transfer market.
• Arsene Wenger has made the startling admission the pressure of managing Arsenal was beginning to have an impact on his health.
• Manchester United will not be forced into selling Spanish goalkeeper David de Gea this summer - even if they fail to agree a new contract with him.

THE EXPRESS

• Real Madrid, Juventus and Paris St-Germain are all monitoring the David de Gea situation at Manchester United, keen to bring him in if he requests to leave.

THE TELEGRAPH

• The Premier League is to bring in much tougher regulation of player agents, including the capping of their earnings on deals, as the English game braces itself for more eye-watering fees in the annual list that is due to be published this week.
• Roman Abramovich is no longer paying up front for his £1m-a-year corporate boxes at Chelsea as he continues to miss every game at Stamford Bridge following his visa row with the Government.
• Saracens are confident Owen Farrell is ready to step straight back into the captaincy breach caused by an ankle injury to Brad Barritt which leaves the centre 'facing a race against time' to be fit for the Champions Cup semi-final against Munster on April 20.

SCOTTISH SUN

• Rangers flop Fabio Cardoso is set to return to Benfica this summer, according to reports.

DAILY RECORD

• Aberdeen have a clause that will see them earn 20 per cent of any future transfer involving Bournemouth winger Ryan Fraser.

OTHER

• Manchester United have joined the race for Spanish midfielder Saul Niguez, 24, with Manchester City identifying his Atletico Madrid and Spanish team-mate, 22-year-old midfielder Rodri Hernandez, as the perfect alternative target. (ESPN)
• West Ham defender Pablo Zabaleta, 34, says he is two games away from triggering a clause in his contract which would give him a new deal to stay next season. (Newham Recorder)
• Championship strugglers Queens Park Rangers, who sacked former England manager Steve McClaren this week, have targeted Charlton boss Lee Bowyer as a replacement. (Evening Standard)
• West Brom managerial target Alex Neil insists he has 'no intention' of leaving Preston North End and is already making plans for next season. (Express & Star)
• Croatia midfielder Mateo Kovacic, 24, would rather stay at Chelsea, where he is on loan, than return to parent club Real Madrid next season. (Goal)

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