Paper talk: Football transfer news, rumours, reports & gossip as Liverpool's Xherdan Shaqiri admits struggle at Anfield
By Sporting Life
07:16 · WED September 18, 2019
Liverpool's Xherdan Shaqiri admits struggling with a lack of opportunities at Anfield, while Barcelona want to protect their teenage prodigy.
DAILY MAIL
- Southend United want to hire Celtic and Sweden legend Henrik Larsson as their new manager.
- Barcelona are already going to incredible lengths to make sure no club in Europe is in a position to steal teenage sensation Ansu Fati away from them.
- Premiership clubs are threatening legal action to demand Saracens' are expelled from the league if the champions contest any guilty verdict arising from their alleged breach of the salary cap.
DAILY MIRROR
- Xherdan Shaqiri admits he has struggled with his lack of game time at Liverpool.
- Sunderland's takeover by a consortium of America billionaires moved a step closer on Tuesday night.
- Andy Carroll could make Newcastle's squad for the first time against Brighton on Saturday.
TELEGRAPH
- A second Kick It Out trustee has confirmed he has quit - and a third could soon follow - in the wake of Sanjay Bhandari's appointment as its new chairman.
SCOTTISH SUN
- Hearts could make a stunning move for Motherwell manager Stephen Robinson if they axe under-fire Craig Levein.
DAILY RECORD
- Daniel Arzani has made his long-awaited return from injury as Celtic reserves drew 1-1 with Hibs.
- Odsonne Edouard insists he is going nowhere as he focuses on leading Celtic to nine in a row.
- Christophe Berra has warned his team-mates to toughen up now or get out of Tynecastle if they cannot cope with the crisis that has dragged Hearts to the foot of the Premiership.
THE SUN
- Mason Greenwood is set for his second senior Manchester United start in Thursday's Europa League opener at home to Astana.
- Unai Emery ordered Arsenal's players to show "solidarity" to the outside world during a team dinner called straight after the Watford debacle.
- Manchester United defender Eric Bailly is set to move onto the next stage of rehab in his bid to return early from knee surgery.
- Daniel Sturridge could face another ban over betting offences, despite now playing in Turkey.
- Italian giants queuing up for Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic face competition from Borussia Dortmund.
- Monaco midfielder Aleksandr Golovin snubbed a move to Chelsea over fears it would be "too hard" at Stamford Bridge.
- Wembley is set to be confirmed as host stadium for the 2023 Champions League final next week.
- Premier League clubs are mulling a potential £50m hardship fund to resolve the EFL cash crisis.
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