Paper Talk has all the latest football gossip and transfer rumours
Paper Talk has all the latest football gossip and transfer rumours

Monday's Paper Talk: Football transfer news, rumours and gossip, including Chris Smalling, Alexandre Lacazette and Willian


Monday's Paper Talk has the latest football gossip from the national newspaper back pages.

DAILY MIRROR

Chris Smalling is on loan at Roma
Chris Smalling spent 19/20 on loan at Roma
  • Paul Gascoigne is backing the Mirror's call to give a posthumous knighthood to the man he called his "second dad" - Jack Charlton.
  • Frank Lampard admits he does not know whether Willian will still be at Stamford Bridge next season but insists the ball is in the player's court.
  • The Community Shield could see Liverpool and Arsenal field young and fringe players in the traditional Wembley curtain raiser.
  • Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has reportedly made personal contact with Ivan Rakitic as he aims to convince the Barcelona star to move to the Emirates.
  • Juventus are looking to sign Manchester United's Chris Smalling and are willing to offer Federico Bernardeschi in a swap deal.


DAILY MAIL

Alexandre Lacazette celebrates his goal against Arsenal
Alexandre Lacazette: Arsenal ready to sell the Frenchman (left)?
  • Arsenal are ready to cash in on several first-team stars including Alexandre Lacazette and Hector Bellerin to raise funds for Mikel Arteta's rebuild.
  • Tottenham are probably leading the race for Philippe Coutinho right now over the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea and Leicester.
  • Real Madrid's Luka Jovic and Valencia's Rodrigo are among the top talents that could leave Spain this summer.
  • FIFA has said there 'was and is absolutely no reason to open any investigation' after criminal proceedings against president Gianni Infantino were launched in Switzerland earlier this week.
  • Wigan's takeover is being delayed by the club's appeal against the 12-point deduction that relegated them to League One as prospective buyers want to wait and see which division the club will be in before completing a move.
  • Fulham will be desperate to secure promotion to the Premier League in the play-offs, otherwise their transfer plans could be badly hit.

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Mikel Arteta: Arsenal boss celebrates FA Cup win with his players
Mikel Arteta: Arsenal boss celebrates FA Cup win with his players


DAILY TELEGRAPH

  • Frank Lampard has appealed to the Premier League to delay Chelsea's start to next season - even if his team cannot produce an unlikely last-16 Champions League comeback against Bayern Munich.
  • Frank Lampard faces an anxious wait to find out whether or not he will be able to rebuild Chelsea's defence this summer.
  • Eddie Howe is planning to take a break from football after leaving Bournemouth, the club at which he has spent 25 years as player and manager, on Saturday by mutual consent.
  • Arsenal will step up their recruitment plans after victory in the FA Cup final brought some much-needed clarity to their financial situation, with Sevilla defender Diego Carlos one of their potential targets.

THE SUN

  • Memphis Depay could be key to his old club Manchester United landing top target Jadon Sancho this summer, as Borussia Dortmund lining up the Dutchman as a replacements.
  • Liverpool forward Divock Origi is a target for Aston Villa. The 25-year-old needs regular game time if he is to make Roberto Martinez's Belgium squad for the Euros next summer.
  • Man United are weighing up a shock move for Kasper Schmeichel to replace underfire David De Gea ast Old Trafford next season.
  • Premier League newcomers Leeds are considering a £25m move for Emiliano Buendia from relegated Norwich. Bruges winger Emmanuel Dennis and Gent's Jonathan David are also said to be on their list of targets.
  • Norwich are in talks with AC Milan over the sale of defender Ben Godfrey, who is also attracting Napoli and Premier League interest.
  • Chelsea are stepping up their pursuit of goalkeeper Nick Pope but Burnley boss Sean Dyche is holding out for £50m for the England goalkeeper.

THE TIMES

  • Referees should send players off if they deliberately cough at an opponent or match official, new FA guidance states.
  • Frank Lampard will step up his Ben Chilwell bid with a defensive clear-out.
  • Bournemouth may target John Terry to replace Eddie Howe.
  • Tottenham Hotspur face competition from Everton for another of José Mourinho's preferred summer recruits: the Turkey full-back Zeki Celik.

DAILY STAR

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang lifts the FA Cup for Arsenal
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang lifts the FA Cup for Arsenal
  • Arsenal will offer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang a new £250,000-a-week deal this week in a bid to keep him at the Emirates.
  • Matteo Guendouzi appears to have no future at Arsenal following his radio silence in the aftermath of the FA Cup final.
  • Mikel Arteta is keen on Wilfried Zaha, who has set his heart on leaving Crystal Palace this summer. He will not come cheap, with the Eagles demanding around £80m for him last summer.
  • Reports in Italy suggest Man United are also considering trading Chris Smalling and Alexis Sanchez in exchange for Inter's Milan Skriniar.

DAILY EXPRESS

  • Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu has opened up on Manchester United transfer target Ansu Fati, and insisted he wants the teenage wonderkid to stay at the Nou Camp for the rest of his career.
  • Man United have held talks with the agents of Lille defender Gabriel Magalhaes, who is also interesting Everton.


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Jason Tindall (left): Eddie Howe's former assistant favourite for Bournemouth vacancy
Jason Tindall (left): Eddie Howe's former assistant favourite for Bournemouth vacancy

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