The latest rumour and gossip from the back pgaes
The latest rumour and gossip from the back pgaes

Paper Talk: Thursday's football transfer rumours and gossip, including Alexis Sanchez and Lorenzo Insigne


A look at the highlights from Thursday's back pages...

DAILY MIRROR

Alexis Sanchez celebrates
Alexis Sanchez has failed to impress since joining Man United in January 2018
  • Liverpool are leading the chase to sign Napoli striker Lorenzo Insigne, who has been valued at £60m.
  • Manchester United are preparing to pay millions to buy out the contracts of Alexis Sanchez and Marcos Rojo to offload them this summer.
  • Manchester City, Manchester United and PSG are all after the signature of Sporting Lisbon's Bruno Fernandes, who has a €100m release clause.
  • Tim Sherwood is still in contention for the vacant manager's job at QPR, despite reportedly removing himself from the race to succeed Steve McClaren.
  • Arsenal and Monaco are interested in £18m Roma midfielder Steven N'Zonzi, who will be permitted to leave Roma this summer.
  • Nuno Espirito Santo will try and sign Tammy Abraham on loan this summer after initially expressing interest in the Chelsea loanee in January.
  • Derby are in the running to sign 22-year-old Hearts and Scotland defender John Souttar.

DAILY MAIL

Michael Keane celebrates his England goal
Michael Keane: A target for Arsenal?
  • Samuel Umtiti and Michael Keane are on Arsenal manager Unai Emery's radar as he looks to replace Shkodran Mustafi this summer.
  • Daniel Levy has placed a £130m price tag on Christian Eriksen in the hope of warding off interest from Real Madrid.

THE SUN

Antonio Conte bids farewell to Chelsea with an FA Cup win
Antonio Conte: Former Chelsea boss lined up by Roma
  • Real Madrid are prepared to offer Eden Hazard £400,000 a week to lure the Belgian away from Chelsea.
  • Ajax are considering a transfer move for Martin Odegaard as Real Madrid lower their asking price to £17m.
  • Roma are offering Antonio Conte a route back into management with a contract worth £8.2m per season.
  • Scot Gemmill has been tipped for the Scotland job by ex-SFA performance director Mark Wotte.

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THE GUARDIAN

  • Manchester City are keeping tabs on €60m 19-year-old Benfica midfielder Florentino Luis, who is being tipped as a potential replacement for Fernandinho.

DAILY STAR

Richarlison celebrates after scoring against Huddersfield
Richarlison: Everton face a battle to keep hold of the Brazilian
  • Ed Woodward is allowing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer a mammoth transfer budget for transfers this summer.
  • Liverpool have made Lyon's Houssem Aouar their top transfer target for the summer window.
  • Everton are fearful that Richarlison could leave for a fellow Premier League side for £69m.
  • Leicester and West Ham are interested in AC Milan's Hakan Calhanoglu. The 25-year-old Turkey winger is said to be valued at around £26m.

THE TIMES

  • Real Madrid have cooled their interest in Christian Eriksen and are looking to pursue Eden Hazard and Paul Pogba instead, improving Spurs' prospects of keeping the Dane this summer.

OTHER

Pep Guardiola: The Man City boss instructs his players during their Premier League win over Tottenham
Pep Guardiola: A target for Juve?

Former Real Madrid ace Cristiano Ronaldo 'would welcome' the appointment of Pep Guardiola at Juventus in the summer. The Serie A giants are said to be considering the future of manager Massimiliano Allegri despite just securing his fifth successive league title in Turin and reaching two Champions League finals. (Marca)

Should David De Gea leave Old Trafford, Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak tops Man United's wishlist. (Metro)

Stoke midfielder Darren Fletcher could return to Man United this summer - in a recruitment role. (Telegraph)

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