Paper Talk: Sunday's football transfer rumours and gossip as Raheen Sterling stalls on signing new deal

THE SUN ON SUNDAY

• Raheem Sterling will not sign his £450,000-a-week deal - until Pep Guardiola commits his long-term future to Manchester City.
• Crystal Palace are within weeks of confirming a £215m takeover of the club.
• Former Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti's transfer fee cost him any chance of the Tottenham job.
• EFL officials are facing calls for resignations amid the continuing fallout over the Bolton Wanderers points penalty affair.
• Charlton owner Roland Duchatelet wants £60m for the Championship club.
• West Brom are worried top kid Nathan Ferguson will go abroad at the end of the season.
• West Ham are looking to sell misfit Carlos Sanchez in January.
• Javier Mascherano has moved back to Argentina and signed for Estudiantes after 14 years of playing abroad.

SUNDAY MIRROR

• Manchester United will miss out on Erling Braut Haaland - because RB Leipzig have first refusal.
• Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe admitted Ryan Fraser is 'keeping his options open' amid speculation linking him with Liverpool and Arsenal.
• Liverpool starlet Rhian Brewster is a loan target for several clubs in January - with Aston Villa leading the race.
• Borussia Dortmund want to get a jump on arch-rivals Bayern Munich in the race to land Tottenham Hotspur youngster Troy Parrott.
• Jose Mourinho has apologised to the Tottenham fans for not walking over to clap the travelling supporters after Spurs' 3-2 win over West Ham.
• Manchester United are preparing to keep their money banked in the January transfer window.

SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

• Marco Silva held talks over his future with Everton majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri and club directors in the wake of the 2-0 home defeat to Norwich City.
• Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has challenged Fred to fill the troublesome void left by ankle injuries to his first choice midfielders Paul Pogba and Scott McTominay ahead of a critical run of fixtures.

DAILY STAR ON SUNDAY

• David Moyes could make a sensational return to Goodison Park if Everton sack Marco Silva.
• Leeds are ready to move for Burnley's £7.5m-rated striker Matej Vydra in the January transfer window.
• Roberto Martinez was ready to dump Belgium for Tottenham - until Jose Mourinho landed the job.
• Newcastle United boss Steve Bruce wants Hull's Jarrod Bowen - but is willing to wait for the winger.

SUNDAY EXPRESS

• Tottenham are keen to challenge Manchester United and Inter Milan for young Roma midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo.
• Arsenal boss Unai Emery will not be sacked following the 2-2 draw with Southampton - his position will be assessed after the game against West Ham on December 9.

MAIL ON SUNDAY

• Mike Riley hopes to use Arsene Wenger's new role at FIFA to help push through law changes that will improve VAR - although he admits that the Premier League is still at odds with the rest of the world about how to use it.

SCOTTISH SUN

• Celtic star James Forrest reckons Scotland's players would welcome back Scott Brown with open arms.

SUNDAY MAIL

• Rangers youngster Leon King has turned down the club's offer of a professional contract with Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea all hovering.

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