Thursday's Paper Talk: Football transfer news, rumours and gossip, including the end for Paul Pogba at Manchester United

THE SUN

• Paul Pogba's Manchester United career is over with offers of around £100m to see United move quickly to get a deal done for a player whose contract is up next summer.
• Arsenal are ready to trigger the extension clause in David Luiz's contract to keep him at the Emirates to 2021.
• Arsenal's priority when their self-isolation ends next week is to tie teen sensation Bukayo Saka to a new contract.
• Arsenal are becoming resigned to the fact that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will enter the final year of his contract without agreeing a new deal.

DAILY MAIL

• Chelsea are at the front of the queue to sign Phillipe Coutinho, who is currently on-loan at Bayern Munich from Barcelona.
• Chris Smalling is still to discuss his next move and will make a decision in the summer.
• Houssem Aouar could be subject of a bidding war in the summer with Manchester City, Juventus and Paris-Saint Germain all keen on landing the Lyon midfielder.
• Arsenal have held talks over a move for Swedish youth international striker Emil Roback.
• West Ham plan to check on Wolves' young defender Dion Sanderson once the season resumes.
• Steven Gerrard is not a shoo-in for the Liverpool job when Jurgen Klopp departs, according to reports.
• Barcelona are plotting a move for Lazio's Brazilian defender Luiz Felipe this summer.
• Bayern Munich are said to have held a secret meeting with the agent of Manchester City winger Leroy Sane ahead of a potential summer transfer.

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DAILY EXPRESS

• Leeds United have been handed a positive transfer message by Manchester City about their recently acquired new right-back, Yan Couto.
• Arsenal will sit down and talk to Santi Cazorla about how they can offer him a return to north London to properly say goodbye to the club's supporters.
• Arsenal are preparing to outbid Sevilla in order to sign Feyenoord's attacking midfielder Orkun Kokcu in the summer transfer window.
• Chelsea are tracking £23m rated Hellas Verona ace Marash Kumbullaace but face competition from Manchester United, Inter Milan and Lazio.

DAILY STAR

• Manchester United are willing to break the bank with wages of £100,000 a week to land Jude Bellingham ahead of Borussia Dortmund.
• CSKA Moscow hope to start a bidding war for Crystal Palace target Fedor Chalov.

OTHER

• David Luiz says Chelsea staff begged him to return just days after his transfer to Arsenal. (DAILY MIRROR)
• Gordon Taylor's salary, bonus and benefits as chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association have remained at more than £2m, despite a year of unprecedented turmoil at the organisation. (DAILY TELEGRAPH)
• Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno believes Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will remain at the club. (FOOTBALL.LONDON)
• Axel Tuanzebe has urged Manchester United youngsters to consider what is best for themselves before making any decisions on their future at the club.
• Ilkay Gundogan says Manchester City players are keeping in regular contact over WhatsApp as the squad are training from home while the Premier League is suspended. (MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS)
• Lille striker Victor Osimhen has raised eyebrows by posting a video wearing an Everton shirt. The 21-year-old's performances have seen him linked with a potential move away from France in the summer, with reports suggesting both Liverpool and West Ham are showing interest from the Premier League. (LIVERPOOL ECHO)
• Real Madrid's James Rodriguez is the latest household name to be linked with Wolves. (BIRMINGHAM MAIL)
• Manchester United hope they have won the race for Jude Bellingham by reminding the Birmingham City wonderkid of the stars who have made their name at the club. (BIRMINGHAM MAIL)
• Danny Higginbotham feels Jack Grealish would succeed at Manchester United, should he complete a move to Old Trafford this summer. (BIRMINGHAM MAIL)

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