Friday's Paper Talk: Football news and transfer gossip, including Loftus-Cheek, Sancho, Alli, Adebayor and Arrizabalaga

THE MIRROR

• Manchester United will table a £90m bid for Jadon Sancho next week in an attempt to prise the England star from Borussia Dortmund.
• Dayot Upamecano has opened the door to a potential move to Manchester United.
• Jurgen Klopp has suggested that Fabinho could move into the heart of Liverpool's defence in the wake of Thiago Alcantara's arrival.
• Premier League clubs are ready to bail out the crisis-hit EFL after it was confirmed that no fans will be able to attend matches for the foreseeable future - but it will come with a heavy price.
• Matteo Guendouzi has asked the Arsenal board to allow him to leave the club before the transfer window shuts, according to reports from France.
• Declan Rice reportedly wants to join Chelsea before the transfer window shuts and is pushing to force through a move.

THE SUN

• Chelsea are ready to send gaffe-prone Kepa Arrizabalaga out on loan - after landing Rennes 'keeper Edouard Mendy as their new first-choice.
• Slaven Bilic is considering signing striker Emmanuel Adebayor if he fails to land a much-needed striker for West Brom in the transfer window.
• Manchester United and Arsenal are involved in a five-club fight for Barcelona's Samuel Umtiti.

THE TIMES

• Sergio Romero is interested in joining Everton from Manchester United in a move that would put pressure on under-fire goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.
• David Moyes is set to be absent from the touchline for West Ham United's next two matches after returning a second positive test for Covid-19.

THE TELEGRAPH

• Sevilla's sporting director Monchi has confirmed the club rejected an offer "from English football" for "more than double" than €25m (£22.9m) to sign highly-rated central defender Jules Kounde.
• Bruno Fernandes has revealed his willingness to share penalty-taking duties at Manchester United this season, despite his perfect record from the spot for the club.
• National League clubs are in talks with the Government over a rescue package and want matches streamed online to generate income and save their season.
• Alex Morgan could begin her Tottenham career in this weekend's north London derby, after coaches Juan Amoros and Karen Hill confirmed she is available for their FA Cup quarter-final.

DAILY MAIL

• Chris Smalling is growing frustrated at Manchester United over the club's transfer wrangle with Roma that has left him in limbo.
• English Football League players will lose half their wages if fans are not allowed into stadiums this season.
• The FA hopes the Government's £100bn 'Operation Moonshot' project can prevent Euro 2020 from being played in front of empty stadiums.
• Clubs nationwide, including Arsenal and Everton, have released scouts who are being locked out of watching games amid coronavirus restrictions.
• Paris Saint-Germain are preparing to pull out of negotiations to sign Dele Alli on a season-long loan as the financial terms to sign the midfielder are proving to be prohibitive for them.
• Southampton are among the clubs interested in Ruben Loftus-Cheek with interest mounting in the midfielder after he was left out of Chelsea's last two games.
• Crystal Palace are weighing up a move for Vitesse Arnhem defender Max Clark ahead of next month's transfer deadline.
• Hertfordshire police have drafted in extra officers on Saturday amid concerns of trouble ahead of Watford's clash against rivals Luton Town - even though fans are not allowed inside the stadium.

THE INDEPENDENT

• Rhian Brewster is moving closer to resolving his future after having been left out of Liverpool's matchday squad for the Carabao Cup trip to Lincoln City, with Sheffield United still heading the queue to sign him.

THE GUARDIAN

• The English Football League is considering whether to reimplement mandatory coronavirus testing as it reviews its medical regulations.
• Alex Telles believes Porto's asking price to Manchester United of about €20m (£18.3m) for his transfer is unrealistic, with the left-back conscious he is in line to be a free agent next summer.

DAILY STAR

• Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has hinted that Arsenal may not be able to afford Houssem Aouar amid the coronavirus crisis.

SCOTTISH SUN

• Preston North End boss Alex Neil says he is "very confident" that Old Firm targets Daniel Johnson and Ben Davies won't be leaving the club.

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