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 Chelsea working on Jadon Sancho


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

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Mauricio Pochettino: Former Tottenham boss is currently out of work
Mauricio Pochettino: Former Tottenham boss is currently out of work
  • Frank Lampard admits he is studying the Premier League table up to three times a day as his Chelsea side try to maintain their hold on fourth place.
  • Mauricio Pochettino and Brendan Rodgers would be in the running to succeed Pep Guardiola if the Manchester City manager quits the club.
  • Joe Gomez wants Liverpool to maintain "credibility and reputation in Champions League", ahead of the holders' clash in the round-of-16 with Atletico Madrid.

THE SUN

  • Tottenham could have signed £80m-rated Aston Villa skipper Jack Grealish for just £6m 18 months ago.
  • Real Madrid will launch an all-out assault to land Raheem Sterling in the wake of Manchester City's two-year European football ban.
  • Gabriel Magalhaes could be the subject of a bidding war with Arsenal and Everton both keen on the 22-year-old Lille defender.

DAILY EXPRESS

Jadon Sancho has been linked with a move to the Premier League
Jadon Sancho has been linked with a move to the Premier League
  • Manchester United have been joined by Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester City in their pursuit of Inter Milan forward Lautaro Martinez.
  • Chelsea chief Marina Granovskaia is already working on a transfer deal to bring Jadon Sancho to Stamford Bridge, according to reports.


DAILY STAR

  • Chelsea are looking to follow up their £33m acquisition of Hakim Ziyech with Uruguayan midfielder Matias Vecino from Inter Milan this summer.
  • Juventus could reportedly offer Aaron Ramsey to Manchester United as part of a deal in an attempt to lure Paul Pogba back to Turin.


OTHER

Raheem Sterling celebrates
Raheem Sterling celebrates for Man City
  • Raheem Sterling has fully committed his future to Manchester City as they battle to overturn their Champions League ban. (DAILY MIRROR)
  • Liverpool are said to be keeping their powder dry over a move for Timo Werner. The Mirror says that Liverpool have not approached RB Leipzig about the 23-year-old Germany international, who is among the top Bundesliga scorers this season. (DAILY MIRROR)
  • Raheem Sterling wants to create a Premier League task force comprised of leading current players to combat the rising tide of racism in football. (THE TIMES)
  • Manchester United are said to be interested in making Odion Ighalo's loan move permanent. The striker joined the club on loan from Shanghai Shenhua in January and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side want to firm up a deal for the 30-year-old. (MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS)
  • Tahith Chong: Inter Milan are keen on bringing in the 20-year-old winger, whose contract at Manchester United expires this summer. (TUTTOSPORT)
  • Chelsea are looking to sign Uruguay midfielder Matias Vecino from Inter Milan for an estimated £23million. (METRO)
  • Juventus will offer former Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey to Manchester United along with Adrien Rabiot as part of a package to tempt the Old Trafford club into parting with Paul Pogba. (LA GEZZETTA DELLO SPORT)
  • Steven Gerrard admits he is "really interested" to see if action is taken against Manchester City which could see them stripped of their Premier League title in 2014. (PRESS ASSOCIATION)
  • Frank Lampard has refused to accept Chelsea can kill off Manchester United's Champions League aspirations on Monday night. (PRESS ASSOCIATION)
  • Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Paul Pogba is "desperate" to play for the club again, despite once more being linked with a return to Italy. (PRESS ASSOCIATION)

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