Wilfried Zaha
Wilfried Zaha

Saturday's Paper Talk: Latest football transfer talk & rumours


Wilfried Zaha has turned down a £120k-a-week deal at Crystal Palace amid interest from Tottenham, Everton and Borussia Dortmund according to Saturday's papers.

THE SUN

  • Wilfried Zaha has turned down a £120k-a-week deal at Crystal Palace amid interest from Tottenham, Everton and Borussia Dortmund.
  • Arsenal are on the verge of signing Uruguay midfielder Lucas Torreira after agreeing a fee with Sampdoria.
  • Leicester boss Claude Puel wants ex-Chelsea forward Bertrand Traore to replace Riyad Mahrez.
  • Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce will get none of the cash from Jack Grealish's expected move.

THE GUARDIAN

  • England will make a late check on Dele Alli's fitness ahead of their World Cup quarter-final with Sweden.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

  • England could start Eric Dier in place of Dele Alli for the Sweden match as the midfielder is struggling for fitness.

DAILY MIRROR

  • Jurgen Klopp has dropped a huge hint he will be signing more players at Liverpool after landing Naby Keita and Fabinho.
  • Gareth Southgate has hit back at Sweden - and insisted his players are not a "team of entitlement."
  • Southgate is plotting an England selection shake-up for the World Cup last-eight clash with Sweden.
  • Aston Villa owner Tony Xia has publicly backed Steve Bruce but admitted player sales are on the horizon.
  • Stoke may ask for a loan signing as part of any deal for Xherdan Shaqiri.

DAILY EXPRESS

  • Manchester United are preparing a shock late bid to stop Cristiano Ronaldo joining Juventus.
  • Liverpool have been tipped to sign Paulo Dybala from Juventus with the Argentina international facing an uncertain future in Turin.

DAILY MAIL

  • Gareth Southgate says Harry Kane is a mirror image of England rugby World Cup hero Jonny Wilkinson.

THE TIMES

  • Jack Wilshere has started a medical to try to complete a move to West Ham.
  • West Ham have been offered the chance to re-sign Dimitri Payet with Marseille needing to sell players.

DAILY RECORD

  • Steven Gerrard can become the next Graeme Souness at Rangers, according to Walter Smith.
  • Brendan Rodgers has insisted Celtic won't give up the chase to land Hibs midfielder John McGinn.
  • St Johnstone boss Tommy Wright could be forced to add a left-back to his list of transfer targets after Brian Easton suffered another injury setback.

SCOTTISH SUN

  • Wes Foderingham is reportedly attracting interest from Aston Villa and Ipswich Town with his Rangers career effectively over.

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