Leon Bailey: Linked with Liverpool
Leon Bailey: Linked with Liverpool

Paper Talk: Sunday's football transfer rumours


Liverpool have given up on Thomas Lemar and turned their attentions to Bayer Leverkusen's Leon Bailey, according to Sunday's papers.

SUNDAY MIRROR

  • Tottenham are confident Mauricio Pochettino will stick around to oversee the transition into their soon-to-open new stadium.
  • Manchester City have clinched a £50m deal to sign Fred from Shakhtar Donetsk.
  • Everton are set to dump £30m Michael Keane in the summer, just one year after his arrival.
  • Lionel Messi believes Pep Guardiola can lead Manchester City to Champions League glory.
  • Liverpool are eyeing Leon Bailey after scrapping their pursuit of Monaco's Thomas Lemar.
  • West Ham defender Declan Rice is set to commit his international future to the Republic of Ireland and could make his debut against Malta.

DAILY EXPRESS

  • Jose Mourinho is fighting a losing battle to keep Ander Herrera at Manchester United with AC Milan and Atletico Madrid battling it out to sign the midfielder.
  • Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is ready to revive his interest in Stoke City goalkeeper Jack Butland in the summer.
  • Borussia Dortmund have slapped a £90m price tag on United States winger Christian Pulisic.

SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

  • Chelsea hope to ride out their current storm and eventually let Antonio Conte leave in the summer.

MAIL ON SUNDAY

  • Everton are eyeing Shakhtar Donetsk boss Paulo Fonseca as a long-term replacement for Sam Allardyce.

THE SUN ON SUNDAY

  • Arsenal and Tottenham could move in after Abdoulaye Doucoure stalled on signing a new deal with Watford.
  • Cardiff, Sunderland and Norwich are tracking Wigan centre-back Donervon Daniels.
  • Man Utd striker Marcus Rashford made £2.2m from sponsorship deals in a year.
  • Promotion-chasing Wolves are keen on Bournemouth midfielder Dan Gosling.
  • Former England manager Steve McClaren is looking to buy a club to begin the next chapter of his football career.
  • Crystal Palace are continuing to monitor Andre Schurrle ahead of a renewed effort to sign the Borussia Dortmund midfielder in the summer.
  • Swansea City starlet George Byers is set for a move to MLS with DC United.

THE OBSERVER

  • Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has urged the club to stick with him and not be 'stupid'.

DAILY STAR SUNDAY

  • Manchester City were dealing with a sickness bug last weekend when they named only six substitutes against Burnley.

SUNDAY TIMES

  • Jermaine Pennant has become the latest high-profile signing to leave big-spending non-league side Billericay Town.
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