Paper Talk: Thursday's football transfer rumours

DAILY EXPRESS 

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is set a for a £70million battle with former club Chelsea for Everton striker Romelu Lukaku. 

Barcelona have reportedly delayed contract negotiations with Lionel Messi. 

Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin reportedly held talks with Barcelona sporting director Robert Fernandez in London before the international break. 

DAILY TELEGRAPH 

Liverpool have reopened contract talks with defender Dejan Lovren. 

Huddersfield Town manager David Wagner has emerged as a potential candidate for the West Ham job if the owners decide in the summer that Slaven Bilic is not the man to take the club forward in the long term. 

Martin O'Neill will seek talks with Everton manager Ronald Koeman after stating that James McCarthy did nothing wrong in declaring himself fit to play for the Republic of Ireland against Wales last week.  

THE SUN 

Bournemouth will go all-out to entice Jermain Defoe back to the South Coast next term - to keep him on track for the World Cup. 

Uruguayan defender Jose Gimenez could be on his way out of Atletico Madrid as Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is eyeing up a potential offer. 

Yannick Bolasie admits Everton will be unable to stop team-mate Romelu Lukaku leaving - if he decides he wants to quit Goodison. 

Chelsea face losing a £70million fight with Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti. 

Monaco have told Real Madrid it will cost them a staggering £112million to sign teenage sensation Kylian Mbappe. 

Eden Hazard has dropped a hint that he could be staying with Chelsea after declaring his children are happy in London. 

DAILY MIRROR 

Ronald Koeman has said star striker Romelu Lukaku will still be an Everton player when the summer transfer window closes... if the decision is up to him, anyway. 

Liverpool are ready to join the battle for the services of Schalke midfielder Max Meyer, dubbed the 'German Dele Alli'. 

Manchester United are stepping up their efforts to sign Monaco's £40million-rated midfielder and Cheslea target Tiemoue Bakayoko. 

Atletico Madrid defender Jose Gimenez is keen on a transfer to Manchester United this summer. 

Arsenal full-back Hector Bellerin is a target for Serie A giants Juventus. 

DAILY STAR 

Wayne Rooney has been told he could be a flop in America if he joins Major League Soccer by Houston Dynamo president Chris Canetti. 

Arsenal's Sunday showdown with Manchester City is set to decide Arsene Wenger's fate. 

Real Madrid's James Rodriguez has his heart set on a summer move to Bayern Munich despite Liverpool's £52million bid. 

DAILY MAIL 

Arsene Wenger has told Arsenal he wants to sign new two-year contract. 

England striker Jermain Defoe can leave Sunderland on a free transfer if they are relegated from the Premier League due to a clause in his contract. 

Rafa Benitez has no intention of quitting Newcastle United for West Ham. 

Chelsea are set to send Ruben Loftus-Cheek on loan next season with Premier League clubs circling. 

Mesut Ozil has refused to rule out a return to the Bundesliga as his contract talks with Arsenal are put on hold. 

THE INDPENDENT 

Manchester United have started investigating alternative goalkeeping options like Inter Milan’s Samir Handanovic and AC Milan's Gianluigi Donnarumma, amid growing worries that David de Gea could leave for Real Madrid in the summer.