Paper Talk: Thursday's football transfer rumours and gossip from UK newspapers

DAILY MIRROR

Sky Bet Transfer Specials: Man United cut from 25/1 to 7/1 to sign Ross Barkley  

Manchester United are monitoring Ross Barkley as they consider a late-window bid for the Everton midfielder.

Jurgen Klopp has not given up on his No 1 summer target - RB Leipzig midfielder Naby Keita - despite having a £66m bid rejected.

Riyad Mahrez is Roma's first choice to replace Mohamed Salah following the Egypt international's move to Liverpool.

Manchester City will insist on a buy-back clause in any deal to sell Kelechi Iheanacho to Leicester.

Newcastle and Middlesbrough both want West Ham goalkeeper Darren Randolph, but the Magpies are ready to sell fellow Republic of Ireland international Daryl Murphy to Nottingham Forest.

DAILY MAIL

Barcelona will line up Kylian Mbappe and Marco Verratti if they cash in by selling Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain. The French club  are willing to pay Neymar a signing on fee of £45m and will offer him a five-year contract worth £596,000 a week after tax. 

Manchester United and Chelsea both scrapped interest in Neymar after learning PSG were prepared to meet his £196m buy-out clause.

Sky Bet Transfer Specials: PSG 5/4 to sign Neymar this summer 

Leicester believe a deal for Manchester City's Kelechi Iheanacho is as good as done.

Newcastle's Jonjo Shelvey says England are "crying out" for a midfielder like him.

Birmingham have rejected a £5m offer from Fulham for striker Che Adams.

THE SUN

Arsenal target Thomas Lemar has posed for a photo with a Gunners fan, increasing speculation he might leave Monaco for the Emirates.

Manchester United are being linked with 24-year-old Paris St-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti.

Bayern Munich are ready to sell Renato Sanches, who is a target for AC Milan and also on Manchester United's radar.

Stoke have enquired about Manchester United's Ashley Young as they prepare to sell Marko Arnautovic to West Ham.

DAILY EXPRESS

Zlatan Ibrahimovic will monitor Manchester United's progress before deciding whether to sign a new Old Trafford deal.

Sky Bet Transfer Specials: Zlatan 8/11 to sign with United

PSG midfielder Marco Verratti has confirmed Mino Raiola as his new agent. Raiola was instrumental in taking Paul Pogba and Ibrahimovic to Manchester United.

Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny has refused the chance to join Leicester in a £10m move.

The Gunners want Germany midfielder Leon Goretzka, but Schalke do not want to sell.

DAILY STAR

Arsenal have told West Ham they want £20m and a buy-back option for Jack Wilshere.

Fabian Delph is on the verge of leaving Manchester City for Stoke in a £10m deal.

Chelsea and Liverpool could go head to head for Werder Bremen striker Max Kruse this summer.

THE GUARDIAN

PSG are becoming more hopeful of signing Neymar from Barcelona in a world-record deal.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Everton hope to sign Arsenal's Olivier Giroud now his first-choice club Borussia Dortmund are keeping Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Sky Bet Transfer Specials: Everton head the betting to sign Giroud 

THE INDEPENDENT

Inter Milan have told Manchester United to include Anthony Martial in any deal for Ivan Perisic, but neither United nor Martial are keen to part.

Chelsea are holding out for £44m for Atletico Madrid target Diego  Costa after agreeing a deal to sign his fellow striker Alvaro  Morata from Real Madrid. 

DAILY RECORD

Southampton want to sign Celtic target Patrick Roberts on a season-long loan from Manchester City.