Thierry Henry
Thierry Henry

Football Paper Talk: Latest football transfer news and rumours


Danny Ings is among a host of players heading towards the exit door at Liverpool, while Thierry Henry is in talks with Aston Villa about the manager's job.

THE SUN

  • Chelsea will refuse to do business with Barcelona unless they pay a whopping £70m for Willian.
  • Fulham have made a £26m bid for Real Sociedad's Willian Jose as an alternative to Aleksandar Mitrovic.
  • Arsenal are attempting to reach a cut-price deal for Sevilla midfielder Steven Nzonzi after a busy window so far which has seen Unai Emery splash out nearly £70m.
  • Wigan Warriors fitness guru Mark Bitcon is set to join brother Simon on Manchester City's staff.
  • Wolves hope to complete a double deal this week, adding Celta Vigo left-back Jonny Castro and Monaco midfielder Joao Moutinho to their squad.

DAILY STAR

  • Thierry Henry has agreed to become Aston Villa's new manager after speaking with the club's new owners.
  • Southampton manager Mark Hughes will have to offload players before he can press ahead for any incoming deals, including one for Serbia star Filip Kostic.
  • Crystal Palace flop Jaroslaw Jach is set to leave for Turkish side Caykur Rizespor after failing to make an appearance since his arrival at Selhurst Park.

DAILY MAIL

  • Ten players are set to leave Liverpool in Jurgen Klopp's purge with Loris Karius and Danny Ings among those headed for a mass Anfield exodus.
  • West Brom are set to sign young Leicester winger Harvey Barnes on a season-long loan.
  • Swansea are keen on Sheffield Wednesday forward Fernando Forestieri, who has also attracted interest from Fulham.
  • Newcastle United have held talks with Deportivo La Coruna over a £3.5m deal for Switzerland defender Fabian Schar.

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THE GUARDIAN

  • Jose Mourinho will only consider selling Anthony Martial for the right fee, with the Manchester United manager preferring that the Frenchman move to a club outside the Premier League rather than to a direct rival.

THE TIMES

  • Brighton are confident of beating Leicester City to the signing of Iran international Alireza Jahanbaksh and could break their transfer record to sign him for £20m.
  • Fulham could look to Newcastle team-mate Dwight Gayle if they fail to force through a move for Aleksandar Mitrovic.

DAILY EXPRESS

  • Rangers are eyeing up a move for Bolton defender Mark Beevers.
  • Everton remain in talks with Barcelona for left-back Lucas Digne and still hope to sign Colombia defender Yerry Mina from the Spanish giants.

INDEPENDENT

  • Fulham have been told they will have to trigger David Lopez's release clause of £35m to sign the Espanyol midfielder.
  • Tottenham are set to start a clearout of unwanted players this week, with striker Vincent Janssen set to be the first out of the door, possibly returning to Fenerbahce.

DAILY RECORD

  • Celtic are planning urgent talks with Dedryck Boyata over a new contract to fend off mounting interest in the Belgium defender.

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