All the day's football rumours and transfer talk from the national papers
All the day's football rumours and transfer talk from the national papers

Paper Talk: Tuesday September 25: football transfer rumours


West Ham's 19 year old star Declan Rice is dominating the headlines, after reportedly turning down a £12,000 a week new deal. Discover more on this and the rest of Tuesday's rumours and potential future transfers.

DAILY MAIL

  • West Ham risk losing young star Declan Rice after he turned down their offer of a £12,000-per-week deal.
  • Manchester United and Manchester City will face competition from Real Madrid for Ajax talent Frenkie de Jong.
  • Arsenal are monitoring Rennes' Ismaila Sarr, with Inter Milan also interested in the £20m-rated winger.
  • Paul Ince is being lined up for the role of director of football at League Two Morecambe.
  • Fabio Capello has criticised Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for failing to attend FIFA's Best awards, despite both receiving nominations.

THE SUN

  • Real Madrid are chasing Nabil Fekir as Chelsea look set to lose out in the race for the Lyon captain.
  • Jose Mourinho gave Paul Pogba a dressing down after his gaffe led to Wolves' equaliser on Saturday.
  • Mario Gotze should quit Borussia Dortmund and join Liverpool, according to his former team-mate Kevin Grosskreutz.

THE GUARDIAN

  • Pablo Zabaleta has urged West Ham to prioritise securing Declan Rice to a new contract following his impressive start to the season.

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

  • Dan Ashworth is expected to become the new technical director of Brighton and Hove Albion in the next few weeks, with the Premier League side confident of agreeing a compensation package.
  • Manchester United have stepped up their search for a new technical director, with former Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton head of recruitment Paul Mitchell high on the list of targets.
  • Newcastle will have a meeting this week to discuss their transfer budget as part of an effort to persuade Rafa Benitez to remain in charge.
  • Ruben Loftus-Cheek has suffered a blow in his bid to force his way into Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri's plans after being ruled out of the Carabao Cup clash with Liverpool through injury.
  • Aston Villa are to open talks with James Chester over a new contract after Jack Grealish signed a new five-year deal.

THE STAR

  • Newcastle owner Mike Ashley left Selhurst Park on Saturday night without uttering a word to manager Rafa Benitez before or after the game.

THE DAILY RECORD

  • Kilmarnock striker Kris Boyd has claimed the rest of Scottish football has got Brendan Rodgers sussed.

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