Get all the latest football gossip from the day's back pages
Get all the latest football gossip from the day's back pages

Paper Talk: Friday's football transfer rumours including


Arsenal and Everton are keen on Fortuna Dusseldorf striker Benito Raman, according to today's back pages.

DAILY MAIL

  • Mauricio Pochettino has been told he has £150m to spend on revamping Tottenham's squad this summer.
  • Tottenham will embark on a major security operation ahead of the potentially troublesome Champions League semi-final against Ajax.
  • Aberdeen's Derek McInnes has emerged as the favourite to become manager of Scotland following the sacking of Alex McLeish on Thursday.

THE SUN

  • Ole Gunnar Solskjaer tore into Manchester United's players after their heavy defeat in Barcelona and accused them of not giving 100 per cent.
  • Pep Guardiola held clear the air talks with the Manchester City squad on Thursday to make sure their minds are focused on at least winning the treble.
  • Manchester City look set to lose out in the race for Tanguy Ndombele, with the Lyon midfielder set to join Juventus for £60m.
  • Barcelona are ready to battle Borussia Dortmund for the free transfer signing of former Chelsea left-back Filipe Luis from Atletico Madrid.
  • Arsenal and Everton are keen on Fortuna Dusseldorf striker Benito Raman, who could be available for around £13m.
  • Diego Costa is refusing to train with Atletico Madrid after being told he would be disciplined further by the club over his eight-game ban for abusing a referee.
Tanguy NDombele scores for Lyon against Hoffenheim
Tanguy N'Dombele scores for Lyon against Hoffenheim

DAILY STAR

  • A children's football club in Berkshire paid a £3,000 court-ordered fine after being accused by one of their players' fathers of "emotional abuse and racism" for subbing his son.
Simon Holt looks ahead to the Lingfield action
Simon Holt looks ahead to the Lingfield action

DAILY MIRROR

  • Rafa Benitez has been offered a £100m transfer budget, plus cash from player sales, to rebuild Newcastle.
  • Southampton are considering a summer move for Rangers star Scott Arfield.

THE TIMES

  • Liverpool are in talks to play their pre-season friendly against Napoli at the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on July 28 because a series of concerts being held at Anfield will delay the re-laying of their pitch.
  • Virgil van Dijk is expected to claim the PFA Player of the Year award, while Raheem Sterling is believed to be ahead in the voting for the Football Writers' Association award.
  • Liverpool's players stand to gain £2m more in bonuses than their counterparts at Tottenham if they win the Champions League.
  • Manchester's City players missed out on bonuses worth up to £1m each because of their elimination from the Champions League at the hands of Tottenham on Wednesday night.
Celebrations for Liverpool duo Virgil van Dijk and Sadio Mane
Virgil van Dijk and Sadio Mane

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

  • UEFA has defended the role of the video assistant referee in Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final second leg at the Etihad Stadium, saying all angles of Fernando Llorente's goal were made available to referee Cuneyt Cakir.

THE SCOTTISH SUN

  • Fulham have placed Celtic interim boss Neil Lennon on their list of candidates to take over as manager at Craven Cottage.
  • Malky Mackay and Scot Gemmill are in the frame to take on the Scotland manager's job in the interim and give the SFA added time to source a replacement for Alex McLeish.


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