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Antonio Conte
Antonio Conte

Paper Talk: Friday's football transfer rumours and gossip

08:40 · FRI June 08, 2018

Antonio Conte is Euro giants' number one target, Yaya Toure talks underway and Spurs lead Jack Grealish race, according to the back pages...

Daily Express

  • Real Madrid have lined up Chelsea manager Antonio Conte as their preferred choice to replace Zinedine Zidane.

Daily Mail

  • West Ham have opened talks over a sensational move for Yaya Toure, who is very keen to play for Manuel Pellegrini again.
  • Middlesbrough defender Ben Gibson is attracting interest from a number of Premier League clubs.
  • Tottenham are leading the chase for Aston Villa's £40m-rated Jack Grealish (pictured, below).

The Sun

  • Brighton are putting together a £7m package to sign Sunderland's Paddy McNair.
  • Sergio Aguero has committed his future to Manchester City after dismissing talks of a rift with Pep Guardiola.
  • Sporting Lisbon are looking to land Leeds managerial target Marcelo Bielsa, according to reports in Portugal.
  • Mesut Ozil has eased fears he could miss part of the World Cup by posting a picture of him smiling on the Germany team bus.

Daily Star

  • Stoke are set to offer Ryan Shawcross a pay rise, just days after he took a huge wage cut.
  • Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez is weighing-up a reunion with Martin Skrtel who is available for £1.8m.
  • Millwall are set to shatter their transfer record to sign Ben Marshall from Wolves for £1.2m.

Daily Mirror

  • West Ham have slapped a £60m valuation on Marko Arnautovic (pictured, above), with Manchester United still circling.
  • Napoli and West Ham have joined Manchester City with interest in Southampton midfielder Mario Lemina.

Daily Telegraph

  • Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is set to test crisis club Aston Villa's insistence they will not sell Jack Grealish for under £40m by making a bid for the midfielder.
  • Saido Berahino is set for talks over his Stoke future with new manager Gary Rowett next week.

The Times

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