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Paper Talk: Saturday football transfer rumours including Hudson-Odoi to Anfield


Liverpool have reportedly held talks with the agent of Callum Hudson-Odoi over a potential summer switch according to Saturday's papers.

THE SUN

  • Everton have joined Chelsea in the race to sign £40m-rated Callum Wilson from Bournemouth - with Coventry set to earn a 10 per cent windfall.
  • Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed he will not evict Virgil van Dijk from his £4m mansion.
  • Marko Arnautovic stunned West Ham fans with surprise phone calls to try to win back their hearts.
  • Key Bournemouth coach Johnny Yems feels 'betrayed' after being axed by the club over £45k wages.
  • Marcus Rashford will sign a five-year deal worth a £150,000-a-week - more than double his current salary.
  • Arsenal have offered Petr Cech the chance to stay at the club as a coach when he retires at the end of the season.
  • Manchester United will unveil a huge banner to officially welcome Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to the club, despite never giving the honour to their previous bosses.
  • Sunderland have attracted interest from two consortiums who are pondering a £50m takeover of the club.
  • Crystal Palace head of coaching David Muir has quit the club after being accused of making a racial slur.

DAILY MIRROR

  • Liverpool have reportedly held talks with the agent of Callum Hudson-Odoi over a potential summer switch.
  • Arsenal reportedly have an agreement in place to sign wonderkid Gabriel Martinelli from Brazilian side Ituano.
  • Manchester United are not yet ready to cut their losses with Alexis Sanchez, as the club believes he retains substantial commercial appeal.
  • Kai Havertz has put Arsenal and Bayern Munich on alert by admitting he "knows what he wants" regarding his future at Bayer Leverkusen.
  • Manchester City could lose Ilkay Gundogan for nothing next summer after the midfielder put contract talks at the Etihad Stadium on hold.
  • Liverpool goalkeeper Adam Bogdan has been given the all-clear by a specialist regarding concussion issues that have kept him sidelined since January.
  • Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says failing to emulate Pep Guardiola left him feeling he had missed out on his chance to manage Manchester United.
  • Mauricio Pochettino reckons Virgil van Dijk has been worth every penny of the £75m Liverpool paid for him.

DAILY MAIL

  • Zinedine Zidane will move for Napoli centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly if Raphael Varane forces a move away.
  • Philippe Coutinho is weighing up whether to leave Barcelona this summer, just 18 months after sealing a dream move to the Nou Camp.
  • Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl says he has received support from England boss Gareth Southgate over his youth selection policy.
  • Declan Rice was on the verge of asking for a loan move out of West Ham United before the start of the season.
  • Former Watford striker Odion Ighalo has revealed that he snubbed interest from La Liga champions Barcelona earlier this year.

THE TIMES

  • Nuno Espirito Santo insists that he is happy at Wolves and claimed he was unaware of any interest from Chelsea, while being non-committal on his long-term future.
  • Everton have told Kurt Zouma that they want to sign him permanently as the club prepare for another summer of change.
  • Mauricio Pochettino has said that the romance and prestige of playing at Tottenham Hotspur's £1bn new stadium would not guarantee that they would keep or sign the best players.
  • Gareth Southgate was baffled by the number of withdrawals from his England squad this week and will monitor whether those seven players immediately return to their club line-ups.

DAILY RECORD

  • Rangers manager Steven Gerrard has hit out at the Croatian FA over their handling of Borna Barisic's injury.
  • Derek McInnes is adamant Scotland has good enough players to qualify for major finals.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

  • Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has issued a hands-off warning to Real Madrid and Barcelona over Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford by insisting both players are "vital" to his plans to build a Manchester United team "worthy of the history of the club".
  • Mauricio Pochettino has once again refused to offer any promises that he will be Tottenham Hotspur manager next season.
  • Bolton are in takeover talks with the former Watford owner Laurence Bassini.

SCOTTISH SUN

  • Alfredo Morelos should channel his aggression just like Luis Suarez, says Rangers boss Steven Gerrard.
  • Hearts boss Craig Levein has been hit with a 'misconduct' charge over an incident at an Edinburgh derby U18s clash.

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