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Paper Talk: Wednesday's football transfer rumours


The best of the transfer rumours and latest gossip from Wednesday's national newspapers.

DAILY STAR

  • Danny Rose will snub Chelsea's advances next summer and instead join Manchester United in a £45m deal.
  • Former Chelsea boss Ruud Gullit has suggested Nathan Ake's spell at Stamford Bridge was wasted and he should have stayed at Feyenoord.

DAILY MIRROR

  • Paris Saint-Germain are planning to splash out £90m to land Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante but will not make their move until the end of the season.
  • Chelsea are set to fine rising star Charly Musonda for his Instagram post appearing to hit out at his lack of chances under Antonio Conte.
  • Leicester are still eyeing a possible Andros Townsend transfer with Crystal Palace desperate to sign a striker for their relegation scrap.
  • Rio Ferdinand backs Manchester United's Marcus Rashford to match Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele as future megastars.

DAILY EXPRESS

  • Emre Can already has a contract waiting for him at Juventus. The midfielder has less than 10 months remaining on his current contract at Liverpool and has been heavily linked with a move to Turin.
  • Celtic star Mikael Lustig has written off Rangers saying they are not even close to matching up to the Hoops with Brendan Rodgers in charge.
  • PSG are considering a move for Real Madrid star Casemiro if they fail to land Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante.

THE SUN

  • Mesut Ozil is set for an embarrassing climbdown as no clubs are prepared to pay him a £330,000-a-week wage.
  • Real Madrid will allow Gareth Bale to move to Manchester United for £89m.
  • Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson will turn out for Welsh Division Two side Caerau at the age of 49 - he has friends on the board and wants to help the club boost attendances.

THE TIMES

  • Jack Wilshere is considering leaving Arsenal in January over fears a lack of playing time will scupper any hopes he has of making England's World Cup squad.

DAILY MAIL

  • David Silva is on the verge of extending his Manchester City contract to 2020 in a deal worth £150,000 per week.
  • Bosnia-Herzegovina fans disrupted their World Cup qualifying win in Estonia by hurling flares onto the pitch after they failed to make the play-offs.
  • Diafra Sakho is in line for a new deal at West Ham only six weeks after appearing to be on his way to Rennes in a Deadline Day move.

THE INDEPENDENT

  • Peter Reid has voiced his concern at Ronald Koeman's current Everton side, saying: "The Everton team I was in could scrap. I am not sure this team can."

DAILY RECORD

  • Dundee United are weighing up a move for Francois Kompany, the younger brother of Manchester City captain Vincent. He has impressed on trial at Tannadice.