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.