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Paper Talk: Friday's football transfer rumours and gossip from UK newspapers


A round-up of the latest football gossip from Friday's newspapers.

THE SUN

  • Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois could be on the move, with Juventus, Real Madrid, PSG and Atletico all interested.
  • Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has dismissed Arsenal's £40m bid for Karim Benzema as embarrassing.
  • Eliaquim Mangala admits he could leave Manchester City in search of regular football, despite the side's injury crisis at the heart of their defence.

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DAILY TELEGRAPH

  • Glenn Murray says he would get more credit for his performances with Brighton if he had a foreign name.
  • West Brom caretaker manager Gary Megson insists his first game in charge, against Tottenham, is not going to be an audition for a permanent job.

DAILY EXPRESS

  • Wayne Rooney has called on the Everton board to end the uncertainty and appoint a new manager following Thursday's humiliating 5-1 defeat to Atalanta at Goodison Park.
  • Harry Kane admits he rushed his recovery from injury to play in last weekend's north London derby, which Tottenham lost 2-0.
  • Barcelona and Real Madrid are set to go head to head for the signature of highly-rated Athletic Bilbao defender Aymeric Laporte.

DAILY MAIL

  • Eden Hazard admits that he admires Real Madrid, but says that he has no interest in leaving Chelsea for the time being.
  • Mesut Ozil is demanding £330,000-a-week from Barcelona, who are looking to sell Arda Turan to raise funds for the signing of the Arsenal playmaker.

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  • PSG have emerged as the surprise front-runners to sign Marouane Fellaini if he chooses to leave Manchester United, and they are ready to offer him a four-year deal.
  • Harry Kane says he wants to score in every game as he closes in on Alan Shearer's record of 36 Premier League goals in a calendar year.

THE GUARDIAN

  • Eden Hazard has admitted that Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah did not get a chance to make it at Chelsea, ahead of the match between the sides on Saturday.

DAILY STAR

  • Chris Coleman has backed Craig Bellamy to succeed him as Wales manager, and says his lack of experience could be a positive.
  • Riyad Mahrez is glad that Demarai Gray is being given a chance at Leicester, as he feels the winger provides the team with an X factor.

DAILY MIRROR

  • Henrikh Mkhitaryan was dropped by Jose Mourinho in an effort to encourage him to raise his game following a run of poor form.
  • West Ham and Crystal Palace are set to do battle over Harry Arter, with both of the struggling sides interested in the Bournemouth midfielder.
  • Jack Wilshere admits he may have to leave Arsenal to get regular football as he is frustrated with his current game-time.
  • Gabriel Jesus says he has his eyes on Sergio Aguero's Manchester City goalscoring record, despite the Argentine only setting it last month.
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