Newcastle captain Jamaal Lascelles celebrates
Newcastle captain Jamaal Lascelles celebrates

Football Paper Talk: Latest football transer talk & rumours as Everton look at Jamaal Lascelles


Everton have targeted Jamaal Lascelles while Steven Gerrard is chasing a Liverpool midfielder, according to today's papers.

THE SUN

  • New Everton boss Marco Silva is set to take advantage of uncertainty at Newcastle with a £30m bid for Jamaal Lascelles.
  • The pitch at England's World Cup training base for their clash with Panama in Nizhny Novgorod has been infected with "pink snow mould." The Meschera facility is being given to all six "home" teams playing in the city during the tournament.
  • Inter Milan have stepped up their interest in Manchester United defender Daley Blind.
  • A group of British businessmen are set to launch a takeover attempt of Aston Villa.
  • Tony Coton is set to quit Aston Villa and return to League One side Sunderland, who he played for in the 90s, as the head of a new-look recruitment team.
  • Sunderland defender John O'Shea is set to sign a one-year deal to stay in the Sky Bet Championship with Reading.

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THE MIRROR

  • Trent Alexander-Arnold will be given his chance to win a World Cup start when England take on Costa Rica at Elland Road.
  • FA chairman Greg Clarke is set to complain to FIFA over a £16,000 fine handed out for an England U20 player taking a rival energy drink to FIFA's official partner beverage, just £6,000 less than Russia were fined for racial abuse aimed at France players in March.
  • Tomer Hemed hopes La Liga side Eibar can rescue him from Brighton, where he found himself relegated to a fringe role and did not play after January.
  • Everton and Brighton are in a £5m fight to sign Charlton's England U20 defender Ezri Konsa.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

  • Jamie Vardy is expected to start England's final World Cup warm-up match against Costa Rica.
  • Belgium are bracing themselves for the loss of Vincent Kompany from their World Cup squad after the Manchester City captain limped out of a pre-tournament friendly against Portugal with yet another injury.

DAILY STAR

  • Chelsea have met with Malcom's agent ahead of a proposed £44m move from Bordeaux, according to reports in France.

THE TIMES

  • Napoli have set a £52m asking price for Jorginho after the president of the Italian club said he rejected an offer from Manchester City worth £12m less.
  • Watford are in talks with Bologna to sign Adam Masina, a left-back who could cost around £8m.

DIALY RECORD

  • Swansea forward Oli McBurnie has put Rangers boss Steven Gerrard on alert after admitting he would relish a move to Ibrox.
  • Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill has thrown his weight behind Coleraine manager Oran Kearney taking over from Jack Ross at St Mirren.
  • John Hartson will be interviewed for the managerial vacancy at Livingston.

SCOTTISH SUN

  • Steven Gerrard is raiding Liverpool to sign Ovie Ejaria for Rangers.
  • Former Celtic star Liam Henderson is set to be at the centre of a bidding war in Italy as Parma and Bologna go head-to-head for his signature.

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Odds correct as of 0818 BST 04/06/18

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