Paper Talk: Sunday's football transfer rumours including 'the new Messi' Thiago Almada

THE SUNDAY TIMES

• Manchester United have progressed discussions with Lille over the transfer of £70m-rated Ivory Coast international winger Nicolas Pepe.
• Manchester City have reached an agreement with Juventus on a fee of more than £45m for full-back Joao Cancelo but are waiting to offload Danilo before completing the signing.

THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

• David de Gea will become the world's highest-paid goalkeeper after agreeing a new six-year contract with Manchester United worth around £117m.
• Jadon Sancho is backing Rhian Brewster to enjoy a breakthrough season.
• The Premier League do not anticipate any threat to English clubs being able to sign European players after Brexit following discussions with the Home Office.

THE SUN ON SUNDAY

• Steve Bruce is considering a move to bring Andy Carroll back to Newcastle this summer.
• Axel Tuanzebe has claimed he is ready to play regular first-team football at Manchester United next season.
• Tottenham are set to offload Vincent Janssen with Mexican side Monterrey set to sign the striker "in the coming days".
• Chelsea starlet Ike Ugbo is set for a loan transfer away from Stamford Bridge for the upcoming season.
• Bolton's players are set to walk out on the club as they still wait to be paid.
• Newcastle want to sign Burnley's £30m-rated Dwight McNeil.
• Manchester City are set to clinch a £16m deal for Argentine wonder kid Thiago Almada - the new Lionel Messi.
• Chelsea are set to send Jake Clarke-Salter out on loan - with Swansea hoping to win the race.
• West Brom boss Slaven Bilic is making a £5m bid for Amiens striker Moussa Konate.
• Charlie Adam is in talks over a romantic return to Blackpool.

THE MAIL ON SUNDAY

• Paris Saint-Germain have shown an interest in signing Manchester United target Bruno Fernandes from Sporting Lisbon.
• Newcastle manager Steve Bruce is showing interest in Rangers captain James Tavernier.

SUNDAY MIRROR

• Juventus boss Maurizio Sarri has emerged as a front-runner in the race to sign Tottenham defender Danny Rose.
• Harry Winks has claimed Tottenham will show a new arrogant streak as they hunt down Manchester City and Liverpool in the Premier League next season.
• Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has told Jesse Lingard to stop making bad decisions and raise his game.
• Chelsea have rejected a £20m offer from Crystal Palace to prise teenage right-back Reece James away from Stamford Bridge.
• Premier League bosses believe the government will ensure English football is Brexit-proofed ahead of the UK's eventual departure from the European Union.
• Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confided in Manchester United arch-critic Roy Keane in a private meeting.

THE SCOTTISH SUN

• Hatem Abd Elhamed's pace will help him in Scotland after his Celtic transfer, says Boni Ginzburg.
• Rangers boss Steven Gerrard says Greg Docherty deserves his chance to shine at the club.

SUNDAY EXPRESS

• Liverpool are weighing up whether to join Barcelona in the race to land £18m-rated Augsburg left-back Philipp Max.
• Tottenham are on the verge of seeing off competition from Inter Milan and Borussia Dortmund to land Fulham's Ryan Sessegnon.
• Paris Saint-Germain are ready to test Everton's resolve to keep Idrissa Gueye at Goodison Park with a package worth an initial £30m.
• Tottenham star Danny Rose is a shock target for Newcastle.
• Manchester City are still in the hunt for £80million-rated Harry Maguire but must offload Nicolas Otamendi and Eliaquim Mangala in order to fund the deal.
• Brighton are locked in talks with Belgian outfit Club Brugge in their bid to offload South African striker Percy Tau, who is struggling to get a work permit.

DAILY STAR ON SUNDAY

• Aston Villa want to cut their losses on keeper Lovre Kalinic, who has flopped since arriving for £7m from Gent in January.