Premier League and EFL football gossip and transfer rumours
Premier League and EFL football gossip and transfer rumours

Paper Talk: Football transfer news, rumours, reports & gossip as Alexandre Lacazette & Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang are both linked to exits


Today's papers say Alexandre Lacazette could join Atletic Madrid while Man Utd have made an approach for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

THE SUN

  • Odds have been slashed on Massimiliano Allegri becoming Newcastle United manager when their long-awaited takeover is completed.
  • AC Milan have rejected the chance to sign Liverpool forward Adam Lallana on a free transfer, according to reports in Italy.
  • Manchester United are in "constant contact" with Napoli over a deal to sign central defender Kalidou Koulibaly whenever the transfer window reopens.
  • Atletico Madrid are ready to make their move for Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette after the Premier League club reportedly gave him the green light to leave.
  • Arsenal have joined Tottenham in the race to sign highly-rated Feyenoord teenager Lamare Bogarde.
  • Jurgen Klopp's plans to meet Timo Werner and convince him to come to join Liverpool are being derailed by the coronavirus pandemic.

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DAILY MIRROR

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DAILY MAIL

  • Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is still keen on signing Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish despite his high-profile breach of coronavirus lockdown rules.
  • Amazon is eyeing up a possible naming rights deal for Tottenham's new stadium, with chairman Daniel Levy aiming for a record £250m deal.
  • Chelsea's Olivier Giroud is willing to take a massive cut from his £135,000 weekly wage in order to force through a move to Inter Milan.
  • Arsenal are in talks to sign £15m-rated Reims centre-half Axel Disasi.
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  • Christian Fuchs is torn over his future at Leicester City as he weighs up the possibility of moving to the United States.
  • Lazio director Arturo Diaconale has warned Serie A of nightmare legal battles should the 2019/20 campaign be cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
  • Championship clubs are pushing increasingly hard for the introduction of a permanent salary cap amid the ongoing battle to force their players into accepting wage cuts for the remainder of the season.
  • The FA has lined up Tottenham's academy guru John McDermott as technical director to replace Les Reed, who will step down next summer.
  • The SPFL task force charged with delivering league reconstruction aims to have a new-look 14-team Premiership in place within six weeks.

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DAILY EXPRESS

  • Manchester United have approached Arsenal star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ahead of the summer transfer window.
  • Suitors including Manchester United and Chelsea will have to find £70m if they want to sign Barcelona forward Philippe Coutinho in the summer.

DAILY STAR

  • Liverpool made the first move to sign young Real Madrid star Rodrygo in 2017 while he was still a Santos player, according to his agent.

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DAILY TELEGRAPH

  • A DCMS select committee is turning an eye towards the way football has dealt with the issue of furloughing members of staff.
  • Newcastle United staff are hopeful they will immediately be taken out of furlough once the Saudi takeover of the club is concluded.
  • Thomas Meunier appears set to disappoint Chelsea and Tottenham by moving to Germany at the end of the season - both Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich are interested in the PSG right-back.

DAILY RECORD

  • SPFL chiefs are sweating over possible legal challenges before £9.3m in prize money is dished out to Championship, League One and League Two clubs at 10am on Thursday.
  • Ayr United chairman Cameron Lachlan is planning to vote against reconstruction of the Scottish league system which he has branded as "insane".

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