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Paper Talk: Monday March 18 - Chelsea to sack Maurizio Sarri this week
By Sporting Life
Football
Mon March 18, 2019 · 6y ago
Has Maurizio Sarri's time at Stamford Bridge come to an end? That's one of the reports in Monday's national newspapers. Get up-to-date with all the key news and gossip with Paper Talk.
DAILY EXPRESS
Chelsea could sack manager Maurizio Sarri during the international break following Sunday's defeat to Everton.
Tottenham's Denmark playmaker Christian Eriksen, whose contract with the London club expires in summer 2020, is a target for Real Madrid and he has dreamed of playing for the Spanish club since he was a child.
Chelsea's defeat to Everton was Sarri's seventh in the Premier League
THE SUN
European football's superpowers are to propose a radical Champions League shake-up in showdown talks with UEFA.
Tottenham scouts were impressed with Benfica's £85m-rated teen striker Jota in their Europa League win against Dinamo Zagreb.
Juventus are willing to offer Alexis Sanchez a Manchester United escape route, but the striker would need to take pay-cut.
Tottenham have joined Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain in the battle for Fulham ace Ryan Sessegnon.
Manchester United and Arsenal are on red alert with Inter Milan reportedly ready to sell Mauro Icardi and Ivan Perisic.
Manchester United are lining up the next Giggs - Ryan's son, Zach, is training with the club's academy at Carrington.
Chelsea could decide not to sell 18-year-old England winger Callum Hudson-Odoi, whose contract runs out in 2020, if they sell Belgium forward Eden Hazard to Real Madrid this summer.
THE TIMES
Arsenal could turn to Marc Overmars after Monchi returns to Sevilla as their sporting director.
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DAILY TELEGRAPH
The FA will launch an investigation into the three pitch invasions by supporters at the weekend.
Arsenal will consider hiring former player Marc Overmars as their technical director after top target Monchi chose to return to Sevilla following his departure from Roma.
Proposals to make changes to Champions League qualification and play matches in the competition on a weekend are set to be discussed at a meeting between Uefa and Europe's top clubs on Tuesday.
DAILY MIRROR
Benfica have rebuffed Liverpool's attempt to sign central defender Francisco Reis Ferreira.
Arsenal will tempt Crystal Palace with two of their fringe players as they try to get a deal for Aaron Wan-Bissaka over the line.
DAILY MAIL
Birmingham are braced for a 12-point deduction over FFP breaches that would place the club's Championship status under threat
SCOTTISH SUN
Darren Bent would be interested in following his former team-mate Jermain Defoe to Scotland by joining Celtic or Rangers.