Check out the hot gossip in today's papers
Check out the hot gossip in today's papers

Paper Talk: Sunday's football transfer rumours and gossip


Christian Eriksen is locked in Tottenham contract talks but has now been targeted by Real Madrid according to The Sun.

The Sun On Sunday

Christian Eriksen is locked in Tottenham contract talks but and has now been targeted by Real Madrid.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has a big call to make on his reserve goalkeeper, having received interest in Loris Karius from Besiktas and Simon Mignolet from Napoli.

Chelsea youngster Ola Aina is reportedly set for a season-long loan at Serie A side Torino.

Angel Rangel is joining Queens Park Rangers on a free transfer.

Porto and Benfica are monitoring Stoke forward Bojan and could make loan offers for the former Barcelona man.

West Brom are hoping to sign Crystal Palace right-back Joel Ward on loan, while Stoke City and Blackburn are keen on Eagles striker Connor Wickham.

Swansea winger Wayne Routledge is keen on a loan move back to QPR.

Nottingham Forest striker Zach Clough is being lined up by Scottish Premiership side Hibernian.

Arsenal are keen on Norwegian wonderkid Erling Haaland, but fear missing out on Alf-Inge's 17-year-old son to Red Bull Salzburg with the European transfer window still open.

The Sunday Telegraph

Chelsea turned to Kepa Arrizabalaga after Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak rejected the chance to make a £90m move to London.

Manchester United's decision not to pursue Yerry Mina, who went on to sign for Everton on deadline day, came down to Barcelona's insistence on a buy-back clause.

Yerry Mina: Signed for Everton on deadline day
Yerry Mina

Sunday Express

Real Madrid are refusing to admit defeat in their £200m hunt of Chelsea playmaker Eden Hazard.

Valencia remain keen to finalise a deal for Liverpool forward Divock Origi but need the Premier League club to cut their £26m valuation.

Manchester United and Chelsea have put Timothy Weah - son of Liberia legend George - on their transfer wishlists.

Rangers boss Steven Gerrard has warned Alfredo Morelos to stop getting wound up by the opposition.

Sunday Mirror

Claude Puel is already on the brink at Leicester - with Roberto Martinez and Thierry Henry in the frame to replace him.

Real Madrid wonderkid Martin Odegaard is in line for a move to the Championship.

Watford will make a renewed effort to sign Southampton midfielder James Ward-Prowse in January.

Steve Bruce has recommended that Aston Villa pay off the contracts of Ross McCormack and Micah Richards.

Sunderland midfielder Lee Cattermole is being lined up for a sensational move to Bordeaux, now managed by former Stadium of Light chief Gus Poyet.

Middlesbrough are still hoping to tie up loan deals for Everton's Mo Besic and Yannick Bolasie after being unable to complete transfers on deadline day.

Rangers will reward captain James Tavernier with a new contract after he turned down a £4m move to West Brom.

Daily Star On Sunday

Tottenham are now regretting not trying to sign Jack Grealish earlier in the transfer window.

Manchester United are ready to address the futures of Spanish midfielders Juan Mata and Ander Herrera.

Jason Denayer rejected loan moves to Leeds and Celtic last week in an attempt to clinch a permanent £3m transfer to Galatasaray.

Aston Villa could make another loan move for West Ham winger Robert Snodgrass, who spent last season at Villa Park.

Manchester City have inserted a buy-back clause in the £13.5m deal that sent goalkeeper Angus Gunn to Southampton.

Angus Gunn
Angus Gunn

Daily Record

Dedryck Boyata will down tools and refuse to play for Celtic after a war of words erupted between the club and his agent.

The Scottish Sun

Kyle Lafferty has promised Hearts he will not agitate for a move to Rangers.

Celtic goalkeeper Craig Gordon insists he hopes Brendan Rodgers remains at Parkhead as he eyes further success.

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