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Elliot Anderson transfer news: Man Utd concede defeat to Man City in battle for Nottingham Forest star - Paper Talk

Thursday's top stories include: Enzo Fernandez wants to leave Chelsea, but someone has to cough up £120m; Arsenal will demand up to £20m for Gabriel Jesus; England could be playing in front of more than 50,000 empty seats for their first World Cup warm-up match

Wednesday 27 May 2026 22:57, UK

The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday's newspapers...

PREMIER LEAGUE

Manchester United have conceded defeat to bitter rivals City in the race to sign Elliot Anderson - Daily Mirror

Enzo Fernandez wants to leave Chelsea - but someone has to cough up £120m to seal his escape - The Sun

Fulham have offered to make Marco Silva the Premier League's third-highest paid boss with a monster contract - The Sun

Liverpool defender Andy Robertson is edging closer to his next destination after reportedly reaching a verbal agreement with Tottenham - Daily Express

Arsenal will demand up to £20m for striker Gabriel Jesus this summer - The Athletic

Arsenal have confirmed the route for their Premier League - and potentially Champions League - trophy parade, with at least 500,000 supporters expected to descend on north London for the festivities - The Standard

Jimmy Comer, father of Killing Eve star Jodie Comer, has been given an emphatic send-off by Everton after 29 years working as the club's masseuse - Daily Mail

WORLD FOOTBALL

Maurizio Sarri has quit as Lazio manager for a second time - The Sun

Vinicius Junior has said he wants to continue playing for Real Madrid his "whole life"- but added neither he nor the club are "in a rush" to sign a new contract, with his current deal expiring in 2027 - The Athletic

NWSL team San Diego Wave have poached Leeds United's chief business officer Morrie Eisenberg to be its new chief executive officer - The Athletic

UEFA is yet to take action against the integration of clubs from illegally occupied parts of Ukraine into Russia's football system despite being urged to do so by the Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) last year - The Guardian

WORLD CUP

England could be playing in front of more than 50,000 empty seats for their first warm-up match ahead of the World Cup - The Telegraph

Three Costa Rica players have been dropped for disciplinary reasons ahead of a pre-World Cup friendly against England - Daily Star

The Prince of Wales has visited Thomas Tuchel's England backroom staff ahead of the World Cup and is confident they will "rise to the occasion" at the tournament - The Telegraph

A non-profit organisation which supports people with serious spinal injuries was forced to cancel a raffle for two World Cup tickets after receiving cease-and-desist letters from a law firm representing soccer's global governing body FIFA - The Athletic

The attorneys general of New York and New Jersey have launched an investigation into FIFA's ticketing practices around the 2026 World Cup, focusing specifically on the matches due to take place at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey - The Guardian

SCOTTISH FOOTBALL

In-demand Oskar Fallenius has left the door open for a move to Rangers as the Djurgarden winger considers his options - Daily Record

Hearts have targeted French striker Amadou Ba-Sy as they look to fill the gap left by Lawrence Shankland's move to Rangers - The Scottish Sun