Papers: Chelsea confident they can sign Callum Wilson from Bournemouth
Tuesday 18 December 2018 10:38, UK
All the top stories and transfer rumours from the back pages of Saturday's national newspapers...
DAILY EXPRESS
Chelsea are confident they can agree a £30m deal with Bournemouth for striker Callum Wilson in January.
Manchester United could land Alex Sandro in a part-exchange deal with Juventus for Paul Pogba.
Neymar is set to snub a return to Barcelona and stay at Paris Saint-Germain.
THE SUN
West Ham and Bournemouth will go head to head in January over the loan signing of Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
Barcelona have banned Ousmane Dembele from turning his mobile phone off, or even putting it on silent, as he continues to struggle with time-keeping.
Manchester United flop Bebe says being told he was free to leave the club was the 'best moment of his life'.
Chelsea are set to 're-educate' their fans in an attempt to drive racists off their terraces.
Manchester City whizkid Rabbi Matondo is a shock £10m target for Bundesliga clubs.
DAILY STAR
Peter Kenyon's consortium is close to agreeing the purchase of Newcastle from Mike Ashley.
Fuming Jose Mourinho is on a collision course with his bosses over Manchester United's lack of transfer action.
DAILY MIRROR
Inter Milan want Antonio Conte to take over as their new manager and will make Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric their highest priority transfer target.
Leeds could lose playmaker Samuel Saiz in January as he is keen to return to Spain with his pregnant wife.
DAILY MAIL
Wolves defender Ryan Bennett is set to commit his future to the club by signing a new deal.
Chelsea are desperately seeking homegrown talent amid fears they will struggle to comply with quota rules next season.
Marco Silva has assured Tom Davies of his future at Everton and insisted the England Under-21 midfielder will not leave on loan in January.
Arsenal are in talks over a potentially lucrative pre-season tour of the United States next summer.
Boca Juniors will not renew the contract of coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto after losing to fierce rivals River Plate in the Copa Libertadores final.
THE GUARDIAN
Olivier Giroud says winning the Premier League is his "last dream as a footballer".
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Arsenal are facing an anxious wait to see if captain Laurent Koscielny will be fit enough to start against Southampton this weekend as Unai Emery faces up to a defensive crisis that threatens to wreck their unbeaten run.
Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson says beating the drop from the Premier League gets harder each year.
THE TIMES
Roman Abramovich has requested reports on Chelsea's attempts to clamp down on the fans who sang antisemitic songs during the Europa League tie against Vidi in Budapest on Thursday.
The owner of the London Stadium has predicted that the legal costs of its disputes with West Ham will total £5m for the three years to the end of its present financial year.
Mauricio Pochettino has revealed that Kyle Walker-Peters will not be sent out on loan and he plans to give the full-back an extended run in the Tottenham first team.
The FA has dumped the headhunting company that it had appointed to find a successor to Martin Glenn.
Gareth Southgate is taking an increasingly close interest in the tactics and playing style of Julian Nagelsmann, the Hoffenheim coach.
SCOTTISH SUN
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers wants to keep Scott Brown as he sanctions a two-year deal for his skipper amid Western Melbourne interest.
Ovie Ejaria is set to cut short his loan deal at Rangers and return to Liverpool.
Graeme Shinnie has warned Aberdeen he's in no hurry to sign a new deal with the club.
