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Manchester United ready to reignite Adrien Rabiot pursuit | Newcastle also keen - Paper Talk

Plus: Mauricio Pochettino is flying to London this week to sign a three-year deal with Chelsea; Arsenal are on alert after Ferland Mendy was told he can leave Real Madrid this summer; Aston Villa are interested in signing Marco Asensio and Ferran Torres

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All the top stories and transfer rumours from Monday's newspapers...

L'EQUIPE

Manchester United are ready to reignite their pursuit of Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot this summer but Newcastle are also keen on signing the 28-year-old.

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Image: Manchester United are reportedly set to reignite their pursuit of Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot this summer

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Mauricio Pochettino is returning to London from Barcelona this week to sign his contract as Chelsea's new head coach, which is expected to be an initial three years, and immediately start planning for next season.

Leicester City have scrapped their end-of-season awards dinner with the club facing relegation from the Premier League, while their players face wage reductions of up to 50 per cent if they go down.

DAILY MIRROR

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Arsenal are on alert after Ferland Mendy was told he can leave Real Madrid this summer.‌

John Barnes claims he has heard that Virgil van Dijk has 'told' Jurrien Timber to snub Manchester United and join him at Liverpool - just as he did with Cody Gakpo.

Bayern Munich sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic has refused to confirm whether his side will sign Joao Cancelo permanently this summer.

Todd Boehly has allegedly admitted he might have made a mistake by sacking Thomas Tuchel as Chelsea prepare to appoint Mauricio Pochettino as their new manager.

Jobe Bellingham is set to quit Birmingham and sign for Sunderland, according to reports.

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Gary Neville says Mauricio Pochettino won't take any nonsense at Chelsea and will make 'massive improvements' straight away at Stamford Bridge

DAILY EXPRESS

Brighton head coach Roberto De Zerbi has admitted Moises Caicedo and Alexis Mac Allister could leave the club this summer but insists Kaoru Mitoma is going nowhere.

Roy Keane has questioned Manchester United's reported interest in goalkeeper Jordan Pickford as Erik ten Hag looks to recruit a new goalkeeper.

Gilberto Silva has urged Mikel Arteta to consider whether Oleksandr Zinchenko is the player he needs in his Arsenal midfield rather than a new signing.

Manchester United co-owner Avram Glazer was typically tight-lipped when asked by reporters over the status of the club's potential takeover after attending the Women's FA Cup final on Sunday.

Southampton's relegation from the Premier League could have come at the perfect time for Chelsea, with incoming boss Mauricio Pochettino potentially reuniting with the player he once described as a "role model" when they worked together a decade ago.

Notts County are bracing themselves for big-money offers for striker Macaulay Langstaff despite securing their own return to the EFL on Saturday via the National League play-offs.

Man Utd takeover bid deadline April 28
Image: The deadline for the submitting of Manchester United takeover bids passed on April 28

DAILY MAIL

Thiago Silva's wife has quashed reports the Brazilian could leave Chelsea this summer.

Burnley boss Vincent Kompany will hold talks with Wout Weghorst when he returns to the Clarets in the summer.

Union Berlin are braced for summer offers for their star forward Sheraldo Becker amid interest from Premier League clubs including West Ham, Fulham and Burnley.

Joan Laporta has again vowed to bring Lionel Messi back to Barcelona next season even though he is likely to need to get £180m in salary off the books to make it happen.

Leeds United are waiting to find out whether they will be charged over one of their supporters confronting Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe in his technical area at Elland Road during Saturday's 2-2 draw.

Toulouse and Nantes both dropped players - Zakaria Aboukhlal and Mostafa Mohamed respectively - after they refused to participate in Ligue 1's campaign against homophobia at the weekend.

MMA star Mauro Chaulet has been shot dead by military police in Porto Alegre, Brazil, local media has reported.

THE SUN

Borussia Dortmund and England midfielder Jude Bellingham has reportedly turned down a move to Manchester City.

Ajax's trip to Groningen on Sunday was abandoned after multiple smoke bombs were thrown onto the pitch.

Mauricio Pochettino's arrival at Chelsea appears unlikely to change Mason Mount's mind on staying, with relations between his representatives and the club reportedly at an all-time low.

Paul Pogba's Juventus injury hell continued on Sunday when he was forced off in tears after 24 minutes in his first start of the season against Cremonese.

Real Madrid are hopeful Eduardo Camavinga will be available for the Champions League semi-final second leg against Manchester City despite limping off against Getafe on Saturday with an apparent knee injury.

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MARCA

Real Madrid are set to cool their interest in Kylian Mbappe amid Vinicius Junior's impressive form.

SPORT

Aston Villa are interested in signing Real Madrid star Marco Asensio and Barcelona forward Ferran Torres this summer.

SCOTTISH SUN

Rangers target Luis Palma has dropped a massive hint about his future ahead of the £4.3m battle for his signature.

Allan McGregor's exit from Rangers has been all but confirmed by boss Michael Beale.

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