£70m- rated Elliot Anderson favours a move to Man City over Man Utd- Paper talk and football transfer gossip
Latest from Friday's papers: Arsenal will need to sell a first-team player this summer, with Martin Odegaard and Gabriel Martinelli among the potential candidates; Mike Ashley is set to lodge a revised bid for crisis club Sheffield Wednesday in the next 24 hours
Thursday 5 March 2026 22:35, UK
The top stories and transfer rumours from Friday's newspapers...
Premier League
Elliot Anderson favours a move to Man City over neighbours Manchester United, but Nottingham Forest value the 23-year-old at more than £70m - Talksport
Nottingham Forest have told global head of football Edu Gaspar to stay away from the club as his departure moves closer - The Telegraph
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Tottenham legend Glenn Hoddle has sensationally opened the door to a return to the crisis club as an assistant to a fellow Spurs great - The Sun
Piero Hincapie will join Arsenal on a permanent transfer from Bayer Leverkusen at the end of this season - The Sun
The Gunners will need to sell a first-team player this summer, with Martin Odegaard and Gabriel Martinelli among the potential candidates - The Telegraph
Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea are set to battle to sign England U19 centre-back Samuel Amissah from Fulham - The Telegraph
EFL
Mike Ashley, the former Newcastle United owner, is set to lodge a revised bid for crisis club Sheffield Wednesday in the next 24 hours - The Telegraph
Scotland
Celtic are targeting two Premiership stars as part of a summer squad overhaul, according to a report - Scottish Sun
World football
World Cup matches will effectively be shown in quarters rather than halves as broadcasters seize on mandatory new breaks to show more TV adverts - The Telegraph
A crunch World Cup play-off clash has been thrown into chaos amid fears Iraq national football team may not even be able to travel to the match - The Sun
Europe
Jurgen Klopp could return to management as he is getting "nostalgic" for the dugout amid links with Real Madrid and Germany - The Sun
ICYMI: The top stories and transfer rumours from Thurday's newspapers...
