Arsenal transfer news: Mikel Arteta ready to make £130m push for Julian Alvarez as Gabriel Martinelli nears Saudi move - Paper Talk
Latest transfer news and headlines include: Chelsea have had three bids turned down for England midfielder Alex Scott; Liverpool will have to pay £70m to sign Yankuba Minteh from Brighton; Kris Boyd fears Rangers fans could turn on Derek McInnes if they crash out of Europe on Thursday
Monday 24 August 2026 23:18, UK
The top stories and transfer rumours from Tuesday's newspapers...
PREMIER LEAGUE
Mikel Arteta is ready to make a £130m push to sign Julian Alvarez - but will demand assurances the Argentina star wants to move to Arsenal - Daily Mirror
Arsenal winger Gabriel Martinelli is closing on a £55m move to Al-Hilal - Daily Mail
Chelsea have had three bids turned down for England midfielder Alex Scott, with Bournemouth adamant that neither he nor any of their crown jewels will leave before September 1 - The i Paper
- Transfer Centre LIVE! | Latest on YOUR PL club!
- Got Sky? Watch LIVE football on your phone📱
- Not got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW
Leeds United remain interested in signing Mykhailo Mudryk on loan from Chelsea. News of talks between the two clubs, and a rejected offer from the West Yorkshire side, broke last week - The Athletic
Liverpool will have to pay £70m to sign Yankuba Minteh from Brighton after seeing two bids rebuffed - The Independent
The consortium that announced an agreement to buy the majority of Daniel Levy's stake in Enic, the parent company of Tottenham Hotspur, is yet to pay for the deal amid questions over how it will be funded - The Telegraph
Shim Mheuka is set to sign a new long-term contract at Chelsea - The Standard
Hull City are set to reward assistant head coach Dean Holden with an improved contract following the club's remarkable start to life in the Premier League - Daily Mail
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL
Kris Boyd fears Rangers fans could turn on Derek McInnes if they crash out of Europe on Thursday - The Scottish Sun
Hearts have made their move to sign Faroese winger Aron Benjaminsen - Daily Record
Dundee are set to sign Bournemouth defender Matai Akinmboni on a season-long loan - The Scottish Sun
WORLD FOOTBALL
Football legends, including Emmanuel Petit and Lucy Bronze, have shared a statement protesting against the leadership of FIFA under Gianni Infantino - The Telegraph
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has hit out at Donald Trump's 'shocking' backing of Gianni Infantino, with the FIFA boss under increased pressure at the helm of football's governing body - Daily Star
The football with which Diego Maradona scored his famous "Hand of God" goal against England at the 1986 World Cup has sold for £2.5m at auction - The Independent
