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Papers: Manchester City in Raheem Sterling contract talks

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All the top stories and transfer rumours from the back pages of Wednesday's national newspapers...

DAILY MIRROR

Manchester City have opened talks with Raheem Sterling over a new mega-money deal - just 12 months after he signed his latest contract.

Liverpool are set to use their entire first-team squad at the Club World Cup next month and leave a youth team to face Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.

DAILY MAIL

Bayern Munich are preparing a shock move for Tottenham striker Troy Parrott and want Dean Henderson as a long-term successor to Manuel Neuer.

Manchester United's stars have been told not to go outside for more than 10 minutes at a time when they play Astana in Kazakhstan as the temperature will be around minus 20 degrees.

Kylian Mbappe's mum and agent has told Real Madrid 'he will not sign a new PSG deal' as the Spanish giants aim to land the £342m star next summer.

Newport County have been forced to apologise to families of Academy players after confidential reports about their children were circulated among other parents.

Wales rugby union coach Rob Howley will find out by the end of the year whether he will be punished over alleged betting offences that saw him sent home from the World Cup.

DAILY STAR

Sheffield United defender John Egan could miss the chance to face Manchester United on Sunday after injuring his calf playing for the Republic of Ireland.

THE SUN

Neymar has snubbed Paris Saint-Germain's attempts to extend his contract as he eyes a return to Barcelona.

Arsenal scouted Hungary midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai against Wales with an eye to making him Granit Xhaka's replacement.

Jurgen Klopp held three meetings with Manchester United before snubbing the chance to take over from David Moyes in 2014.

Chelsea do not expect to find out until December whether they will be freed from their transfer ban in January.

THE TIMES

Manchester City's wage bill rose by £55m last year - the biggest annual leap in the club's history - to overtake Real Madrid in the list of the world's top payers.

Newcastle's St James' Park is being lined up as a potential venue for one of England's warm-up games before Euro 2020 with Old Trafford and the Etihad Stadium among other possibles.

Saracens' rivals want Premiership players to have to declare their earnings to the league so they can also be held accountable for any breaches of the salary cap.

DAILY EXPRESS

Pep Guardiola will not be leaving Manchester City any time soon, claims the Manchester City boss' agent.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

A doctor studying the link between dementia and football has urged clubs to introduce regular cognitive testing for players and to ban kids heading the ball.

SCOTTISH SUN

Former Fulham manager Felix Magath is not in running for the Hearts job. It's believed a foreigner is in the frame to replace Craig Levein.

Celtic want to re-sign Tottenham midfielder Victor Wanyama on loan in January.

Rangers are keeping tabs on Dunfermline ace Kevin Nisbet, according to reports.

DAILY RECORD

Rangers handed Greg Docherty the chance to impress scouts during a bounce game against Leicester City - the midfielder has not played since August and is expected to be loaned out in January.

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