Paper Talk
Tuesday 31 December 2019 07:13, UK
All the top stories and transfer rumours from the back pages of Tuesday's national newspapers...
THE SUN
Dominic Calvert-Lewin has risen to the top of Manchester United's summer transfer list after they missed out on Erling Haaland.
Real Madrid have been urged to splash out £170m to sign Tottenham striker Harry Kane by club legend Hugo Sanchez.
Michael O'Neill is keen on bringing Northern Ireland midfielder Jordan Thompson to Stoke but the Potters will face competition for the Blackpool star's signature.
DAILY MAIL
Manchester United fear they could be without Scott McTominay for up to eight weeks after scans confirmed injured knee ligaments.
Arsenal will provide new boss Mikel Arteta with funds in next month's transfer window with RB Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano high on their list.
The Premier League have no plans to alter the way VAR adjudicates marginal offside decisions this season.
Ex-referee Mark Clattenburg has outlined a five-point plan to improve the Premier League's VAR.
Southend boss Sol Campbell hopes to bring in Macclesfield midfielder Emmanuel Osadebe to give a much-needed boost to his relegation-haunted squad.
Ellis Genge will commit his future to the Leicester Tigers on a £400,000-a-year deal, but that deal will include an option to leave if the storied club is relegated.
Sandown will implement a new void race procedure for Saturday's meeting after an incident earlier this month which initially saw 10 jockeys banned for failing to stop - their bans were overturned on appeal.
THE TELEGRAPH
Mikel Arteta is facing a huge battle to try to convince Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to stay at Arsenal past the end of this season with doubts growing over his long-term future.
Jurgen Klopp wants Adam Lallana to sign a one-year contract extension to avoid losing him on a free transfer, but the Liverpool manager is resigned to losing the midfielder at the end of the season.
Chelsea have attempted to make checks on whether or not RB Leipzig forward Timo Werner has a release clause that could be activated in January.
Agent Mino Raiola has refuted claims that Manchester United withdrew from the race to sign Erling Haaland.
Watford manager Nigel Pearson will try to sign midfielder Andy King on loan from former club Leicester in January after his spell at Rangers was cancelled.
James Anderson is set to be replaced by off-spinner Dominic Bess in the England side for the second Test against South Africa.
England are backing plans to scrap five-day Test cricket from 2023 in a bid to ease player workload.
DAILY MIRROR
Paul Pogba will not leave Manchester United in the January transfer window, according to his agent Mino Raiola
Ex-Barcelona star Xavi claims Pep Guardiola will now prioritise winning the Champions League with Manchester City so far behind in the Premier League title race.
Newcastle will let Ki Sung-Yueng and Yoshinori Muto leave in January to make room for new signings with Jarrod Bowen top of Steve Bruce's shopping list.
DAILY EXPRESS
Newcastle are interested in Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos and have told Jack Colback and Henri Saivet they are free to leave - the club will also listen to offers for Dwight Gayle but are not expected to let him leave on loan.
South Africa are expected to hand a Test debut to Pieter Malan in the second Test against England, which starts in Cape Town on Friday.
Darts bosses at the BDO fear a boycott of their World Championship after slashing prize money by more than 50 per cent.`
DAILY STAR
India have reversed an earlier decision not to compete in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham over the absence of shooting events the country has traditionally enjoyed success in.
THE TIMES
Richard Scudamore earned more than £10m in his final year as executive chairman of the Premier League.
