Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag at risk of losing right-hand man to Ajax - Paper Talk
Plus: Liverpool have reportedly approached Max Eberl over becoming the club's new sporting director; Manchester United have launched an investigation into why their first-team squad has suffered so many injuries
Saturday 14 October 2023 08:04, UK
All the top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday's newspapers...
THE SUN
Manchester United are at risk of losing Erik ten Hag's right-hand man Mitchell van der Gaag to Ajax as the Dutch club line him up for their managerial job.
Wales wanted Roy Keane to replace Robert Page as their manager in June.
Harry Maguire could quit Manchester United in January, with West Ham reportedly being encouraged to reignite their interest in the England defender.
Jerome Boateng has been offered to West Ham's Europa League opponents Olympiacos.
Erik ten Hag is "open" to dropping Andre Onana if his poor form for Manchester United continues, according to reports.
Former Arsenal ace Sokratis Papastathopoulos could be on the verge of a spectacular return to football with Bayern Munich.
Arsenal and Chelsea are reportedly going head to head in an attempt to sign RB Leipzig star Dani Olmo.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Chelsea have become the first Premier League club to publicly condemn anti-Semitism following the Hamas attacks on Israel this week.
Tottenham Hotspur are facing criticism for their response to the Hamas terror attack in Israel with the chairman of the club's Tribute Trust writing to tender his resignation.
Aston Villa are set to be offered a choice of solutions to the club's 'wet-look' shirt issue by manufacturer Castore amid optimism the issue is on course to be rectified.
DAILY STAR
Manchester United chief executive Richard Arnold has said takeover talks at the club are "ongoing."
DAILY MAIL
Manchester City's Premier League clash with rivals Liverpool has been banned from kicking off at 5.30pm amid concerns over fan trouble.
Liverpool have reportedly approached Max Eberl over becoming the club's new sporting director.
Manchester United have launched an investigation into why their first-team squad has suffered so many injuries.
Eric Cantona's venture into the world of music has taken another step, with the Manchester United legend set to release his debut album, ahead of a sell-out tour.
Four Premier League players have been included on the shortlist for this year's Golden Boy award, including Rasmus Hojlund and Levi Colwill.
Michail Antonio has called Gareth Southgate's failure to call up James Ward-Prowse for England duty during this round of international ties "embarrassing".
The FA faced criticism for banning Israeli flags inside Wembley and declining to light up the famous arches in its colours ahead of England's friendly with Australia - yet at least one sneaked its way into the stadium and was on display during a period of silence that also refused to take sides.
Manchester City are reportedly prepared to offer a whopping £13m-a-year deal to Toni Kroos as the German international will be out of contract at Real Madrid next summer.
Cristiano Ronaldo has topped the world's highest-paid footballer list in 2023 with an estimated earning of £214m, according to Forbes.
DAILY MIRROR
Sources close to Sheikh Jassim's camp insist nothing has changed despite reports that Manchester United's board will hold a meeting next week that could see Sir Jim Ratcliffe's offer to buy a share in the club approved.
Richard Arnold has been criticised by Manchester United fans online after his attempts to talk up the club's "clear long-term strategy" amid their current poor form.
Muslim and Arab players across football, cricket and rugby have held a summit meeting over the Israel-Hamas war.
Former Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun has indicated his summer move to Monaco came because of what "people higher up" wanted to do, having held productive conversations with manager Mikel Arteta before his exit.
A UEFA insider has confirmed referee Serdar Gozubuyuk made a key mistake by not signalling for offside when Scott McTominay's goal against Spain was controversially disallowed.
THE GUARDIAN
The chairman of the Israeli Professional Football Leagues has said he is "shocked, amazed and disappointed beyond words" at the Premier League's reluctance to issue an unequivocal condemnation of the Hamas attacks on Israel.
The president of the Benin football federation (FBF) is facing a potential legal battle after it was claimed a club he owns circumvented a FIFA transfer ban by changing its name.
THE ATHLETIC
The Premier League is expected to issue guidance to clubs regarding a range of match day operational matters due to the war in Israel and Gaza.
U.S. men's national team coach Gregg Berhalter said his relationship with Gio Reyna is "moving forward".
Barcelona lead the way with four nominees for the 2023 Golden Girl award.
Manchester United have decided to make major changes to their scouting setup at both youth and first-team level.
THE TIMES
More evidence has emerged this week of the cosy relationship between Fifa and Saudi Arabia that is expected to result in the Gulf state hosting the 2034 World Cup.
Australia, who had been seriously considering a bid for the World Cup, were not given any advance notice of Fifa's sudden announcement that it was launching the 2034 bid process.
The proposed takeover of Reading by the businessman William Storey could be a tricky one for the EFL to approve given that his energy drinks company, Rich Energy, which once sponsored the Formula One team Haas, went into liquidation.
Ben Stokes appears ready to play his first match of the World Cup after coming through an extensive training session at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi before England's group game against Afghanistan on Sunday.
The Diamond League event in London in July led to UK Athletics suffering "substantial losses" of several hundreds of thousands of pounds, deepening the financial crisis at the national federation.
DAILY EXPRESS
Arsenal and Liverpool are set to go head-to-head to sign Wolves star Pedro Neto in the January transfer window, but the Reds may have an advantage in the race as they look to find a successor for their talisman Mohamed Salah.
EVENING STANDARD
Armando Broja has returned to Chelsea's training ground after a brief spell with the Albanian national team.
DAILY RECORD
Philippe Clement wants a long-term commitment from Rangers if he is to agree to become the next Ibrox boss after seeing the Light Blues board pull the trigger early on Giovanni van Bronckhorst and Michael Beale.
The two remaining runners in the race to become Rangers manager - Phillipe Clement and Kevin Muscat - hope to find out this weekend which of them will replace Michael Beale.
Brilliant Ben Doak gave the watching Steve Clarke food for thought as Scotland U21s lit a fuse under their Euro qualifying campaign with a 3-1 win over Hungary.
SCOTTISH SUN
Nicolas Raskin has reaffirmed his dream of one day leaving Ibrox to play in the Premier League.
Israeli football pundit Avishai Sela has declared Liel Abada's time at Celtic "finished" amid rising tensions in the Gaza region.
