Update

Marcus Rashford takes sponsorship hit after securing loan move to Aston Villa - Paper Talk

Plus: Newcastle leaning towards building a new stadium adjacent to St James' Park; Arsenal considered bringing in Alvaro Morata; Manchester United face a difficult summer window after a disappointing January

Wednesday 5 February 2025 07:29, UK

The top stories and transfer rumours from Wednesday's newspapers...

DAILY MAIL

Marcus Rashford will continue to earn his £315,000-a-week salary during his loan at Aston Villa but it appears the Manchester United star will have to take a hit on his lucrative sponsorship with Nike.

Manchester United will not cut the budget of their disabled supporters' association.

Trent Alexander-Arnold has avoided any serious injury after limping off in Liverpool's win over Bournemouth on Saturday.

Manchester United's latest signing Patrick Dorgu is reportedly one of the lowest-paid players in the club.

England are set to unleash a new playmaker double-act against France at Twickenham on Saturday by naming their two Smiths together in a revamped back division.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Newcastle are leaning towards building a new stadium adjacent to their existing St James' Park home.

A website co-owned by Todd Boehly is involved in the "unauthorised" resale of tickets to Chelsea matches and other Premier League games to foreign tourists.

Chelsea were targeting a swoop for Brazilian centre-back Murillo early in January but Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis refused to consider what would have been a record sale.

THE SUN

LaLiga referees are reportedly considering going on strike after a letter from Real Madrid questioning their integrity.

Tottenham are set to sign Irish wonderkid Mason Melia.

THE GUARDIAN

Manchester United face another difficult transfer window in the summer due to limited finances, with the ability to considerably strengthen Ruben Amorim's squad dependent on accruing a profit from player sales.

The Premier League has defended the performance of its referees and VAR system, saying the rest of the world "look up" to English officials "as a model they would like to follow".

THE ATHLETIC

Arsenal discussed the possibility of bringing former Real Madrid and Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata to the club after a deal for Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins fell through.

DAILY RECORD

Tony Docherty has told Dundee fans to enjoy Rangers-bound Lyall Cameron while they can.

David Strelec's dad has lifted the lid on the Slovan Bratislava striker's failed move to Celtic and insisted a switch to the Scottish Premiership champions would have been "great" for his son.