Papers: Leicester offer £6m to Celtic to make Brendan Rodgers next manager
Monday 25 February 2019 07:26, UK
All the top stories and transfer rumours from the back pages of Monday's national newspapers...
THE SUN
Leicester City are set to offer £6m to Celtic as they look to install Brendan Rodgers as their new manager in the wake of Claude Puel's departure.
Manchester United staff spoke to each Old Trafford ball boy during Sunday's clash with Liverpool, reportedly to tell them to slow down giving the ball back because of their injury struggles.
Manchester United have made contact with the agent of Sporting Lisbon midfielder Bruno Fernandes, according to reports in Portugal.
Kingsley Coman will be absent from Bayern Munich's side for the Champions League last-16 second leg clash with Liverpool because of a muscle problem.
Dani Alves is the latest Paris Saint-Germain player to have his house burgled while he was playing, losing thousands of pounds of belongings while in action against Nimes.
DAILY MAIL
Jamie Vardy punched a door in anger after Leicester's 4-1 hiding by Crystal Palace on Saturday, the game which proved to be Claude Puel's last in charge of the club.
Newcastle midfielder Sean Longstaff is set to be handed his first England U21 call in Aidy Boothroyd's next squad, which will be named in a fortnight.
Jose Mourinho says Chelsea star Eden Hazard possesses both the personality and the talent to succeed at Real Madrid.
David Moyes is a contender to become Celtic manager should Brendan Rodgers depart Parkhead.
DAILY MIRROR
Barcelona have given Liverpool and Arsenal a boost by cooling their interest in PSG midfielder Adrien Rabiot.
Gareth Bale refused to celebrate his match-winning goal for Real Madrid against Levante on Sunday in the wake of recent criticism over his bonding with the rest of the squad.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Jarrell Miller claims Anthony Joshua is yet to fight anyone great, pointing out even Wladimir Klitschko faced the multiple world champion when he was way past his best.
Maro Itoje is set to boost England's depleted forward options against Italy after Courtney Lawes was the latest player ruled out for the rest of the Six Nations.
DAILY RECORD
Celtic signing Maryan Shved had an impressive return to action for Karpaty Lviv on Sunday, netting a hat-trick in their 4-0 win over Vorskla Poltava.
Rangers striker Kyle Lafferty says ending his goal drought will give him a huge lift for the title run-in.
Brendan Rodgers has slammed Motherwell's players and manager Stephen Robinson for refusing to let his team score a goal to level up a controversial strike that sent Celtic Park into meltdown.
SCOTTISH SUN
Jermain Defoe reckons Rangers can reignite their title challenge by going unbeaten until the end of the season.
