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Papers: Bayern Munich £70m Leroy Sane bid rejected by Manchester City

Papers

Back-page headlines and transfer rumours from Friday's national newspapers...

THE GUARDIAN

Bayern Munich have reportedly had a £70m opening bid for Leroy Sane knocked back by Manchester City.

Liverpool are searching for a suitable venue to stage a pre-season friendly after scrapping plans to hold the game at Tottenham's new stadium.

Danny Cipriani is likely to feature in England's wider World Cup training squad next month after it emerged the Barbarians were blocked from selecting him for the match at Twickenham on Sunday.

THE SUN

Manchester City and Benfica have held talks - with £100m teen star Joao Felix on the radar.

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Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are reportedly agreeing personal terms for Robert Lewandowski.

Frank Lampard wants to keep his former Chelsea team-mate Ashley Cole at Derby next season.

Leicester City left-back Ben Chilwell is a £71m target for Atletico Madrid.

Manchester United will decide next week whether to make a move for Toby Alderweireld.

Harry Winks could be set to start in the Champions League final for Spurs after he was selected for Friday's official pre-match news conference.

Tottenham are reportedly leading the race to entice £35m Steven Bergwijn away from PSV Eindhoven in the summer.

Christian Eriksen has told Tottenham that his desire to move is about finishing his career in Spain.

Mauricio Pochettino is leading the £10m race for Andreas Skov Olsen - dubbed the next Christian Eriksen in Denmark.

Aston Villa are keen on giving Gary Cahill a reunion with ex-Chelsea team-mate John Terry.

Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers is ready to battle with Manchester United and Everton for Chelsea's £15m-rated teenager Reece James.

Kyle Edmund is a Wimbledon doubt after quitting the French Open with a chronic knee complaint.

DAILY STAR

Philippe Coutinho is the man Chelsea want to replace Eden Hazard - if they get their transfer ban put on hold.

Unai Emery wants to launch a major summer rebuild after Arsenal's Europa League disaster - but he will have to do it on a strict budget.

Ed Woodward will not accept a knockdown price for Romelu Lukaku this summer as Manchester United look to offload the Belgian international.

James Milner and Joel Matip are set to be rewarded for helping Liverpool reach the Champions League final with new contracts.

Liverpool have been in contact with the agent of £70m-rated Lille star Nicolas Pepe.

Emerson Palmieri is set to stay at Chelsea next season after speculation he would join Juventus this window.

Aston Villa's Premier League transfer 'cabinet' will meet next week with Tyrone Mings the first item on the agenda.

West Brom have told Newcastle they won't be held to ransom over striker Salomon Rondon.

Southampton are in talks with Austrian side LASK Linz over £5m-rated winger Thomas Goiginger.

DAILY MAIL

Maurizio Sarri's agent flew out to London on Thursday night to thrash out the Italian's Chelsea future.

Manchester United want to recoup £80m for striker Romelu Lukaku from Inter Milan.

James Milner and Joel Matip will be offered new deals by Liverpool after featuring prominently in the club's Champions League campaign.

Antoine Griezmann is not a priority for Barcelona despite telling Atletico Madrid he will leave this summer.

Tottenham have dropped their interest in Barcelona's £30m Andre Gomes with Everton and West Ham left to battle it out over the Portuguese's signature.

Manchester City could be set to sell Eliaquim Mangala after former club Porto made an offer.

Marcos Alonso has reportedly accepted an offer to join Atletico Madrid after being left on the bench for the Europa League final on Wednesday night.

Championship clubs are concerned the Premier League will not hit Aston Villa with a points deduction if they are found to have breached profit and sustainability rules.

DAILY MIRROR

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could ignore defensive targets Kalidou Koulibaly and Harry Maguire with Chris Smalling, Phil Jones, Eric Bailly and Marcos Rojo all to be handed lifelines at Old Trafford.

Spurs will step up their bid for £60m-rated Real Betis playmaker Giovani Lo Celso.

Huddersfield are keen to sign Everton youngster and England U21 international Kieran Dowell.

Ashley Young could join up with his former Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney in the MLS with DC United planning a swoop for the full-back.

Manchester United have reportedly made a lucrative offer for PSG midfielder Adrien Rabiot.

Barcelona are chasing the signatures of Valencia's Rodrigo Moreno and Girona's Cristhian Stuani this summer.

Leicester have slapped an incredible £60m price tag on England prospect James Maddison.

Former Arsenal trainee Nico Yennaris has become the first foreign-born player to be called up by China.

Liverpool chairman Tom Werner believes Philippe Coutinho "probably regrets" deciding to leave Liverpool.

THE TIMES

Authorities in Baku ordered the turnstiles to be opened during the first half of the Europa League final so that some of the empty seats would be filled.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Real Madrid are expected to make a new bid of £106m to sign Eden Hazard in the next few days.

DAILY RECORD

Marseille are plotting a move to bring Celtic star Olivier Ntcham back to France this summer.

Kyle Lafferty will return to Glasgow this weekend for crunch talks with Rangers chiefs over the terms of his Ibrox exit.

Celtic could be in the market for Moussa Dembele who could yet be sold by Lyon this summer.

Aston Villa are reportedly preparing a move for Rangers skipper James Tavernier.

Celtic have shown interest in Ipswich defender Dylan Crowe with RB Leipzig also monitoring the 18-year-old.

St Mirren look set to be priced out of a move for Mihai Popescu but want to sign Lee Hodson from Rangers permanently.

Paul Heckingbottom has raided his former club to bring Barnsley defender Adam Jackson to Hibs.

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