Chelsea turn attentions to Matthijs de Ligt from Jules Kounde - Papers
Thursday 23 September 2021 06:37, UK
All the top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday's national newspapers...
DAILY MIRROR
Chelsea are ready to turn their attention towards Juventus central defender Matthijs De Ligt having failed to sign Jules Kounde in the summer window.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has admitted Edinson Cavani is still unable to play for Manchester United, having not trained enough to be fully fit.
It took just minutes for Thomas Tuchel to lose his cool with Ben Chilwell during Chelsea's clash against Aston Villa.
Everton's £267m spree under Marcel Brands is under scrutiny amid mistakes and James Rodriguez's exit.
Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski has admitted he held meetings with Real Madrid president Florentino Perez.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur are set to be the first clubs to bring back standing after the Government finally approved a pilot of safe standing in England and Wales.
Middlesbrough are continuing to pursue a legal case against Derby County to sue them for alleged financial breaches despite the Championship club being put into administration by owner Mel Morris.
Boris Johnson has personally intervened in an attempt to save the Ashes this winter by directly calling on his Australian counterpart to lift a travel ban against the families of England's cricketers.
THE SUN
Cristiano Ronaldo clocked the highest speed of any player in Manchester United's thrilling win at West Ham on Sunday.
Schoolkids will soon be learning about how Marcus Rashford has utilised social media for his campaigning.
Leeds star Dan James flew to London in a helicopter to make it in time for the Carabao Cup win over Fulham.
Arsenal have been put on red alert with Real Madrid winger Marco Asensio set to hold showdown talks with Carlo Ancelotti.
Derby players will be asked to accept a pay delay to help the crisis-stricken club.
Former Blackburn star Morten Gamst Pedersen has extended his career at the age of 40 by starring for third-tier Norwegian side Alta.
DAILY MAIL
The Government is set to ban betting firms from sponsoring football shirts following its review of gambling laws.
The FA has requested a personal hearing as they fight the looming prospect of a stadium ban for the chaos that marred the Euro 2020 final.
The Premier League have revealed that supporters attending matches will not have to be doubled jabbed.
John Stones and Aymeric Laporte are reportedly serious doubts for Manchester City's huge trio of fixtures with the defensive pair understood to be sidelined for two weeks in a blow to Pep Guardiola.
Jose Mourinho has refused to comment on speculation that Roma are interested in signing Manchester United's Diogo Dalot in the January transfer window.
DAILY STAR
Manchester City have reportedly rejected a £15m offer from Borussia Dortmund for teenage sensation Liam Delap.
Harry Kane is 'almost ruled out' of finishing as this season's Premier League top scorer because of a tactical flaw in Tottenham Hotspur's style of play, and his slow start, according to Tim Sherwood.
DAILY EXPRESS
Manchester United striker Anthony Martial has been slammed by former Red Devils frontman Dion Dublin after his lacklustre display contributed to United's Carabao Cup exit at the hands of West Ham.
Former Arsenal defender Nigel Winterburn believes Brighton and Hove Albion midfielder Yves Bissouma would "find himself on the bench" if he joined one of the so-called 'Big-Six'.
SCOTTISH SUN
Leigh Griffiths is facing an SFA probe after kicking a firework into the crowd.
Richard Foster insists Ryan Christie should have stayed at Celtic to win more trophies rather than finish '10th every year' with a club like Bournemouth.
Kris Ajer has revealed Brentford watched him in action for Celtic 123 times before signing him.
