Paper Talk

All the top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday's newspapers...

THE SUN

Manchester United have reportedly made Kylian Mbappe their top striker target after drawing up a list of four world-class forwards.

Tony Cottee is the next West Ham legend to throw his backing behind PAI Capital's takeover bid.

Premier League bosses admit they are powerless in their battle to get stars vaccinated.

Manchester United legend Andy Cole does not think Mason Greenwood is cut out to be the club's star centre-forward.

Ben Gibson moved to Norwich on the advice of Gareth Southgate.

Lionel Messi returned home to Barcelona for a short break after being left out of the PSG squad to take on Brest.

Everton are reportedly set to rival Arsenal for Lazio forward Joaquin Correa in a bid to boost their attack.

DAILY MAIL

Manchester City have agreed not to stand in Aymeric Laporte's way if a bid of £60m comes in for the defender.

Martin Odegaard has slammed sections of the Spanish media for writing misleading stories about his time at Real Madrid following his £30m move to Arsenal.

Thomas Tuchel admits Chelsea's capture of Romelu Lukaku has increased the heat on him to keep winning trophies.

Premier League managers have urged their unvaccinated players to get jabbed amid growing fears over health and disruption to the season.

Championship title contenders Fulham have strengthened their attacking options with the arrival of Rodrigo Muniz from Flamengo for an undisclosed fee.

DAILY STAR

Bernardo Silva has reportedly rejected a move to Tottenham as part of a player exchange deal for Premier League golden boot winner Harry Kane.

DAILY MIRROR

Aaron Ramsdale insists he is ready to take Bernd Leno's shirt at Arsenal as he secured a move to the Emirates.

Thomas Tuchel has made a U-turn on Trevoh Chalobah's future and is in talks with the Chelsea starlet over a new contract.

Barcelona are set to issue an urgent plea to Philippe Coutinho and Antoine Griezmann regarding their contracts, according to reports in Spain.

THE TIMES

Gabriel Jesus is expected to remain at Manchester City despite interest from a number of clubs, including Juventus, even if Harry Kane joins.

There has been an exodus of five senior figures at Burnley as more indications emerge about how much of the Premier League club's own money was used in the leveraged takeover by the American firm ALK Capital.

A fresh bid to persuade the Premier League to adopt five substitutions instead of three looks unlikely despite pressure from the international players' union Fifpro.

DAILY RECORD

Graeme Souness has revealed how he turned down the offer of a sensational return to Rangers under former chairman Dave King.

Celtic supporters are set to be locked out of Ibrox for next week's derby showdown after Rangers chiefs performed a dramatic U-turn.

Celtic face direct competition for the signature of Georgios Giakoumakis after Werder Bremen matched their offer for the Eredivisie's leading scorer.

DAILY EXPRESS

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel admits he's under added pressure and scrutiny from owner Roman Abramovich after bringing Romelu Lukaku to Stamford Bridge for big bucks - but says that it does not affect him psychologically in the slightest.

Manchester United are said to have rejected a swap deal this summer from Juventus which would have seen Aaron Ramsey join the club and Nemanja Matic go the other way.

THE GUARDIAN

James Rodriguez has confessed that he does not know who Everton are playing this weekend as he edges towards the exit at Goodison Park.

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