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Elon Musk preparing £4.5bn bid for Manchester United - Paper Talk

Plus: Man Utd to take £40m hit on Harry Maguire; David Beckham asked to back bids for club; Jesse Marsch holds positive talks over Southampton role; Wayne Rooney wants a sensational return to English football; Atletico Madrid are reportedly interested in signing Christian Pulisic

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All the top stories and transfer rumours from Tuesday's papers...

DAILY MAIL

Elon Musk is believed to be interested in making a £4.5bn move to buy Man Utd.

Manchester United will be faced with taking a £40m hit on Harry Maguire if the England defender leaves Old Trafford this summer.

Tyson Fury has reportedly held talks with Deontay Wilder for weeks over having a fourth fight at Wembley if his bout with Oleksandr Usyk fails to happen.

Real Madrid are keeping tabs on Richarlison ahead of a potential summer move, according to a report.

Atletico Madrid are reportedly interested in signing Christian Pulisic.

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Leeds are considering appointing an interim manager until the end of the season after Alfred Schreuder became the latest candidate to be ruled out - with Nuno Espirito Santo and Steven Gerrard available, but the Liverpool legend has his reservations.

Wayne Rooney is reportedly interested in becoming the new Southampton manager.

Chelsea's latest teenage sensation Andrey Santos is expected in London on Tuesday after leading Brazil to success in the South American Under 20 Championships.

Ronald Araujo has told his Barcelona bosses he would sign club legend Lionel Messi and Rodrigo Bentancur if he were in their shoes.

Marcel Sabitzer is keeping an open mind over the possibility of turning his loan spell at Manchester United into a permanent move in the summer.

Jack Willis, England's rejuvenated hitman, faces the threat of being left in Test exile after the World Cup, as the RFU set a time-limit on his special dispensation to play abroad.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

David Beckham has been asked to back various rival bids for Manchester United as the takeover race hots up.

Marcus Rashford admits he was gutted not to meet up with David Beckham, who had visited the England squad in Qatar, as he was having treatment at the time!
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England are hoping for a timely fitness boost ahead of their Six Nations trip to Wales, with Tom Curry and Courtney Lawes both due back to club action this weekend.

Lando Norris has urged the FIA to perform a "U-turn" on political messaging, saying Formula One's drivers should not have to ask for permission to speak about issues which are important to them as they are "not at school".

DAILY MIRROR

Jesse Marsch held positive talks with Southampton about becoming their new boss.

Lee Mason and John Brooks could both be removed from next weekend's Premier League matches after the two made high-profile errors while working as VARs.

Manchester United and England star Marcus Rashford has been driving a £280,000 supercar - with the number plate for a Skoda.

Paris Saint-Germain are preparing for the exits of both Lionel Messi and Neymar following a breakdown in dressing room relations, it has been claimed.

Luis Suarez contributed to a mass brawl during Gremio's win over Avenida that eventually saw the army rush onto the pitch.

THE SUN

Wayne Rooney after debut DC Utd win against Orlando

Wayne Rooney wants a sensational return to English football.

Tommy Fury has confirmed brother Tyson will be in his corner in Saudi Arabia against Jake Paul.

Shakhtar Donetsk defender Oleh Danchenko clinically died in training before being resuscitated.

Everton keeper Jordan Pickford's "penalty cheat sheet" was spotted on his water bottle during their 2-0 defeat to Liverpool on Monday night.

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Former Leeds defender Danny Mills told Sky Sports he was unsurprised to see Jesse Marsch sacked as manager

Joel and Avram Glazer could launch a shock bid to keep control of Manchester United by buying out their four siblings.

Lionel Messi is leaning towards leaving PSG on a free transfer this summer, according to reports.

THE ATHLETIC

Youssoufa Moukoko is to miss Borussia Dortmund's Champions League tie with Chelsea after being ruled out for six weeks.

Charlton Athletic owner Thomas Sandgaard is in talks with the US businessman Marc Spiegel over a potential sale, which could result in legal action being taken against the Dane by a rival group he had already agreed a deal with.

Kylian Mbappe has returned to training ahead of Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League last-16 first leg against Bayern Munich on Tuesday.

DAILY EXPRESS

Arsenal could face a major dilemma in their summer pursuit of West Ham midfielder Declan Rice as an indirect result of Chelsea's record-breaking January move for Enzo Fernandez, according to reports.

THE TIMES

Mikel Arteta pleads with the referees after full-time

A number of Premier League clubs are to push for semi-automated offsides to be brought in for next season after two costly VAR errors at the weekend.

The Gallagher Premiership is destined to remain a closed league next season after the RFU rejected Ealing Trailfinders' bid for promotion yet again.

THE SCOTTISH SUN

Former Brazil star Ze Maria is a shock contender for the Motherwell job.

Celtic keeper Vasilis Barkas will return to Parkhead in the summer after Utrecht confirmed they cannot afford to buy the Greek shotstopper.

Kyogo Furuhashi will undergo further tests on his shoulder injury today.

League Managers' Association chief Billy Brown fears Scottish football is becoming like England, with managers sacked within months.

Kyle Lafferty has been backed to re-discover his form at Linfield by boss David Healy.

DAILY RECORD

Partick Thistle made the shock decision to axe Ian McCall days before their brave Scottish Cup exit to Rangers.

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