Manchester United and Newcastle in battle for Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot - Paper Talk
Plus: Chelsea co-owner Behdad Eghbali reportedly entered the dressing room after the Blues suffered yet another Premier League defeat against Aston Villa; Mikel Arteta has explained his decision to drop Aaron Ramsdale to the bench for Arsenal's north London derby clash against Tottenham
Monday 25 September 2023 08:36, UK
All the top stories and transfer rumours from Monday's newspapers...
THE SUN
Manchester United and Newcastle are both battling it out to sign Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot, according to reports.
Marcus Rashford rushed to help a woman driver after a horror crash in his £700,000 Rolls-Royce.
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Paul Pogba and Rashford turned down the Manchester United captaincy under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, sources say.
Mohamed Salah has provided a never-seen-before insight into his Liverpool contract talks as part of a Harvard study.
Manchester United sent scouts to watch Porto play, according to reports in Portugal.
Swansea's versatile forward Liam Cullen is a likely target for Blackburn.
Sheffield United are sweating about Daniel Jebbison signing a new contract.
Crystal Palace are after Leeds's brilliant teen midfielder Archie Gray.
DAILY MIRROR
Erik ten Hag admitted he was forced to leave defender Lisandro Martinez out of his squad for the 1-0 win at Burnley on Saturday.
The brother of a man executed in Saudi Arabia has issued an open letter to Steven Gerrard and Jordan Henderson pleading with them to speak out about the nation's human rights abuses.
Mauricio Pochettino has admitted that Todd Boehly and the Chelsea hierarchy are "disappointed" with the club's current plight after they slumped to a 1-0 defeat against Aston Villa.
DAILY MAIL
Eyebrows were raised by some at Old Trafford when Erik ten Hag took four goalkeepers to Munich for last week's Champions League clash with Bayern.
Harry Kane toasted his first Bundesliga hat-trick by taking part in Munich's world-famous Oktoberfest celebrations at the weekend.
Mikel Arteta explained his decision to drop Aaron Ramsdale to the bench for Arsenal's north London derby clash against Tottenham is due to how the Gunners 'want to play on the day'.
Manchester City have sold out of season tickets for their women's team within a week of them going on sale.
A new law in the US could mean that fans who have taken up the habit of making a quick buck from reselling tickets for hundreds of dollars to Inter Miami games will be taxed by the IRS in 2024.
THE ATHLETIC
England defender Lucy Bronze has expressed her relief at a deal on bonuses and back pay being struck with the Football Association (FA) after months of negotiations.
Paris Saint-Germain head coach Luis Enrique says Kylian Mbappe's injury is "not serious".
DAILY EXPRESS
Chelsea co-owner Behdad Eghbali reportedly entered the dressing room after the Blues suffered yet another Premier League defeat.
Rob McElhenney offered some words of encouragement to his Wrexham players after they slumped to a 5-0 defeat.
Elena Rybakina has criticised the WTA following a last-minute rule change to performance byes.
Las Vegas is expected to be F1's biggest race of 2023 but drivers won't be able to enjoy it to the fullest due to the packed calendar, says Williams' Alex Albon.
Novak Djokovic's career was at a crossroads in 2018 following three consecutive losses, with the Serbian mulling over retirement.
THE TELEGRAPH
Eddie Jones held a secret meeting at the end of last month with the Japanese Rugby Football Union about becoming the national side's next head coach, despite having four years left on his contract with the Wallabies.
Five-try winger Henry Arundell is expected to be allowed to represent England during the Six Nations despite having signed for French club Racing 92.
Sam Hain admitted that he struggled to sleep before hitting 89 on his England debut against Ireland on Saturday.
THE TIMES
Eddie Jones told Rugby Australia he did not speak to Japan about a return to the role he filled from 2012 to 2015.
THE GUARDIAN
The Football Association is facing claims of double standards after a Guardian investigation revealed that the owner of a Premier League club may have benefited from bets on the game placed in his own name.
SCOTTISH SUN
Wigan striker Josh Stones is in a tug-of-war between England and Scotland.
Jota's transfer from Celtic to Al-Ittihad will be the subject of an internal club investigation, according to reports in Saudi Arabia.
Darren O'Dea has pulled out of the running to be the next Inverness boss.
DAILY RECORD
Malik Tillman has issued an apology to his PSV Eindhoven teammates after being dropped by boss Peter Bosz for missing a night game due to oversleeping.
