Plus: Sofyan Amrabat was just hours away from becoming a Liverpool player this summer; Chelsea have been handed Premier League approval for Infinite Athlete to become the club's new front of shirt sponsor; Sir Jim Ratcliffe is ready to reconstruct his offer to buy Manchester United
Wednesday 27 September 2023 07:54, UK
All the top stories and transfer rumours from Wednesday's newspapers...
DAILY MAIL
Manchester United are said to be preparing a shock January transfer swoop for former Arsenal forward Serge Gnabry.
Arsenal legend David Seaman has admitted he is "puzzled" by Mikel Arteta's decision to drop Aaron Ramsdale and install David Raya as his new No 1.
Borussia Dortmund are stalling over making a move to re-sign Jadon Sancho from Manchester United due to concerns about his discipline, according to reports.
Sofyan Amrabat was just hours away from becoming a Liverpool player this summer.
Arsenal will closely monitor Declan Rice's back injury as medics look to establish whether the problem is connected to other areas of his body.
LaLiga president Javier Tebas is confident that Kylian Mbappe will be a Real Madrid player next season.
Tammy Abraham could make a sensational return to Chelsea after three years at Roma as part of a swap deal for loanee Romelu Lukaku, according to reports.
Football agents who have twice failed their FIFA football exams are going to be given a third chance - by being allowed to take the test again at home.
Team Europe players have been told not to repeat Jonny Bairstow's actions and leave Just Stop Oil protestors to security if they target the Ryder Cup.
Middlesex are facing further allegations of financial mismanagement with chief executive Andrew Cornish accused of allegedly giving himself a 50 per cent pay rise.
France has banned its athletes from wearing hijabs at next year's Olympic Games, with the nation sticking to a 'regime of strict secularism' in Paris.
THE SUN
Arsenal are set to offer a deal to swap Eddie Nketiah for Brentford's Ivan Toney in the January transfer window, a report claims.
Moses Itauma worries he may never get a Tyson Fury spar after he accidentally cursed some of Britain's top heavyweight crop.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe is ready to reconstruct his offer to buy Manchester United.
Manchester United's Antony was pictured at Sao Paulo airport as he prepared to return to England to face police over allegations that he attacked a lover.
Tottenham star Ivan Perisic, who has been sidelined with an anterior cruciate ligament injury, is set to return to boyhood club Hajduk Split in January.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Chelsea have been handed Premier League approval for Infinite Athlete to become the club's new front of shirt sponsor.
Reading's cash crisis is under further scrutiny after the League One club were placed under a transfer embargo for failing to pay HMRC on time.
Aston Villa players have told club chiefs they are unhappy with this season's wet-look shirts, which they claim are weighing them down.
Anthony Gordon and Angel Gomes have put themselves on Gareth Southgate's radar for England after having impressive starts to the season and winning the Under-21 European Championships. Southgate has also had an eye on James Trafford.
Mauricio Pochettino has been putting on extra shooting practice for his misfiring Chelsea players and hopes Mykhailo Mudryk will be boosted by finally breaking his losing run in the crossbar challenge against the club's head coach.
The Rugby World Cup is not certain to remain entirely free-to-air in the UK amid a radical shake-up of how it is both staged and broadcast.
Speculation is rising that Novak Djokovic will perform the role of motivational speaker in the Europe team room, as Luke Donald's side try to summon the relentless competitive spirit and energy of the tennis record-breaker to stop America from winning their first Ryder Cup on away soil in 30 years.
Padraig Harrington has warned that it is not only American fans who behave "awfully" at Ryder Cups, claiming that US players have told him that they have been the targets of abuse in matches held in Europe.
Sir Michael Bonallack, Britain's greatest post-War amateur golfer who became one of the global game's most noteworthy administrators, has died aged 88.
THE GUARDIAN
Sport England is to invest £15m in a "gamechanging" network of 59 professional safeguarding officers to protect children and young people across sport.
The Everton Football Club owner Farhad Moshiri received more than £400m from Alisher Usmanov companies in the run-up to the Russian billionaire being placed under sanctions, documents suggest, raising fresh questions about the financial ties between the two men.
DAILY MIRROR
FIFA has been accused of "shirking responsibility" by taking an "insane" approach towards the hosting of the 2026 World Cup.
Erik ten Hag organised a barbecue for the players and staff of Manchester United and their families on Sunday in a move which was warmly received by the dressing room.
Aaron Ramsdale has posted a telling riposte to Jamie Carragher after losing his place in the Arsenal side to David Raya.
Former Manchester United target Benjamin Sesko has revealed he rejected a move to Old Trafford due to the Red Devils' "style".
Andros Townsend thought he was about to secure another Premier League move this summer - only to be left distraught when an offer was scrapped at the 11th hour.
DAILY STAR
Manchester City already have one eye on the future as they look to swoop in for AC Milan's superstar youngster Francesco Camarda - who is more potent in front of goal than Erling Haaland.
DAILY EXPRESS
Police have reportedly arrested a man who threatened to blow up the Parc des Princes during Paris Saint-Germain's victory over Marseille on Sunday evening.
Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella could put an end to his Chelsea misery by sealing a January loan to Real Madrid - where he would link up with Kepa Arrizabalaga once again.
THE ATHLETIC
Crystal Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson is set for a scan after coming off injured in the first half of his club debut against Manchester United.
The UK government has been urged to establish football's new independent regulator in "shadow form" before the end of this year, with full implementation next year, by the Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) Committee.
The Fulham Supporters' Trust (FST) say they are "extremely disappointed" at the club following the increase in ticket prices for their home fixture against Manchester United.
UEFA has moved next year's annual congress from Madrid to Paris in the ongoing fallout of a scandal involving former Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales, who was also a vice president of UEFA.
Barcelona Women have confirmed that sporting director Markel Zubizarreta is leaving the club.
THE TIMES
Arsenal are likely to have to pay up to £80m for Ivan Toney as they assess their attacking options in the January transfer market.
Arsenal have also scouted Santiago Gimenez, the 22-year-old who has scored 33 goals for Feyenoord across all competitions since the start of last season.
DAILY RECORD
Reo Hatate is set to become the latest Celtic star to commit his future to Brendan Rodgers with a new contract breakthrough reportedly on the brink.
Barry Robson has revealed Aberdeen are back in talks over a new deal for Connor Barron.
SCOTTISH SUN
Kemar Roofe says Rangers supporters are booing because they are bored.
