Plus: Liverpool hopes of signing Bayer Leverkusen's Piero Hincapie boosted; AC Milan set to make fresh attempt to sign Arsenal defender Jakub Kiwior; Manchester United given a boost in their pursuit of Newcastle transfer chief Dan Ashworth; Real Madrid to demand €60m for David Alaba
Monday 18 December 2023 07:44, UK
The top stories and transfer rumours from Monday's newspapers...
DAILY EXPRESS
Arsenal are monitoring Dominic Solanke's situation at Bournemouth if they are priced out of a move for Ivan Toney.
Virgil van Dijk and Andre Onana were involved in a tasty interaction in the tunnel that highlighted the moods in both dressing rooms after Liverpool and Manchester United played out a 0-0 draw on Sunday.
Ukrainian tennis ace Marta Kostyuk pulled out of a match against Russian rising star Mirra Andreeva in the final of the 2023 Negometal Open de Bourg-de-Peage tournament.
Gerwyn Price has called for the PDC World Championship to be hosted away from Alexandra Palace.
Rap superstar Drake lost a whopping $250,000 (£200,000) betting on Leon Edwards to knock out Colby Covington at UFC 296 in Las Vegas.
Ivan Toney is 'excited' about the chance to join Arsenal, according to reports.
Chelsea may end up with their future captain if they complete a reported £35m transfer for Wolves star Max Kilman.
DAILY MAIL
Manchester United have been given a boost in their pursuit of Newcastle's transfer chief Dan Ashworth as the Magpies themselves step up their efforts to bring Bournemouth's Richard Hughes to the club, according to reports.
Jose Mourinho has revealed why Chelsea sold future Premier League superstars Kevin De Bruyne and Mohamed Salah, claiming the pair were 'just kids who couldn't wait' for opportunities.
A review into medical protocol is expected at Luton after captain Tom Lockyer collapsed on the pitch for the second time in seven months.
Paris Saint-Germain manager Luis Enrique revealed club superstar Kylian Mbappe has the 'liberty to play with freedom' in whatever position he wants within the team but questioned whether he was 'frustrated' in Paris.
Jose Mourinho claims he was once accused of bullying at Manchester United after substituting a player at half-time, as he opened up on how coaching is 'different' nowadays.
DAILY MIRROR
AC Milan are set to make a fresh attempt to sign Arsenal defender Jakub Kiwior.
Liverpool have been handed a major boost to their hopes of signing Bayer Leverkusen's star Piero Hincapie.
Leicester plan to hold onto young striker Tom Cannon in the face of numerous loan bids this season.
Nottingham Forest captain Joe Worrall could be set for a move to the Championship with Middlesbrough keen to sign him.
Real Madrid are reportedly set to demand €60m (£51.5m) for David Alaba should he leave the club.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Liverpool and Manchester United will not be in the newly expanded 32-team 2025 Fifa Club World Cup after the world governing body agreed rules to limit it to two per nation - which will be Manchester City and Chelsea from the Premier League.
Tiger Woods has refused to rule out a sensational split with Nike as he continues his return following another injury-enforced lay-off.
Harry Brook aims to bowl off-spin during The Hundred as he continues to work on expanding his repertoire.
Saudi Arabia is becoming boxing's "new Las Vegas" and the top destination for heavyweight fights, according to legendary promoter Bob Arum.
THE GUARDIAN
Mary Earps has said she thinks Nike learned lessons over the "injustice" of not making her England replica shirt available for sale after the World Cup.
A banner bearing the same messages that Usman Khawaja had written on his shoes has been taken down by security during the first Test between Australia and Pakistan at Optus Stadium.
THE SUN
John Fury has sensationally revealed he is fearing the worst ahead of son Tyson's undisputed title fight against Oleksandr Usyk.
Team-mates have paid tribute to a Sunday league footballer who was killed after a van ploughed into a crowd - with its driver arrested on suspicion of murder.
Marc Cucurella's WAG, Claudia Rodriguez, has shared a snap of the Chelsea star in a hospital bed after falling asleep trying to watch the Blues.
THE ATHLETIC
The first edition of the expanded FIFA Club World Cup in 2025 will last 29 days and begin on June 15, finishing on July 13.
Jose Mourinho says he wants to stay at Roma despite his contract with the Italian club expiring next summer.
Endrick watched Real Madrid's game against Villarreal at Santiago Bernabeu, the first game the 17-year-old has attended since signing for the club.
SCOTTISH SUN
Rangers were hit with a £50m body-blow as Fifa chiefs ruled them out of the new expanded Club World Cup.
Cameron Carter-Vickers has urged raging Celtic supporters to keep cool after tempers flared at Parkhead.
