Sandro Tonali's future at Newcastle in the balance after being heard 'venting' to club staff - Paper Talk

Friday's other top stories include Cristiano Ronaldo being set to miss a second game for Al Nassr as he continues his strike over transfer frustration, Michael Carrick has made a big change to Man Utd training, England have suffered an injury scare ahead of their Six Nations opener

Thursday 5 February 2026 22:19, UK

The top stories and transfer rumours from Friday's newspapers...

FOOTBALL

Cristiano Ronaldo is set to continue his strike at Al Nassr and miss the game against Al Ittihad on Friday - Daily Mail

There are employees at Al-Nassr who reportedly haven't received their salaries - A Bola

Sandro Tonali is growing increasingly frustrated at Newcastle and was heard venting his frustration at the situation to a member of club staff following the Carabao Cup defeat by Manchester City - The Sun

Michael Carrick has made a major change to Manchester United's training schedule by allowing players to have the day off after matches, something that previous bosses Erik ten Hag and Ruben Amorim refused - The Sun

Tottenham Hotspur owners the Lewis family, have no control over former chairman Daniel Levy selling his lucrative stake in the club's majority shareholder Enic to anyone he chooses - The Telegraph

Liverpool are being forced to pay Chelsea up to £6.8m in compensation for Rio Ngumoha - The Times

Liverpool fear that Conor Bradley will be out for the remainder of the calendar year despite recent social media speculation that he could return in time for the start of the 2026/27 season - Daily Express

Former Chelsea midfielder Marco van Ginkel has hung up his boots aged just 33 - Daily Express

Jhon Duran has terminated his loan at Fenerbahce and is set to join Zenit St Petersburg for the remainder of the season - Daily Mail

Netball coach and sister of Gary Neville, Tracey, has appeared of the forefront of a new project from Stockport County for a women's football team - The Sun

SCOTTISH FOOTBALL

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will not be a part of Celtic's Europa League squad if he joins the Glasgow giants after missing out on the deadline to submit the squad to UEFA - Scottish Sun

CRICKET

Ben Stokes suffered gruesome facial injuries after being struck by a ball driven by an 18-year-old youth player - The Sun

RUGBY UNION

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso has handed England an injury scare on the eve of their Six Nations opener with Wales after reporting a leg injury, with Tom Roebuck on standby - The Times

The off-field turmoil in Welsh rugby has taken an explosive turn after Swansea council began legal action against the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) and the Ospreys owners, Y11 Sport and Media - The Times

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has played down a report that he has agreed to take over at Newcastle Red Bulls after the World Cup - BBC

WINTER OLYMPICS

Matt Weston insists he is unconcerned by the helmet row that has erupted ahead of his bid to win skeleton gold at the Winter Olympics - Daily Mail

Team GB's Chef de mission Eve Muirhead believes that they can return from the Winter Olympics having won eight medals - The Guardian

Sandro Tonali's future at Newcastle in the balance after being heard 'venting' to club staff - Paper Talk

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