Ruben Amorim lined up for a quick return to management - Paper talk and football transfer gossip
Latest from Thursday's papers: Manchester United are yet to formally reopen contract talks with midfielder Kobbie Mainoo; German agent Volker Struth wants Liverpool star Florian Wirtz to play for Real Madrid one day after he failed to engineer a move last summer
Thursday 26 February 2026 06:45, UK
The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday's newspapers...
Premier League
Brazilian giants Vasco da Gama reportedly want Ruben Amorim to become their next head coach - The Sun
Manchester United are yet to formally reopen contract talks with midfielder Kobbie Mainoo - The Sun
Casemiro is keen to continue his career in Europe after he leaves Manchester United in the summer - The Sun
Chelsea legend John Obi Mikel has blasted the Blues for taking "five steps backwards" by sacking Enzo Maresca - The Sun
Manchester United plan to sell Cameroon goalkeeper Andre Onana this summer but expect to receive significantly less than the £50m they paid Inter Milan to sign him in 2023 - Talksport
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German agent Volker Struth wants Liverpool star Florian Wirtz to play for Real Madrid one day after he failed to engineer a move last summer - Daily Mirror
John Terry has admitted that he was left "frustrated" after being overlooked for a role assisting Chelsea interim boss Calum McFarlane during his brief stint in the dugout last month and questioned whether the club's ownership or sporting directors had ruled him out deliberately - Daily Mail
Europe
Real Madrid have opened disciplinary proceedings after a fan was caught on camera allegedly performing a Nazi salute before their Champions League tie against Benfica - The Athletic
Football internationals
Morocco head coach Walid Regragui's position is in serious doubt just four months before the World Cup - The Athletic
Women's football
Mary Earps said she has "learned some tough lessons" and understands why there was such strong condemnation of comments made in her autobiography last year - The Guardian
