Sunday newspapers

[Alan]

"BBC Manchester City's England midfielder Kalvin Phillips, 28, is at the top of Manchester United's shopping list for next summer. (Sun) Manchester United are keeping an eye on RB Leipzig and Belgium striker Lois Openda, 23, as they look to replace England winger Jadon Sancho, 23, and France forward Anthony Martial, 28, next summer. (Mirror) Newcastle United are considering a move for Crystal Palace's England goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, 30. (Star) Manchester City are interested in Club Brugge winger Tajon Buchanan in January and will have to pay about £50m for the 24-year-old Canada international. (Star) Newcastle United are planning to make a number of loan signings from the Saudi Pro League in January. (Football Insider) Wolves are preparing a cut-price £7m move in January for Burnley's English midfielder Josh Brownhill, 27. (Mirror) Barcelona president Joan Laporta plans to hold talks over the futures of Portugal duo Joao Felix, 24, on loan from Atletico Madrid, and Joao Cancelo, 29, on loan from Manchester City. (Sport - in Spanish) Manchester United are leading Tottenham in the race to sign Nice's 23-year-old France defender Jean-Clair Todibo. (Football Insider) Everton have turned down an offer from Tottenham to alter the terms of a £10m deal agreed as part of the transfer of former England midfielder Dele Alli, 27, to Goodison Park in January 2022. (Times - subscription required) Reading's 18-year-old forward Caylan Vickers is set for a dream move to Spanish giants Real Madrid. (Sun) Manchester United have enquired about 27-year-old Guinea and Stuttgart striker Serhou Guirassy, who could be available for less than 20m euros (£17m). (Sky Sports Germany) Bayern Munich have made Barcelona's Ronald Araujo, 24, their top transfer target and could pay a ""massive"" fee for the Uruguay defender. (Sky Sports Germany) Former Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who retired at the end of last season, says he is ""talking"" to AC Milan about returning to the club in some capacity. (Sky Sports Italia, via Football Italia) Juventus are monitoring the situation of 30-year-old Brazilian attacking midfielder Felipe Anderson, whose contract at Lazio runs out in the summer. (Calciomercato - in Italian) Argentina striker Lautaro Martinez is not sure if a contract renewal with Inter Milan will be completed before Christmas but the 26-year-old claims a deal is close. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian) Barcelona boss Xavi says the club are not looking to bring in a goalkeeper to cover for the back injury suffered by Germany international Marc-Andre ter Stegen, 31. (Marca - in Spanish) Sky Paper Talk THE SUN ON SUNDAY Manchester United have made the stunning decision to place Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips at the top of their January shopping list. Real Madrid have opened talks with cash-strapped Reading over a deal to sign teenage forward Caylan Vickers for their Castilla development squad. Anthony Martial faced brutal cheers from Manchester United when he was taken off during Saturday's 3-0 humiliation at home to Bournemouth. Paul Heckingbottom might not be out of work for long, with the sacked Sheffield United boss one of the favourites to replace Tony Mowbray at Sunderland. Amad Diallo will get six weeks to prove himself worthy of Manchester United's first-team squad on his return from injury or will get another loan move at the end of the January transfer window. Reports in Spain have hinted that Manchester United want to sign Valencia wonderkid Javi Guerra, but they might be forced to pay his £86m release clause to get a deal done. Crystal Palace are putting Valencia centre-back Cristhian Mosquera on their list to replace Marc Guehi. Pape Gueye wants a second crack at the Premier League after his first ended without him kicking a ball. DAILY STAR ON SUNDAY Manchester City are looking to sign £50m-rated Club Bruges winger Tajon Buchanan in January, with the Canada international reportedly uninterested in extending his current deal beyond 2025. Newcastle are eyeing up Crystal Palace shot-stopper Sam Johnstone. MAIL ON SUNDAY MLS side Charlotte FC are expected to make a decision this week on their new manager after interviewing both Frank Lampard and Dean Smith. Joey Barton is facing ridicule on social media after comments he previously made about Chelsea boss Emma Hayes ""crossing over to the men's game"" were published in the wake of his sexist comments about female pundits. Real Madrid have drawn up a three-player shortlist to replace Chelsea loanee Kepa Arrizabalaga next season after conceding they might not be able to turn his move into a permanent one. Sporting Braga No 1 Matheus is one of the keepers they are monitoring. Chris Evert has vowed to make a quick return to the tennis broadcasting booth after revealing she would miss the Australian Open next month after a second ovarian cancer diagnosis. England supporters may be banned from drinking beer at their Euro 2024 opener in Germany next year, a top officer in charge of policing has warned. The RFU is set to step in to ensure Maro Itoje continues playing for Saracens and England. SUNDAY EXPRESS Liverpool hope they will have the upper hand over Arsenal when they make their play to sign Fulham midfielder Joao Palhinha in January. Liverpool may be forced to wait until the summer to bring Newcastle target Lucas Beraldo to Anfield, according to reports. SUNDAY MIRROR Manchester United are ready to make their move for RB Leipzig forward Lois Openda after receiving a series of sparkling scouting reports about the Belgium international. Newcastle United are weighing up a January move for Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris should Eddie Howe decide he needs more cover for the injured Nick Pope in January. Tottenham are continuing to track Bournemouth summer signing Illia Zabarnyi as part of their efforts to land defensive reinforcements for Ange Postecoglou in January. Wolves will try to sign Burnley contract rebel Josh Brownhill for around £7m in January. Arsenal legend Dennis Bergkamp has revealed he still dreams of buying an EFL club after failing with a previous venture to take over at Wycombe. Wolves fans showed their displeasure for VAR during Saturday's 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest after supporters groups handed out thousands of cards bearing the graphic ""Enough is Enough - END VAR"". Former Blackburn Rovers midfielder Simon Vukcevic has been arrested and remanded in a Serbian prison after being caught with a gun and 126 bullets in his car as he attempted to cross the border between Serbia and Montenegro. Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips is a growing loan target for Newcastle in the January window after a potential move to Juventus ran into problems. SUNDAY TELEGRAPH Steve Cooper is set for a stay of execution as Nottingham Forest manager after their battling 1-1 draw at Wolves but his job remains on a knife-edge ahead of a Friday date with Tottenham. Henry Arundell will not be available to England in the Six Nations this season after he rejected the chance to sign a hybrid contract at Bath that would have made him eligible while contracted to French side Racing 92. US Ryder Cup player Tony Finau is in talks to join his neighbour Jon Rahm's fledgling LIV Golf team in a deal that could pay him around £50m. SUNDAY TIMES Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group are understood to be one of four US-based investors to make a proposal to the PGA Tour ahead of a defining decision over whether it should align itself with the Saudi Public Investment Fund. England could turn to uncapped Lancashire spinner Tom Hartley as a fourth slow-bowling option for the Test match series in India - the squad is expected to be announced on Tuesday. Former England forwards coach Richard Cockerill is set to be named as Georgia's new head coach after being sacked by French club Montpellier only seven games into the Top 14 season. Everton have turned down an offer from Tottenham Hotspur to alter the terms of a £10m deal agreed as part of the transfer of Dele Alli. SUNDAY MAIL Rangers could face a severely weakened Real Betis side in their Europa League decider on Thursday with the Spanish side likely to be without six key players in a game the Light Blues realistically have to win to progress. Mexican side Monterrey have targeted frustrated Celtic Women's boss Fran Alonso after their manager Eva Espejo moved from the dugout to the boardroom. Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers admits a host of squad stars are living on borrowed time and will be offloaded in January to make room for new recruits. Barry Robson has moved to allay any Viaplay Cup final fears over star man Bojan Miovski."

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