All the top stories and transfer rumors from Saturday’s national newspapers…
Sun
Paul Pogba is ready to stay at Manchester United, if Ralph Rangnick is the boss.
Liverpool will send representatives to Argentina this weekend to secure a €50m move for Luis Diaz from Porto.
Aston Villa star Matty Cash is in talks with Atletico Madrid for a permanent transfer this summer.
Derby County is moving towards a swift legal decision on damage claims that threaten the very existence of Middlesbrough and Wycombe.
Jack Wilshere has attracted transfer interest from a number of clubs and champion teams from abroad following his adjustment with Arsenal.
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Telegraph diary
Newcastle United are set to sign double deals with Arsenal striker Eddie Nkatia and Brighton defender Dan Burns before the end of the January transfer window.
Frank Lampard has been offered a new managerial job at Everton, ending the difficult process of finding a successor for Rafael Benítez.
Tottenham Hotspur hit the panic button three days before the January transfer window after missing their top three goals.
Burnley are in advanced talks to sign Wolfsburg striker Vote Weghorst and Dinamo Zagreb midfielder Mislav Orsik.
Times
Amanda Stavley or her company PCP Capital Partners “did not have the necessary funds” to buy a 10 per cent stake in Newcastle United, according to a lawsuit brought by Mike Ashley, the club’s former owner, who used the money and the sale of the hotel to buy actions in complete contradiction to the insistence of his family.
guardian
Brighton were set for another offer for their central defender Dan Burn from Newcastle before the transfer window closed on Monday night.
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daily mail
Newcastle United’s tour of Saudi Arabia ended on a humiliating note, with Sierra Clarke being sacked for beating an opponent in a friendly.
daily mirror
Brentford are investigating after a video of star striker Evan Tony saying “f*** Brentford” was leaked on social media.
West Ham are keen to make a surprising trip to Leeds for their Brazilian star Rafinha.
Tottenham have targeted Juventus duo Dejan Kulusevsky and Álvaro Morata in a bid to salvage their troubled transfer window.
Fulham manager Marco Silva confirmed in January that Fabio Carvalho will not leave the club.
daily star
Danny van de Beck pleads with Manchester United to leave Old Trafford.
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Former Newcastle star Jeremy has revealed that all the players going to Newcastle have “different intentions”, which is not “strange”.
Daily log
IFK Goteborg are ready to end Celtic goalkeeper Vasilis Barkas’ run of terror in Scottish football.
Shawn Maloney plans to replace Scott Alan Hibbs if the transfer deadline expires on Monday.
Dundee has agreed a pre-deal to sign Ricky Lamy from Motherwell and is trying to strike an immediate deal before Monday’s deadline.
Swansea are struggling to sign Scott Fraser after Charlton made a £400,000 bid to snap up Ipswich Town Playmaker.
scottish sun
Celtic boss Ange Posticog refuses to rule out a spectacular return in the derby for Dijen Maida and Tom Rosick.
Hibbs midfielder Scott Alan is in talks with Kilmarnock about a possible move to the rugby park.
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