Tuesday’s headlines and transfer rumours…
Times
Manchester City are considering a surprise move for midfielder Ilkay Gundogan after Barcelona gave the go-ahead for the player.
Brentford are hoping Ivan Toney will join Al Ahly of the Saudi Pro League, with the Premier League club hoping to receive a fee of around £50million for the striker.
Picture: Ivan Toney may have played his final game for Brentford
Chelsea have rejected an offer of around £25.6 million from Napoli, who were originally set to sign Romelu Lukaku on a season-long loan deal.
Guardian
Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal have Manchester City defenders Kyle Walker and Joao Cancelo on their shortlist to strengthen their defence.
Real Sociedad’s president has confirmed he has held talks with Arsenal over the signing of Mikel Merino but has warned that the club must offer a price that matches the Spain midfielder’s request for a transfer fee.
Manchester United are willing to wait until transfer deadline to sign Manuel Ugarte and will not have to shell out any money to sign him.
Raheem Sterling is concerned he may not be able to play a part at Chelsea going forward after being unexpectedly left out of the squad for the Manchester City game.
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Brentford are hoping to wrap up a deal for Ivan Toney before the weekend and are expected to bid £45m for the transfer-seeking striker, but Chelsea are still open to a last-minute move.
Manchester City chiefs want manager Pep Guardiola to make a decision about his future before Christmas.
Newcastle are considering signing Liverpool’s Joe Gomez as a replacement for Marc Guehi.
Arsenal have rejected a further bid of more than £25 million for Eddie Nketiah from Nottingham Forest.
Daily Mirror
Manchester United’s turbulent history since Jim Ratcliffe took over as manager in February could reportedly be the subject of a documentary.
Hannibal Mejbri is likely to move to France or Spain before the transfer deadline, despite interest from Rangers.
Daily Mail
Raheem Sterling has been inquired by Juventus amid uncertainty over his future.
Bruno Guimaraes is Newcastle United’s new team captain and is almost certain to remain at the club.
Image: Bruno Guimaraes has been named Newcastle’s new captain
Newcastle are aware that Liverpool defender Joe Gomez is considering his options after missing Saturday’s 2-0 win at Ipswich.
Barcelona’s Ferran Torres could make a surprise return to the Premier League, with Newcastle reportedly keen to sign the winger.
Brighton are poised to break the Scottish transfer record to sign Celtic star Matt O’Reilly and are confident they can secure a deal to land the coveted midfielder.
The Daily Telegraph
Chelsea are closing in on the signing of Atletico Madrid striker Joao Felix, a deal that would pave the way for Conor Gallagher to move to Spain and see unlucky Raheem Sterling fall further down the club’s pecking order.
Wolves plan to spend just £20m of the £94m raised from the sales of Pedro Neto and Max Kilman in order to protect the club’s financial position.
Athletic
Nottingham Forest are close to completing a deal to sign Eddie Nketiah from Arsenal.
Image: Eddie Nketiah could move to Nottingham Forest
Daily Record
Michael Beale claims Rangers should have sent him the same message they are now sending to Philippe Clement, revealing he would never have taken the job in the first place if he had known so many key players would leave.
Financially struggling Inverness Caley Thistle believe they are poised for a new dawn after a historic £3m debt was wiped clean thanks to the backing of Sir Alex Ferguson.
Rangers are on track to receive their third and final delivery of steel within the timetable outlined by chairman John Bennett and are set to return to Ibrox by the end of next month.
Scottish Sun
Aberdeen are considering a move for Scotland striker Kevin Nisbet.
Brighton have opened negotiations with Celtic for a £25million deal and have emerged as the favourites to sign Matt O’Reilly.
Euro qualifiers Kilmarnock have withdrawn their formal request to the SPFL to postpone Sunday’s game at Aberdeen.
