The latest football gossip and transfer rumours
The latest football gossip and transfer rumours

Tuesday's Paper Talk: Latest football gossip and transfer rumours including Ighalo, Henderson, Dembele, Ntcham and Werner


Tuesday's Paper Talk includes rumours about a swap deal between Celtic and Southampton, Odion Ighalo's Manchester United future and Project Restart.

THE TIMES

  • Odion Ighalo is likely to leave Manchester United on Sunday and return to Shanghai Shenhua, who have offered him a new contract worth more than £75m over four years.
  • The British Grand Prix is set to be reprieved after Boris Johnson intervened personally to ensure that two Formula One races can go ahead at Silverstone this summer despite the 14-day coronavirus quarantine restrictions.

DAILY MAIL

  • Barcelona will listen to loan offers for Ousmane Dembele in the summer such is the desire to get him off the wage bill and to stop his value nose-diving.
  • Everton have made a £25m offer to Barcelona defender Jean-Claire Todibo, who is currently on loan at Bundesliga outfit Schalke.
  • Players are at an increased risk of muscle and joint injuries with Project Restart failing to provide a proper pre-season to build fitness, warns former England and Arsenal physio Gary Lewin.
  • Chelsea have opted against using the buy-back clause for winger Jeremie Boga despite becoming one of Serie A's most exciting players since joining Sassuolo in 2018.
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DAILY MIRROR

  • Premier League players are ready to give their seal of approval for Project Restart.

THE SUN

  • Skint Premier League clubs are considering payday-style loans with huge interest rates to stay in business.
  • Jurgen Klopp held a "virtual meeting" with Timo Werner over Easter to discuss a transfer to Liverpool.
  • Chelsea keeper Willy Caballero has backed team-mate N'Golo Kante over his COVID-19 fears.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

  • Premier League clubs are not expected to have to place their squads into a 14-day quarantine period if one of their players tests positive for COVID-19, according to the government's latest guidance.
  • Manchester United are ready to sanction an extension to Dean Henderson's loan at Sheffield United and allow him to finish the season at Bramall Lane.
  • World Rugby's influential medical group has proposed banning reset scrums and upright tackling in a huge shake-up of the sport's laws.
  • Sky Bet Championship players have been told they can opt out of training should they fear for their safety during the coronavirus pandemic.
  • A group of world-leading heart doctors have warned about the potential cardiac risks of the coronavirus to sportspeople and recommended that elite athletes should not return to exercise for at least two weeks after a positive test.

SCOTTISH SUN

  • Southampton could step up their interest in Celtic midfielder Olivier Ntcham - with goalkeeper Fraser Forster included in any deal.
  • Gareth McAuley claims Celtic's nine in a row title is a hollow triumph.

DAILY RECORD

  • SPFL bosses are set to call an emergency board meeting in the next 48 hours to discuss the next step in the crisis facing Hearts.
  • KuPS sporting director Jonne Lindblom has admitted Dundee United are among a string of teams who are tracking new Finnish star Ilmari Niskanen.
  • Gary Maley's Livingston future is at the mercy of social media, after the club posted a poll on whether he should be given a new contract.

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