Papers: Liverpool looking at replacing Sadio Mane with Kylian Mbappe if he joins Real Madrid
Tuesday 14 April 2020 14:20, UK
Back-page headlines and transfer rumours from Tuesday's national and regional newspapers...
THE SUN
Zinedine Zidane is determined to drive through a move for Sadio Mane this summer and Liverpool are looking at the possibility of replacing him with Kylian Mbappe.
Chelsea legend Didier Drogba has offered his hospital as a coronavirus treatment centre with Ivory Coast fearing a rise in cases.
Jose Mourinho accepts he may not have any money to spend on new players at Tottenham this summer.
Premier League players will be blocked from switching clubs before the delayed end of the season - even if they are out of contract.
Galatasaray have reportedly opened talks with Mario Balotelli over a possible deal to bring the Brescia striker to Turkey.
DAILY MAIL
Premier League clubs are facing combined losses of up to £177m in season ticket and corporate hospitality sales due to the coronavirus crisis.
Premier League stars have a pact to keep each other in the loop over wage-cut talks with their clubs by using a WhatsApp group.
Premier League players have been instructed to scale back their schedules ahead of a return to full training by the end of May.
Premier League clubs hope the introduction of Brexit regulations on signing overseas youngsters will be delayed until next summer due to football's suspension.
Arsenal outcast Mohamed Elneny deserves another chance at the club and is reminiscent of Gunners legend Patrick Vieira, according to the Frenchman's former midfield partner Gilberto Silva.
DAILY MIRROR
Real Madrid have reportedly made an initial enquiry as to the availability of Arsenal forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as they prepare to launch a bid for the player.
Bernardo Silva has revealed it was Cristiano Ronaldo's idea for the Portugal squad to donate 50 per cent of their qualification bonus for Euro 2020 to help during the coronavirus pandemic.
Liverpool have no intention of loaning out Curtis Jones next season.
Serie A matches could be played behind closed doors until next year in plans which will be studied by the Premier League.
Chelsea and Tottenham are tracking Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana but face competition from Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona.
Mauro Icardi's Inter Milan career looks to be coming to an end after Javier Zanetti admitted he does not think the Argentine has a future at the club.
Arsenal goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez says he may return to former club Independiente if he can be in the same team as Sergio Aguero.
DAILY STAR
The Football League is aiming to resume the season on June 6 - and the Premier League could follow suit.
Odion Ighalo will have to accept a staggering £200,000-a-week wage cut if he wants to seal a permanent move to Manchester United.
Real Madrid's "dream" transfer plan involves Borussia Dortmund forward Erling Haaland and PSG star Kylian Mbappe.
Arsenal and Chelsea target Achraf Hakimi has teased a potential switch to the Premier League, admitting he has a decision to make over his Real Madrid future this summer.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
English football is facing calls for an independent regulator and a unified licensing system to overhaul structural failings that have been "exposed" by the coronavirus lockdown.
Arsenal's senior players have rejected the terms of a 12.5 per cent pay cut over 12 months in response to the coronavirus crisis, despite the club throwing in some fresh incentives on new contracts in a bid to get them to agree.
The 2020 Tour de France is on the threshold of being officially postponed or cancelled after the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, declared on Monday night that there would be no large public gatherings in the country before mid-July in an effort to halt the spread of coronavirus.
Inter Milan players expect Lautaro Martinez to join Barcelona during the next transfer window, rather than look for a move to the Premier League.
THE TIMES
Tottenham reversed their decision to apply for the government's furlough scheme after members of Jose Mourinho's first-team squad were unhappy with the club's controversial move.
SCOTTISH SUN
SPFL bosses will press John Nelms for his vital vote on Tuesday - but the Dundee chief will demand cash help for clubs who lose out if the season ends now.
Stoke City could switch their attention from Sam Cosgrove to Livingston's Lyndon Dykes.
Celtic are set to appoint Gary Penrice as their new chief scout.
DAILY RECORD
Dundee are on the brink of releasing Scottish football from coronavirus deadlock by finally giving their backing to the SPFL's controversial survival plan.
Inverness chairman Ross Morrison has accused the SPFL of holding a gun to clubs' heads as he slammed the proposal to finish the season early.
LONDON EVENING STANDARD
Jose Mourinho is living with three of his coaches during self-isolation, as the Tottenham manager prepares for the return of the Premier League.
Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata has revealed he misses playing with Ander Herrera and compared the Spaniard to Bruno Fernandes.
Fulham forward Aleksandar Mitrovic says Serbia team-mate Luka Jovic is in crisis at Real Madrid.
MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS
Manchester United transfer target James Maddison has been backed to move to Old Trafford this summer by Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes, who coached the midfielder in Scotland.
Matthijs de Ligt admits he was blown away by the faith Juventus showed in him when they secured his transfer last summer.
Bernardo Silva has reaffirmed his commitment to Manchester City but does want to return to play for Benfica before he is too old to make a difference.
The Portugal international has also backed Phil Foden to soon become one of the best midfielders in the world if he stays at Manchester City.
Jack Harrison is hoping to be playing Premier League football next season even if he still isn't sure where he will be.
BIRMINGHAM MAIL
The agent of reported Wolverhampton Wanderers target Milot Rashica believes 'something will definitely happen' in the summer transfer window.
LEICESTER MERCURY
Leicester City are reported to be among nine Premier League clubs interested in signing Club Brugge striker Emmanuel Dennis.
