Liverpool tracking Elliot Anderson amid potential move for Nottingham Forest midfielder - Paper Talk

Plus: St Johnstone are among the clubs keen on Liverpool kid Calvin Ramsay; Brighton have submitted a new £23.5m bid for Palmeiras defender Vitor Reis; Donyell Malen looks set to sign for Aston Villa and could come back to haunt former club Arsenal

Saturday 4 January 2025 07:58, UK

The top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday's newspapers...

THE SUN

Liverpool are tracking one of the Premier League's rising stars in Elliot Anderson.

Ruben Amorim has been given the green light to make signings this month - with Victor Osimhen on his Manchester United hitlist.

Kepa Arrizabalaga wants to make his loan move to Bournemouth a permanent one.

Reading are in exclusive talks about selling the club to a mysterious property tycoon.

Chelsea co-owner Behdad Eghbali has bought the UK's most expensive flat - costing £56m.

Sam Kerr and Mia Fishel have travelled with Chelsea to a training camp in Portugal to continue their push back to fitness.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Liverpool have rejected a £15m Crystal Palace bid for Scottish international winger Ben Doak.

Celtic are in talks with Kieran Tierney over a move that would take the Arsenal defender back to his boyhood club, either this month or at the end of the season.

Thomas Tuchel has confirmed members of his England backroom staff but is yet to name a Black or minority ethnic (BME) coach as part of the Football Association's own placement programme.

Crystal Palace are attempting to land Senegal wing-back El Hadji Malick Diouf from Slavia Prague in a deal worth more than £15m.

Issa Kaboré has interest from Valencia over a loan for the second half of the season after returning to Manchester City from Benfica.

Reading midfielder Harvey Knibbs is a target for Championship clubs this month following his stunning form at the Madejski Stadium.

Peterborough have agreed a deal with Fleetwood Town for Northern Ireland midfielder Carl Johnston, with the 22-year-old completing his medical at Weston Homes Stadium.

Luke Littler has taken his tournament winnings past £1.5m after becoming his sport's youngest-ever world champion and is now set to make at least another £1m away from the board.

LIV Golf is on the brink of at last achieving a primary aim by signing with one of the main United States TV stations before the league's resumption starts next month.

DAILY MAIL

Alejandro Garnacho was axed from the Manchester United squad over a show of dissent towards head coach Ruben Amorim, it has emerged.

Barcelona will be able to spend money in the January transfer window without restriction, the club have confirmed, but Dani Olmo has still not been registered.

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso is grappling with a dilemma this weekend about whether to have surgery on his dislocated shoulder, which would rule him out of the Six Nations.

DAILY EXPRESS

Brighton have submitted a new £23.5m bid for Palmeiras defender Vitor Reis.

DAILY STAR

Former Arsenal forward Donyell Malen looks set to sign for Aston Villa and could come back to haunt the title-chasing Gunners.

DAILY MIRROR

Arsenal's hopes of landing Matheus Cunha in January have been dealt a blow, with Wolves working on a new deal for their star man.

Mikel Arteta insists Arsenal can win the Premier League title this season even if they don't sign a new striker this month.

THE ATHLETIC

Ange Postecoglou says he has "no problem" with James Maddison watching the PDC World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace on the same day he could not start Tottenham Hotspur's draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers because of illness.

Sporting director Andrea Berta will prepare for a possible move to the Premier League by studying English in London when he leaves Atletico Madrid.

Keane Lewis-Potter is close to agreeing a new long-term contract with Brentford.

Nuno Espirito Santo says he trusts his Nottingham Forest players to behave responsibly after insisting the group that went on a trip to the Alps have assured him that they did not go skiing.

The Calgary Wild has confirmed the appointment of Lydia Bedford as the club's first head coach.

THE GUARDIAN

Mikel Arteta believes it is "impossible" for Arsenal's academy to produce as many top players as Barcelona's famous La Masia setup owing to regulations imposed on English clubs.

Ticket sales have broken a record ahead of US rugby star Ilona Maher making her debut for the Bristol Bears women's team.

US Olympic runner Fred Kerley has been arrested in South Florida following a confrontation with police, authorities said.

EVENING STANDARD

Arsenal have held contract talks with Ayden Heaven as they look to tie the youngster down to his first professional contract.

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has left the door open to further loan recalls this month, but Trevoh Chalobah will not prove the answer to the club's centre-back injury crisis.

SCOTTISH SUN

Celtic are hoping to announce the sensational return of Kieran Tierney on a pre-contract agreement over the next week.

St Johnstone are among the clubs keen on Liverpool kid Calvin Ramsay.

Kye Rowles is on the verge of leaving Hearts for DC United in a £600,000 deal.

DAILY RECORD

Kelty Hearts are lining up talks with Charlie Mulgrew to become their next manager.

Leighton Clarkson admits there have been plenty angry words in the Aberdeen dressing room.

Wrexham loanee Sam Dalby admits he'd love to stick around at Dundee United for the rest of the season.

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