Papers: Manchester United line up Jadon Sancho transfer alternative
Tuesday 2 June 2020 15:02, UK
Back-page headlines and transfer rumours from Tuesday's national and regional newspapers...
MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS
Manchester United have identified teenage Argentine winger Thiago Almada as a possible transfer alternative to Jadon Sancho.
Manchester City will face competition from Juventus for talented Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar, according to reports.
Bayern Munich director Oliver Kahn says he is sceptical that Europe's biggest clubs will be able to complete big transfers this summer, including Bayern's own attempts to sign Leroy Sane.
LIVERPOOL ECHO
Jurgen Klopp has promised Liverpool fans they will get a parade in the event his team goes on to lift the Premier League title.
Schalke's sporting director has admitted the club no longer has a purchase option on rumoured Everton target Jean-Clair Todibo.
LONDON EVENING STANDARD
Barcelona target Lautaro Martinez will leave Inter Milan this summer if he pushes for a move, says former Nerazzurri president Massimo Moratti.
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is ready to delay his pursuit of a top-class centre forward to focus attention and funds on Jadon Sancho.
THE SUN
Timo Werner's move to Liverpool is a step closer after his RB Leipzig manager conceded defeat in the fight to keep him.
Football stars throughout the English game face the prospect of being asked to take mass pay cuts next season.
QPR's director of football Les Ferdinand fears the bombshell plan to restart the Championship in just 18 days poses a bigger risk to players than COVID-19.
DAILY MAIL
The Premier League are facing dissent from several clubs over a number of proposed rule changes for the resumption of the season.
The Premier League have told their clubs they are hoping that no more than four matches will be held at neutral venues - and have acknowledged Liverpool may well win the title at Anfield.
Manchester United will pay £10.5m to keep Odion Ighalo until January with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side to pick up just under half of his £300,000-a-week wages.
The Premier League's coronavirus snoop squad have made the bizarre request for clubs to routinely wash their training ground gates.
Chelsea have submitted a formal proposal to increase the maximum number of subs permitted on the bench from seven to nine for the remainder of the season.
Premier League clubs are paying for the families of football personnel who have been infected with coronavirus to be tested.
English rugby's belated salary cap revolution will go ahead after Premiership clubs reached a unanimous agreement to implement the proposals contained in the Myners report.
DAILY MIRROR
Premier League stars may have to get changed in Portakabins as part of new safety protocols.
Arsenal are ready to offer David Luiz a new one-year extension - but it could be on reduced terms.
Real Madrid have rejected the chance to sign Brazilian star Willian on a free transfer.
Liverpool have agreed loan extensions with Bournemouth and Swansea for Harry Wilson and Rhian Brewster respectively.
Real Madrid will not play their remaining La Liga home games at the Santiago Bernabeu and will instead finish the 2019-20 campaign at their training complex.
DAILY STAR
England boss Gareth Southgate will ban himself from going to games when the Premier League season resumes.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
The chances of Australia touring England this summer have been boosted by the UK government's willingness to relax quarantine rules for elite sport.
Premier League clubs will discuss whether managers can change their 25-man squads when the season resumes.
EFL players with expiring contracts have been warned clubs may trick them into short-term extensions with the promise of a new deal.
DAILY RECORD
Hearts face the agony of having their fate sealed by email this week - despite Tynecastle backer James Anderson confirming he is willing to plough millions into clubs all over the country.
SCOTTISH SUN
Celtic defender Kristoffer Ajer has binned his long-term agent - as AC Milan continue to track him.
Kilmarnock duo Jamie MacDonald and Ally Taylor have rejected new deals and will leave Rugby Park.
