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DAILY MIRROR

Manchester United and Liverpool are among the clubs keeping tabs on Preston’s prodigy Felipe Rodriguez-Gentile, who scored five goals in an FA Youth Cup tie earlier this season.

Gareth Bale is ready to play at least one more season in MLS and wants to continue his time at LAFC while continuing his international career with Wales.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has told German media he has been unable to visit Boris Becker while he is in prison because he was deemed too big a security risk.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Arsenal and England star Beth Mead has called for a global study into why women footballers are more prone to cruciate ligament injuries, which are currently plaguing women’s football.

DAILY MAIL

Allan Saint-Maximin is hoping French world champion Marcus Thuram will turn down a move to Liverpool in favor of working with him at Newcastle United.

Arsenal are reportedly keen to sign Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot in the summer after his potential move to Manchester United fell through last summer.

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has revealed that he never wanted to sell Frenkie de Jong despite the countless rumors and speculations published about the Dutch midfielder last summer.

Thierry Henry believes Manchester City striker Erling Haaland will become the first player in Premier League history to score six goals in the same game.

Nottingham Forest have joined Fulham in the race to sign Everton midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure.

Sevilla manager Jorge Sampaoli claims Isco has ‘not lived up to the club’s expectations’ after his contract was surprisingly ended after less than six months.

Claudio Ranieri returns to the top flight as he takes charge of Serie B club Cagliari for the second time.

THE SUN

Benfica have reportedly put a £105million price tag on midfielder Enzo Fernandez, a potential target for Liverpool and Manchester United, after a good string of performances for world champions Argentina.

Serie A Napoli have entered the running to sign midfielder Azzedine Ounahi from Angers and Morocco, who has been linked with Premier League clubs Leicester City and Newcastle United.

Newcastle United are interested in signing Memphis Depay from Barcelona and could land him for as little as £9m.

Barcelona are considering moving away from Raphinha as the Brazilian star ‘hasn’t lived up to his Leeds standards’ since his £55m move in the summer.

Leeds United face competition from French side Lyon for Everton defender Mason Holgate, who could be made available next month if the Goodison Park club seek to cut their wage bill.

Dele Alli’s disastrous loan spell at Besiktas reached another low when he was booed off after 30 minutes of a cup game at third-tier side Sanliurfasport, with Turkey’s top clubs coming from 2-0 down at the time Alli came out with a struggling 4-2 -Victory of it.

DAILY EXPRESS

Cristiano Ronaldo’s ‘right hand man’ has reportedly drawn closer in Saudi Arabia in a lucrative move to Al-Nassr.

FIFA is under pressure to investigate the conduct of Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez during Argentina’s protracted celebrations following their World Cup final victory, as well as the ridicule and alleged racist abuse directed at Frenchman Kylian Mbappe by Argentine fans.

THE TIMES

Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to join Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr after failing to receive a viable contract offer from any team in Europe’s top leagues.

Tottenham are keen to bolster their options in central midfield with another Juventus player, this time with France international Adrien Rabiot in mind.

Former rugby league star Sam Burgess has denied using cocaine after he was arrested for allegedly failing a road test in Australia.

DAILY RECORD

Algerian midfielder Ahmed Kendouci, who has been linked with both Rangers and Celtic, could well remain in his home country after leaders Belouizdad confirmed their interest in him.

Ferencvaros president Gabor Kubatov expects Tunisian midfielder Aissa Laidouni to leave the club in January but admits he has no idea where the player, who is linked with Celtic, a host of French clubs and Wolfsburg, will end up craft will practice.