All the news and rumors transmitted from the national newspapers issued on Thursday…
Sun
Newcastle are increasingly frustrated in their pursuit of key targets Sven Putman and Hugo Eketek: officials believe the clubs are applying the same ‘tonne tax’ to the Saudi-owned Magpies as they applied during the January transfer window .
Arsenal are telling their stingy rivals to pause or be silent after pulling the plug on Lucas Torreira’s transfer to Fiorentina.
Bournemouth are close to snapping right-back Ryan Fredericks and midfielder Joe Rothwell on a free transfer, and will also bring in midfielder Marcus Tavernier from Middlesbrough.
Schalke and Wales striker Rabbi Matondo is in a six-club summer transfer battle with Brentford, Leeds and newly promoted Nottingham Forest in the Premier League being admired.
Former Tottenham striker Vincent Janssen is wanted by Marc Overmars and Marc van Bommel in Antwerp.
daily mail
Nottingham Forest have reached an agreement with Manchester United to sign Dean Henderson on loan with a £20m purchase option.
Benfica are set to put up just £47m of the initial £64m fee for the sale of Darwin Núñez to Liverpool, with former team Peñarol and Almería receiving £1.94m and £8.95m each.
UEFA is said to be planning a new fundraising mini-tournament in the United States with the winner of the Champions League.
Bryce Samba has told Nottingham Forest that he wants to leave this summer and is interested in moving to Ligue 1 side Lens.
Aston Villa youngster Cameron Archer is a loan target for more than a dozen clubs in the tournament, including Watford, West Bromwich Albion and Sunderland, but Steven Gerrard is expected to give him a chance on the Australian Tour of the next month.
A new ‘leak’ has emerged in the Premier League to deny Manchester City a match against Bournemouth on opening day, after it emerged that the Premier League’s Twitter page mistakenly revealed that the champions would play the newly promoted Cherry. .
The Watford boss has criticized former goalkeeper Ben Foster for his “completely fake” YouTube blogs, claiming he was fined for continuing to produce them after promising to stop.
Telegraph diary
The traditional festive round of Premier League matches between Boxing Day and the New Year has been removed from the tables in a move to ease player fatigue after the World Cup.
Gareth Southgate retains his full support for the Football Association and its players in England, despite fans calling for his sacking.