Highlights and rumors from Tuesday’s papers. . .
THE TIMES
Manchester City make a surprise move for Ilkay Gundogan after Barcelona sanctioned the midfielder’s departure.
Brentford expects Ivan Toney to sign up for Saudi Pro League side Al Ahli, and the Premier League club are hoping to get around £50m for the striker.
Chelsea have rejected an offer from Napoli for Romelu Lukaku worth around £25. 6m, first of all to loan him out for a season.
THE GUARDIAN
Saudi Pro League Al Hilal has Manchester City defenders Kyle Walker and Joao Cancelo on a three-man roster to bolster their defence.
The Real Sociedad president admitted to having held talks with Arsenal about the signing of Mikel Merino, but warned that they want to adjust to the sale price of the Spanish midfielder.
Manchester United are willing to wait until the transfer deadline to try and sign Manuel Ugarte and no expense is necessary to finance the deal.
Raheem Sterling fears he will not play a role at Chelsea again after his surprising omission from the opposite team to Manchester City.
THE SUN
Brentford are keen to close and dust off the deal with Ivan Toney over the weekend and will most likely settle for £45m for the fugitive striker, with Chelsea still eyeing a delayed raid.
Manchester City’s bigwigs need Pep Guardiola to make a decision about his long career before Christmas.
Newcastle replaces Liverpool’s Joe Gomez as an option for Marc Guehi.
Arsenal have rejected a £25million bid plus add-ons for Nottingham Forest’s Eddie Nketiah.
DAILY MIRROR
The turmoil at Manchester United since the arrival of Sir Jim Ratcliffe in February may only be the subject of a documentary.
Hannibal Mejbri is most likely to move to France or Spain before the transfer deadline, despite earlier interest from Rangers.
DAILY MAIL
Raheem Sterling has been investigated by Juventus amid uncertainty over his future.
Bruno Guimaraes is the new captain of Newcastle United and is now almost certain to remain at the club.
Newcastle are aware that Liverpool defender Joe Gomez is scouting after missing the Reds’ 2-0 win over Ipswich on Saturday.
Barcelona’s Ferran Torres could be on his way to a wonderful return to the Premier League as Newcastle are reportedly preparing for a bid for the winger.
Brighton are in a position to break the Scottish record for moves to sign Celtic star Matt O’Riley, and are sure to close a deal to land the coveted midfielder.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Chelsea are the latest to sign Atletico Madrid striker Joao Felix, in a deal that will pave the way for Conor Gallagher to move to Spain and push the disgraced Raheem Sterling down the club’s pecking order.
Wolves plan to spend just £20m of the £94m sales of Pedro Neto and Max Kilman, as the club continues its monetary situation.
THE ATHLETIC
Nottingham Forest are looking for a deal to sign Eddie Nketiah from Arsenal.
DAILY LOG
Michael Beale insists that the Rangers have sent him the same message they have lately sent to Philippe Clement, and revealed that he would never have taken on the task at the top position if he had known that many key members would be leaving.
Financially-hit Inverness Caley Thistle are set for a new dawn after £3m of historic debts were wiped out, with the backing of Sir Alex Ferguson.
The Rangers are expected to return to Ibrox late next month after receiving the third and final delivery of metal within the deadline set by president John Bennett.
SCOTTISH SUN
Aberdeen is a move for Scottish striker Kevin Nisbet.
Brighton have favourites to sign Matt O’Riley after initiating talks with Celtic for a £25m deal.
Euro hopefuls Kilmarnock have abandoned a formal request to the SPFL to postpone Sunday’s match in Aberdeen.