Highlights and Thursday newspaper rumors. . .
DAILY MAIL
Arsenal are the latest to sign Mikel Merino from Real Sociedad following talks on Wednesday night.
Raheem Sterling has held transparent talks with Chelsea in a bid to find a solution to his dubious future.
Manchester United are reportedly on the verge of signing midfielder Manuel Ugarte from Paris Saint-Germain.
Manchester United has scrapped lunch boxes for matches and halved the number of systems presented to corporate supporters as part of a series of cost-saving measures being carried out at Old Trafford.
Barcelona are reportedly keeping an eye on Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho ahead of a potential loan.
Crystal Palace have made a £12million bid for Wolfsburg defender Maxence Lacroix and a bid for Benfica centre-back Tomas Araujo.
Almeria winger Largie Ramazani flew to England on Wednesday night before moving to Leeds United.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Newcastle United have moved closer to signing England centre-back Marc Guehi, and the deal is a £5m discount on Crystal Palace’s asking price.
Manchester City will re-sign their former captain Ilkay Gundogan on a one-year deal with the option to keep him for 12 months.
Raheem Sterling’s humiliation at Chelsea escalated further on another dramatic day at the club when the striker was stripped of his No. 7 shirt and banned from training with the first team.
Cristiano Ronaldo has recorded the most successful launch of his YouTube channel after giving viewers the impression that he and Georgina Rodriguez had secretly tied the knot.
Plans to build the world’s largest football stadium, which could host the 2030 World Cup final, have been revealed with the release of stunning photographs of the project in Morocco.
THE TIMES
Nottingham Forest are the latest to sign Eddie Nketiah from Arsenal in a deal estimated at £30m.
Manchester City sign Celtic striker Kyogo Furuhashi.
Ilkay Gundogan will return to Manchester City this week after agreeing a one-year deal with his former club.
THE GUARDIAN
John Textor is in Liverpool to continue talks with Everton owner Farhad Moshiri on a proposed takeover of the club, with the deal expected to be closed by the end of the week.
Raheem Sterling wants to leave Chelsea for good after being sent off by Enzo Maresca, who denied that his treatment of the winger has been “brutal”.
West Ham’s hopes of bolstering their midfield by signing Carlos Soler from Paris Saint-Germain will likely depend on their ability to raise cash through sales before the move window closes.
THE SUN
Ilkay Gundogan is back in England before sealing his escape to Manchester City from Barcelona.
Raheem Sterling is home after being left out of Chelsea because of Enzo Maresca.
DAILY MIRROR
Arsenal are the latest to close a £30m deal for Spanish midfielder Mikel Merino.
Arsenal have agreed to sell talented 20-year-old midfielder Charlie Patiño to Spanish club Deportivo La Corona, the move remains subject to non-public conditions.
Rafa Benitez says he has won job offers from all over the world, but wants to return to the Premier League.
It has been claimed that Chelsea have presented Ben Chilwell to Manchester United in a bid to increase their wage bill.
SCOTTISH SUN
Manchester City are in a position to make a surprise move for Kyogo Furuhashi.
Steve Clarke is a surprise Scotland call-up for Ryan Gauld.
Derek McInnes asked Scott McKenna for details on the Conference League games in Copenhagen.
DAILY LOG
Celtic are pushing to complete a deal for LAFC star Mateusz Bogusz, worth £8million.
Rangers bosses may be in a position to hand over the keys to Hampden this weekend as they plan to reopen Ibrox for next month’s Dundee clash.
Tony Docherty insists Luke McCowan will be fully focused on Dundee at Easter Road on Saturday – and will have no imaginable holiday there.
Jimmy Thelin has challenged Topi Keskinen to force his incorporation into the Finnish national team.