Tuesday 18th December 2018
Manchester United must pay £24m to Jose Mourinho now they have given him the tin-tack.
Daily Record
The first signing to move to Old Trafford is Galatasaray defender Ozan Kabak. The £18m may cost United less than £7m.
Daily Mail
Meanwhile, Pep Guardiola is an altogether happier bunny at Manchester City. So much so, that he’d like to buy Isco, 26, from Real Madrid.
AS
After Roy Keane all but offered to drive him to the airport, Mino Raiola, the agent of Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba, 25, Ajax defender Matthijs de Ligt, 19, and Moise Kean, 18, is meeting Juventus suits to discuss summer deals.
Football Italia
The upshot of that is a £125m bid is winging its way from Juventus to Manchester United. It might be a while as the Carrier Pigeon has to pass the knowledge to get there…
Daily Star
Mason Holgate, 22, has been told by Everton he can do one in January but only if he promises to come back a better player in the summer.
Sky Sports
Barcelona left everyone scratching their heads by not biting the hands off the Chinese Super League clubs which bid £65m for Malcom, 21.
AS
Shock news out of Paris. Adrien Rabiot, 23, will not sign a new contract with PSG which has put Liverpool on alert.
Yahoo
They’ve got transfer crazy in France. Arsenal, for whom cash is tight, are ready to splurge £45m on Nicolas Pepe, 23, but he play centre-back? Tottenham and Chelsea are also lurking.
Daily Star
