All the top stories and transfer rumors from Tuesday’s national papers…
DAILY MAIL
Manchester United are looking to send six of their underdog defenders before the transfer window closes in a month as new boss Erik ten Hag continues to rebuild his squad, with Sevilla interested in Alex Telles and Phil Jones in talks with DC United. .
Premier League players want to stop kneeling before every match following a meeting of all 20 club captains last Thursday, amid growing concerns the gesture has lost its seriousness.
Kasper Schmeichel is finalizing his move to Nice and is expected to undergo a medical in the next 48 hours after receiving the blessing of manager Brendan Rodgers to look for a new challenge.
Fulham are in need of a new centre-back, and they are looking for Premier League rivals, namely Chelsea’s Malang Sarr, West Ham’s Issa Diop and Leicester’s Jannik Vestergaard.
Tom Huddlestone joins Manchester United as player-manager of the club’s Under-21s.
Bournemouth players will stand by their decision not to take a knee as they prepare for their first Premier League game back.
Graeme Carrick, the younger brother of former England international Michael, will join Newcastle United as Under-18 manager as the club’s restructuring continues off the pitch.
Liverpool are making progress in talks over a new contract for striker Diogo Jota.
Inter Miami owner David Beckham moved closer to starting construction on a new $1 billion stadium complex.
Manchester City midfielder James McAtee is discussing a loan move to Sheffield United after the Championship side made a bid on Monday.
Everton are not looking to sign Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi.
THE ATHLETIC
Premier League clubs have been given the green light to host friendlies during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Premier League chief executive Richard Masters questioned whether Roman Abramovich would have been allowed to buy Chelsea if an owners-directors test had been held at the time.
SUN
Cristiano Ronaldo has been accused of setting a bad example after leaving Old Trafford before the end of Sunday’s friendly with Rayo Vallecano, according to a Manchester United source.
Mikel Arteta’s selection at Arsenal is picking up pace as he looks to shake off 11 players who were part of last week’s pre-season tour of the United States, including former first-team starters Héctor Bellerin, Nicolás Pepe, Pablo Mari, Lucas Torreira, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, and Reiss Nelson.
Barcelona president Joan Laporta left the door open for Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva to sell 25 per cent of his TV studios to cryptocurrency firm Socios.com for £85m to help register new signings.
Eric Bailly is ready to snub a meeting with José Mourinho in Roma in favor of Sevilla.
Tammy Abraham says he is settled in Roma and is in no hurry to return to Chelsea.
Premier League clubs have taken a hit in their search for Andrea Belotti and the forward is reportedly set to join Roma on a free transfer.
Chelsea’s cult hero Oscar has been photographed in a Flamengo shirt ahead of a transfer from Shanghai SIPG.
Tottenham are interested in Ajax attacking midfielder Mohammed Kudus, according to reports.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
The new Prime Minister will try to bring the Women’s World Cup to the UK after England’s triumph at the European Championship.
The Hundred will use additional assistants and additional cameras to crack down on anti-social behavior at matches.
The Rugby Football Union’s move to ban trans women has caused its own diversity and inclusion representatives to resign from their positions over the weekend.
IPL franchises expect to sign players for 12 months a year to play for a variety of teams, revealed Venky Mysore, CEO of the Indian Premier League’s Kolkata Knight Riders.
DAILY MIRROR
Manchester United risk further upsetting Cristiano Ronaldo with plans to replace him with Frenkie de Jong as the club’s top-earning player this season.
Arsenal are close to selling Lucas Torreira to Galatasaray and completing his long-awaited departure from the club, finally wrapping up a £129m error-plagued spending spree.
Super-agent Jorge Mendes has reportedly told Manchester United to ‘say your price’ for Cristiano Ronaldo as he tries to get the Portuguese striker out of Old Trafford.
Neymar appeared to pour cold water on a reported fight with his Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappe.
THE GUARDIAN
Idrissa Gana Gueye is close to returning to Everton from Paris Saint-Germain. The midfielder traveled to Merseyside to undergo a medical before completing the deal while the clubs negotiate final details.
Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno is set to join Fulham after the clubs reached an agreement and personal terms were set.
Leicester are hoping Arsenal will move for Youri Tielemans but have yet to receive any offers for the Belgian midfielder.
THE TIMES
The SRU has offered a partial apology to the family of Siobhan Cattigan, the former Scotland forward who died last November, after her parents accused them of failing to provide enough medical or pastoral care following two serious incidents of concussion.
Recordings of conversations between referees and VARs will be made available to the public after matches under a Premier League plan.
The FA is planning contract extension talks with Sarina Wiegman when the England Women coach returns from holiday.
Brendan Rodgers says Leicester will not be ‘exploited’ to sell Wesley Fofana or James Maddison.
DAILY LOG
Perplexed, David Martindale insists there are no divided loyalties when his Livingston side take on Rangers, insisting he is “gagging” to take points away from Ibrox’s side.
Charlton Athletic winger Charlie Kirk has become a transfer target for Hibs.
SCOTTISH SUN
Hibs are pulling out all the stops to seal an impressive Easter Road comeback for Martin Boyle.