The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday’s newspapers…
Premier League
Real Madrid have reportedly ruled themselves out of the race for Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi as Liverpool and Bayern Munich lead the chase for his signature – Daily Mail
Arsene Wenger has claimed that Liverpool “destroyed their midfield” when they chose to deploy Florian Wirtz as their No 10 – Daily Mirror
Napoli will reportedly make a move to sign Kobbie Mainoo in January – The Sun
Tottenham want to reward Micky van de Ven with a new contract and pay rise to reflect the fact that the club rate him and Cristian Romero as one of the best pairings in the Premier League – The Telegraph
Daily Telegraph
European football
Jude Bellingham remains out of the England picture with Thomas Tuchel not attending Anfield to watch the Real Madrid star play against Liverpool – Daily Mirror
French side Lyon have made a pitch to sign Real Madrid forward Endrick on loan – Daily Mail
Real Madrid have decided to sell Vinicius Jr this summer after his outburst when subbed off during El Clasico – The Sun
Bayern Munich superstar Harry Kane has been linked with a move to Barcelona – The Sun
Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has no intention of leaving next summer despite reports in Spain that he is “tired” of the club and plans to resign – Sky in Germany
Scottish football
Celtic have drawn up a long list of potential managerial targets – with former midfielder Efrain Juarez put forward as a shock contender for the job – The Scottish Sun
Rugby Union
Chandler Cunningham-South is set to make his first Test start at No 8 with Steve Borthwick rotating his England match-day squad for the challenge of Fiji this Saturday – The Telegraph
