The top stories and transfer rumours from Tuesday’s newspapers…
PREMIER LEAGUE
Manchester United would have to pay around €50m (£44m) if they want to secure the January signing of Wolves midfielder Joao Gomes – Record (Portugal)
Manchester United rejected Romeo Lavia as part of the deal to sell Alejandro Garnacho to Chelsea in the summer – ESPN
Man Utd and Newcastle target Elliot Anderson is on course to become the next £100m-plus English player with Nottingham Forest ready to adopt a tough stance on his future – The Telegraph
Tottenham plan to extend Yves Bissouma’s contract to stop him leaving on a free transfer at the end of the season – Daily Mail
Arsenal are among a number of Premier League clubs reviewing their position on a controversial new salary cap, with the proposal under serious threat before Friday’s scheduled vote on the issue – The Times
Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard says that his injury is ‘starting to look better’ amid hope that he’ll be available for this Sunday’s North London derby – The Mirror
The release of the £2.35bn Chelsea sale fund has been held up by a legal row between Roman Abramovich and Jersey – The Telegraph
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL
Thomas Tuchel says he will consider travelling to Real Madrid to talk to Trent Alexander-Arnold about his England prospects – Daily Mail
BOXING
Anthony Joshua’s £140m fight with YouTuber Jake Paul would have been banned from taking place in the UK amid serious safety fears over the heavyweight bout – The Telegraph
Carl Froch says Anthony Joshua’s career is over after he agreed to fight YouTuber Jake Paul – The Sun
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Sky Sports’ Johnny Nelson discusses Anthony Joshua’s motivation to fight Jake Paul on December 19
F1
The McLaren chief executive officer Zak Brown has claimed that Max Verstappen is effectively running Red Bull and team members seem afraid of the four-times world champion – The Times
