The top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday’s newspapers…
Premier League
Manchester City and Manchester United will battle it out to sign England midfielder Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest as both clubs have made the 23-year-old one of their main summer transfer targets – Daily Mirror
Manchester United interim manager Michael Carrick has hinted that 32-year-old England defender Harry Maguire, whose contract runs out in the summer, will be offered a new deal – The Guardian
Inter Milan showed an interest in Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones, 25, in January and with the England international close to entering the final year of his Reds deal, the Italian club could try to make a move for him in the summer – Corriere dello Sport
Chelsea are confident that England forward Cole Palmer, 23, and other star players will not have to be sold, despite the club making a pre-tax loss of £355m for 2024-25 – Evening Standard
Newcastle United defender Tino Livramento could be interested in a summer move if a top club come in for him – Daily Telegraph
Barcelona have reportedly agreed to buy Marcus Rashford in a permanent deal – The Sun
Andre Onana remains determined to fight for his place at Manchester United, despite seeing his replacement shine after he was sent out on loan – Daily Mirror
Igor Tudor says his Tottenham players are not fit enough and has questioned their desire to put in the hard yards without the ball – The Guardian
West Ham United have warned of the “serious and severe” financial consequences if they are relegated from the Premier League this season after announcing a loss of £104.2m – The Times
Scotland
Celtic boss Martin O’Neill branded the comments of rival Danny Rohl as “extraordinary” and insisted the German sounds more like a Rangers fan than a manager – Daily Record
Defiant Callum McGregor has told his team-mates to ignore the outside noise – insisting everyone is out to break Celtic – Daily Record
European football
Robin van Persie has hit out at the ‘inappropriate’ criticism of Raheem Sterling after the former Chelsea star struggled to hit the ground running on his Feyenoord debut – Daily Mirror
Barcelona sporting director Deco says no talks over a move have taken place with 26-year-old Atletico Madrid and Argentina striker Julian Alvarez, who has also been linked with Arsenal – Daily Mirror
ICYMI: The top stories and transfer rumours from Friday’s newspapers…
