Lionel Messi returning to Barcelona on free transfer next summer ‘economically viable’ – Paper Talk | Transfer Centre News

All the highest tales and transfer rumours from Thursday’s newspapers…

THE SUN

Barcelona vice chairman Eduard Romeu believes it might be “economically viable” for the membership to safe Lionel Messi’s return on a free transfer next summer.

Arsenal will make an extra strategy for Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz in January, however at a considerably lower cost with their goal’s contract winding down.

Chelsea are unlikely to have a sporting director in place in time for the World Cup with quite a few candidates remaining of curiosity as Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali’s search continues.

Al-Hilal president Fahad ben Nafel claims Cristiano Ronaldo was open to a transfer to the Saudi membership over the summer however a £210m deal, together with a £25m price to Manchester United, was scuppered by a transfer ban.

Former Everton participant Diniyar Bilyaletdinov is amongst hundreds of Russians to be referred to as up by Vladimir Putin to combat on the Ukraine frontline.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and his fiancée Perrie Edwards had been left shaken after a terrifying housebreaking at their £3.5m residence in Cheshire earlier this week.

DAILY MAIL

Bill Foley’s £150m takeover of Bournemouth may very well be accomplished within the next week and he may very well be in cost by the tip of October as soon as he passes the Premier League’s possession exams.

Everton ahead Anthony Gordon is considered one of quite a few younger gamers who may gatecrash England’s World Cup squad with good performances over the next few weeks.

Tottenham may have to pay round £31m for Dejan Kulusevski on the finish of the season in the event that they end within the Champions League positions with the duty changing into an possibility in the event that they fail to make the highest 4.

England’s World Cup package producer Nike are beneath rising strain to comply with Hummel’s instance and make a stand in opposition to Qatar’s human rights file.

Antonio Cassano believes Cristiano Ronaldo could be higher off retiring than making an attempt to lengthen his high-flight profession, with the chance that the latter days of it will likely be spent primarily on the bench for membership and nation.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Chelsea are prepared to be part of an extended line of Premier League golf equipment in attempting to signal Borussia Dortmund and England star Jude Bellingham.

Long-time Football League participant Ryan Cresswell has opened up on his dependency on sleeping tablets throughout his time within the skilled sport and says the disaster has hit the game “at all levels”.

Newcastle United are nonetheless paying greater than £100,000 every week to gamers, together with the likes of Dwight Gayle and Isaac Hayden, who’re now not with the membership due to mortgage strikes.

Yorkshire are topic of a High Court declare from former England physio Wayne Morton over the main points about his dismissal and a string of surprising accusations made in opposition to him throughout Lord Patel’s purge of the membership.

THE TIMES

Ibrahima Konate is closing on a return to the Liverpool squad after two months out with a knee harm.

DAILY EXPRESS

Manchester United may make a transfer for Napoli winger Hirving Lozano in January however it may rely on them shifting considered one of their present gamers who occupy an identical place.

Chelsea may have the prospect to re-signal striker Tammy Abraham from AS Roma next summer thanks to a “discreet” purchase-again clause that prompts in 2023.

DAILY MIRROR

Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister Katia Aveiro has accused Portugal followers of “spitting on the plate they eat from” after fierce criticism of his performances for the nationwide workforce and requires him to be dropped.

EVENING STANDARD

Tottenham are prepared to make a transfer for Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak because the lengthy-time period successor for Hugo Lloris, though they’ll seemingly face competitors from Manchester United.

DAILY RECORD

Rangers had been one of many groups in attendance on a busy Tuesday evening for scouts in Velje, the place Denmark’s U21 aspect confronted their Croatian counterparts in entrance of representatives from nearly 40 golf equipment.

St Johnstone are frightened about David Wotherspoon’s return to first-workforce motion after he was harm in a bounce sport at Falkirk – Wotherspoon has been out with a knee harm for practically a yr.