Paper Talk: Man Utd deny contract rift with star man; Leicester fearing the worst about future of key player
Manchester United have denied rumours that they are being held ransom by Paul Pogba over a new deal for the Frenchman, while Leicester are fearful that one star man could be snapped up – all in Sunday’s papers.
MAN UTD DENY POGBA CONTRACT TALK
Manchester United have denied rumours that Paul Pogba could leave the club unless he is handed a bumper new £600,000 per week contract.
The French World Cup winner – who has been the subject of much speculation over a move to Real Madrid – has two years left on his current Old Trafford deal.
According to the Sunday Mirror, United are in no rush to begin talks over extending Pogba’s contract and handing him a wage hike.
However, a United source told the newspaper: “Pogba’s only focus right now is trying to be fit to help his team-mates. Reports of him demanding £600,000-a-week to stay aren’t true. Paul has two years left on his contract so time is on our side in terms of discussions on a new deal.
“The club made it clear in the summer that we want Paul at United and that remains the case.”
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AND THE REST
Leicester are on the lookout for a new left-back ahead of Ben Chilwell‘s potential exit, with Manchester City and Chelsea hot on the tail of the England international (Sun on Sunday)
Manchester United are keen on signing Bournemouth striker Callum Wilson in January, and believe they can tempt him with the chance of furthering his claim for a place in England’s Euro 2020 squad next summer (Sunday Express)
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has said that Christian Pulisic’s £53m transfer fee alone does not guarantee the American a place in the Blues’ starting lineup (Sunday Mirror)
Arsenal defender David Luiz has said that he “didn’t think twice” about moving across London from Chelsea in the summer and admitted that himself and Lampard have different views about the future of football (Metro)
Newcastle United midfielder Sean Longstaff can forget about his dream £40m move to Manchester United, according to Magpies boss Steve Bruce (Sunday Mirror)
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said the pressure of delivering silverware is one reason why he struggles to regularly field young academy products (Sunday Telegraph)
Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder is interested in signing Brentford striker Ollie Watkins and is prepared to bid around £15m for the player (Sun on Sunday)
Rangers forward Jermain Defoe is in discussions with manager Steven Gerrard about extending his Ibrox stay by another year (Sunday Mail)
Celtic have opened negotiations with Callum McGregor over penning fresh terms at the club amid fears Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers could pounce (Sunday Mail)
Brighton are eyeing up a £10m move for Preston defender Ben Davies (Sun on Sunday)
Newcastle midfielder Matt Richie has undergone surgery on his injured ankle (Daily Star Sunday)
Real Madrid have moved into pole position in the race to sign Ajax star Donny van de Beek, who is rated at £100m (Sunday Mirror)
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