Saturday’s newspaper top news and transfer rumors…
premier league
Manchester City and Manchester United will compete to sign England midfielder Elliott Anderson from Nottingham Forest, with both clubs naming the 23-year-old as one of their main summer transfer targets – Daily Mirror
Manchester United caretaker manager Michael Carrick has hinted that he may offer a new contract to 32-year-old England defender Harry Maguire, whose contract expires this summer. guardian paper
Inter Milan were interested in Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones, 25, in January, and with the England international nearing the final year of his contract with the Reds, the Italian club could try to sign him in the summer, Corriere dello Sport reports.
Chelsea believe there is no need to sell England forward Cole Palmer, 23, or any of their other star players despite making a pre-tax loss of £355m in 2024-25 – Evening Standard
Newcastle United defender Tino Libramento could be interested in a summer move if a top club comes along – Daily Telegraph
Barcelona have reportedly agreed to sign Marcus Rashford on a permanent contract – The Sun
Andre Onana remains determined to fight for his place at Manchester United despite seeing his replacement shine after being released on loan – Daily Mirror
Manager Igor Tudor says Tottenham players do not have enough fitness and doubts their willingness to go into the hard yards without the ball – The Guardian
West Ham United have warned of ‘serious and profound’ financial consequences if they are relegated from the Premier League this season after announcing a £104.2m loss – The Times
Scotland
Celtic manager Martin O’Neill branded rival Danny Rolle’s comments “extraordinary” and claimed the German was more of a Rangers fan than a manager – Daily Record
A defiant Callum McGregor told his team-mates to ignore the noise outside and insisted they were all doing their best to beat Celtic – Daily Record
european soccer
Robin van Persie slams “inappropriate” criticism of Raheem Sterling after the former Chelsea star struggled to get going on his Feyenoord debut – Daily Mirror
Barcelona sporting director Deco says there are no transfer talks underway with 26-year-old Argentine striker Julián Álvarez, who has also been linked with moves to Atletico Madrid and Arsenal.
ICYMI: Top news and transfer rumors in Friday’s newspapers…
