Thursday’s newspaper headlines and transfer news…
EVENING STANDARD
“Chelsea” made an offer to take Douglas Luiz on loan for the rest of the season. Juventus have made Luiz available just six months after his £42million arrival, according to reports in Italy.
DAILY MIRROR
Chelsea have stepped up their pursuit of Alejandro Garnacho as Napoli look set to turn their attention to other targets.
Manchester United are weighing up an improved offer for Patrik Dorgu after seeing their initial offer rejected.
Wrexham have pulled off a major coup by winning the Championship competition to land long-term target Ryan Longman.
The Champions League match between Feyenoord and Bayern Munich was abandoned almost immediately after kick-off due to heavy smoke caused by a fan fire.
DAILY TELEGRAPHY
Everton have put Sunderland midfielder Dan Neal on their shortlist of transfer targets but could struggle to land him this month.
Brentford striker Yoan Visa will appear in court in France this week to face the trial of a woman who allegedly attacked him with acid and tried to kidnap her child.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s backing of four-time Olympic gold medalist sailor Ben Ainslie to win the America’s Cup is on the verge of collapse.
DAILY MAIL
Manchester United are set to dominate the Premier League this summer in the United States.
Lewis Hamilton has been gifted a new house in Italy to ease his move to Ferrari, according to reports.
SUN
Manchester United have their stadium capacity at risk from a government body, according to reports.
West Ham will step up their efforts to support Graham Potter this month with their new transfer expert starting today.The Hammers signed Potter’s long-term recruitment guru Kyle Macaulay from Chelsea in the middle of the January window.
Steven Schumacher is keen to become Bolton boss, while Sam Allardyce dreams of an emotional comeback.
ATHLETIC
Amadou Onana will miss Aston Villa’s upcoming games with a hamstring injury.
Ronald Araujo is set to sign a new six-and-a-half-year contract with Barcelona, while the club are in talks with Pedri over a contract extension.
THE SECURITY
Norway is on the brink of eliminating VAR from its domestic league after clubs in the country’s top two divisions officially recommended it be scrapped.
THE TIMES
Bill Sweeney, the chief executive of the under-fire RFU, said he wanted to defer his £358,000 bonus last year but refused to return it or give it to charity.
DAILY RECORD
Celtic could still see their determination to test Kyogo Furuhashi this month, with Stade Rennes reportedly willing to wait until after the next two Champions League games to make a move.
Hibs are keen to sign OB ace Alasana Manne.
St Johnstone are close to signing Latvian international Daniels Balodis.
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