Chelsea transfer news: Malo Gusto could be sold to Man City to pave way for Marco Palestra signing – Paper Talk | Football news
Top stories and rumors from Wednesday’s newspapers…
PREMIER LEAGUE
Chelsea are expected to complete the signing of Italian defender Marco Palestra in the next 24 hours and could sell Malo Gusto to Manchester City to make room for the youngster – The Times
Aston Villa are in talks to sign Flamengo defender Emerson Royal – Athletic
Arsenal have ruled out a summer move for Julian Alvarez after learning that the Atletico Madrid star only wants to move to Barcelona – The Metro
Tottenham have held talks with West Ham over the £85m signing of Mateus Fernandes, as they aim to beat Manchester United to sign the Portugal midfielder – The Independent
Real Madrid are reportedly willing to let Aurelien Tchouameni leave as Manchester United continue to be linked with a move for the Frenchman – The Daily Mirror
New Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola has been told not to sign players from his former club Bournemouth – The Daily Mirror
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Jamie Carragher discusses Yan Diomande’s big-money move to Liverpool from RB Leipzig and whether the Ivorian will be worth the money.
THE WORLD CUP
France national team coach Didier Deschamps is heading to France to attend his mother’s funeral and will miss the group’s final Group I World Cup match against Norway, the French Football Federation (FFF) announced on Tuesday – The Independent
FIFA wants to change the rules for penalty kicks in the knockout rounds of this World Cup so that there is only one penalty, the teams who choose to kick the first place or take it in front of their fans – The Times
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FIFA president Gianni Infantino has given his take on the World Cup break, saying FIFA is ‘not making one more dollar’ for it.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has defended the hydration breaks used at the World Cup, calling them a “sporting issue” and insisting that world football’s governing body is not gaining “anything” from them financially – Athletic
Jude Bellingham has been accused of blasting Ghana manager Carlos Queiroz following England’s disappointing 0-0 draw with his team in Boston – Daily Mail
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Jude Bellingham reacts to their World Cup draw with Ghana – England’s fourth consecutive draw in their second group game.
Declan Rice left Boston Stadium with a strain on his left calf and is now worried about his fitness ahead of England’s game with Panama on Saturday – Daily Mail
SCOTLAND
Steve Clarke has revealed Scotland have planned a major weather delay for their World Cup clash with Brazil – The Scottish Sun
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Former Scotland midfielder Paul Lambert is confident they will reach the group stage of the World Cup for the first time – they face Brazil on Wednesday.
Rangers reportedly close Ross McCrorie – The Scottish Sun
Daizen Maeda has given Celtic fans new hope of staying in Glasgow – The Scottish Sun
WORLD FOOTBALL
Former Lyon and Saint-Etienne footballer Kenzo Kies, 21, has been declared brain dead following an incident in the Rhone River – The Daily Star
