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" Today's Local Football Newspaper News "

Fri Feb 19, 2016 9:25 am

PAPER TALK

Friday 19th Feb 2016

Plenty of transfer chat in today's papers, here's a pick of some of the best lines...

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure could be on his way to the MLS in the summer, with a queue of American clubs looking to sign him if he decides a reunion with Pep Guardiola is not for him. (Daily Star)

Leicester have been told they will have to go above the £23.8m release clause in his contract to sign CSKA Moscow striker Ahmed Musa, with their president Yevgeny Giner expecting a lot of interest from Europe's top clubs. (Daily Mirror)

Arsenal have dropped out of the battle for Leroy Sane after being told it will cost at least £40m to buy the exciting young Schalke forward. (The Sun)

Swansea City have made Ghana defender Jonathan Mensah their No 1 summer transfer target - the 25-year-old is playing in France with Evian. (The Sun)


Brighton are angry with Louis van Gaal for his public statements about potentially calling striker James Wilson back from his loan spell on the south cast, claiming it could unsettle him amid claims the clause was meant to be kept private. (The Independent)