' Todays Football Paper News ' 24/08/17

PAPER TALK 24/08/17


Right, let's kick things off this morning with a quick roundup of some of the biggest stories making today's back pages...



Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk has met Chelsea without permission (Star)



Man City and Lionel Messi's dad are plotting a Premier League move for the Barcelona forward for next summer (Sun)



Inter have made a dramatic bid for Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi (Mirror)


Joel Campbell, Arsenal's forgotten man, is back at the club and he has made it clear that he is reluctant to go out on another loan (Guardian)



Ashley Young has promised to prove that he still has a major role to play at Man Utd (Express)


Stoke have held further talks with Club Brugge over an £8.5m deal for centre-back Bjorn Engels (Mail)


Spurs are in advanced talks with PSG over a £24m deal for Serge Aurier (Telegraph)


Man City have not given up hope of signing Alexis and are considering launching a bid to capture the £50m-rated forward before the transfer window closes a week today (Times)