' ALL TODAYS FOOTBALL / PAPER NEWS ' WEDNESDAY 15/04/20

PAPER TALK WEDNESDAY 15TH APRIL 2020


Manchester United and Real Madrid's hopes of signing Erling Haaland have been dealt a severe blow after it emerged the striker's release clause does not come into effect until 2022. (Daily Mail)



Argentine club Independiente are ramping up their efforts to snatch Sergio Aguero back from Manchester City this summer, according to reports in South America. (Daily Mirror)



Liverpool have been put on alert after the agent of highly-rated forward Milot Rashica confirmed that "something will definitely happen" with his client once the coronavirus pandemic has passed. (Daily Mirror)



Football League clubs have been told to stop trying to poach rival players amid concerns it "completely undermines" pleas of financial distress and jeopardises moves to agree collective wage cuts. (Daily Telegraph)






Celtic are keeping tabs on Atletico Madrid winger Rodrigo Riquelme. (Scottish Sun)

BOURNEMOUTH REVERSE FURLOUGH DECISION

Bournemouth have reversed their decision to furlough members of their non-playing staff following criticism from the club’s supporters.

The decision follows fellow Premier League sides Liverpool and Tottenham taking the same action, having initially faced heavy criticism for using the government's coronavirus job retention scheme.

PAPER TALK - PART TWO

Manchester United secretly sent scouts to watch Saul Niguez as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer weighs-up a £70m offer for the Atletico Madrid star. (The Sun)



Arsenal and Chelsea are set to be offered the chance to sign Barcelona flop Philippe Coutinho this summer. (The Sun)


Donny van de Beek's future is still up for grabs, according to the Manchester United and Real Madrid target's agent. (The Sun)



Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho wants to bring Inter Milan veteran Diego Godin to North London. (Daily Express)



Manchester United chief Ed Woodward has been offered the chance to sign Torino hitman Andrea Belotti ahead of the summer transfer window. (Daily Express)

MORE FROM THE PAPERS…



Arsenal have submitted a £43m bid to sign Atletico Madrid star Thomas Partey. (Daily Express)



Manchester City have been given a boost in their pursuit of Barcelona full-back Nelson Semedo after contract talks with the Spanish club were put on hold. (Daily Express)



Barcelona legend Xavi has backed his former club's pursuit of Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez and has also tipped Neymar to make a sensational return to the Nou Camp. (Daily Mail)


Manchester United's on loan defender Marcos Rojo says he doesn't want to return to Old Trafford despite his temporary switch to Estudiantes turning into a nightmare. (Daily Mirror)

'HARRY KANE WILL PROBABLY LEAVE SPURS NEXT SUMMER'



Sky Sports


15/04/20

Harry Kane is likely to leave Tottenham next summer if the club has not won a major trophy, according to Tony Cottee.

Kane has spoken openly about his frustration at so far failing to win trophies with Spurs and the England captain says he is prepared to leave if the team does not progress.

Recent reports have linked Kane with a summer move to Manchester United, but Cottee expects the striker to remain in north London for at least one more season.

"I think there will come a time when he says, 'I've done as much as I can, I've scored lots of goals for Spurs but for many, many reasons it's not happened'," the former West Ham, Everton, Leicester and England striker told Sky Sports News.

"Everything is in place there. They've got a great stadium, great club, great fans etc. but they haven't won anything. That's what Harry will want to taste before he finishes his career. You want that feeling of winning the Premier League or Champions League and at the moment I can't see him doing that at Spurs. I think it's inevitable, if it doesn't happen in the next year or so, I think Harry will leave - probably next summer."