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Saturday's football gossip transfer rumours :news: (March 09 2018)

Monaco's Thomas Lemar is a summer transfer target for Manchester City, according to one report.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Manchester City are set to make a shock move to add Monaco's Thomas Lemar to their squad this summer.

Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano says the club wants to be revered for its football in the way Barcelona have for the last decade.

DAILY MIRROR

Gareth Southgate will run the rule over Liverpool's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on Saturday as he ponders recalling the winger to the England squad.

Manchester United are considering Borussia Dortmund defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos as an alternative if they are unable to sign Tottenham's Toby Alderweireld this summer.

THE SUN

Bayer Leverkusen's Jamaican midfielder Leon Bailey could be heading for the World Cup as part of the England squad, and his father will hold talks with the Football Association next week.

AC Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma is set to leave in the summer after the Serie A club made an approach to sign Napoli’s Pepe Reina.

DAILY MAIL

Sky Bet Championship clubs with grievances over the way Wolves are run claim that star players including Diogo Jota and Ruben Neves are being paid way under market value to counter Financial Fair Play rules.

Manchester United are planning to offer Luke Shaw to Tottenham as part of their efforts to sign Danny Rose.

Manchester City could face a complaint from United after their ticket allocation for April's derby clash was cut by 200 to only 2,800 over supporter safety concerns.

DAILY EXPRESS

Chelsea are "willing to do anything" to sign Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti this summer, according to reports in Spain.

DAILY STAR

Zinedine Zidane says criticism of Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema is wide of the mark and that his past record should speak for itself.