The latest rumors and gossip from Monday’s back page, including Tottenham’s pursuit of defensive improvement.
Let’s start with Tottenham. They reportedly submitted late his offer to Bayer Leverkusen for the services of Piero Hincapie (Daily Express).
This comes as Antonio Conte looks to strengthen his defense ahead of Tuesday’s transfer deadline (Daily Express).
Staying in north London gives Arsenal new hope for Deadline Day (The Sun) as Roberto De Zerbi says Brighton are ready to move on without Moises Caicedo.
Elsewhere, Barcelona could ruin Chelsea’s chances of securing a permanent deal for LaLiga giants and Joao Felix, who are keen on the Portuguese star (The Sun).
Cristiano Ronaldo’s coach Al Nasr has reportedly claimed the forward would “return to Europe” before retiring from football.
This comes after Ronaldo’s former club Manchester United received 10 offers from clubs wanting to sign Anthony Elanga on loan for the remainder of the season (The Sun).
Jürgen Klopp has claimed there will be no more signings for Liverpool this month as Galatasaray lead the chase to sign defender Nat Phillips before Tuesday’s transfer deadline, but one will leave (The Athletic).
Sky Bet Championship hopefuls West Brom have secured the double loan of Nottingham Forest midfielder Louis O’Brien and Fulham’s Nathaniel Chalobah (Daily Mail).
Marco Asensio has received a contract renewal offer from Real Madrid, but several other top European clubs have also been in touch with him through his agent Jorge Mendes (Daily Mirror).
Ajax’s Dusan Tadic has watched his move to Roma fall apart as Jose Mourinho tries to settle the future of misfit Niccolò Zaniolo (Daily Mirror).
