Wednesday morning sports paper talk

• Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is considering a raid for Everton midfielder Tom Davies.
• Barcelona are preparing a new £80m bid for Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho.
• Jose Mourinho has claimed Wayne Rooney leaving Manchester United made him an emotional wreck.
• Manchester United are edging closer to signing Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic.
• Calum Chambers is set to lead an exodus from Arsenal this summer with Crystal Palace interested.
• Arsenal defender Carl Jenkinson is attracting strong interest from Swansea and Brighton.

• Manchester City are trying to hijack Real Madrid’s £143million bid for Monaco’s teenage sensation Kylian Mbappe.
• Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has been urged to do “whatever it takes” to keep hold of Alexis Sanchez, by Gunners legend David Seaman.
• Tottenham chief Daniel Levy has slammed the Premier League’s summer spending as “unsustainable”, with Spurs yet to shell out a single penny on new additions.
• Jurgen Klopp has insisted Liverpool are not afraid to splash the cash this summer, and the Reds will prove it by maintaining a delicate pursuit of Virgil van Dijk.
• Renato Sanches has opened the door to a move away from Bayern Munich.
• West Brom are preparing a third bid for Middlesbrough defender Ben Gibson.
• Newcastle have told new signing Jacob Murphy they will keep monitoring his twin brother Josh, also a Norwich City winger.
• Chelsea face a fight to save their reputation in China, despite sending Kenedy home in disgrace for insulting the country.
• Sunderland are leading the race to sign Aston Villa defender Tommy Elphick.

• Real Madrid have agreed a £161m fee with Monaco for Kylian Mbappe, who is set to sign a six-year deal and rejoin the French side on loan.
• Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has slammed their Premier League rivals for creating an “out of control” transfer market.
• Liverpool midfielder Emre Can has been linked with a quick switch to Serie A champions Juventus and has apparently already agreed personal terms.
• Tottenham skipper Hugo Lloris has warned outcast Moussa Sissoko to sort out his Spurs future – or risk missing the World Cup.
• Barcelona’s Neymar has amazingly requested Paris Saint-Germain sign Philippe Coutinho as well as him.
• Tottenham still hope to sign full-back Juan Foyth despite not matching Paris Saint-Germain’s up-front £9m bid.
• Ben Gibson has been slapped with a £30m price tag by his uncle, Middlesbrough owner Steve Gibson.
• Sunderland will hold a medical today for Bournemouth striker Lewis Grabban.
• Burnley have agreed a £5m compensation fee with Leeds for 23-year-old full-back Charlie Taylor.
• Monaco are weighing up a £10m move for Stoke outcast Giannelli Imbula.
• Brazilian midfielder Allan, who plays for Napoli is a target for Newcastle, Southampton and West Brom.
• Diego Simeone has extended his Atletico Madrid deal until 2019.
• Huddersfield manager David Wagner wants Ghana midfield hardman Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu to add steel to his side.

• Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho has agreed personal terms with Barcelona.
• Jose Mourinho insists he made no attempts to re-sign Javier Hernandez – who joined West Ham on Monday.
• Liverpool are ‘likely’ to accept a £30.4m bid for Emre Can from Juventus.
• Inter Milan are preparing to sell Ivan Perisic to Manchester United and want Lazio’s Keita Balde as his replacement.
• Sunderland have opened talks with Aston Villa for striker Ross McCormack.

• The tug of war for Kylian Mbappe intensified last night with Manchester City looking to hijack the Monaco star’s world record move to Real Madrid.
• Jose Mourinho admits he may only be able to sign one more player for Manchester United this summer.
• Danilo claims he snubbed Chelsea to sign for Manchester City in his £27m deal.
• Arsenal will submit a third offer for Monaco’s Thomas Lemar, who is valued at £50m by the Ligue 1 champions.
• Premier League shirt sponsorship deals have hit the jackpot in a gambling takeover.
• Huddersfield Town have made an enquiry for Nuremberg midfielder Abdelhamid Sabiri.
• Sunderland are holding talks over a loan move for Bournemouth’s Lewis Grabban.

• Players at all grassroots levels will receive five-year bans if they abuse a referee under new FA laws.
• Thirteen Chinese Super League clubs face expulsion over unpaid debts.

• Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere wants to stay near London and his preference is a move to West Ham.

• Jose Mourinho has claimed Tottenham will be major rivals for the Premier League title this season.
• Renato Sanches has admitted he must leave Bayern Munich this summer after finding his opportunities limited under Carlo Ancelotti.

• Jose Mourinho has warned his Premier League rivals that they are distorting the transfer market by paying more than £50m for second-rate players.
• Chelsea are seeking to borrow £500m to fund the building of their new stadium rather than rely on Roman Abramovich to pay for it.

Source:skysports.com