Arsenal set to open talks with West Ham over a £90m move for England midfielder Declan Rice - Paper Talk (2023)

All the top stories and transfer rumours from Tuesday's newspapers...

DAILY MAIL

Arsenal are set to open talks with West Ham over a £90m swoop for Declan Rice as Emirates chiefs prepare to loosen the purse strings ahead of their Champions League return.

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Manchester City are maintaining a watching brief on Mateo Kovacic, who is ready to leave Chelsea this summer.

Newcastle United are keen on Chelsea's Conor Gallagher as Eddie Howe looks to bolster his midfield this summer - but the Toon will face stiff competition for Leicester's James Maddison.

Wilfried Zaha is set to miss the final two matches of the season - with Crystal Palace now waiting to discover whether the icon has played his last game for the club.

Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze is back on Gareth Southgate's radar but faces competition from Nigeria to lock-in the forward's international future.

Brentford have opened talks over a move for South Korean defender Kim Ji-Soo.

Arsenal are closing on the announcement of a new deal for England winger Bukayo Saka, which is expected to be on a similar level to any offer made to his international team-mate Declan Rice this summer.

Leicester have two Championship managers - Swansea's Russell Martin and Jon Dahl Tomasson from Blackburn - on their radar if they move on from interim boss Dean Smith at the end of the season.

Southampton are braced to receive offers for James Ward-Prowse this summer even though his current deal does not include a relegation release clause.

West Ham's players do not have any incentive clauses in their contract for success in the Europa Conference League as they look to seal their place in the final later this week in Alkmaar.

Everton will employ private security officers and a "ring of steel" for their final Premier League home game against Bournemouth on May 28 but insist the measures are not down to the threat of relegation.

THE GUARDIAN

Chelsea are lining up an ambitious move for Napoli's Victor Osimhen, with Mauricio Pochettino keen to bring in a striker when he takes over as head coach this summer.

Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming says England Test captain Ben Stokes can only be seen as "batting cover" for his IPL franchise at the moment and is unable to bowl - he has not appeared for the team in six weeks.

The chair of British Gymnastics has called on the government to establish an independent welfare body to protect athletes across all sports and to ensure that governing bodies no longer face significant costs dealing with safeguarding cases.

DAILY MIRROR

Napoli defender Kim Min-Jae has decided to join Manchester United this summer and negotiations between the clubs also include a move for in-demand striker Victor Osimhen.

West Ham are considering appointing former Liverpool chief Michael Edwards as their new director of football.

Paris Saint-Germain have identified Manchester City star Bernardo Silva as the replacement for the outgoing Lionel Messi.

Mislav Orsic appears set to become the first victim of a summer exodus at Southampton following their relegation with a return to former club Dinamo Zagreb on the cards for the winger.

Wrexham are to hold talks with former England goalkeeper Ben Foster over an extended stay with the team after playing a part in their return to the EFL.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Hugo Lloris is expected to leave Tottenham Hotspur this summer as the club prepare for the visit of the man who could replace him, Brentford's David Raya.

Mauricio Pochettino likes to keep a tray of lemons in his office, after an Argentine friend told him they absorb negative energy, and he believes he has the ability to see an aura around people.

Carlos Tevez has revealed he refused to learn to speak English during his time in the Premier League as he blamed the country for his uncle's descent into alcoholism after fighting in the Falklands War.

Matt Rogerson, the London Irish captain, has emerged as a surprise contender for England's World Cup squad.

Wolves are ready to demand £45m for Ruben Neves, who has just over one year remaining on his contract at Molineux and is being targeted by Barcelona among other clubs.

Jonny Bairstow is set to be selected as England's wicket-keeper for the Ashes, leaving Ben Foakes out in the cold.

Bryson DeChambeau has revealed he had no idea where he was hitting the ball during the height of his "bulking" experiment and that the diet he was on at the time was putting his life at risk.

Former Wasps back Paolo Odogwu, part of England's camp for the 2021 Six Nations but never selected to play, has been selected in Italy's training squad for the World Cup in France later this year.

THE SUN

Roy Hodgson is closing in on a deal to take charge of Crystal Palace next season.

Axel Tuanzebe will leave Man Utd in the summer as a free agent.

Mario Balotelli was branded a "zombie" by former Switzerland assistant manager Michel Pont after his side Sion's 5-0 defeat by Servette on Saturday - the former Italy star was taken off at half-time and the club sacked manager David Bettoni on Monday

THE TIMES

Mohamed Mansour, a British-Egyptian billionaire who is the senior treasurer of the Conservative Party, is set to buy a $500m (about £400m) franchise in the United States' Major League Soccer.

Arsenal have cleared Mikel Arteta to break the club's spending record this summer in a splurge that may exceed £200m.

Arsenal have cleared Mikel Arteta to break the club's spending record this summer in a splurge that may exceed £200m and see his midfield revamped with Declan Rice and Brighton's Moises Caicedo.

England's selectors have talked about playing Test captain Ben Stokes as an opening batsman during the Ashes because of concerns over his fitness and lack of bowling during a fruitless stint in the IPL.

THE SCOTTISH SUN

Some of Scotland's top referees are being encouraged to retire from match action early to become VAR specialists.

DAILY RECORD

Greek club Aris have directly addressed Rangers' interest in Luis Palma - but say there is "very strong" competition for the winger from all over the world.

Josh McPake has returned to Rangers and now faces an uncertain future over the final year of his Ibrox contract.

Motherwell boss Stuart Kettlewell wants his two short-term signings - Mickael Mandron and Jonathan Obika - to stay at Fir Park beyond the end of the season.

Malik Tillman is adamant he will not rush a decision over a potential £5m permanent move to Rangers, saying he first needs to find out what plans - if any - parent club Bayern Munich have for him.

Dundee United officials have dismissed suggestions made by Craig Levein that former sporting director Tony Ashgar - a figure reviled by Tannadice fans before his departure in February - is still involved with the club in some capacity.