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THE SUN

West Brom have made contact with Alan Pardew and held preliminary talks over replacing sacked boss Tony Pulis.

Arsenal have denied that they are holding open trials after fake adverts emerged.

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has played down suggestions he has fallen out with Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

DAILY MIRROR

Arsene Wenger has made Schalke’s Leon Goretzka his number one midfield target for next summer.

Ivan Rakitic admits he can't be certain Lionel Messi will stay at Barcelona after the summer.

Nacho Monreal reckons Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil will be Arsenal players until at least the end of the season.

Thibaut Courtois has put Real Madrid on alert by shelving contract negotiations until the end of the season - when he will have just one year left on his deal.

Gary Megson has told West Brom's stars they must drastically improve swiftly to avoid relegation.

DAILY EXPRESS

Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce has revealed Jonathan Kodjia is set to undergo an operation on his ankle injury.

Leeds head coach Thomas Christiansen has described Wolves as the "best team" in the Sky Bet Championship.

DAILY MAIL

Arsenal will open talks with Schalke midfielder Leon Goretzka over a proposed switch to north London next season.

Cardiff's Principality Stadium, which surprisingly missed out on staging matches for the 13-city Euro 2020 tournament, is back in strong contention to be a host venue.

Louis van Gaal has not been approached by Everton regarding their vacant manager's job.

Manchester City are battling to keep highly-rated starlet Javairo Dilrosun.

DAILY STAR

Ashley Young's resurgence this season has prompted Manchester United to trigger an option to extend his contract by an extra year.