Tuesday's big football rumours: Arsenal and Tottenham to battle it out for left-back
Nicolas Tagliafico is in the crosshairs for a summer move, say the tabloids
What the papers say
YannickCarrasco wants to return to Europe and Arsenal would be interested in signing the Belgium winger, the Daily Mirror reports. The 25-year-old left Atletico Madrid for Chinese Super League club Dalian Yifang last February.
Manchester United will offer Ole Gunnar Solskjaer a permanent deal this week, according to the Daily Mail. The Norwegian has won 14 of his 19 games in charge since taking over on a caretaker basis.
In other Old Trafford news, Ander Herrera could join Arsenal on a free if he leaves Manchester United in the summer, the Daily Mail says.
N’Golo Kante has pledged his future to Chelsea despite interest from clubs including Real Madrid, reports the Daily Mirror.
North London rivals Tottenham and Arsenal will battle to sign Nicolas Tagliafico from Ajax, The Sun says. The Dutch giants are asking for around £15 million for the Argentina defender.
Social media round-up
Liverpool's Alberto Moreno is set to sign a two-year deal with Barcelona according to a Spanish report— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) March 26, 2019
Arsenal want bargain deal for relegation-threatened striker https://t.co/JyhbHmeqcmpic.twitter.com/ORtNOZzphO— The Sun Football (@TheSunFootball) March 25, 2019
Players to watch
Kylian Mbappe: The PSG and France striker is top of the wishlist of new Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane, France Football says.
Sadio Mane: The LaLiga side are also interested in bolstering their ranks with the Liverpool forward, according to Marca.
Get FourFourTwo Newsletter
The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.
Samuel Umtiti: Barcelona are considering selling the France defender to Manchester United in the summer, the Daily Mail writes.
FourFourTwo was launched in 1994 on the back of a World Cup that England hadn’t even qualified for. It was an act of madness… but it somehow worked out. Our mission is to offer our intelligent, international audience access to the game’s biggest names, insightful analysis... and a bit of a giggle. We unashamedly love this game and we hope that our coverage reflects that.
‘Arteta, Alonso, Emery, me… none of us were physical players – we needed the understanding of the game. That probably helped us move into management’: Premier League boss reveals reasons for natural career progression
‘England have the players to win the World Cup – it’ll be tough for Thomas Tuchel to do a bad job, with the squad he has at his disposal’ Former Three Lions winger backs new boss after gentle qualifying draw