Tottenham forced to abandon plans to sign Real Madrid wonderkid Arda Guler – Paper Talk

The top stories and transfer rumours from Monday’s newspapers…

DAILY EXPRESS

Tottenham have been forced to abandon plans to sign Arda Guler in the summer with the midfielder now set to stay at Real Madrid.

Liverpool target Johan Bakayoko has reportedly piqued the interest of their Premier League rivals Brentford.

Tottenham have reportedly been told they must pay £35m for Alessandro Buongiorno by Torino ahead of a potential summer pursuit.

DAILY MAIL

Being manager of Everton is like ‘juggling sand’, according to boss Sean Dyche who has also compared trying to stop the endless negative noise at the club to ‘putting your fingers in the dam’.

Footage has emerged from the north London derby showing police officers clashing with fans outside the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

THE SUN

Mo Salah’s bust-up with Jurgen Klopp exploded over a touchline handshake snub.

Blackburn want up to £20m for their top scorer Sammie Szmodics, who is set to attract bids from Brentford and Luton.

Crystal Palace are set to start building work this summer having sealed funds for a £150m facelift at Selhurst Park.

Preston are a takeover target for a mystery Miami-based group who want to buy the traditional Lancashire outfit.

Ange Postecoglou blasted Tottenham’s defending as “unacceptable” after their first-half debacle in the north London derby.

Ben White has been lauded by fans for a creative piece of gamesmanship by appearing to try and undo goalkeeper Vicario’s gloves before Arsenal’s opening goal versus Spurs.

DAILY MIRROR

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has already warned Manchester United that failure to qualify for the Champions League would negatively impact their summer transfer plans.

Mikel Arteta admitted that doubts crept into his mind concerning his side as Arsenal narrowly avoided a Tottenham comeback in a north London derby, that left the Spaniard sweating.

Emmanuel Adebayor has slammed Tottenham’s tactics and questioned why they allowed Bukayo Saka so much space during their 3-2 defeat against Arsenal.

THE GUARDIAN

Pep Guardiola has warned Manchester City cannot drop any points if they are to secure a historic fourth successive Premier League

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Nottingham Forest are set to discover the outcome of their appeal over breaching financial rules in the next few days.

DAILY RECORD

St Mirren are pushing to make Crystal Palace’s Kofi Balmer their first signing of the new season.

SCOTTISH SUN

Rangers duo John Lundstram and Borna Barisic will leave Ibrox in the summer after both signing deals with Turkish club Trabzonspor, according to a report.

QPR are leading the chase for Celtic’s Republic of Ireland prospect Bosun Lawal.

Todd Cantwell has opened up on ‘unfair’ criticism he’s faced at Rangers.

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