Here are the main stories and transfer rumours from Thursday’s newspapers.
Transfers
– Manchester United face fresh competition from Inter Milan for Borussia Dortmund forward Karim Adeyemi (Bild).
– Manchester City are keeping tabs on Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo ahead of January transfer activity (Mail Sport).
– Nathan Ake is among several Manchester City players reviewing their futures with the club as the January window approaches (Mail Sport).
– Tottenham remain in the market for a top-class goalkeeper to replace Guglielmo Vicario (Mail Sport).
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Premier League
– Manchester City are expected to open contract talks with Phil Foden in the near future (Mail Sport).
– German outlet Bild reports Mohamed Salah is being singled out for Liverpool’s struggles this season and, in some columns, even blamed in the context of Florian Wirtz’s recent difficulties.
– Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka is in the final stages of agreeing a new deal that would keep him at the club until 2030 (RMC Sport).
Ashes series
– Former Australia fast-bowling great Glenn McGrath has been dropped by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation ahead of the first Test in Perth amid scrutiny over his links to a major betting company (The Times).
– Australia legends Adam Gilchrist and Damien Fleming have criticised the decision to allocate the famous Bay 13 section at the MCG to England supporters for the Boxing Day Test (The Times).
– England’s Ashes players are reportedly avoiding eating duck while touring Australia, following a superstition that it could bring bad luck and a score of zero (The Sun).