The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday’s newspapers…
TRANSFERS
– Manchester United face competition from Inter for Borussia Dortmund forward Karim Adeyemi (Bild).
– Manchester City are monitoring Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo ahead of the January window (Mail Sport).
– Nathan Ake is among Manchester City players weighing up their futures ahead of January (Mail Sport).
– Tottenham are actively searching for a world-class goalkeeper to replace Guglielmo Vicario (Mail Sport).
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PREMIER LEAGUE
– Manchester City are expected to open talks with Phil Foden soon (Mail Sport).
– Mohamed Salah is being blamed for Liverpool’s struggles this season and for Florian Wirtz’s difficulties in particular (Bild).
– Bukayo Saka is in the final stages of agreeing a contract extension with Arsenal until 2030 (RMC Sport).
ASHES SERIES
– Former Australia fast-bowling great Glenn McGrath has been dropped by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on the eve of the first Test in Perth 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 at the MCG to England fans for the Boxing Day Test (The Times).
– England’s Ashes cricketers are avoiding eating duck in Australia, fearing it will bring bad luck and mean they score nothing (The Sun).