Paper Talk: Pogba wants Ronaldo link-up in January

Paul Pogba wants to link-up with Cristiano Ronaldo at Juventus and new UEFA rules could aid the deal, while Danny Rose’s last-day move to France collapsed, all in the papers.

POGBA WANTS RONALDO LINK-UP

The Serie A transfer window may have only closed this week, but already Tuttosport claim Paul Pogba is keen to join up with Cristiano Ronaldo at Juventus in January.

The France midfielder’s differences with Jose Mourinho are public knowledge and his agent Mino Raiola has also been vocal over Pogba’s treatment at Oldf Trafford.

Now the Italisn source claim Pogba is intrigued by the possibility of teaming up with Cristiano Ronaldo, and returning to Turin – the club he left to join United for £89million in 2016.

Paul Pogba wants to push through a #Juventus transfer in January after #MUFC face them in the #UCL , claim Tuttosport, and he wouldn't be cup-tied under new rules https://t.co/rsDkjyFI20 pic.twitter.com/tSlMPV8ex7

— footballitalia (@footballitalia) September 1, 2018

Pogba, who will face Juve in the Champions League after the two clubs were drawn together in Group H, would also not be cup-tied to United in the Champions League due to new UEFA rules.

AND THE REST

Tottenham were demanding €35million from PSG for Danny Rose, who was in advanced talks with the Ligue 1 club (Le10Sport)

Manchester United are yet to agree a deal to keep forward Anthony Martial, 22, at Old Trafford, with the Frenchman and the club still discussing a new contract. (Goal)

West Brom failed in a record £15m bid for Blackburn Rovers’ English midfielder Bradley Dack, 24. (Sun)

Everton have rejected a late £25m bid from RB Leipzig for forward Ademola Lookman, 20, with the Bundesliga club wanting to bring the Englishman back to the Red Bull Arena. (90min)

A potential joint home-nations bid for the 2030 World Cup has been given full backing by UEFA’s president Aleksander Ceferin. (Guardian)

Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri says he will decide during the international break who to name as his captain with Eden Hazard in the running alongside Cesar Azpilicueta. (Express)

Liverpool winger Lazar Markovic’s proposed move to Anderlecht fell through in the closing stages of the transfer window after he failed to agree personal terms with the Belgian club.  (Express)

Aberdeen rejected a £6m bid from Aston Villa for Scott McKenna because they believe they could sell him for almost double that in the next transfer window. (Daily Record)

Chelsea’s legal battle with Antonio Conte over his severance package has been exacerbated by their former head coach’s demand to receive all his compensation up front. (Times)

Jurgen Klopp has warned Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, 30, to keep his opinions on being dropped private. The Belgian is now behind Alisson in the Anfield pecking order. (Various)

Watford owner Gino Pozzo has rejected a £125m offer for 35.7% of the club from Prolific Media Holdings, who are based in New York. (Times)

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino says he is “not going to convince people to stay who don’t want to” and “it’s not a problem if we lose one or two or three” as “we have plenty of players in the academy”. (Various)

Pochettino has asked for fans to be “patient” as the date and venue for Tottenham’s Carabao Cup tie against Watford is arranged. (Mail)

Spurs and Manchester City have agreed to change the date of their league game from Sunday, 28 October to Monday, 29 October but need the Premier League to ratify the decision. (Times)

New Aston Villa chief executive Christian Purslow is set to start talks with midfielder Jack Grealish over a new contract for the 22-year-old. (Telegraph)

Wolves striker Raul Jimenez, 27, has denied a move to West Ham broke down because he overslept. (Express)

Portugal full-back Diogo Dalot, 19, has made his first appearance for Manchester United since his £19m summer move, playing 79 minutes for the U23s after recovering from injury. (Manchester United website)

John Terry and Jack Grealish helped convince England and Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham, 20, to join Aston Villa on loan. (Express and Star)

Arsenal boss Unai Emery has denied he has fallen out with Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil, but says the 29-year-old needs to adapt to different positions at the Gunners. (Guardian)

Arsenal’s Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan, 29, may be unable to play for the Gunners when they face Qarabag FK in the Europa League because of political unrest between Armenia and Azerbaijan. (Mirror)

Jurgen Klopp is adamant Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah, 26, still wants to play for his country and hopes a swift resolution will be found to his row with Egypt’s FA. (Mail)

Maurizio Sarri says England midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek, 22, needs to improve tactically in order to become a first-team regular at Chelsea. (Metro)