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The Daily Express back page The back page of The i Paper The Daily Telegraph sports section The Times back page The Daily Star back page The Daily Mirror back page 1 of 6 Manchester United and Roma reach stalemate over Joshua Zirkzee deal, Barcelona eye Aston Villa's Pau Torres, Crystal Palace want Bayern Munich defender Sacha Boey and AC Milan in talks with West Ham over Niclas Fullkrug transfer. Manchester United and Roma are miles apart in their valuation of Joshua Zirkzee, 24, with the Premier League club demanding a fee of around £35m and reluctant to sanction a loan move for the Netherlands striker. (Corriere dello Sport - in Italian), external Barcelona are eager to extend the contract of Hansi Flick to 2028 despite the 60-year-old German manager only signing a new deal with the Spanish champions until 2027 in May this year. (Bild - in German), external Barcelona are also looking at Aston Villa's 28-year-old Spain defender Pau Torres and Borussia Dortmund's 26-year-old Germany international Nico Schlotterbeck as they look to sign a left-sided centre-back. (ESPN), external Chelsea's priority in the summer will be bolstering central midfield - with England duo Kobbie Mainoo, 20, of Manchester United and Adam Wharton, 21, of Crystal Palace mentioned. (Telegraph - subscription required), external Crystal Palace are looking at right wing-back options for the January transfer window after an injury to Daniel Munoz that could rule out the 29-year-old Colombia international for an extended period. (Sky Sports), external One of the wide defenders Palace are interested in is Bayern Munich's Sacha Boey - the 25-year-old French full-back who is expected to leave the Bundesliga club next month. (Standard), external Palace boss Oliver Glasner believes England defender Marc Guehi, 25, will see out his contract by staying until the end of the season. (Standard), external AC Milan are in talks to sign Germany striker Niclas Fullkrug, 32, from West Ham - having offered to take him on loan with option to buy. (Bild - in German), external Ole Gunnar Solskjaer urged Manchester United to sign Erling Haaland, Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice while he was manager at Old Trafford - but they instead signed Donny van de Beek, Jadon Sancho and Cristiano Ronaldo. (Mail - subscription required), external Leeds United are unlikely to spend about £25m to sign AC Milan and Mexico striker Santiago Gimenez, 24, and will instead eye a short-term loan deal for a new forward during the January window. (Football Insider), external Germany striker Nick Woltemade was a target for Bayern Munich in the summer before he joined Newcastle United from Stuttgart and the 23-year-old says that "in hindsight, I'm happy that it turned out this way". (Sport Bild, via Sky Sports Germany), external Newcastle United's 20-year-old English midfielder Alfie Harrison, who is yet to make his senior debut for the club he joined from Manchester City last year, is attracting interest from two Championship clubs. (Sky Sports), external Five clubs in Semenyo chase - Wednesday's gossip Get the latest on your Premier League team All your football quizzes in one place Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast The Ashes: Cummins removes Crawley early as England reply to Australia's 371 'When fans turn, that's the end. I don't think we're far away from that' England to hold ICC talks after Carey DRS error Unseen film footage from the making of 'Do They Know It’s Christmas? ' The good, the bad, and the baffling online reviews Your first look at Amanda and Alan's big fat Greek renovation An exploration of murder in fact and fiction, live from the Hay Festival Are English clubs ready for Champions League knockouts? No script, Joshua will quickly knock Paul out - Hearn Active aero and overtake mode - F1's new terminology How the Prem transfer market got hot Where does Old Trafford thriller rank among best Premier League games? Innovation, evolution, revolution - golf's new faces championing change 'Felt like humiliation' - Egypt reacts to Salah's Liverpool row What fans, insiders and stats say about embattled Frank Vote for your Sports Personality Team of the Year Chiefs miss out & Packers' Parsons pain - NFL week 15 round-up 'Helping daddy regrow' - how Hoy family found strength amid cancer diagnosis. Video'Helping daddy regrow' - how Hoy family found strength amid cancer diagnosis Man City favourites and Liverpool in trouble - how WSL stands at winter break 'Anger and disappointment' as fans priced out of World Cup 'There can only be one singer' - my secrets of successful man-management BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025 contenders. Video BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025 contenders 'Mine was for social change, this is not' - King on Battle of the Sexes The man behind the headlines - Salah, by Klopp, Diaz and more Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.