Paper Talk: Man Utd ponder shock summer move for Mac Allister
Here is a quick roundup of some of the biggest stories making today's back pages, with Manchester United reportedly weighing up a shock raid on bitter rivals Liverpool for Alexis Mac Allister.
Who is Spurs' new interim head coach Tudor?
Toney leaves door open for PL return and reveals England World Cup hopes
Al Ahli striker and England World Cup hopeful Ivan Toney has refused to rule out a return to the Premier League after turning down January offers in favour of staying in Saudi Arabia.
Over 18 months on from his shock 40m move from Brentford to Al Ahli in August 2024, Toney revealed that despite having the opportunity to leave the club and rejoin a Premier League side, he's enjoying life in Saudi.
Toney finished second to just Cristiano Ronaldo in the race for the Saudi Pro League golden boot last season as Al Ahli won the Asian Champions League, before lifting the Saudi Super Cup in August. The 29-year-old netted 30 times across all competitions in his debut season in Saudi Arabia.
"Never say never," Toney told Your Site Newswhen quizzed on a potential return to England.
"I have goals I want to achieve here first, the club have signed me for a long period of time.
"I want to repay them and bring trophies. In football and life, you never know what's around the corner. Who knows what the next step is?
"I'm comfortable here and like being here. I'm doing well, my numbers speak for themselves and I'm settled. I'm enjoying my football and don't see why I'd leave to go back to where I was."
Sherwood: Tudor must win Champions League and 90% of PL games to earn job
Former Spurs boss Tim Sherwood believes Igor Tudor needs to win the Champions League and 90% of his Premier League games for a chance at the job long term.
The hard work begins! | Vitor Pereira starts new job at Nottingham Forest
A fourth permanent manager of the season for Nottingham Forest - can Vitor Pereira keep the club in the Premier League?
The former Wolves boss replaced Sean Dyche who was in charge for just 114 days.
City would prefer loan deal for Trafford with PL clubs interested
Man City would prefer to send goalkeeper James Trafford out on loan rather then sell him this summer, according to Teamtalk.
Trafford has addmitted he is unsure over his City future and was taken aback when the club signed Gianluigi Donnarumma.
He said: I didnt expect the situation to happen but it happened.
I just get on with it. It is what it is, its football. Youve got to keep grafting every day and when the games come, play as hard as you can.
Leeds, Aston Villa and Newcastle are all reportedly interested in the 23-year-old, with City potentially keen on a load deal for the England U21 goalkeeper.
'The ultimate guarantee!' | Could Klopp return to management?
Miguel Delaney and Isaan Khandiscuss claims fromJurgen Klopp's agent that some Premier League clubs have enquired whether he would be open to returning to the Premier League...
'Jackson set for Chelsea return'
Nicolas Jackson is expected to return to Chelsea this summer, according to The Times.
The striker is currently on loan at Bayern Munich but looks set to return to Stamford Bridge because he has not played enough games forthe German clubto trigger the obligation-to-buy clause in his loan agreement.
It is thought Bayern are unlikely to pursue a separate permanent deal.
'Keeping McTominay Napoli's top priority amid PL interest'
Napoli have made it their top priority to keep Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay, according to Spanish publication Fichajes.
Meanwhile, Italian publication Corriere dello Sport report that Napoli have opened contract talks with the former Man Utd star.
The Italian club reportedly want to keep him out of the clutches of several Premier League clubs this summer by offering him a lucrative new deal to stay in Naples.
McTominays current deal at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium is set to expire in 2028.
