Paper Talk: Spurs talks for £23m striker; Man Utd to sign new keeper

Date published: Thursday 28th June 2018 8:27

Tottenham are in talks to sign one of Ligue 1’s most in-demand stars, while Manchester United are poised to bolster their goalkeeping options, according to Thursday’s newspapers.

TOTTENHAM MAKE A PLEA TO SIGN PLEA

Tottenham have made a £23million bid for Nice striker Alassane Plea, according to reports.

The 25-year-old hitman netted 21 times in Ligue 1 last season and The Sun claims the north London side have made a firm approach to bring the striker to the club.

That is backed up by reports in France, with RMC claiming talks are ongoing between the two clubs over a deal, which would give Mauricio Pochettino the back-up to No 1 striker Harry Kane he is looking for.

Plea began his career at Lyon but moved to Nice in 2014 after struggling to hold down a first-team place and has netted 44 times in 134 games.

The forward also registered six assists last season as Nice finished a disappointing eighth in Ligue 1.

Lyon midfielder Tanguy Ndombele has also been on Tottenham’s radar but the French club have told Pochettino they are unwilling to sell.

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AND THE REST

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Manchester United are close to announcing they have agreed a new two-year contract with midfielder Marouane Fellaini (Daily Telegraph)

Jorginho’s agent claims Napoli’s Italy midfielder is close to finally completing his long-awaited £43m move to Manchester City (Daily Mirror)

Everton are keeping an eye on Croatia’s World Cup forward Ante Rebic (Daily Mirror)

West Ham Everton and Brighton are keen on signing Aleksandar Dragovic from Bayer Leverkusen (Daily Mirror)

West Brom have turned down a £1m bid from Watford for 35-year-old English goalkeeper Ben Foster (Daily Mail)

EXCLUSIVE: Cardiff are poised to seal the signing of Bristol City forward Bobby Reid for a fee believed to be around £10million

Southampton are interested in signing Manchester City goalkeeper Angus Gunn, 22, in a deal that could reach £15m (Daily Mail)

Borussia Monchengladbach and Denmark centre-back Jannik Vestergaard could be on his way to Southampton (Daily Express)

Aston Villa owner Tony Xia is in talks to sell the cash-strapped Championship club (The Sun)

Tottenham have been forced to rip out 15,000 seats at their new £1bn stadium after they were mistakenly installed without a protective pigment (The Sun)

Liverpool have signed Bobby Duncan, who is Steven Gerrard’s cousin, after the England under-17 striker left Manchester City (The Times)

Fulham have received a big boost as they prepare to return to the Premier League after Ryan Sessegnon and Tom Cairney agreed to extend their contracts at Craven Cottage (The Times)

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