Papers: Lille head coach confirms Man City's Bouaddi talks

Latest transfer news and headlines as Liverpool winger Cody Gakpo agrees personal terms with Tottenham ahead of summer move; Reds drop asking price for Inter Milan target Curtis Jones, and Celtic's Reo Hatate is wanted by Greek side Panathinaikos

Saturday 15 August 2026 22:02, UK

The top stories and transfer rumours from Sunday's newspapers...

Transfer news

Davide Ancelotti, the Lille head coach, has confirmed Manchester City are in talks to sign Ayyoub Bouaddi - but hopes they fail to complete the transfer this summer - Daily Telegraph

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Good Morning Transfers looks at what impact Rodri leaving Manchester City would have on the club and whether Ayyoub Bouaddi would be a suitable replacement

Cody Gakpo is understood to have agreed personal terms on a transfer to Tottenham as Liverpool continue to lay the groundwork for a revamp of their attack - Daily Mirror

Liverpool have subtly lowered their asking price for midfielder Curtis Jones following prolonged negotiations with Inter Milan - Daily Mirror

Arsenal transfer target Victor Osimhen offered a 'wait and see' style response to speculation linking him to the Premier League champions - Daily Mirror

Celtic's Reo Hatate has been targeted by Greek giants Panathinaikos, who want to tempt him away with a bumper pay rise - Scottish Sun

Football

Europe's leading clubs threatened not to participate in future Club World Cups unless Gianni Infantino withdrew his FIFA Forward Enterprise scheme, issuing their ultimatum hours before the plan was scrapped - The Guardian

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Harry Redknapp is set to cameo in a film about the West Ham fan he pulled from the stands in 1994 - The Sun

Mykhailo Mudryk says he trained like a mad man to stay permanently ready for his Chelsea return - The Sun

Rugby Union

Alun Wyn Jones, rugby union's most-capped international, is set to join the Ospreys board as the Welsh side continues its fight for survival - The Times

Athletics

Sebastian Coe, the president of World Athletics, has played down suggestions that empty seats at the European championships could affect London's bid for the 2029 worlds - TheGuardian

Mystery surrounds a highly regarded British Athletics coach, Leon Baptiste, who has not been heard from since visiting Morocco around two months ago - The Guardian

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