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LONDON EVENING STANDARD

• Romelu Lukaku has not given up on his dream move back to Chelsea as Everton prepare to offer the striker a new deal.
• Arsenal will intensify their search for a new centre-back with Valencia's Shkodran Mustafi and West Brom defender Jonny Evans targets.
• Juventus are still keen on Chelsea's Nemanja Matic as a replacement for Manchester United-bound Paul Pogba.
• West Ham manager Slaven Bilic says he 'can't wait' for the summer transfer window to shut as he seeks to keep hold of star player Dimitri Payet.

MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS

• Luke Shaw has revealed the 'good mood' in the Manchester United dressing room at Wembley after the players heard the news of Paul Pogba's imminent return.
• James Wilson could be heading back to the Championship, with Birmingham top of the list of interested clubs.
• Pablo Zabaleta has confirmed that Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has asked him to stay at the club this season.
• Eliaquim Mangala and Wilfried Bony appear to be edging towards the exit door at Manchester City after being left at home for the game with Arsenal.

LIVERPOOL ECHO

• Adam Lallana has hailed the competition for places in the Liverpool squad - and says manager Jurgen Klopp has some big decisions to make on his line-up.

NEWCASTLE CHRONICLE

• Newcastle United striker Manu Riviere is wanted by Hamburg, Olympiakos and Stade Rennes.
• Derby County's Jeff Hendrick has been linked with a move to Sunderland. However, Burnley are also thought to be interested in the midfielder, who the Rams are reluctant to sell.
• Sunderland will have to considerably up their offer to sign Dynamo Kiev's Domagoj Vida, according to reports.

SUNDERLAND ECHO

• New Sunderland signing Papy Djilobodji is out to prove he is good enough to play in the Premier League.

EVENING GAZETTE

• There is interest in Middlesbrough goalkeepers Tomas Mejias and Dimi Konstantopoulos - but Aitor Karanka is still undecided about which keeper he'll allow to leave the club.

BIRMINGHAM MAIL

• Birmingham City are expected to unveil Che Adams as their third summer signing in the near future after an agreement was struck with Sheffield United.
• Gabby Agbonlahor has been told that he is unlikely to play for Aston Villa again.
• Brendan Rodgers has revealed that Aston Villa didn't want to sell Scott Sinclair to Celtic - but the winger forced the move through.

EXPRESS AND STAR

• West Brom's new regime are planning to kick-start a busy week in the transfer market with a shock swoop for Villa striker Jordan Ayew.

HULL DAILY MAIL

• Manchester United legend Gary Neville has backed Mike Phelan to succeed at Hull City if he gets the managerial job on a permanent basis.

LANCASHIRE TELEGRAPH

• Blackburn Rovers midfielder John O'Sullivan has rejoined Accrington Stanley on loan until January 7.

WIGAN POST

• Gary Caldwell admits Wigan Athletic's late collapse at Bristol City underlines the desperate need to bring in new blood.

NOTTINGHAM POST

• Peterborough United chairman Darragh MacAnthony has backed Nottingham Forest star Britt Assombalonga for a move to the Premier League.

HUDDERSFIELD EXAMINER

• Huddersfield Town say it's business as usual for Nahki Wells amid speculation over interest from Championship rivals Derby County and Norwich City.

DAILY ECHO

• Ryan Bertrand will not be available for Southampton's Premier League opener against Watford after suffering a knee injury.

FULHAM CHRONICLE

• David Button insists he understands that Brentford fans would rather he'd signed for any club other than Fulham but would like them to remember his contribution to the club.

WATFORD OBSERVER

• West Bromwich Albion have again been linked with a move for Watford striker Odion Ighalo.

READING POST

• Jaap Stam wants to add another striker to his squad before the end of the transfer window.
• Reading target Liam Moore has hinted on social media that his future could be decided soon. The defender is Jaap Stam's No.1 priority this summer and a bid of £1m has been lodged with Leicester City.

THE ARGUS

• Oliver Norwood makes his Brighton debut at the Amex on Tuesday night, with boss Chris Hughton pledging to make "wholesale" changes for the EFL Cup tie against Colchester United.

EVENING TIMES

• Oxford United have ended their interest in Motherwell star Marvin Johnson after a third bid was turned down.
• Brendan Rodgers has told winger James Forrest there is a future for him at Celtic.