Paper Talk Regional

LEICESTER MERCURY

• Leicester City have made an offer of 27m euros (£23.1m) offer for Brazilian wonderkid Gabriel Barbosa, according to reports.

LONDON EVENING STANDARD

• West Ham are in a battle with Everton for Lyon winger Rachid Ghezzal.
• Crystal Palace are continuing to work on a deal to sign Christian Benteke as Yannick Bolaise closes in on a move to Everton.

MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS

• Galatasaray have confirmed they are making an offer for Manchester City defender Jason Denayer.
• Adnan Januzaj is closing in on a loan move to Sunderland.

LIVERPOOL ECHO

• Lucas Leiva's proposed transfer from Liverpool to Galatasaray is off, according to the Turkish club's sporting director.

NEWCASTLE CHRONICLE

• Newcastle United defender Paul Dummett is wanted by Premier League Burnley.
• Rangers boss Mark Warburton has denied he is interested in signing Newcastle United striker Adam Armstrong.
• Sunderland star Lamine Kone will train with the Black Cats on Wednesday morning and is available for Saturday's trip to Manchester City, says his agent.
• Sunderland are tracking Norwich City's Steven Naismith, according to sources.

SUNDERLAND ECHO

• 'Keep Lamine Kone at Sunderland!' - that's the title of a change.org petition set up by a Sunderland fan called D Moir in the wake of rumours that the defender could be on his way out of the Stadium of Light.

BIRMINGHAM MAIL

• Aston Villa midfielder Carlos Sanchez has joined Fiorentina on loan.

HULL DAILY MAIL

• Investors from China and Hong Kong, including members of Dai family, table formal offer to buy Hull City - but other parties remain interested.

DERBY TELEGRAPH

• Rob Mackenzie, who helped Nigel Pearson guide Leicester City to the Premier League, looks set to be reunited with the Derby County manager.
• Derby County are reported to be interested in signing Iceland skipper Aron Gunnarsson from Cardiff City.

YORKSHIRE POST

• Leeds have reportedly rejected West Ham's £7m bid for left-back Charlie Taylor.

LANCASHIRE TELEGRAPH

• Burnley hope to acquire "three or four" more signings prior to the transfer window closing next month, according to chairman Mike Garlick.
• Blackburn are moving closer to the signing of Southampton striker Sam Gallagher.

DAILY ECHO

• Jose Fonte and Cedric Soares are facing a crucial 48 hours days in their bid to convince Claude Puel they are ready to face Watford.

READING POST

• Jaap Stam has refused to confirm that Reading are on the verge of signing Liam Moore.
• Reading right-back Chris Gunter has been linked with a move to Derby County.

EVENING TIMES

• Celtic have announced that winger James Forrest has signed a new three-year contract with the club.
• Mark Warburton hopes to add to his Rangers squad before their Premiership clash with Dundee this weekend.