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Papers: Arsenal to seal £92m Thomas Lemar deal

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Back-page headlines and transfer rumours from Friday's national newspapers...

DAILY STAR

Arsenal are confident they can resurrect a £92m deal for Thomas Lemar in January.

Virgil van Dijk has made peace with Southampton following his return to training.

DAILY MAIL

Arsene Wenger says Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain may have been tapped up.

Vincent Kompany is a major doubt for Manchester City's clash with Liverpool.

Everton insist plans for a new stadium have not been dented by Liverpool's failed Commonwealth Games bid.

Hatem Ben Arfa has threatened Paris Saint-Germain with legal action after he was demoted to the reserves.

Nigeria are hoping to lure Tammy Abraham to play for them instead of England.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Jose Mourinho is expected to be approached over extending his Manchester United contract in November, the mid-point of his existing deal, which ends in 2019.

Aleksandar Mitrovic says his elbow on Manuel Lanzini "was not even a foul".

Philippe Coutinho is not assured to return against Manchester City despite returning to Liverpool training.

Vincent Kompany is a serious doubt for Manchester City's clash with Liverpool as manager Pep Guardiola faces the prospect of an early defensive headache.

DAILY MIRROR

Wayne Rooney is in the last chance saloon after Ronald Koeman laid down the law to the forward.

A quick return to action for Wilfried Zaha may come too late to save Frank de Boer's Crystal Palace future.

Huddersfield boss David Wagner reckons English youngsters are better than European rivals.

THE SUN

Philippe Coutinho will be a surprising absentee for Liverpool's showdown with Manchester City - as Jurgen Klopp says he is not fit.

West Ham are plotting a January move for William Carvalho despite a row over this summer's failed deal.

Forest Green star Dale Bennett reveals going vegan has helped him bounce back from his car crash injury hell.

Fourteen-year-old Barcelona wonderkid Xavi Simons is wanted by super-agent Mino Raiola.

DAILY EXPRESS

Marco Silva is still refusing to confirm whether Miguel Britos has a future at Watford following his horror challenge that led to a straight red card.

THE TIMES

Arsene Wenger will finally tell his Arsenal players today that their performance in the humiliating defeat by Liverpool before the international break was unacceptable.

DAILY RECORD

Moussa Dembele could be in line to make a sensational return for Celtic's Champions League showdown with PSG.

Hearts have knocked back Aberdeen's request to train at Murrayfield ahead of their Premiership clash on Saturday.

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