HEADLINES
Koeman: Barcelona are not the same team as eight years agoThiago Alcantara set for spell on sidelines with calf injuryDani Carvajal suffers muscle injury early in Valencia winJames Rodríguez in Qatar for possible move away from EvertonOsimhen and Koulibaly lead Napoli past UdineseAraujo’s late equaliser spares Barcelona’s blushes against GranadaJoaquin Correa ruled out of Inter’s clash with FiorentinaPedri close to signing Barcelona contract extensionBurnley & Arsenal vow to ban fans responsible for Turf Moor violence
SPANISH PAPERS
Ronald Koeman post-match: “I’m not going to speak about my future. “This Barcelona is not the Barcelona of 8 years ago.”Koeman: “We must appreciate the team for their personality and determination until the very end.”Araujo: “We played well despite the disappointing score. The equalizing goal came quite late. If we had scored before that we could’ve maybe scored the winner.”Xavi Hernández, Andrea Pirlo, Antonio Conte and Phillip Cocu are all on the list of potential candidates to replace Ronald Koeman at Barcelona, according to Mundo Deportivo.As soon as Barcelona have a replacement for Ronald Koeman, they will sack the Dutch manager. This could happen this week or next week, but the decision has been made, according to jvehils.Toni Kroos has offered Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti a major fitness boost with his return to light training.Real Madrid have confirmed that Dani Carvajal will be out for one month, according to Marca. Barcelona midfielder Pedri will renew his contract with the club. The agreement is almost in place and both parties want to close it by the second week of October.
FRENCH PAPERS
Lionel Messi was hobbling as he arrived for training yesterday and spent the day in the treatment room, having sustained a knock above his left knee. RC Lens will play their next two home games, against Strasbourg and Reims, behind closed doors after crowd trouble marred their Northern Derby meeting with Lille on Saturday.
GERMAN PAPERS
Robert Lewandowski will receive the European Golden Shoe for the 2020/21 season Today.
ITALIAN PAPERSNapoli coach Luciano Spalletti is delighted with the Azzurri’s win against Udinese but suggests they may lack depth to win the title. Napoli skipper Lorenzo Insigne has talked to DAZN about the club being at the top of the league, saying that it doesn’t matter at this point.AC Milan defender Simon Kjaer has reportedly not suffered a muscle injury, while Olivier Giroud has started running and Zlatan Ibrahimovic has returned to individual training on the pitch. The European giants have reported great losses in 2020-21, with Juventus second on the list by registering a loss of €210m last term. A video has emerged on Instagram which has shown Max Allegri clearly criticising his Juventus players after full time of the game against Milan.Milan President Paolo Scaroni insists the Rossoneri aim for a top-four finish and stresses that they need a new stadium to compete against clubs like Liverpool. The injured Joaquin Correa, Arturo Vidal and Stefano Sensi have not been included in Inter‘s squad list to face Fiorentina today.
BRITISH EXPRESS
BRITISH MAIL
Real Madrid are planning a move for Paris St-Germain defender Marquinhos with the Brazilian under contract at the French club until 2024. Andreas Christensen is ready to sign a contract extension at Chelsea worth £120,000 a week after initially being offered a deal with wages lower than the £78,000 a week he currently earns. While Paul Pogba’s future at United remains uncertain, Juventus are not planning to bring the Frenchman back to Turin. Pogba won four Serie A titles in as many seasons at Juve before returning to Old Trafford in 2016.
MANCHESTER EVENING NEWSManchester United have identified AC Milan’s Ivory Coast midfielder Franck Kessie as a possible replacement for 28-year-old France star Paul Pogba, whose contract at Old Trafford expires in 2022. Pogba’s compatriot Tanguy Ndombele is another midfielder on Manchester United’s radar despite the 24-year-old’s mixed fortunes since his record £53.8m move to Tottenham Hotspur in 2019.
LONDON EVENING STANDARDFIFA will host an online summit next week with national FAs to discuss their controversial plans for the World Cup to be played every two years.
BRITISH MIRRORJuventus and Atletico Madrid are among the clubs keeping tabs on Arsenal and England winger Bukayo Saka.Inter Milan are keen to offload Chile forward Alexis Sanchez, with Real Betis and Sevilla having expressed interest in the 32-year-old.Roma are interested in signing Manchester United and Portugal right-back Diogo Dalot during the January transfer window.Brighton midfielder Yves Bissouma says it was not his time to leave the club in the summer but the Mali international says that his “dream” is to play in the Champions League. Former Chelsea striker Demba Ba is considering a return to English football – as a sporting director.
LIVERPOOL ECHO
Liverpool have confirmed that midfielder Thiago will miss at least one week of action after picking up a calf injury in Saturday’s 3-0 win over Crystal Palace.
LONDON FOOTBALL
Marco Alonso claims taking a knee is ‘losing a bit of strength’ as an effective anti-racism message – and the Chelsea star prefers pointing to the No Room For Racism badge to show ‘full support’. Jamie O’Hara says Tottenham were better Without Harry Kane as he says striker ‘is slowing things down’
