HEADLINES
Eddie Nketiah double hands Arsenal vital win amid Chelsea chaos
Mahrez breaks tension as Man City beat Brighton and return to summit
Tuchel says ‘difficult’ Stamford Bridge pitch contributed to Arsenal defeat
Pep: Man City must win every PL game to deny Liverpool quadruple
Paris Saint-Germain move closer to Ligue 1 title
Benzema misses two penalties in seven minutes
Arteta: I haven’t been fair to ‘humble and hungry’ Nketiah
Man Utd part company with two leading scouts
Cristiano Ronaldo’s family thank Liverpool fans for support
Chelsea takeover: Bidders asked to provide further details on plans for club
Muller & Neuer closing in on new Bayern Munich contracts
Oliver Skipp: Tottenham confirm new 5-year contract
Richarlison denies Leicester to earn late relief for Everton in survival bid
Laporta blames Barcelona fans for Eintracht Frankfurt ticket debacle
SPANISH PAPERS
Ancelotti: We are well motivated and with everyone’s commitment. Ceballos played a great game today and he was right, he deserves more minutes.”
Ancelotti: “We are fully focused on the Manchester City match. I don’t count the points we need to win La Liga.”
Marco Asensio has changed his agent to Jorge Mendes. He signed the contract with his agency yesterday.
Real Madrid are considering moving David Alaba to left-back and signing Antonio Rudiger to play next to Eder Militao at centre-back.
Araujo and Piqué will return to the starting lineup against Real Sociedad.
If Robert Lewandowski does not decide to renew his contract, Bayern Munich would be open to selling him for €40m.
Gerard Piqué along with Sergi Roberto, Ansu Fati and Samuel Umtiti trained with the team yesterday.
West Ham have banned the sale of tickets to Frankfurt fans. They want to avoid a situation similar to what happened in Barcelona. In addition, they warned West Ham ‘socios’ that if they sell their tickets to German fans, their credentials will be taken away.
David Alaba (Real Madrid): “My best memories are winning titles and also matches like the 8-2 win vs Barcelona.”
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s salary for this season is just €2m. However, Auba will earn €18m the following season, becoming one of Barça’s highest paid players.
Diego Simeone on dropping points to Granada: “It’s difficult to explain. We look to approach every game in the best way, with the same enthusiasm and mentality.” “We have to look for a solution but at the moment we aren’t finding it.”
Carlo Ancelotti is optimistic that David Alaba will make the Manchester City match on Tuesday. Alaba’s injury against Osasuna was a minor.
Real Madrid remain confident they’ll sign Kylian Mbappe after losing Erling Haalnd to Manchester City.
FRENCH PAPERS
Emmanuel Macron (President of France): “It’s better to fight for Mbappé to stay in Ligue 1, because he’s a great player.”
President of France Emmanuel Macron: “Despite me being an Olympique de Marseille fan. I hope Mbappé stays in France cause he is a huge player.”
Paul Pogba is likely to have already played his last game for Manchester United following his injury at Anfield last night.
Chelsea loanee left-back Emerson Palmieri (26) says he is interested in staying at Lyon next season.
ITALIAN PAPERS
Max Allegri believes Fiorentina are the main challengers to Juventus for fourth place and wants revenge on Inter in the Coppa Italia Final, assuring he will remain ‘for the next three years.’
Inter midfielder Arturo Vidal didn’t train yesterday because of an ankle injury, while Alessandro Bastoni should be available for the next match against Roma.
Lautaro Martinez’s agent to football italia amidst Tottenham and Atletico Madrid links: “He renewed with Inter because he feels part of a very important project.”
Federico Bernardeschi feels both he and Juventus ‘really needed’ this win over Fiorentina to set up a Coppa Italia Final with Inter. ‘The best teams go all the way.’
BRITISH PRESS
FOOTBALL LONDON
Former Arsenal midfielder Paul Merson believes a ‘consistent’ Eddie Nketiah would ensure Arsenal finish in the top four and qualify for next season’s Champions League.
Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah has revealed his motivation for his brace against Chelsea was fuelled by being released by his old club as a youth player.
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel insists it was ‘very difficult to play’ on Stamford Bridge pitch after surprise loss against Arsenal.
A furious Cesar Azpilicueta was involved in an ugly confrontation with a Chelsea supporter following their shock 4-2 defeat at home to Arsenal.
MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS
Official confirmation on Erik ten Hag reportedly expected within 24 hours, but should there be a delay, it could be pushed back until Monday to not disturb Ajax’s fixtures
Manchester United have agreed a £2.5m compensation package with Ajax for Eric ten Hag and his assistant Mitchell van der Gaag.
Ralf Rangnick kept his Manchester United players in the dressing room for two hours as he called on them to “fight” after their Liverpool drubbing.
Sources suggest it is increasingly likely Paul Pogba will leave Manchester United at the end of the season when his contract expires.
Erik Ten Hag will have around £200m to strengthen Manchester United’s squad in the summer transfer window.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Eric Bailly, Phil Jones, Alex Telles, Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford could all leave Manchester United to allow Erik Ten Hag to begin his overhaul.
Manchester United’s main targets include Tottenham’s forward Harry Kane and West Ham midfielder Declan Rice
LONDON EVENING STANDARD
Everton manager Frank Lampard insists ‘anything is possible’ if his relegation-threatened side continue to show the fight which saw them grab a late point in a 1-1 draw at home to Leicester.
Arsenal fans mock Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in what is the first game to be impacted by sanctions against owner Roman Abramovich with the crowd limited to just 25,000 season ticket holders compared to capacity of over 40,000.
DAILY MIRROR
Oliver Skipp is rewarded with a new five-year Tottenham contract after becoming a key member of the first-team squad this season.
Atlético Madrid manager Diego Simeone is interested in signing 21-year-old defender William Saliba after an impressive Marseille loan spell.
Arsenal are reportedly leading AC Milan in the race for Real Madrid star Marco Asensio.
Barcelona are considering a €30m move for Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus during the summer window.
DAILY MAIL
Antonio Conte is convinced that his Tottenham squad needs as many as six new signings if they are to compete for silverware next season.
Tottenham are ‘set to trigger £24.9m clause to make Dejan Kulusevski’s loan move permanent in summer’ after the loanee’s impressive start to life in the Premier League has cemented him in Antonio Conte’s side.
“Antonio Rudiger is still waiting to discuss with new Chelsea owners before making a decision on his future.”
Roma boss José Mourinho wants to sign Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matić when his contract runs out this summer.
LIVERPOOL ECHO
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson has wished Cristiano Ronaldo ‘peace of mind for him and his entire family’ following the tragic death of his baby son this week.
Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp is interested in signing Aberdeen’s 18-year old right-back Calvin Ramsey as a back-up for Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Jurgen Klopp hopes Roberto Firmino will be available for Sunday’s Merseyside derby at Goodison Park. “Bobby Firmino was not involved because in the very last situation of the City game he got something on his foot. It’s not really bad.”
