The top stories and transfer rumours from Tuesday’s newspapers…
Premier League
Manchester United are monitoring Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott, who played in the 4-4 draw on Monday Night Football – The Sun.
Manchester City are targeting Crystal Palace’s Marc Guehi as the man to lead an overhaul of their defence next season – The Times.
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Manchester United intend to reject any bids to buy Kobbie Mainoo in January because the hierarchy believe the midfielder could have a bright future at the club – Guardian.
Napoli and 10 clubs in the Premier League are interested in signing Mainoo – The Times.
AC Milan are stepping up their efforts to sign Niclas Fullkrug from West Ham but have still to agree anything club to club – Daily Mail.
Former Chelsea defender Thiago Silva has said his goodbyes to his Fluminense team-mates ahead of a potential exit, putting Premier League clubs on red alert – Daily Mail.
The father of Bayern Munich’s 16-year-old German defender Cassiano Kiala flew to London last week for talks with Chelsea and Manchester City – Daily Mirror.
Nottingham Forest paid a touching tribute following the sad passing of owner Evangelos Marinakis’s mother – The Sun.
Aaron Ramsey has revealed his surprise and disappointment at having his contract terminated in Mexico – The Sun.
World Cup
England have been allocated fewer tickets by Fifa for their World Cup opener than the tournament’s tiniest nation Curacao – which has a smaller population than Milton Keynes – The Sun.
Steve Clarke plans to check on the extent to which Harvey Barnes will commit to playing for Scotland before friendly matches in March – Guardian.