The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday’s newspapers…
European Football
Xabi Alonso’s Real Madrid revolution has caused an early rift with big stars – The Athletic.
Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior wants to leave next summer and would be interested in joining Paris Saint-Germain – Sport.
Scottish football
Ange Postecoglou is set to take a break from football and has ruled out a return to Celtic – The Scottish Sun.
Premier League
Napoli midfielder Kevin De Bruyne could miss the 2026 World Cup with Belgium after picking up a thigh injury – The Sun.
West Ham value midfielder Lucas Paqueta at around £60m after reports emerged he could leave in January – The Sun.
Bournemouth star Justin Kluivert has been banned from driving after he was caught speeding twice in three months.- The Sun.
UFC
Tom Aspinall is still unable to see out of one eye, four days after the UFC champion was poked in both eyes by Ciryl Gane – The Independent.
In case you missed it, here are all the headlines from Thursday’s papers…
