Paper Round: Tottenham Hotspur face competition for Alassane Plea, Jorge Sampaoli to quit
It's Monday's Paper Round. Tottenham Hotspur face competition for Alassane Plea whilst Jorge Sampaoli is set to quit.
Spurs face competition for Plea
We start with The Sun who have an exclusive that Tottenham Hotspur will face competition for Nice forward Alassane Plea. Now both West Ham and Fulham have a firm interest in bringing the striker to the Premier League.
Sampaoli set to quit
Reports on Sunday suggested that Jorge Sampaoli is set to quit
as Argentina boss following their exit from the World Cup. It had been
suggested that he may stay on but now it seems he will step down.
Southampton beat Hammers to Barca's Marlon
The Mirror reports that Southampton have
beaten competition from West Ham to sign Marlon from Barcelona for a fee
of £10 million after the Brazilian spent last season on loan at Nice.
Marlon is seen by the club as the replacement for Virgil van Dijk, who
signed for Liverpool in January.
Silva hopes Ronaldo will stay on for 2022
The Mirror carry quotes from Bernardo Silva who has said he hopes team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo
will stay on for the 2022 World Cup. There have been some fears that
Ronaldo, 33, may retire following Portugal's exit from the World Cup in
Russia but Silva said he thinks Ronaldo still has a lot to offer.
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