and news from Thursday's national newspapers.
THE SUN
Cristiano Ronaldo is 'fed-up' at Real Madrid and
could be in for a shock return to Manchester United.
Chelsea have bagged Romanian right-back Christian
Manea in a £2.3m deal.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is on his way out of Cardiff,
but owner Vincent Tan wants him to quit.
DAILY MAIL
Arsene Wenger is ready to recruit Joseph Yobo and
Diego Lugano to help ease Arsenal's defensive crisis.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is set to leave Cardiff on
Thursday with Dundee's Paul Hartley a leading
candidate to replace him.
DAILY EXPRESS
Arsenal are planning a move for Lassana Diara after
he left Lokomotiv Moscow.
Juventus have cooled their interest in Manchester
United's Juan Mata.
DAILY STAR
Chelsea and Arsenal are set to miss out on Valencia
striker Paco Alcacer after he was offered a new
contract by the Spaniards.
Liverpool are keen to sign Marco Reus but face
competition from Arsenal and Manchester United.
Arsenal are leading the race to sign PSG hitman
Edinson Cavani.
Brendan Rodgers says Mario Balotelli can become a
Liverpool hero if he continues to work hard.
Ipswich are set to sign free agent Jack Collison on a
deal until January.
Barnsley want to take Fulham forward Marcello
Trotta on loan.
Emmanuel Mayuka is ready to join Wolves on loan
from Southampton.
DAILY MIRROR
Chelsea and Liverpool are both keen to sign teenage
German midfielder Julian Brandt from Bayer
Leverkusen.
Jose Mourinho has admitted that Diego Costa's
hamstring problem won't allow him to play in every
match.
Juventus have joined in the race with Liverpool and
Arsenal to land Barcelona's Pedro.
Manchester United's pursuit of Kevin Strootman
could see Juan Mata offered to Roma in an
exchange.
THE TIMES
Tony Pulis is ready to replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
at Cardiff.
THE GUARDIAN
Dundee manager Paul Hartley has emerged as a
surprise front-runner to be the next manager of
Cardiff.
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