Real Madrid teenager Endrick linked with shock move to Southampton – Paper Talk

The top stories and transfer rumors from Wednesday's newspapers…

THE SUN

Real Madrid and Brazilian wonderkid Endrick have been linked with a shock move to Southampton.

THE TIMES

Aston Villa have backed Manchester City in their battle with the Premier League over sponsorship rules ahead of this week's vote, which is seen as a turning point for the top flight.

Premier League clubs fear semi-automated offside technology may not be introduced in the top flight this season as testing continues on the selected system.

THE ATHLETIC

According to multiple sources, Inter Miami head coach Gerardo 'Tata' Martino has resigned for personal reasons.

DAILY MAIL

Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was keen to sign Manchester United's £86million flop Antony as a replacement for Mohamed Salah, reports suggest.

DAILY MIRROR

Netherlands boss Ronald Koeman has shed further light on why Virgil van Dijk left the team early to return to Liverpool.

Erik ten Hag has returned to his country home in Manchester to collect his belongings, three weeks after being sacked as Manchester United manager.

Sheffield United owner Prince Abdullah is holding up the sale of the Blades by refusing to sign off on the £100m takeover.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Evangelos Marinakis, the Greek billionaire owner of Nottingham Forest, is in talks to buy a controlling stake in historic Brazilian club Vasco da Gama, which would likely see a key role for former Arsenal sporting director Edu Gaspar.

There are no plans from refereeing body PGMOL for drug testing officials in the wake of the David Coote scandal, as UEFA and FIFA do not currently enforce the same measures.

Toto Wolff has clarified comments he makes in a new book that appear to question Lewis Hamilton's “cognitive acuity” and “sustainability.” He says they have been taken out of context and describes the seven-time world champion as still 'very sharp'. .

THE GUARDIAN

Premier League clubs are lobbying for a bigger share of football's increasingly lucrative data deal, a move likely to further fuel tensions with the English Football League.

The turmoil at the New York Jets continued Tuesday with the firing of general manager Joe Douglas.

SCOTTISH SUN

Kris Boyd has criticized Rangers' decision to give director Nils Koppen a promotion, insisting he did nothing to deserve it.