Manchester United have made Antonio Conte their leading candidate to replace Michael Carrick, according to reports in Italy carried by The Sun. It is the sort of story that tends to surface during an international break, when nobody has a game to point at, and it lands with United twelfth after five matches and one win.
The rest of the United file
The same set of papers has plenty more on Old Trafford. The Daily Mail reports the club saved 8.5 million pounds when Ruben Amorim took the AC Milan job, a figure that appears in the latest financial results under exceptional items. The Sun has the club selling small sections of the old Old Trafford pitch to supporters at 125 pounds each.
talkSPORT says academy forward Mishel Nduka has left Arsenal after a single year to join Manchester City, and the Daily Star carries Tijjani Reijnders speaking publicly for the first time since his 60 million pound move to the Saudi Pro League from City, in which he conceded the money was a significant part of the decision.
Kane's plan ends in the NFL
The Daily Mirror reports that Harry Kane has mapped out a three-stage career plan, the last of which involves finishing in American football. He has spoken about a kicking career before, usually to laughter, though he has been consistent enough about it over the years that it reads less like a joke each time.
Elsewhere in Europe, the Daily Mail covers Christian Eriksen's departure from Wolfsburg and his return to Denmark with his family, with his future unclear after a second collapse on a pitch. talkSPORT reports that Idrissa Gana Gueye and Lucas Leiva have both invested in Le Mans.
England, Scotland and the EFL
Jarrad Branthwaite has credited a rehabilitation programme in Germany, which examined the relationship between his injuries and his brain and movement, with getting him back into the England squad, The Guardian reports. He missed the World Cup through injury. talkSPORT has Rio Ngumoha targeting Euro 2028, and the Daily Mail claims Jurgen Klopp has laid down four rules for his Germany players.
In Scotland, the Daily Record reports Rangers midfielder Nicolas Raskin was disappointed to miss out on a summer move, and says Hibernian have held positive talks with Marink Reedijk. The Scottish Sun carries Stiliyan Petrov urging the Celtic board to appoint a director of football to support Martin O'Neill. Scotland newcomer Luis Binks, also in the Record, believes the squad's training camp in Spain has them ready for Slovenia.
In the EFL, Cambridge United manager Neil Harris told the Daily Mirror that Southampton's Tonda Eckert deserves a "severe" punishment over the spygate affair, with the verdict still pending. And the Daily Express reports Dele Alli has been training at Barnet's facilities while he looks for a club, which is either the saddest line in the column or the most hopeful one, depending on how the next few months go.
Gossip source note: Every item above is a newspaper report, not a confirmed transfer or appointment. Sources as credited: The Sun, Daily Mail, Daily Star, talkSPORT, The Guardian, Daily Mirror, Daily Express, Daily Record and The Scottish Sun, via Sky Sports' Paper Talk of Thursday 24 September 2026.
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