The top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday’s newspapers…
THE SUN
Arsenal are lining up a £55m bid for Barcelona defender Jules Kounde.
Jamie Vardy has been tipped to move to Wrexham when he leaves Leicester at the end of the season.
THE TIMES
Manchester United defender Diogo Dalot could miss the rest of the season with a calf injury.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
White men have been blocked from applying for jobs at Premier League football clubs. A potential legal error by the world’s richest league has led to a number of teams – including Manchester United and Liverpool – recruiting for coaching roles open “only” to ethnic minorities and women.
A minute’s silence will be observed in memory of Pope Francis during Celtic’s Scottish Premiership match at Dundee United.
DAILY MAIL
Eni Aluko has issued a passionate apology to Ian Wright after facing backlash for claiming he was blocking opportunities for female pundits by ‘dominating’ women’s football coverage.
Ruben Amorim is expecting Marcus Rashford back at the end of the season after his loan spell at Aston Villa, and will make a decision over the England star’s future at Manchester United this summer.
DAILY MIRROR
Arne Slot insists he’s never been told not to play someone at Liverpool down to financial reasons. The Reds boss has no idea if reports from Portugal are true surrounding Darwin Nunez after it was claimed if he plays another game for the club then it will trigger a further payment to Benfica of around £4.2m.
THE GUARDIAN
Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea, the referee for Saturday’s Copa del Rey final between Real Madrid and Barcelona, was brought to tears on Friday, responding to a critical video published by Real’s in-house TV channel (RMTV).
SCOTTISH SUN
Hibs boss David Gray has been rewarded for his exploits this season with a bumper contract extension at the club.
Aberdeen have snapped up prolific Aussie winger Nicolas Milanovic, according to reports coming from Down Under.
