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Robben to Man Utd? Chelsea FC to ditch striker? Messi to make FC Barcelona return? Sunday’s back pages

The top stories making Sunday’s back pages in the UK…

The Sun: France’s football supremo has admitted there are big concerns over security for Euro 2016.

Also: Chelsea are ready to dump Radamel Falcao and send him home early.

 

Sunday Mirror: Manchester Untied are monitoring Arjen Robben’s growing discontent at Bayern Munich.

Also: Chelsea will be in the market for TWO strikers in January as they prepare to offload Diego Costa.

And: England’s friendly against France on Tuesday is set to go ahead despite the horrific events in Paris.

 

The People: Gary Neville has claimed he would prefer Manchester United to look to the future and sign Gareth Bale rather than break the bank for Cristiano Ronaldo.

 

Daily Star Sunday: Manchester United have switched their search for an English striker to Leicester’s Jamie Vardy.

Also: England coach Gary Neville reckons Wales’ Gareth Bale would be the answer to Manchester United’s attacking problems.

 

Mail on Sunday: Paris Saint-Germain star David Luiz says he does not want to return to his club following the terror attacks that shook the French capital and claimed 129 lives.

Also: France manager Didier Deschamps and Germany head coach Joachim Low were both informed of the attacks in Paris at half-time of their match at the Stade de France but decided not to tell their players, a report in the New York Times has claimed.

And: Barcelona full back Adriano says he ‘would put money’ on Lionel Messi being fit to play against Real Madrid next week.

 

Sunday Express: The French Football Federation decided that the show must go on after informing the English FA yesterday that they want Les Bleus to play at Wembley on Tuesday night.

Also: Sir Alex Ferguson has described Carlo Ancelotti as “one of the best managers in the game” and backed the Italian to land a top job again soon.

 

Metro: Manchester United are looking at signing veteran winger Arjen Robben when the transfer window re-opens, according to reports.

Also: Liverpool have made an offer to sign Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, according to reports.

 

Sunday Telegraph: The president of the 2016 European Championships, due to be held in France, moved to assure Europe yesterday that his nation could successfully stage the event following the terrorists attacks in Paris on Friday that have left 128 dead and many more injured.

Also: Former Premier League midfielder Lassana Diarra has revealed his cousin was one of the people killed in Friday’s terror attacks in Paris.

 

Sunday Times: For a second night, the Wembley arch was lit the shades to Le Tricolore and three words were projected on to the stadium’s front. Liberté. Égalité. Fraternité. There were minute’s silences from Old Trafford to the green pitches of La Masia, Barcelona’s youth training ground.

Also: Tragic events in Paris have put terrorism at the top of the agenda for Euro 2016 next summer.

 

The Observer: So, the show goes on then. As news of the atrocities in Paris on Friday night filtered through to Alicante during the second half of England’s friendly against Spain – a tumorous, spreading sense of horror with each fresh round of details – football became an instant irrelevance.

Also: Jamie Vardy’s hopes of starting England’s game against France are receding after Roy Hodgson admitted the Leicester City striker was still troubled by the injury that ruled him out of the defeat in Spain.

And: Ukraine’s hopes of finally ending their play-off hoodoo and qualifying for Euro 2016 were given a huge boost with a 2-0 first-leg victory over Slovenia in Lviv.

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Henry Bown
Henry Bown is a UK-based sportswriter with a particular passion for soccer. Henry has been writing a range of sports content for several years, but has more recently decided to focus on soccer specifically. When he's not writing, you'll usually find him watching a match - or two!

Henry Bown is a UK-based sportswriter with a particular passion for soccer. Henry has been writing a range of sports content for several years, but has more recently decided to focus on soccer specifically. When he's not writing, you'll usually find him watching a match - or two!

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