Papers: Barcelona not interested in signing Man Utd wonderkid Gabriel

Plus: Wayne Rooney doubts he will return to management in the future; Rob Edwards among the options for Southampton if Tonda Eckert receives a lengthy ban over the 'Spygate' saga; Scott McTominay has returned to individual training with Napoli following a heart operation

Thursday 24 September 2026 23:17, UK

The top stories and transfer rumours from Friday's newspapers...

Deco, Barcelona's sporting director, has claimed they are not interested in signing Manchester United's wantaway wonderkid JJ Gabriel - The Telegraph

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Chelsea and Aston Villa do not have a January exit clause in Alejandro Garnacho's season-long loan - The Telegraph

Chelsea have reportedly suffered another injury scare, with reserve goalkeeper Mike Penders set to miss Belgium's Nations League game against Italy - The Standard

James Garner believes he may never have played for England had he stayed at Manchester United - Daily Mail

Manchester City star Antoine Semenyo has been forced to pull out of the Ghana squad for their Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against the Ivory Coast and Gambia - Daily Express

Liverpool winger Bradley Barcola has been clocked as the fastest Premier League player in the top 20 speed rankings after five games - Daily Mail

Wayne Rooney has admitted he "doubts" he will return to management in the future - talkSPORT

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English football's leading fans' group has criticised the UK Football Policing Unit for "bringing Hillsborough into the debate" around drinking in sight of the pitch - The Guardian

Rob Edwards is among the options for Southampton if Tonda Eckert receives a lengthy ban over the "Spygate" saga and the Championship club need an interim appointment - The Telegraph

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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has welcomed the prospect of West Ham bidding to purchase the London Stadium - talkSPORT

Dele has been offered a shock route back into football by League Two table-toppers Barnet - The Sun

Jota is in line for a return to action for Celtic in a bounce game during the international break - The Scottish Sun

Celtic star Camilo Duran could see his international debut for Colombia delayed after he was caught up in red tape, their manager Nestor Lorenzo has revealed - The Scottish Sun

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Harvey Elliott has been accused of being 'well overweight for his physique' by the Spanish press after enduring a difficult start to his loan spell at Valencia - Daily Mail

Scott McTominay has returned to individual training with Napoli following a heart operation - Daily Record

Nike cancelled a scheduled filming session for a campaign advert featuring the former Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema on Wednesday night after the sportswear company decided the footballer did not align with the brand's values - The Athletic

Ingolstadt have sacked Sabrina Wittmann as manager just six months after handing her a new two-year deal - talkSPORT

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FIFA council members will demand that Gianni Infantino include the abandoned World Cup sell-off plan and the Folarin Balogun affair in his proposed external review of FIFA's governance - The Guardian

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