The top stories and transfer rumours from Friday’s newspapers…
FOOTBALL
Cristiano Ronaldo is set to continue his strike at Al Nassr and miss the game against Al Ittihad on Friday – Daily Mail
There are employees at Al-Nassr who reportedly haven’t received their salaries – A Bola
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Sky Sports’ chief correspondent Kaveh Solhekol gives the latest on Cristiano Ronaldo’s current situation at Al Nassr.
Sandro Tonali is growing increasingly frustrated at Newcastle and was heard venting his frustration at the situation to a member of club staff following the Carabao Cup defeat by Manchester City – The Sun
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Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe says the club has ‘no intention’ to sell Sandro Tonali despite deadline day reports that suggested he may have been the subject of interest from Arsenal.
Michael Carrick has made a major change to Manchester United’s training schedule by allowing players to have the day off after matches, something that previous bosses Erik ten Hag and Ruben Amorim refused – The Sun
Tottenham Hotspur owners the Lewis family, have no control over former chairman Daniel Levy selling his lucrative stake in the club’s majority shareholder Enic to anyone he chooses – The Telegraph
Liverpool are being forced to pay Chelsea up to £6.8m in compensation for Rio Ngumoha – The Times
Liverpool fear that Conor Bradley will be out for the remainder of the calendar year despite recent social media speculation that he could return in time for the start of the 2026/27 season – Daily Express
Former Chelsea midfielder Marco van Ginkel has hung up his boots aged just 33 – Daily Express
Jhon Duran has terminated his loan at Fenerbahce and is set to join Zenit St Petersburg for the remainder of the season – Daily Mail
Netball coach and sister of Gary Neville, Tracey, has appeared of the forefront of a new project from Stockport County for a women’s football team – The Sun
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will not be a part of Celtic’s Europa League squad if he joins the Glasgow giants after missing out on the deadline to submit the squad to UEFA – Scottish Sun
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Celtic manager Martin O’Neill confirms he has held talks with former Arsenal and Liverpool player Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who is a free agent.
CRICKET
Ben Stokes suffered gruesome facial injuries after being struck by a ball driven by an 18-year-old youth player – The Sun
RUGBY UNION
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso has handed England an injury scare on the eve of their Six Nations opener with Wales after reporting a leg injury, with Tom Roebuck on standby – The Times
The off-field turmoil in Welsh rugby has taken an explosive turn after Swansea council began legal action against the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) and the Ospreys owners, Y11 Sport and Media – The Times
Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has played down a report that he has agreed to take over at Newcastle Red Bulls after the World Cup – BBC
WINTER OLYMPICS
Matt Weston insists he is unconcerned by the helmet row that has erupted ahead of his bid to win skeleton gold at the Winter Olympics – Daily Mail
Team GB’s Chef de mission Eve Muirhead believes that they can return from the Winter Olympics having won eight medals – The Guardian
