The top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday’s newspapers…

PREMIER LEAGUE

Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish has told Liverpool that accepting their £50m bid for Ismaila Sarr was ‘never going to happen’ – Daily Mirror

Bradley Barcola has been told he doesn’t justify his £123m price tag by former France and Chelsea defender Frank Leboeuf – Daily Star

JJ Gabriel ‘will definitely leave United’ and will depart by next summer at the latest, according to a German newspaper report – Daily Mirror

Gabriel Martinelli’s representative has revealed his client turned down offers from the Premier League, Italy and Germany before finalising his £60m move from Arsenal to Saudi Pro League team Al-Hilal earlier this month – The Sun

Manchester United striker Joshua Zirkzee has earned a call-up to the Netherlands national team as a replacement for the injured Brian Brobbey – Daily Mirror

Former Newcastle winger Hatem Ben Arfa has been known for causing a racquet on the football pitch and he is now doing that literally in the world of padel and is now recognised for being one of the finest padel players on the other side of the Channel – The Sun

EUROPE

Real Madrid could make a major change to their transfer dealings to accommodate Jose Mourinho’s request for a new central midfielder – The Sun

INTERNATIONAL

Brazil football legend Roberto Carlos has revealed he lost 99 per cent of his £133m earnings from his playing career amid issues with a former agent and a family member – Daily Mail

SCOTLAND

Celtic’s Yang Hyun-Jun has suffered a hamstring injury on international duty with South Korea – The Scottish Sun

New Scotland boss Sebastien Pocognoli admits he’ll need to keep his emotions in check in Slovenia – The Scottish Sun