Borussia Dortmund's Erling Haaland to choose between Real Madrid and Manchester City ransfer - Paper round

Haaland to make his mind up Erling Haaland will soon choose his next club, and Spanish paper Marca reports it is a straight choice between Real Madrid and Manchester City. City hope the chance to lead a team will be preferable to sharing the limelight with Kylian Mbappe, while Real hope to find the money to finance both signings. Barcelona are not in the running as they cannot afford the Norwegian.

Ad/> /> TransfersMessi not planning Barcelona return, United hunt for new 'keeper — Paper Round18 HOURS AGO Paper Round’s view: Haaland would probably be able to bring in the most cash by signing for City, but there is very little in terms of traditional glamour. Moving would give him the chance to work with the world’s best coach, which is likely appealing, but if he were to go to Real Madrid he would be at the most famous club in the world, set to dominate La Liga and potentially Europe for years. Read the full story Boehly favourite to buy Chelsea The Telegraph reports that American businessman Todd Boehly remains the favourite to take over Chelsea, with the deadline reportedly closed for offers on Friday.

However there are other interested parties, with one consortium led by Sebastian Coe. He is joined by Sir Martin Broughton, and they could gain further backing from Sacramento Kings basketball team owner Vivek Ranadive. /> Paper Round’s view: Chelsea’s sale is not yet clear, and it is hard to discern from current regulations whether such a deal could go through.