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

European Football

Xabi Alonso’s Real Madrid revolution has caused an early rift with big stars – The Athletic.

Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior wants to leave next summer and would be interested in joining Paris Saint-Germain – Sport.

Scottish football

Ange Postecoglou is set to take a break from football and has ruled out a return to Celtic – The Scottish Sun.

Premier League

Napoli midfielder Kevin De Bruyne could miss the 2026 World Cup with Belgium after picking up a thigh injury – The Sun.

West Ham value midfielder Lucas Paqueta at around £60m after reports emerged he could leave in January – The Sun.

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UFC

Tom Aspinall is still unable to see out of one eye, four days after the UFC champion was poked in both eyes by Ciryl Gane – The Independent.

In case you missed it, here are all the headlines from Thursday’s papers…