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Good Morning and Welcome to 9ja-news Monday's Paper Talk.... Antonio Rudiger has claimed that only Barcelona ace Lionel Messi is a better footballer than Chelsea teammate Eden Hazard."To stop him, you have to do it as a team, because alone ... good luck! But for me, the best in the world is Messi, then Hazard." Chelsea have reportedly emerged as the favourites to sign Bayer Leverkusen attacker Leon Bailey. Bailey joined Leverkusen from Genk in January 2017. Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has reportedly made it clear that he will only consider offloading Paul Pogba to Juventus if Paulo Dybala is offered in exchange. Former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has confirmed that he will be "coaching again soon"."Certainly I'll be coaching again soon because it's what I like doing and what I've done all my life," Juventus are reportedly hopeful of reaching an agreement with Daniele Rugani on a new contract to kill off Chelsea's lingering hopes of signing the centre-back. Chelsea forward Willian has insisted that he never wanted to leave Stamford Bridge during the summer transfer window."A lot of people they say a lot of things in the press, but I never said that I want to leave Chelsea, never. Always I say that I want to stay at Chelsea as long as possible, and I am happy to stay here," Tottenham and Barcelona have both had offers rejected for Ajax's 21-year-old Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong. Napoli defender Raul Albiol has said that Cristiano Ronaldo 'will find it hard to score 40 goals a season' at Juventus. Spanish FA chief Luis Rubiales has warned La Roja’s rivals that ‘there’s an evolution happening and we’re all in together’. Olivier Giroud scored the winner as France recorded a 2-1 victory over Netherlands in the UEFA Nations League at the Stade de France on Sunday night. Manchester United's 23-year-old England full-back Luke Shaw is keeping his club waiting over a new contract. His current deal expires at the end of the season. Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri never got to say goodbye to the Napoli players and reveals the one person who could get him to stop smoking.When my father learned I had this offer, he told me to go to London, that it was the right thing to do. He did ask me to stop smoking at least while I’m here. Former Manchester United forward Eric Cantona has said that Jose Mourinho 'is the wrong manager' for the Red Devils, insisting that Pep Guardiola should be in charge at Old Trafford. Shaw is set to return to manchester's United's medical team on Monday having suffered concussion in England's Nations League defeat by Spain on Saturday. Giorgio Chiellini maintains the captain’s armband controversy, particularly around Fiorentina, “was an unnecessary lack of communication.”“None of us would have a problem wearing an armband that was uniform. We’ll find a solution with the Lega Serie A, because it’s only right that Davide be remembered forever. “With a bit of common sense, everything will be resolved.” Edwin van der Sar has ruled out a return to Manchester United in a director of football capacity as he intends to stay at Ajax for the long term. Manchester United's France midfielder Paul Pogba, 25, says there have "always been little things" between him and Jose Mourinho, but their "relationship is still the same". Gareth Southgate insists Marcus Rashford needs to play more under Jose Mourinho at Manchester United. Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has lauded Steven Gerrard for his start to management with Rangers and insists that his counterpart does not need any advice. Gareth Southgate will make nine changes to his England team for Tuesday's friendly against Switzerland. Danny Welbeck is ready to fill the long-term void left by Jamie Vardy's shock international retirement. Former Chelsea midfielder Claude Makelele believes it will be difficult for Maurizio Sarri to win the Premier League in his first season, though he has backed the Italian to make history at Stamford Bridge. Premier League clubs will agree to set next summer's transfer deadline back to 31 August. Barcelona are worried by Gerard Pique’s commitment and want to hold talks regarding his off-field activities Gilberto Silva said Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar has a lot of room to grow after being handed the Brazil captaincy. Real Madrid's 32-year-old Spain defender Sergio Ramos says he received death threats over his role in the injury Liverpool's Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah, 26, suffered during May's Champions League final. Antoine Griezmann has openly admitted he would like to join Inter Miami after his time at Atletico Madrid comes to a close Italy head coach Roberto Mancini said Portugal are stronger with Cristiano Ronaldo, though the European champions are still a great team without their star captain. Roma are interested in signing Porto's 28-year-old Mexico midfielder Hector Herrera. Mats Hummels insists he has no issue with Niko Kovac's rotation policy at Bayern Munich and the Germany international wants the new coach to carry on shuffling his pack. Diego Simeone is keen to return to Inter as head coach one day, according to his sister, who believes a move is "a matter of time". Matteo Darmian could return to Italy with Inter as a free agent when his Manchester United contract expires.