{"id":56043,"date":"2026-01-20T22:15:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T03:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/gianluigi-donnarumma-preparing-to-return-to-italy-months-after-joining-manchester-city-paper-talk-football-news\/20\/01\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T22:15:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T03:15:58","slug":"gianluigi-donnarumma-preparing-to-return-to-italy-months-after-joining-manchester-city-paper-talk-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/gianluigi-donnarumma-preparing-to-return-to-italy-months-after-joining-manchester-city-paper-talk-football-news\/20\/01\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Gianluigi Donnarumma preparing to return to Italy months after joining Manchester City &#8211; Paper Talk | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-testid=\"article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>The top stories and transfer rumours from Wednesday&#8217;s newspapers&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>PREMIER LEAGUE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gianluigi Donnarumma&#8217;s agent has sensationally suggested that the goalkeeper would accept a return to Italy should it be offered &#8211;<em> The Sun<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea have joined Paris Saint-Germain in the race for Atletico Madrid stirker Julian Alvarez &#8211;<em> Daily Mail<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Tottenham are interested in Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones &#8211; <em>The Times<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-custom-markup \" data-component-name=\"ui-article-custom-markup\" data-consent=\"pending\" data-vendor-name=\"spreaker\" data-testid=\"article-custom-markup\">\n<section aria-label=\"Consent required\" class=\"ui-consent-roadblock\" data-component-name=\"ui-consent-roadblock\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" style=\"--width: 7; --height:4;\">\n<div class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body\">\n        <span class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__title\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-title\">Spreaker<\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__description\" data-show-on-fallback=\"false\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-description\"><br \/>\n                This content is provided by <span class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__vendor-title\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-vendor-name-in-description\">Spreaker<\/span>, which may be using cookies and other technologies.<br \/>\n                To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies.<br \/>\n                You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable <span class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__vendor-title\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-vendor-name-in-description\">Spreaker<\/span> cookies or to allow those cookies just once.<br \/>\n                You can change your settings at any time via the <a href=\"#privacy-options\">Privacy Options<\/a>.<br \/>\n            <\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__description\" data-show-on-fallback=\"true\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-description\"><br \/>\n                Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented to <span class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__vendor-title\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-vendor-name-in-description\">Spreaker<\/span> cookies.<br \/>\n                To view this content you can use the button below to allow <span class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__vendor-title\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-vendor-name-in-description\">Spreaker<\/span> cookies for this session only.<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__link-group\">\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__link ui-consent-roadblock-permanently\" data-single-click-vendor-name=\"spreaker\" data-show-on-fallback=\"false\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-allow\">Enable Cookies<\/a><br \/>\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__link ui-consent-roadblock-once\" data-single-click-vendor-name=\"spreaker\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-allow-once\">Allow Cookies Once<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>Manchester United and Arsenal are among the clubs watching 17-year-old attacking midfielder Belhinho at NK Kustosija &#8211; <em>Daily Mail<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-factbox\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text-wrapper\">\n<p><h4 class=\"sdc-article-factbox__title\">Watch Back Pages on Sky Sports News<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\">Back Pages is a review of the sports headlines from the national newspapers, every Monday to Friday, live on Sky Sports News from 10.30pm.\n<\/p>\n<p>Missed the show? Catch up on the latest news with the Back Pages podcast. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fulham are leading the chase for Manchester City&#8217;s Norway international winger Oscar Bobb &#8211;<em> Daily Mail<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Bournemouth&#8217;s Alex Scott has become the latest midfielder to appear on Manchester United&#8217;s radar &#8211; <em>The Sun<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6057984924001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"516d5d86-9d0c-49be-a719-c33b918257ba\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"false\" 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<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-custom-markup \" data-component-name=\"ui-article-custom-markup\" data-consent=\"pending\" data-vendor-name=\"spreaker\" data-testid=\"article-custom-markup\">\n<section aria-label=\"Consent required\" class=\"ui-consent-roadblock\" data-component-name=\"ui-consent-roadblock\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" style=\"--width: 7; --height:4;\">\n<div class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body\">\n        <span class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__title\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-title\">Spreaker<\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__description\" data-show-on-fallback=\"false\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-description\"><br \/>\n                This content is provided by <span class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__vendor-title\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-vendor-name-in-description\">Spreaker<\/span>, which may be using cookies and other 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&#8216;practising magic&#8217; during the controversial AFCON final &#8211;<em> Daily Star <\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6057984924001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"8edb60ba-384e-4b1b-9b43-895247be0a36\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-auth-config=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.condatis.sky\/auth\/video\/token&quot;,&quot;tokenRequired&quot;:true,&quot;fetchMethod&quot;:&quot;url&quot;,&quot;fetchOptions&quot;:{&quot;encoded&quot;:true},&quot;headers&quot;:{&quot;X-SkyGDP-Proposition&quot;:&quot;sportweb&quot;,&quot;X-SkyGDP-Territory&quot;:&quot;GB&quot;,&quot;Authorization&quot;:&quot;OGY5ZDgxZjRhNzYwNGQ3MTljMjFhMDJlOGVmODRhYzA=&quot;}}\" data-caption=\"A round-up of the extraordinary scenes in the AFCON final between Morocco and Senegal which included player protests, a last-minute penalty miss and stolen towels.\" data-clip-type=\"\" 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