Paper Round: Manchester United face off against Real Madrid in Los Angeles pre-season bust-up

It's Thursdays Paper Round and today's paper are reporting that Manchester United were said to be at loggerheads with Los Angeles pre-season neighbours Real Madrid, Aubameyang seems to be on the move while City look for other full back option.

United and Real face off in LA

The Mirror reports on Thursday that there’s been no love lost between Manchester United and Real Madrid as the two teams hold neighbouring training camps in Los Angeles. Both teams are training at UCLA and have apparently fallen out over which of the European big dogs got the best training facilities and accommodation. In fact, the newspaper claims the ill-feeling is strong enough to have necessitated an intervention by the organisers of the International Champions Cup. 

Our view: There's no doubt that there's bad blood between the two sides following the collapse in a deal to transfer Morata to United. They will meet during their pre-season fixtures on July 23 and again on August 8 and that will provide a platform to resolve the matter.

Snap-happy Aubamayang sends Chelsea fans into meltdown

Silly season continued as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang broke the transfer-window internet on Wednesday with yet another Instagram post. The Borussia Dortmund forward shared what The Mirror called a “classically cryptic” social media update showing the 28-year-old striking a casual pose on the steps of what appears to be a private jet. All this naturally sent Chelsea fans into a frenzy, as speculation mounted over boss Antonio Conte’s interest in Aubameyang after losing out on Romelu Lukaku to Manchester United. 

Our view: We are not so such where Aubameyang will play next season. Chelsea needs a striker after losing out on Lukaku so expect some buzz about this till something is confirmed. 

City zone in on Bertrand as Pep licks his wounds

Pep Guardiola was reportedly consoling himself over the signing of Dani Alves by Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday, with the prospect of a new recruit at The Etihad. According to The Sun, Guardiola’s search for a new defensive line-up continued with Southampton left-back Ryan Bertrand catching his eye. The Saints are not keen on selling the 27-year-old, so says the paper, but a bid of £30 million could be enough to persuade them. 

Our view: City needs a full back urgently before the season starts and theres no need dwelling on the fact that they missed out on Alves. Though Bertrand is going to seem like a bit of a consolation prize but Southampton might want to play a hard ball on this knowing City will be desperate in the transfer market.