Summary

  • Latest transfers news and gossip

  • Build-up to European action, including Chelsea, Hearts and Kilmarnock

  • Match of the Day turns 60

  • Premier League news conferences ahead of the weekend's action

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  1. 'Chelsea humiliate Sterling'published at 07:04 British Summer Time 22 August

    Thursday's back pages

    The Daily Telegraph

    The Telegraph are leading on the story that Raheem Sterling is not currently in Chelsea's first-team plans moving forward.

    TelegraphImage source, Telegraph
  2. Morningpublished at 06:57 British Summer Time 22 August

    Hello and welcome to today's football live where we will bring you all of the latest transfer news, rumours and build-up to tonight's European action.

    There are details to bring you of signings that happened last night, such as Alex Moreno's loan move to Nottingham Forest, and we will keep you up to date on ongoing stories like Ilkay Gundogan's potential return to Manchester City.

    Chelsea return to European football this evening in the first leg of the Europa Conference League play-off against Servette, Kilmarnock are also in Europa Conference League, and Hearts are playing in the Europa League.

    Today is also Match of the Day's 60th anniversary.

    But before we get to all of that, let's take a look at what the papers are saying.