Friday's papers: Mauricio Pochettino, Mesut Ozil, Denis Zakaria

| 23 October 2020

Rumours of changes in the Derby hotseat feature in Friday's papers.

What the papers say

Rumours of a new signing for Liverpool to replace the injured Virgil van Dijk feature in the papers, with the Daily Star saying Jurgen Klopp will look to make a £30m move for Ozan Kabak from Schalke in the January transfer window.

Meanwhile, Liverpool's Merseyside rivals Everton will stick with Muhamed Besic until at least January, the Echo says. The Bosnian midfielder has been on the Toffees' books since 2014 but has struggled for game time and been shipped out on loan. The paper says the 28-year-old has opted against a move to Portugal and will reassess in the winter.

Wayne Rooney is being primed for his first management role at Derby after suggestions that Phillip Cocu's exit from the Rams is imminent, reports the Daily Mail. Derby have lost five of their first six games this season and this weekend's match against rivals Nottingham Forest could seal his fate, the paper adds.

Derby County manager Phillip Cocu could be replaced by Wayne Rooney (Barrington Coombs/PA)

Florent Indalecio, a former youth player with Saint-Etienne, has been offered a contract at Newcastle, reports the Chronicle.

Mauricio Pochettino could be back in management sooner rather than later and is in pole position to take over at Real Madrid should the LaLiga side ditch Zinedine Zidane, according to AS.

Social media round-up

Calamity keeper Kepa finally set to leave Chelsea in January https://t.co/S4YueeVBYH pic.twitter.com/yqV7P5bXZg

— The Sun Football ⚽ (@TheSunFootball) October 23, 2020

Sergio Reguilon could be on his way out of Tottenham just a few months after signing pic.twitter.com/8jYq4VCXmd

— The Sun Football ⚽ (@TheSunFootball) October 22, 2020