The top stories and transfer rumours from Monday's newspapers...
### PREMIER LEAGUE
**Arsenal** are lining up a short-term deal for **England** defender **John Stones** following **William Saliba's** injury at the World Cup - _The Sun_
**Ezri Konsa** and **Real Sociedad's Jon Martin** are two other names on the Gunners' shortlist for replacement defenders- _The Sun_
**Tottenham's Djed Spence** wants to leave the club to join **Inter Milan** - _Gazzetta dello Sport_
**Chelsea** deem **Joao Pedro** as untouchable amid interest from **Barcelona** - _Diario Sport_
**Hull City** have joined other European clubs in the race for **Aston Villa's Leon Bailey**, who would prefer to play in England - _The Athletic_
**Manchester United** goalkeeper **Radek Vitek** has said he is ready for either a loan or permanent move away from Old Trafford as a he seeks to become a number one - _Manchester Evening News_
New **Fulham** boss **Alvaro Arbeloa** wants to raid former club **Real Madrid** with a double swoop for **Franco Mastantuono** and **Gonzalo Garcia** - _The Sun_
**Chelsea** set-piece coach **Bernardo Cueva** is set to move into a new role at the club as **Xabi Alonso** finalises his backroom staff - _Daily Mail_
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### WORLD CUP
**Emiliano Martinez** has revealed he played through 'extreme pain' throughout the World Cup having fractured his finger on the eve of the tournament - _Daily Mail_
**France** midfielder **Adrien Rabiot** slammed his team-mates' 'unacceptable' and 'shameful' attitude in the wake of their 6-4 defeat to **England** in the World Cup third-place play-off - _Daily Mail_
New Jersey lawmakers are furious with FIFA's plan to raise $11 million in selling pieces of turf from the Met Life Stadium following the World Cup final, despite the state paying $1.6 billion to re-turf the pitch for the tournament - _The Athletic_
### SCOTTISH FOOTBALL
**Rangers** are working through the final details of their £4.6million swoop for **Vanja Dragojevic** - _Daily Record_
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