Football Feb 12, 2026

Marcus Rashford: Manchester United still planning for future without on-loan Barcelona forward - Paper Talk

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Marcus Rashford: Manchester United still planning for future without on-loan Barcelona forward - Paper Talk

The top stories and transfer rumours from Tuesday's newspapers...

PREMIER LEAGUE

Manchester United are still planning for the future without Marcus Rashford, who is on a season-long loan at Barcelona, with the Spanish giants holding a £26m option to buy him - The Sun

Tentative plans for Manchester United to play a mid-season friendly in the Middle East have been put on the backburner - The Times

Bournemouth are plotting a blockbuster new contract for Eli Junior Kroupi, with the likes of Chelsea, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool all tracking the 19-year-old - The Sun

Sean Dyche is under mounting pressure at Nottingham Forest, and his position will come under scrutiny if Forest fail to beat Wolves on Wednesday at home - The Telegraph

Brighton accepted an offer from Nottingham Forest for Lewis Dunk, but the Seagulls captain refused to entertain a move - Daily Mail

Erling Haaland has said there are no excuses for his dip in form and vowed to do everything he can to get back to his best and aid Manchester City's title push - The Times

SCOTTISH FOOTBALL

Celtic's hopes of landing Austria star Xaver Schlager appear to be dwindling as a European giant moves ahead in the race for his signature - The Scottish Sun

Celtic are looking to claim at least the entire Broomloan Stand for next month's Old Firm Scottish Cup showdown at Ibrox - Daily Record

RUGBY UNION

England boss Steve Borthwick will show faith in the back line that tore Wales apart in their Six Nations opener by selecting the same starters for the trip to Scotland this weekend - The Times

England are to name an unchanged back line for the Calcutta Cup match against Scotland in Edinburgh, despite the return to fitness of Bath centre Ollie Lawrence - The Telegraph

CRICKET

Pakistan have ended their proposed boycott of the T20 World Cup match against India in a move that saves the ICC from the prospect of £150m in lost revenue - The Times

F1

Cadillac's arrival into Formula 1 has begun in controversial fashion after the renowned film director Michael Bay filed a $1.5m (about £1.1m) lawsuit against them in relation to their Super Bowl advertisement - The Times

WINTER OLYMPICS

A Ukrainian skeleton athlete has risked Olympic disciplinary action by wearing a helmet bearing images of people killed since Russia's invasion of his country - The Telegraph

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