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Thursday’s Daily Mail says Wayne Rooney is edging closer to a return to Everton.
The paper claims the Blues are “increasingly hopeful” of bringing the England forward back to Merseyside, 13 years after he joined Manchester United.
There is more talk surrounding Rooney in the Liverpool Echo, with Joey Barton saying a potential transfer would be a “phenomenal deal” for both parties.
The Echo also report on the news that Brendan Galloway has joined Sunderland on a season-long loan deal.