Arsenal transfer news: Barcelona weigh up approach for Premier League title-winning defender Piero Hincapie - Paper Talk

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

Premier League

Barcelona are weighing up an approach for Arsenal defender Piero Hincapie but recognise it will be a difficult deal to pull off - Daily Mail

Arsenal are "putting together a plan" to renovate the Emirates Stadium, with chief executive Richard Garlick leading talks, according to co-chair Josh Kroenke - The Independent

EFL

Wolves are continuing discussions for former Newcastle United full-back Kieran Trippier as they plot an ambitious return to the Premier League - Daily Mail

World football

Barcelona are in talks over a deal for Atletico Madrid's Julian Alvarez - The Athletic

US men's national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino has had talks with Serie A side Milan about taking over as manager next season - The Guardian

Carlo Ancelotti's son Davide will board a plane back to Europe to take over as Lille manager next season - The Sun

The Brazil football federation (CBF) has appealed a sanction handed to U17 player Eduardo Conceicao after he was banned for four months for mimicking a monkey gesture in protest against the racist abuse he reported he received - The Athletic

World Cup

FIFA faces legal action from at least three US states over claims it has pushed up World Cup ticket prices by limiting supplies and switching categories - The Sun

Scottish football

Martin O'Neill's meeting with Celtic supremo Dermot Desmond has been delayed until next week - The Scottish Sun

Liel Abada has been spotted back in Glasgow just two years after swapping Scotland for the United States - The Scottish Sun

SFA chief executive Ian Maxwell has slammed the treatment of referee John Beaton over his Fir Park penalty call as "disgusting" - The Scottish Sun