Paper Round: Chelsea face £37m bill if they want to fire Jose Mourinho

Firing Mourinho would cost Chelsea £37.5m - Chelsea aren't ready to fire Jose Mourinho yet, but The Star claim that they will be on the hook for £37.5 million if they do. Mourinho's contract pays him £10m per year and it doesn't expire until the summer of 2019. Roman Abramovich has paid huge sums to get rid of managers before - £12.6m to Luiz Felipe Scolari, £12m for Andre Villas-Boas and £6m to Carlo Ancelotti - but this would be the largest by far.

Paper Round's view - It's easy to say that Abramovich has billions and could afford Mourinho's contract, and he can, but £37.5m is a ton of money. Even if Mourinho agrees to a buyout, it won't be cheap. Chelsea will take into account how much they owe Mourinho if they consider sacking him and for good reason.

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Klopp agrees to be Liverpool manager - Jurgen Klopp will be Liverpool's next manager. The Mirror understand that the German has already met with owner John Henry and has agreed to a deal that would make him the club's boss. Klopp will meet with the club's executives in the next 24 hours and the details of his appointment will be finalised shortly after, setting him up to be introduced on Friday.

Paper Round's view - There have been too many leaks about Liverpool's interest in Klopp and the manager's desire to take the job for him not to be the heavy favourite. That the two appear to have agreed to a deal is in no way a surprise. It will be interesting to see how the club's transfer policy is set going forward, with that apparently a point of contention, but this marriage always looked likely.

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Rooney a doubt for England - Wayne Rooney looks likely to miss England's Euro qualifier against Estonia on Friday, according to The Mail. Rooney missed training on Tuesday and is now officially a doubt for the match. He joins Danny Ings and Jonjo Shelvey as those injured, while John Stones has already withdrawn due to injury.

Paper Round's view - England have already clinched their spot in next summer's Euros. Friday's match doesn't really matter other than to chase a basically irrelevant 100 per cent qualifying record and cash a big cheque at Wembley so if Rooney, Ings, Shelvey or anyone else isn't entirely fit, it's not worth risking anything.

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Arsenal concerned about Alexis injury - Alexis Sanchez is off to play for Chile, but The Mirror believe that Arsenal are unhappy to see him go because he is dealing with a groin injury. The Gunners couldn't stop the Chilean from playing for his country and Arsenal's doctors think that it may not be a serious injury, but they are still speaking with the Chile doctors regularly to make sure Alexis is not pushed too hard.

Paper Round's view - This is the first set of 2018 World Cup qualifiers in South America and the continent always provides for dramatic and difficult qualifying so it's no surprise that Chile want their star. It's not as if these are just a pair of friendlies. If Alexis feels he can play, you can bet that he will. The Chileans play Brazil on Friday, followed by Peru in Lima, both of which will be very difficult matches and they need their talisman to be at his best, whether Arsenal are happy he's playing or not.

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Bradley a candidate for Sunderland - Bob Bradley is in the mix to be Sunderland's next manager, according to The Star. The Black Cats wanted Sam Allardyce, but he looks likely to reject their advances, so chairman Ellis Short could target fellow American Bradley. Short is focusing on someone who can keep them from relegation and the former USA and Egypt manager has done a great job turning Stabaek around.

Paper Round's view - Bradley has long wanted to coach in the Premier League and would probably jump at the Sunderland job if offered. He hasn't proven himself at a high club level, but he won his group at the 2010 World Cup with the USA, was one of MLS's better managers and has Stabaek in second place just a couple years after they were in the second division. It would be a risky move, no doubt, but there's reason to believe that Bradley could stabilise Sunderland.