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

Transfers

Real Madrid defender Raul Asencio rejected interest from Liverpool and Chelsea this summer - Marca (Spanish)

Manchester United will play a behind-closed-doors friendly against Sir Jim Ratcliffe's other club, Lausanne-Sport, during the international break - The Telegraph

Eddie Howe currently has no plans to return to football and is enjoying a break following his Newcastle exit - The Telegraph

Besiktas president Serdal Adali has vowed to sign Joe Willock from Newcastle in January, claiming the English midfielder has already chosen a new home in Turkey - talkSPORT

ENGLAND

The FA have previously floated the idea of appointing Eddie Howe as England manager - The Telegraph

SCOTLAND

Lewis Ferguson has said he was never close to leaving Bologna this summer amid reports of interest from boyhood club Rangers - BBC

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

Roma have received official permission to go ahead with plans to build a new £1.2bn stadium - The Sun

RUGBY UNION

Newcastle Red Bulls will postpone the signing of Fehi Fineanganofo to allow him to compete for a New Zealand spot at next year's World Cup - The Times