BBC
Real Madrid are considering a summer move for Manchester City's Norway striker Erling Haaland, 22, as part of a plan to bring in a new generation of young stars that also includes Borussia Dortmund's England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 19. (Independent)
Manchester United's England defender Harry Maguire, 30, is a shock £50m summer target for Paris St-Germain. (Sun)
Bayern Munich's honorary president Uli Hoeness says it "would be awesome" if the German champions made a move for Tottenham's England striker Harry Kane, 29, and that the day the club spends 100m euros on a transfer "is coming". (Sky Sport Germany - in German)
Manchester United have added Chelsea's England midfielder Mason Mount, 24, to their list of potential summer signings. (Guardian)
Mauricio Pochettino has told Tottenham he is keen to return and replace Antonio Conte as manager, but the 51-year-old Argentine also has options from clubs outside of England. (talkSPORT)
Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino will have the choice of joining Cristiano Ronaldo at Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr or his pick of Major League Soccer clubs when he leaves Anfield this summer. (Express)
Tottenham will discuss the merits of both Pochettino and Thomas Tuchel as potential managerial successors to Conte, with whom the club are set to part company. (Guardian)
Brentford boss Thomas Frank and Fulham's Marco Silva are also on a five-man shortlist to replace Conte at Tottenham. (Independent)
Manchester City are willing to sell Spain defender Aymeric Laporte, 28, this summer if the club can secure a top-level replacement. (Football Insider)
Manchester United are one of the clubs interested in 29-year-old Argentina forward Paulo Dybala, who could be signed for as little as £11m in the summer despite only joining Roma last year. (Goal)
Manchester United have also joined the growing list of admirers for Brentford goalkeeper David Raya, with the 27-year-old Spaniard expected to leave the Bees after turning down a new contract. (talkSPORT)
Manchester City's Portugal full-back Joao Cancelo, 28, has emerged as a potential transfer target for Barcelona after his loan spell with Bayern Munich ends in the summer. (Sport - in Spanish)
Wolves are ready to make a renewed £20m move for Bristol City's Alex Scott as they look to move ahead of Tottenham and West Ham in the race to sign the 19-year-old English midfielder. (Telegraph - subscription required)
Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 35, is in talks to sign a new contract at Paris St-Germain, but 24-year-old France striker Kylian Mbappe, and Brazil attacker Neymar, 31, could leave the Ligue 1 champions this summer. (Mail)
Newcastle United are ready to compete with a handful of Premier League rivals to sign Southampton's England midfielder James Ward-Prowse, 28, in the summer. (Football Insider)
Newcastle are on the verge of agreeing a new long-term contract with Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimaraes, 25. (Telegraph - subscription required)
Inter Milan have offered Edin Dzeko a new one-year contract but the Bosnia striker, 36, wants a two-year deal so could join West Ham, with Italy forward Gianluca Scamacca, 24, heading in the opposite direction. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian)
Bayer Leverkusen are unlikely to pursue a permanent deal for England winger Callum Hudson-Odoi, 22, when his loan from Chelsea expires in the summer. (Sky Sport Germany - in German)
Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong, 25, has distanced himself from a potential move to Manchester United, saying he is "very happy at Barcelona". (RAC1, via Goal)
Leeds are leading the race to sign Spanish winger Ilias Akhomach, 18, when his contract expires at Barcelona this summer. (Sport - in Spanish)
Arsenal and Chelsea have joined the list of clubs who have expressed an interest in signing 18-year-old Brazilian forward Vitor Roque from Athletico Paranaense. (90min)
Paris St-Germain are considering replacing coach Christophe Galtier with their former boss Thomas Tuchel, who is still out of work after being sacked by Chelsea last September. (Relevo - in Spanish)
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THE SUN
Harry Maguire is a shock £50m summer target for misfiring French giants Paris Saint-Germain.
Manchester United are reportedly willing to smash their club record to sign Eduardo Camavinga.
Spurs face a battle to persuade Thomas Tuchel to be their new manager.
Manchester United could be removed from the sales market as the Glazer family consider a massive U-turn which would see them instead launch a scheme to cash in on the club's global fanbase via digital sales and merchandise licensing.
THE GUARDIAN
Manchester United have added Chelsea's Mason Mount to a list of attacking midfield targets including Jude Bellingham, who could prove too expensive if Erik ten Hag devotes the bulk of his summer budget to a move for Harry Kane.
DAILY MAIL
Harry Kane will hold talks with Daniel Levy at the end of the season before making a final decision over his future at Tottenham.
The ECB's deputy chairman Martin Darlow is to stand down from the board in May before the end of his term as the fall-out from the Yorkshire racism trial continues.
The FA are ready to donate almost £1m in gate receipts from Chelsea's FA Cup semi-final last season to Ukrainian charities in a move that will highlight the lack of progress in handing over the proceeds from Roman Abramovich's sale of the club to humanitarian causes.
Paris Saint-Germain's exit from the Champions League is likely to precipitate the departure of coach Christophe Galtier and sporting director Luis Campos.
Chelsea supporters have warned their chairman Todd Boehly that he risks causing 'irreversible toxicity' should he decide to ramp up ticket prices after a torrid season at Stamford Bridge.
Tommy Fury has claimed he won't continue to face influencers during his boxing career and insisted he is not motivated by money.
Leeds could be handed an unexpected boost before meeting Brighton on Saturday, with striker Rodrigo a possibility to play barely a month after undergoing ankle surgery.
Members of the Canadian women's soccer team have said they feel disrespected after the country's governing body released details of its proposed collective bargaining agreement on Thursday with no notice.
Novak Djokovic's coach says the 22-time Grand Slam winner was not "mentally present" during his Dubai Open defeat by Daniil Medvedev because of the United States' recent decision to bar him from entering the country as he remains unvaccinated against Covid-19.
THE TIMES
Players who took part in the World Cup in Qatar oppose playing another tournament in the winter, a survey carried out by the international players' union FIFPRO has found.
Potential Sheffield United buyer Dozy Mmobuosi says English football should embrace the chance to have a Black owner of a club that could be destined for a speedy Premier League return.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
This year's Women's Tour is in serious danger of being cancelled due to a £500k funding shortfall.
Wolves are ready to make a renewed £20m move for Bristol City's Alex Scott, as they look to edge past Tottenham and West Ham in the battle to land the highly rated youngster.
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy will consider a list of alternative potential managerial targets to Mauricio Pochettino that will include Luis Enrique, who was sacked by Spain after the World Cup, Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou, Brighton's Roberto De Zerbi and Napoli boss Luciano Spalletti.
DAILY EXPRESS
Several Tottenham players have reportedly been in contact with former boss Mauricio Pochettino about a return to the club this summer but he is leaving his options open with the possibility that the Real Madrid managerial job could open up.
Nelson Piquet is reportedly facing a lawsuit in Brazil over racist and homophobic comments he made about Lewis Hamilton after the British Grand Prix in 2021.
THE DAILY RECORD
FC Luzern captain Ardon Jashari has reportedly told his agent he wants to be playing Champions League football next season amid links with Celtic.
A Rangers fan group has hit out at the "alarming scenes" outside Easter Road as the visiting support attempted to enter the stadium for the clash with Hibs.
THE SCOTTISH DAILY MAIL
Plans for a new 10-team Scottish Conference propose four Premiership B teams joining clubs from the Highland and Lowland Leagues from season 2024-25.
Mail
AEK Larnaca 0-2 West Ham: Michail Antonio nets twice in welcome win for David Moyes in Europa Conference League clash in Cyprus after heavy loss at Brighton piled pressure on Hammers boss
West Ham beat AEK Larnaca 2-0 in Thursday's Europa Conference League clash
Michail Antonio bagged both goals in a welcome return to form the for Hammers
It came after back-to-back heavy losses against Brighton and Manchester United
By Kieran Gill
If only the Premier League came as easy to West Ham as the Europa Conference League.
By beating Larnaca, David Moyes' men made it nine wins from nine in the competition this season and they will target a perfect 10 in next week's last-16 second leg.
Michail Antonio's two goals were enough to defeat the Cypriot First Division side located along the coast from Ayia Napa. A few West Ham fans may leave that party town with headaches, but not the players, nor the manager, after this controlled performance.
Moyes selected a strong line-up, resisting the urge to rest Declan Rice. The captain was among several regular first-teamers who started as West Ham target qualification for the quarter finals.
The Premier League remains Moyes' priority - his 'bread and butter' as he likes to call it - and Aston Villa are the next visitors to the London Stadium on Sunday.
It does no harm to warm up with a win, albeit Villa will provide a much sterner test than the one West Ham faced in this idyllic Cypriot city.
Larnaca is not the biggest stadium - 77 of the 92 Football League clubs have a bigger ground - but the 8,000-seater ΑΕΚ Arena was sold out for the visit of Premier League opposition. The 1,600 from West Ham expected a win and Antonio delivered it.
West Ham made it nine Europa Conference League wins from nine games on Thursday
Larnaca grew in confidence amid a flurry of early corners, with one header from Rafael Lopes going narrowly over the crossbar after he nipped in front of Antonio.
Said Benrahma looked like West Ham's liveliest player and after half an hour, he wriggled his way through Larnaca's box, beating three men before testing Kenan Piric from a tight angle.
In the 36th minute, West Ham found their breakthrough. Benrahma crossed and Antonio, unmarked after drifting in between Larnaca's defenders, headed beyond Piric for 1-0.
In first-half stoppage time, Rice played a pass into Antonio. With time to shoot from 25 yards, he curled the ball around Nenad Tomovic and into the top right corner for 2-0.
Antonio thought he had secured his hat-trick after the start of the second half, but the post denied him the match ball. Moyes made changes after an hour, replacing Antonio, Benrahma and Rice with Gianluca Scamacca, Jarrod Bowen and Tomas Soucek.
Maxwel Cornet also came on for his first appearance since October – a welcome sight for West Ham. Cornet's terrific through-ball left Lucas Paqueta one on one with Piric, but the Brazilian disappointingly could not find a finish.
The third goal eluded Moyes' men but nonetheless, they remain nine for nine in the Europa Conference League.
Jose Mourinho's Roma won this competition last season. Moyes believes West Ham can win it this year and certainly it is providing a feel-good factor away from their Premier League woes.
MATCH FACTS AND PLAYER RATINGS
Larnaca: Piric, Casas, Milcevic, Tomovic, Englezou, Mamas (Altman, 59), dos Santos, Rosales, Sanjurjo, Jakolis (Tirckovski, 77), Lopes (Nikolic, 58)
Subs: Gonzalez, Faraj, Chrisoforou, Naoum, Andreou, Toumpas, Styliandis,
West Ham (4-2-3-1): Areola 6; Kehrer 6, Aguerd 6, Zouma 6, Cresswell 6; Rice 7 (Soucek 60min, 6), Downes 7; Fornals 6 (Cornet 83), Lanzini 6 (Paqueta 77), Benrahma 7.5 (Bowen 60, 6.5); Antonio 8 (Scamacca 60, 6).
Subs (not used): Johnson, Ings, Ogbonna, Emerson, Hegyi, Anang
Booked: Kehrer, Downes.
Goal: Antonio 36, 45+1.
Manager: David Moyes 7.
Referee: Espen Eskas
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Lucas Paqueta, Michail Antonio, Lukasz Fabianski - West Ham injuries ahead of Aston Villa clash
A full look at West Ham United's current list of injuries after Thursday night's win over AEK Larnaca and ahead of Sunday's Premier League clash against Aston Villa
By Jonty Colman West Ham United FC writer
West Ham United will be looking to pick up two victories in less than 72 hours when they take on Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.
The Hammers play host to Villa at the London Stadium on Sunday and go into the game off the back of a 2-0 win over AEK Larnaca on Thursday night in the first leg of their Europa Conference League round of 16 tie at the AEK Arena.
Ahead of the meeting with Villa, here is a look at West Ham’s current list of injury concerns.
Vladimir Coufal (heel)
Right-back Vladimir Coufal has missed the last three matches due to a heel injury, which forced him off during last month’s 4-0 win over Nottingham Forest.
Coufal had been nursing the issue going into the win over the Tricky Trees, but the severity of it forced him off at half-time and has since seen him miss trips to Manchester United, Brighton and Hove Albion and AEK Larnaca.
Speaking ahead of flying out to Cyprus, Moyes said that Coufal would miss out after suffering with plantar fascia.
“He’s not with us because he’s got plantar fascia in his heel,” Moyes told football.london . “Look, time will help it but he’s not available for the game, no.”
Lukasz Fabianski (cheek/eye)
Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski is set to return to action next month after fracturing his cheekbone and eye-socket against Forest.
Fabianski was forced off midway through the second half after being caught by the knee of Forest defender Felipe after the Polish stopper innocuously went for the ball.
Speaking on it ahead of facing Brighton, Moyes confirmed that the goalkeeper has had an eye operation which will keep him out of action until after this month’s international break.
“My belief is he had an operation this week,” said Moyes. “He had a plate inserted in his eye I believe. I think he had it on Thursday. We think it would be after the international break before he would be available again.”
Fabianski was however pictured by West Ham’s club website back in training on Wednesday ahead of the squad flying to Cyprus for their first league win over Larnaca. However, he was not part of the travelling squad.
Michail Antonio (calf)
Striker Michail Antonio missed the heavy defeat at Brighton following a hamstring issue sustained during the FA Cup loss to United, but was back in the squad in Cyprus.
The 32-year-old scored both goals in his first brace since August 2021 but came off on the hour mark with concerns over a calf issue.
“He’s just come off with a calf there,” said Moyes after the win over Larnaca. “I was taking him off anyway, but he felt his calf so we’ll need to check it out."
Flynn Downes (ankle)
Midfielder Flynn Downes played the duration of the win over Larnaca but found himself booked in the second half, meaning he will miss next week’s second leg due to suspension.
The 24-year-old suffered an ankle injury in the second half, with Downes telling the media post-match that it felt a bit swollen.
Moyes said on the injury that Downes could have to have a couple of stitches in his ankle following the issue picked up in the game.
“He opened his ankle up a bit, he’s probably going to get a couple of stitches on his ankle, the bit when he went down,” Moyes told football.london .
“I could’ve taken him off, I was a bit worried when he got the booking so I thought I could make that change but they told me he was already suspended for next week so I thought I’d take my chances and hope he sees it out.”
Lucas Paqueta (calf)
Brazilian midfielder Lucas Paqueta only featured for the final portion of the game in Cyprus and should have scored, only to put a late chance straight at Larnaca goalkeeper Kenan Piric.
However, speaking after the match, Moyes said that Paqueta had been struggling with a calf issue.
“Paqueta also felt his calf when he went through on goal but hopefully he’ll be okay,” Moyes told
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West Ham: £52k-a-week star now facing 'months out' at London Stadium
A West Ham United star may be forced to undergo surgery if his recovery does not go to plan, it has been claimed.
West Ham United star Vladimir Coufal could be on the sidelines for 'months' and undergo surgery after sustaining a heel problem, injury expert Ben Dinnery has told GIVEMESPORT.
Hammers boss David Moyes will be unable to call upon the right-back in a crucial period of the season as he has headed onto the treatment table.
West Ham injury news - Vladimir Coufal
Speaking during his pre-match press conference ahead of West Ham's Europa Conference League trip to AEK Larnaca, Moyes revealed Coufal has been diagnosed with plantar fasciitis in his heel.
It resulted in the £52,000-per-week star being unable to board the Hammers' flight to Cyprus, although Moyes stopped short of putting a timescale on how long it will be before he is back in contention.
Coufal's time on the sidelines will come as a major blow to West Ham as he has been a key man since completing a move worth £5million, according to Sky Sports, from Slavia Prague.
Injury news journalist Dinnery recently told GIVEMESPORT that he feared the full-back had suffered a serious problem when he was forced off midway through the east Londoners' 4-0 win over Nottingham Forest last month.
Moyes conceded that Coufal had been playing through the pain barrier and his heel issue was worse than first feared.
What has Ben Dinnery said about Coufal?
Dinnery believes there is a possibility that Coufal could be a long-term absentee after his heel problem was confirmed as plantar fasciitis.
The injury expert has warned that the West Ham man could be forced to go under the knife if he does not respond well to conservative treatment.
Dinnery told GIVEMESPORT: "With plantar fasciitis, it is really difficult to put any kind of definitive timeline on it. Potentially, he could be looking at anything from weeks to months.
"It's a loading issue, so you have to ease back and have conservative treatment in the first instance. If he doesn't respond, although most do and I think over 80 per cent would respond favourably, he would even have to go down the surgery route."
Does Coufal's injury come as a major blow to West Ham?
Despite West Ham's Premier League struggles this season, Sofascore statistics show that Coufal has still been averaging 2.0 tackles, 1.8 clearances and 1.4 interceptions per outing.
The 30-year-old has made 26 appearances in all competitions since the campaign got underway and was handed nine consecutive starts in the top flight prior to being forced off against Nottingham Forest.
There is no doubt that Coufal was missed during West Ham's 4-0 defeat at the hands of Brighton & Hove Albion last weekend as Ben Johnson, who slotted into his right-back berth, lost possession 13 times despite only having 60 touches of the ball.
WhoScored have handed the Czech a 6.53 average match rating for his Premier League performances this term, which may not be as high as he would like, but his work rate and commitment cannot be faulted.
Coufal, who has racked up 12 assists in 96 West Ham outings, will be sorely missed by Moyes in the bid for Premier League survival.
