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Manchester City have opened talks with Wolves over the possible signing of Algeria wing-back Rayan Ait-Nouri, 22. (Football Transfers)
Tottenham have made an offer to Fulham's Tosin Adarabioyo as they try to beat Manchester United in the race for the English defender, 26. (Teamtalk)
Newcastle United are looking into the possibility of signing Adarabioyo along with Bournemouth centre-back Lloyd Kelly, 25, as the English pair are both out of contract in the summer. (Telegraph - subscription required)
Manchester United are showing an interest in Sporting Lisbon's Viktor Gyokeres but fear Liverpool could scupper their chances of signing the Sweden striker, 25. (HITC)
Barcelona have rejected an offer from an unnamed Premier League club for Brazil winger Raphinha, 27. (Diario Sport - in Spanish)
Liverpool can sign Sporting Lisbon's Portugal centre-back Goncalo Inacio, 22, for £40m. (Football Insider)
Liverpool have identified Sunderland's England Under-21 goalkeeper Anthony Patterson, 23, as a potential replacement for their Republic of Ireland keeper Caoimhin Kelleher, 25. (Mail)
Newcastle United are intensifying their scouting of RB Leipzig's Benjamin Sesko as they look to beat Manchester United and Chelsea to the signing of the 20-year-old Slovenia striker. (Teamtalk)
West Ham have made enquiries about Panathinaikos and Greece striker Fotis Ioannidis, 24. (Football Insider)
West Ham have also scouted Real Betis' Juan Miranda, although Brentford, Crystal Palace and Wolves are also keen on the Spain left-back, 24. (HITC)
Chelsea have triggered contract extensions for Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez and Ukraine winger Mykhailo Mudryk, with both 23-year-olds having another year added to what were already long-term deals. (Sun)
AC Milan have remained informed about the situation of Fiorentina's Morocco midfielder Sofyan Amrabat, 27, who is currently on loan at Manchester United. (Rudy Galetti)
Tottenham's 23-year-old English right-back Djed Spence, who is currently on loan with Genoa, is one of several senior players expected to leave the London club this summer. (Football Insider)
Manchester City are one of a number of European clubs monitoring 15-year-old Porto youth team winger Cardoso Varela. (Foot Mercato - in French)
Former Chelsea and Everton boss Frank Lampard has taken himself out of the running to become the new head coach of Canada's men's national team. (Telegraph - subscription required)
Bayern Munich want Germany boss and former manager Julian Nagelsmann to return to the club to replace Thomas Tuchel, who is leaving at the end of the season. (Sky Sport Germany)
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DAILY MIRROR
The German FA is planning to approach Jurgen Klopp after Julian Nagelsmann became Bayern Munich's No 1 target to replace Thomas Tuchel.
Manchester United's latest insipid offering at Bournemouth at the weekend underlined the scale of the task facing Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his team in their bid to take the broken club back to the top, with up to 12 players in line to be offloaded.
Marcus Rashford has been told his place in England's Euro 2024 squad is "in danger" due to the wealth of options at Gareth Southgate's disposal.
Kevin De Bruyne has backed Manchester City team-mate Phil Foden to "make football history for the next 15 years".
Jurgen Klopp has told his Liverpool team to pull together and be "an absolute machine" to save their season after a poor run of form left them fearing a campaign with just Carabao Cup success to savour.
Wrexham will make every effort they can to turn goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo's loan move from Arsenal into a permanent transfer this summer.
Shea Lacey, a player dubbed "the Scouse Messi", has signed his first professional contract with Manchester United after turning 17 at the weekend.
DAILY MAIL
Leeds are ready to explore an initial loan move to bring Kalvin Phillips back to the club - if they can secure an instant Premier League return.
Nuno Espirito Santo is keen to re-explore interest in Caoimhin Kelleher after seeing Nottingham Forest's attempts to sign the Liverpool goalkeeper late in the January window rebuffed.
UEFA officials have been sweating over the possibility of an English club reaching the final in Dublin on May 22 as the Irish capital would likely descend into chaos, with just 12,000 tickets available to fans of each club.
Liverpool target Ruben Amorim has again laughed off suggestions he is heading for Anfield this summer, with the Sporting boss saying that he has not discussed his future with his squad because they only speak to him about days off.
Former Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita has hit back at claims he refused to play for Werder Bremen at German champions Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday, with the Guinean saying he won't accept people "trying to tarnish my image".
A number of Manchester United players are delaying decisions on their future due to the uncertainty over whether Erik ten Hag will be at the club next season.
THE TELEGRAPH
Frank Lampard has taken himself out of the running to become the new head coach of the Canada national team.
The takeover of Everton by 777 Partners is on a knife-edge ahead of a deadline for a £160m loan repayment that has sparked fears the club could be plunged into administration.
Newcastle are looking into the possibility of signing Fulham defender Tosin Adarabioyo along with Bournemouth centre-back Lloyd Kelly as the club search for value in the summer market.
DAILY EXPRESS
Arsenal are drawing up a list of players they would offer to Sporting Lisbon as part of a deal to sign striker Viktor Gyokeres this summer according to reports in Portugal.
Barcelona midfielder Pedri, who has been linked with Premier League clubs including Liverpool, is expected to be one of few players to be handed a contract extension at the Nou Camp this summer.
THE TIMES
The Premier League has yet to approve the value of the £76.5m sale of Chelsea's two hotels to a sister company, leaving the club facing uncertainty over their compliance with spending rules, according to their latest accounts.
Organisers of the Beijing half marathon are investigating allegations that three African competitors allowed China's star runner to win the race, after video showed them slowing down and gesturing He Jie to a one-second victory.
Champions Cup organisers will push for schedule changes next season to avoid a repeat of the damaging Bulls selection controversy that undermined their quarter-final against Northampton Saints.
THE GUARDIAN
Alejandro Garnacho has been spoken to by Erik ten Hag after the Manchester United winger liked tweets that criticised his half-time substitution at Bournemouth and suggested he had been "thrown under the bus" by the head coach.
The Premier League is seeking to have Everton's appeal against their latest points deduction heard before the end of the season in an attempt to bring some clarity to any final-day relegation battle.
Team GB triathlon stars are already preparing for pollution in the River Seine during the Paris Olympics by eating more yoghurt and taking probiotics.
Noise is increasing that Viktor Hovland will be the next high-profile golfer to leave the PGA Tour and join LIV Golf.
The Lawn Tennis Association is in discussions to bring women's tennis back to the Queen's Club in West London with a new high-profile event at the beginning of the grasscourt season.
THE SUN
Willian has revealed that he is considering leaving Fulham at the end of the season.
Wolves defender Toti Gomes has thanked boss Gary O'Neil for keeping him in his first-team plans and improving his chances of a place in Portugal's Euro 2024 squad.
THE INDEPENDENT
Mallorca are working with the police to investigate an alleged racist gesture made during a 1-0 home defeat by Real Madrid on Saturday.
THE ATHLETIC
Barcelona are in talks over a contract extension for their exciting young centre-back Pau Cubarsi, who has previously been the subject of interest from Manchester City.
EVENING STANDARD
Crystal Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson believes he has done enough to earn an England recall for Euro 2024, having found form again after going to "hell and back" during an injury-hit year.
Chelsea have exercised options to extend Enzo Fernandez and Mykhailo Mudryk's long contracts into their 30s.
SCOTTISH SUN
McDiarmid Park has been selected as the back-up venue for Rangers' crucial title clash against Dundee - if Dens Park is unplayable again.
DAILY RECORD
One of Wrexham's promotion-winning stars has likened the Welsh club to Celtic and insists they can be as big as they want.
Former Rangers boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst could be set for a return to management by taking charge of Besiktas next season - just a few months after he turned down the chance to manage in Turkey.
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George Earthy, the big West Ham talent given a painful Premier League debut
By Roshane Thomas
To understand why David Moyes and academy coaches at West Ham United think highly of George Earthy, a good starting point would be January 24, 2023.
That was the day the talented midfielder scored in the 89th minute against Burnley Under-18s to send West Ham to the fifth round of the FA Youth Cup. Earthy was one of the players who Mark Robson, the former under-21s manager and now first-team coach, reported favourably back to Moyes.
“It was a freezing night with me, his mum (Ann) and others,” said Paul Earthy, the midfielder’s father. “We made the four-hour drive up there after work and it looked like it was going to extra time. Then he scored in the 89th minute and I started screaming — that’s how happy I was.
“I had to apologise to the Burnley parents after, but it was such a great moment. I was buzzing! The adrenaline was brilliant. We got home at 1am — and I had work at 4am. I was knackered but it’s probably my favourite memory.”
West Ham’s conveyor belt of young talent has its latest star in Earthy. This season, the 19-year-old, who joined the academy aged five, has scored 12 goals and registered 10 assists across 24 appearances for the under-21s. His progress led to a first-team debut in March in the 5-0 win against Freiburg and a Premier League debut in the 2-0 loss to Fulham. But the Fulham game came with drama. Three minutes after replacing Michail Antonio in the 82nd minute, Earthy sustained a head injury following a clash of heads with team-mate Edson Alvarez.
Earthy was assisted by West Ham and Fulham’s medical team for eight minutes after players from both sides immediately raised concerns. After the delay, he was taken off the pitch on a stretcher with an oxygen mask and a neck brace. The midfielder was conscious as he left the London Stadium in an ambulance with his family.
“I’m really disappointed for George,” said Moyes. “He’s been doing really well in training and has performed great for the under-21s. He’s been getting much closer to the first team.
“He started well when he came on and had some nice touches. He’s awake and has gone to hospital so we’ll get the checks done. We all thought that (he was knocked out cold) just being on the touchline.
“George is a terrific footballer and a great little technician. If we had the right moments, we probably would’ve tried to get him on sooner. He did not let himself down in the time he was on the field.”
Earthy will aim for another appearance once he recovers. The midfielder first signed a professional deal in June 2022, but was rewarded with an improved deal 15 months later, which expires in 2026. Last month, he joined academy graduates Divin Mubama, Kaelan Casey and Ollie Scarles by featuring in Europe this season.
“I’ve been working for it a long time — my whole life pretty much — so to make my debut, I’m absolutely buzzing,” he said. “At 4-0, the manager told ‘Ingsy’ (Danny Ings) and Kalvin Phillips to get ready and stripped, and I’m sitting there thinking it might not be me today. But then he turned around and said my name, and when we were waiting on the touchline he just said, ‘Enjoy it and go and play your stuff’. I’ve got to keep working hard, hopefully get as many chances as I can, but it was a very special moment for me and my family. I want to keep it going now.”
Earthy, who can play in wide areas, central midfield or as a No 10, has represented England’s junior teams at under-15 and under-16 level. He is the youngest of three boys, behind his older brothers James and William.
“I would come home from work and George and his brothers would be playing in the garden,” said Paul. “He’s broken a few windows over the years. We’d attend friends’ barbecues and sometimes he’d kick the ball through their greenhouse window. Then I would have to go back and fix the damage!
“Me and his mother would take turns dropping off and picking him up from training. One weekend, I didn’t make it to one of his games and his nan phoned me after to say a man had left his card and wanted me to ring him. It was West Ham scout Jim Hampsheir, who I’m still good friends with. I phoned him and he arranged a one-week trial for George to come down at Chadwell Heath. He joined when he was five, and look how far he’s come.”
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Manchester City reluctant to meet West Ham’s Lucas Paquetá release clause
According to Foot Mercato, Manchester City wants to reach an agreement with West Ham for midfielder Lucas Paquetá (26) without meeting the release clause which is thought to be worth €85 million.
The two clubs had previously agreed to a deal for the player last summer, with City at time willing to meet the clause for the former Olympique Lyonnais midfielder. However, the deal broke down at the last minute after the FA revealed that they had begun an investigation into the player for alleged betting breaches.
It has since been reported that City have remained interested in the Brazilian international with personal terms having already been agreed upon for a move to City at the end of the season.
Lucas Paquetá remains vital for West Ham despite ongoing investigation
All that remains is a deal to be forged with West Ham who will be reluctant to lose a player that has become vital for the side since his move from Ligue 1 for less than his release clause.
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