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Arsenal and Manchester United are ready to compete for the signing of England defender Marc Guehi, with the 23-year-old set to reject Crystal Palace’s new contract offer. (Sun), external
Manchester United are expected to meet Joshua Zirkzee’s £34m release clause to sign the Netherlands forward, 23, from Bologna. (Mail), external
United are deliberating over whether to trigger that release clause or negotiate a higher fee that would allow payments by instalments. (Guardian), external
Mason Greenwood is set to join Marseille in a permanent deal, with Manchester United moving closer to selling their 22-year-old England forward for £35m. (Mirror), external
Arsenal are hoping to complete the signing of Riccardo Calafiori this week after holding further talks with Bologna over the Italy defender, 22. (Guardian), external
Barcelona president Joan Laporta says the club are in a position to afford the signing of 21-year-old Spain winger Nico Williams, who has a release clause of £49m in his Athletic Bilbao contract. (Catalunya Radio, via ESPN), external
Manchester United are considering a surprise move for Chelsea's England left-back Ben Chilwell, 27. (Mail, via Metro), external
Ipswich are confident of signing Hull City's English pair - winger Jaden Philogene, 22, and defender Jacob Greaves, 23, for about £35m. (Talksport), external
Alternatively Everton are confident they have beaten Crystal Palace to the signing of Philogene after striking an agreement with Hull. (Teamtalk), external
Tottenham are exploring a player-plus-cash deal for Aston Villa's English midfielder Jacob Ramsey, 23, with Argentine midfielder Giovani lo Celso, 28, heading the other way. (Sky Sports), external
Belgian club Beerschot are set to sign Hibernian's Scottish midfielder Ewan Henderson, 24, and English winger D'Margio Wright-Phillips, 22, who has just left Stoke. (Nieuwsblad, in Dutch), external
Stuttgart plan to make a new bid for Brighton's Germany striker Deniz Undav, 27. (Bild, in German - subscription needed), external
Tottenham Hotspur are confident of keeping 16-year-old English winger Mikey Moore, despite interest from Paris St-Germain and Real Madrid. (HITC), external
Luton are among the clubs interested in 19-year-old Mechelen midfielder Ngal'ayel Mukau, who is eligible for Belgium and DR Congo. (HLN, in Dutch), external
Leeds United are expected to sell Dutch winger Crysencio Summerville, 22, French forward Georginio Rutter, 22, and Italy striker Wilfried Gnonto, 20, this summer. (Football Insider), external
Bayern Munich need to sell players before they can sign anyone - with France winger Kingsley Coman, 28, Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt, 24, Germany midfielders Leon Goretzka, 29, Joshua Kimmich, 29, and Serge Gnabry, 28, and Canada left-back Alphonso Davies, 23, among the candidates to leave. (Kicker, in German), external
Nice and France defender Jean-Clair Todibo, 24, wants to join Juventus after his move to Manchester United fell through. (Gazzetta dello Sport, in Italian), external
Sevilla are interested in signing Spain midfielder Saul Niguez, 29, from Atletico Madrid. (SER, in Spanish), external
Former Wolves captain Danny Batth, 33, is back at the club and training with the under-21s after the English defender left Norwich. (Express & Star)
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THE SUN
Arsenal and Manchester United are on high alert with Marc Guehi set to reject Crystal Palace's new contract offer.
Leicester City plan to join the race for Celtic midfield star Matt O'Riley.
Chelsea are set to lose a talented academy product dubbed "the next Musiala" according to reports. Rio Ngumoha, 15, is set to join Liverpool after they broke their historic wage structure to bring him in.
Nottingham Forest will not be leaving the City Ground - their home for the last 125 years.
DAILY MAIL
Manchester United have returned with a second bid for Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite of £45m plus a further £5m in add-ons.
Chelsea left-back Ben Chilwell is among the options Manchester United are considering as they look for competition for Luke Shaw.
Former Everton defender Johnny Heitinga is being considered by Merseyside rivals Liverpool to join Arne Slot's backroom team as a coach.
Former Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara has been approached regarding a return to football less than 24 hours after it emerged he is retiring.
Phil Foden has responded to claims that he didn't want to take a penalty during England's shootout victory against Switzerland at Euro 2024.
Tennis chiefs have approved a rule change that has not gone down particularly well with fans by reversing regulations brought in during the Covid-19 pandemic which stopped ball kids handling sweaty towels for players during matches.
Former Everton and Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman said he will continue as Netherlands manager beyond the end of Euro 2024.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Tiger Woods is believed to have turned down the opportunity to captain USA at next year's Ryder Cup.
Ben Stokes has revealed he sent messages of support to England manager Gareth Southgate during the European Championship and has called on England fans to lay off the football team before the semi-final against Holland.
Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard has issued an early statement of intent ahead of the new Premier League campaign, vowing that his team will come back "even stronger" after missing out on the title on the final day of last season.
DAILY MIRROR
Manchester United are so desperate to get rid of Donny van de Beek that they will let him go for next to nothing. The Dutch midfielder is on the verge of joining Spanish side Girona.
Gareth Southgate added a breathing expert to aid his team's chances for the Euros. Breathing specialist and Radio 1 host, Stuart Sandeman, has been present in England's camp in a bid to give the side any edge that can be found.
Liverpool have reportedly made an approach to Benfica for young star Joao Neves.
THE ATHLETIC
Liverpool have added former Manchester City analyst and coach Aaron Briggs to Arne Slot's backroom staff.
Liverpool have turned down offers from Bundesliga clubs Mainz and Wolfsburg for Sepp van den Berg with the defender set to be handed the chance to shine in pre-season.
Chelsea have reached an agreement in principle with Atlanta United to sign left-back Caleb Wiley.
THE GUARDIAN
Uefa has given its full backing to Felix Zwayer, who will officiate England's Euro 2024 semi-final against the Netherlands as planned despite Jude Bellingham making an unproven allegation of match-fixing against the referee, which he denies, three years ago.
Team GB's athletes will be part of the "most sophisticated high-performance system in the world, bar none" at the Paris Olympics and UK Sport and the British Olympic Association are targeting 50-70 medals which could see them eclipse their previous record of 67 won at the 2016 Rio Games.
DAILY RECORD
Celtic will make another move to land Sparta Prague No 1 Peter Vindahl Jensen. The Danish goalkeeper is among the Hoops' top summer targets.
Rangers could reportedly see the list of potential suitors for Connor Goldson drop this summer if a "bidding war" breaks out.
Carl Starfelt has played down speculation he could leave Celta Vigo - with talk escalating over a potential return to Celtic just 12 months after leaving the club.
SCOTTISH SUN
Norwich sporting director Ben Knapper has vowed to fight Celtic to keep Adam Idah.
Kilmarnock look set to sign goalkeeper Robby McCrorie from Rangers.
Sports Witness
Player insists move to West Ham wasn’t a mistake – Celtic transfer didn’t work out well
By Naveen Ullal
Albian Ajeti spent four years in the UK at West Ham United and Celtic.
Tuesday’s edition of Blick looks at the player’s spell at West Ham, Celtic and other clubs, and how that has impacted his career with the national team.
The 27-year-old striker and Breel Embolo played together at FC Basel’s youth teams.
Ajeti moved to West Ham in 2019, before leaving them for Celtic a year later. Embolo had spells at Schalke and Borussia Mönchengladbach, before joining AS Monaco in 2022.
Embolo has been a regular for Switzerland, while the former West Ham and Celtic man has made only 11 appearances for them.
When Blick asked Ajeti if it was a mistake to leave Basel for the Hammers, he said: “No. I would make the change again.”
Ajeti was restricted to just over 400 minutes from 12 games, and he failed to score a goal or register an assist for West Ham. He then moved to Celtic in 2020, where he managed nine goals and five assists from 48 games.
The attacker left Celtic permanently for Turkish side Gaziantep last summer and then returned to Basel earlier this year.
“Things haven’t gone so well at Celtic, Sturm Graz and Gaziantep in the last two and a half years with all the injuries. But I don’t like to look back, I prefer to look forward,” Ajeti explained.
C&H
“Bid Within Days” | West Ham Make Right Back Decision
Manchester-based media outlets are reporting late this evening that West Ham are lining up an initial transfer bid for Manchester United’s Aaron Wan-Bissaka this week.
Cryptically, the breaking news suggests that it will be West Ham’s ‘first’ bid for the player, who once commanded a £50m transfer fee when signed from Crystal Palace. Therefore, it’s safe to assume that the Hammers expect this transfer to be a protracted one, with multiple bids required to secure the signing of the player.
Whether this news means the end of West Ham’s interest in Southampton right-back Kyle Walker-Peters is unknown. However, don’t rule out a phantom bid being made, as was the case when the club made an offer for Jean-Clair Todibo in an effort to force through the Max Kilman transfer.
It is believed that Manchester United is keen to hasten the departure of Wan-Bissaka, having submitted an improved offer of £45m plus £5m for Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite.
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