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Paris St-Germain are set to rival Manchester United in the race to sign Benfica's 19-year-old Portugal international midfielder Joao Neves. (Le10Sport - in French), external
Barcelona have agreed a deal in principle for Athletic Bilbao's 21-year-old Spain forward Nico Williams. (Sport - in Spanish), external
Manchester United are keen to complete the signing of Bayern Munich's 24-year-old Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt as quickly as possible after Euro 2024. (Bild - in German), external
United are also planning to bring in midfield reinforcements this summer before considering offers for 27-year-old Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay. (Football Insider) , external
Arsenal have accepted a loan offer from Lazio for their 24-year-old Portuguese full-back Nuno Tavares with an obligation to buy for between £6m and £7m. (Mirror), external
Chelsea are not interested in triggering 26-year-old Spain forward Dani Olmo's £50m release clause at RB Leipzig. (Sky Sports), external
English centre-back Jacob Greaves, 23, has completed his Ipswich Town medical ahead of a potential move from Hull City. (Sky Sports), external
Liverpool, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are possible destinations for 29-year-old France midfielder Adrien Rabiot, who is a free agent after his Juventus contract expired last month. (Calciomercato - in Italian), external
Marseille are interested in Arsenal's 25-year-old England striker Eddie Nketiah. (Footmercato - in French)
Bayern Munich want to sign Netherlands forward Xavi Simons, 21, from Paris St-Germain. (Sky Sports), external
Monaco rejected a 30m euros (£25.5m) bid from Nottingham Forest for 25-year-old France midfielder Youssouf Fofana, who has since agreed terms with AC Milan. (Fabrizio Romano), external
Portugal midfielder Joao Palhinha, 29, will complete his move from Fulham to Bayern Munich in the next 24 hours. (Sky Germany)
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THE INDEPENDENT
The United States have identified Jurgen Klopp as a top target as they seek a new manager to replace Gregg Berhalter, with initial contact made with the former Liverpool manager.
DAILY MIRROR
Dani Olmo's £50m release clause is set to expire on Monday - the day after the Euro 2024 final in Berlin - and clubs from both the Premier League and LaLiga appear ready to pounce for the RB Leipzig midfielder.
EVENING STANDARD
Tottenham continue to be keen on Eberechi Eze and have been tipped to fight for Rennes youngster Desire Doue, who is also of interest to half of Europe.
DAILY MAIL
Didier Deschamps will remain as France's head coach until the World Cup in 2026, the French FA president has revealed.
Wrexham have been left red-faced after it was discovered an administrative error means one of their released players actually has 12 months remaining on his contract.
THE SUN
Andy Murray has been invited back to Wimbledon in 2025 to play a match of doubles.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
The Six Nations Championship schedule could be radically overhauled and replaced with five Super Saturdays, with all six teams playing on the same day for every round for the first time.
The playing career of former Wales scrum-half Rhys Webb is effectively over after the 35-year-old was given a four-year doping ban by the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD).
DAILY EXPRESS
McLaren CEO Zak Brown has fuelled speculation that the team could strike an unlikely partnership with Red Bull in the future after a visit to their factory.
Raisa Simplicio
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About Lucas Paquetá: the player comes to Rio de Janeiro on vacation before returning to West Ham. Flamengo always knew about the enormous difficulty, but decided to try because the athlete said he would be willing to return at this time.
The situation has since been handled by Marcos Braz. Spindel did not address this issue in England. He went to hear the official offer for Wesley and also heard what the market is like there for other Flamengo athletes, especially young ones.
Some English colleagues said that West Ham's sporting director will come to Rio to talk to Paquetá and find out more about how he is doing.
Football Insider
West Ham agree Chinaza Nwosu deal after fending off Man City
West Ham have agreed terms on a professional contract with 16-year-old Chinaza Nwosu, sources have told Football Insider.
Nowsu has agreed to stay at West Ham despite interest from top clubs in the Premier League and will put pen to paper on the deal as soon as he turns 17 next year.
Man United, Man City and Tottenham had all been in contact with the midfielder’s camp over a potential move away from the London Stadium.
This comes after Football Insider first revealed on 4 July that the Hammers were fighting hard to keep hold of their academy sensation.
West Ham agree professional contract with Chinaza Nwosu
Nwosu is regarded as one of the brightest prospects to come out of the West Ham academy in recent years and has been playing up the age groups for the academy side.
He featured 12 times for the Hammers’ under-18s last season and was named on the bench in their FA Youth Cup third-round clash.
The 16-year-old has also represented England at under-15 and under-16 levels.
FA regulations state that he can’t sign a professional contract until he turns 17, but having pre-agreed to the deal with West Ham, he will sign it on his birthday.
Tying Nwosu down to a professional deal is a statement of intent and direction from the Hammers, fending off some of the country’s top clubs in the process.
The arrival of Julen Lopetegui this summer has marked a change of direction at the London Stadium, with this deal indicating a clear pathway for academy players into the first team.
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