BBC
Former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has signed a deal to replace Louis van Gaal at Manchester United this summer and it will be announced in the next couple of weeks. (Sunday Express)
United boss Van Gaal has admitted his future is in the hands of the board and has hinted there will be talks with them at the end of the season. (Manchester Evening News)
The Dutchman says that winning the FA Cup might not be enough to save his job. (Sun)
Manchester United want to sell attacker Memphis Depay, 22, just a year after spending £25m signing him from Dutch side PSV Eindhoven. (Sunday Mirror)
United face competition from Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid in their pursuit of Benfica's Portugal international midfielder Renato Sanches, 18. (Sunday Times - subscription required)
Manchester City striker Stevan Jovetic, 26, who is currently on loan at Inter Milan, is a transfer target for new Chelsea boss Antonio Conte. (Star on Sunday)
Crystal Palace hope to sign Wolves and England Under-21 defender Dominic Iorfa, 20, this summer. (Sun on Sunday)
Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, 29, is a £15m target for Barcelona this summer to replace Marc-Andre ter Stegen, who is leaving the Nou Camp. (Sun)
Tottenham have made a £16m bid for Lille winger Sofiane Boufal, 22, who is also a target for Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal. (Sunday Express via Foot Mercato)
The North London club look set to sign Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette, 24, in a £23.5m deal at the end of the season. (Sunday Mirror)
Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho, 26, could miss Euro 2016 in his native France this summer and may not be available to Jurgen Klopp until October after failing a drugs test.(Sun on Sunday)
Aston Villa head of recruitment Paddy Riley has escaped the sack despite spending £55m on players last summer only to be languishing at the bottom of the Premier League. (Sunday Telegraph)
Newcastle midfielder Jack Colback, 26, believes that new boss Rafa Benitez has restored 'belief' to the players after a second-half comeback at Liverpool stretched their unbeaten run to three games. (Newcastle Chronicle)
Captain Vincent Kompany is set to return for Manchester City's Champions League semi-final clash with Real Madrid on Tuesday, but midfielder Yaya Toure is a doubt. (Mail on Sunday)
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp cannot understand England's aversion to the Europa League and believes the power of history can guide them to win the trophy. (Guardian)
Former Leicester boss Nigel Pearson held talks with Aston Villa chairman Steve Hollis last week about becoming the club's new manager. (Sunday Mirror)
Watford defender Ben Watson, 30, says FA Cup semi-finals should not be played at Wembley as it "takes a bit of an edge off the final". (Observer)
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admits he does not know if winger Theo Walcott, 27, has a long-term future at the club. (Sky Sports)
Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce, 61, says he contemplated retiring after leaving West Ham last summer but it is "not on the horizon" at the moment. (Sunday Telegraph)
Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, 29, has revealed that he was close to leaving the North London club before the arrival of head coach Mauricio Pochettino. (Eurosport)
And finally
Former Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse has shown he is a man of many talents after being chosen by pop diva Mariah Carey to be her DJ for a gig in Paris last week.(Sunday Mirror)
Watford's last FA Cup semi-final hero George Reilly has turned down an invitation to watch his former club at Wembley today and will instead view the game with Crystal Palace from his local pub.(Mail on Sunday)
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Westley urges players to savour U21 final
With little over 24 hours to go until West Ham United’s U21s play their biggest game of the season – the Barclays U21 Premier League final with Hull City, Academy director Terry Westley has told his players to enjoy the occasion.
The first leg of the final, which kicks off at 7pm, also represents the last ever U21 game at the Boleyn Ground.
Ahead of such a momentous game, Westley has urged the young Hammers to maintain their concentration on the task in hand: “The key is keeping everyone’s excitement under control. It’s going to be a terrific match. We’ve earned the right to be there with a great performance against Liverpool in the semi-final.
“There’ll be a big crowd, with 12-15,000 expected, so keeping everyone’s emotional control will be the key. It won’t be easy. People think because we have beaten Liverpool, this will be simple; it definitely won’t be, and we will have to play our very best to get the result.
“If I look back, we’ve done very well. In the Exeter game, they fielded seven first team players and that was a real challenge for our players. That got us on a roll. To beat Fulham and Blackburn and then Liverpool, we’ve had tough matches and we’ve earned the right to be there on Monday. But, Hull will be a test, and we’ll have to be at our best to win.”
Having just missed out on a play-off spot following a narrow defeat away at Aston Villa in the last league game of the season, everyone at the illustrious Academy of Football is aiming to finish the season on a positive.
Westley continued: “In some ways the Villa result has helped, because the disappointment has given us a little jolt. The hurt they experienced made the players realise they’ve got to play at full tilt, with confidence and concentration. We need to play at the consistency we played against Liverpool. If we do that, we can get a positive result.
“As it’s the last game at the Boleyn for our players, it’s the last chance to play there, and for the supporters to see a final there. They can get us a good performance and hopefully a lead going to Hull the following week. All of those ingredients could add up to a really special night.”
Having fielded a wide variety of players from the first team, Dev Squad regulars as well as emerging talents from the U18s and below, Westley faces several tough decisions to make.
He continued: “The XI that get picked are very fortunate, as obviously we’re going to have some disappointed players too. We have a strong squad. Josh Cullen, Reece Burke and Martin Samuelsen all want to play. Lewis Page is now fit. Djair is coming back. Everyone wants to play but we want to keep everyone’s expectations calm, but it could be a big night.
“There will be players who haven’t played in front of 10-15,000 people. It will be interesting to see how they cope and handle the little bit of pressure.
“Training has gone up a notch this week. You’ll find out more about the players and how they handle Monday night. It’s a good development tool for me, but when you get to this stage, you want to win.”
Mirror
West Ham set for DOUBLE transfer victory over Arsenal for La Liga and Bundesliga midfield stars
By Steve Bates
The Gunners' scouts have also been checking out Celta Vigo's Spain international Nolito and Havard Nordveidt of Borussia Monchengladbach
Iron man? West Ham target Nolito has 11 goals from midfield for Celta this season
West Ham boss Slaven Bilic is lining up a double swoop for Celta Vigo star Manuel “Nolito” Duran and Norwegian ace Havard Nordtveit, writes Steve Bates in the Sunday People.
And that could be a double blow to Arsenal, who have also been checking out both players.
Bilic is keen to land former Barcelona and Benfica star Nolito, who played in Spain’s friendly win over England in November, for his Olympic Stadium-bound Hammers.
The talented attacking midfielder has scored 11 goals in 25 La Liga games this season.
He is also attracting interest from Liverpool as well as Arsenal scouts, who have been at several recent Celta games.
The Spanish club are asking around £18million for the 29-year-old, who has designs on the Premier League.
The Hammers are also in pole position to sign former Arsenal defensive midfielder Nordtveit who has had a great season at Borussia Monchengladbach in the Bundesliga.
