BBC
Manchester United are prepared to break their transfer record to sign West Ham and England midfielder Declan Rice, 23. (90 Min)
Manchester United are working on a deal to sign Leeds United and England midfielder Kalvin Phillips, 26. (Manchester Evening News)
The Old Trafford club have told six players they can leave this summer. (Mirror)
Paris St-Germain have offered 23-year-old France striker Kylian Mbappe, whose contract with them runs out in the summer, 150m euros (£125m) for two seasons to stay with them. (Guillem Balague)
Manchester United sent scouts to watch Villarreal winger Arnaut Danjuma against Bayern Munich on Wednesday, with the 25-year-old Dutch international also a target for Liverpool. (Mail)
Brazil are prepared to offer Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola a huge salary to become the country's national team manager. (Marca)
Everton boss Frank Lampard has the support of club owner Farhad Moshiri and the Goodison Park club's board, despite the Toffees precariously sitting just one point above the Premier League relegation zone. (Mail)
Newcastle and West Ham are keen to sign Union Berlin and Nigeria striker Taiwo Awoniyi, 24, this summer. (Sun)
Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham have been told it will cost them £67m if they want to sign Uruguay striker Darwin Nunez, 22, from Portuguese club Benfica. (Express)
Arsenal are keen on Aston Villa's English defender Ezri Konsa, 24. (Football Insider)
Wolves have identified Sporting Lisbon and Portugal midfielder Joao Palhinha, 26, as an ideal recruit should Ruben Neves leave this summer. (GiveMeSport)
Leeds United and Brighton are keen on signing Arsenal's English forward Eddie Nketiah, 22. (Ekrem Konur - Fichajes)
RB Leipzig and Croatia defender Josko Gvardiol, 20, has emerged as a target for Tottenham. (Athletic)
Aston Villa have shown renewed interest in Brighton and Mali midfielder Yves Bissouma, 25. (Football Insider)
Spurs are keen to agree a deal to take Brentford and Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen, 30, back to the club. (iNews)
Newcastle manager Eddie Howe says 25-year-old French winger Allan Saint-Maximin has a future at the club despite links with a move away. (90 Min)
Newcastle have shown an interest in Juventus and Argentina forward Paulo Dybala, 28. (Corriere dello Sport - in Italian)
Fulham and Portugal Under-21 forward Fabio Carvalho, 19, has agreed a move to Liverpool. (Fabrizio Romano)
Barcelona and Wolves could agree a swap deal that would see 26-year-old winger Adama Traore make his loan with the Spanish club permanent, allowing on-loan Barca winger Francisco Trincao, 22, to do the same at Wolves. (Birmingham Mail)
Atletico Madrid and Uruguay striker Luis Suarez, 35, is in talks with Turkish clubs Fenerbahce and Besiktas. (AS - in Spanish)
Bayern Munich and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski, 33, wants a three-year contract if he is to join Barcelona this summer. (Sport - in Spanish)
Paris St-Germain are considering a move for Everton's Brazilian forward Richarlison, 24. (Calciomercato - in Italian)
Tottenham's Brazilian full-back Emerson Royal, 23, says Atletico Madrid have shown an interest in signing him this summer. (Cadena Ser - in Spanish)
Real Betis are planning talks with Arsenal to try to turn 27-year-old Spain full-back Hector Bellerin's loan into a permanent deal. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish)
Manchester United want England striker Marcus Rashford to stay at the club, but Paris St-Germain, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona are monitoring the situation should the 24-year-old decide to leave. (Sun)
Villarreal are to hold talks with Tottenham over extending 25-year-old Argentina midfielder Giovani Lo Celso's loan through to the end of next season. (Fabrizio Romano)
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THE TIMES
The Premier League is under renewed pressure to complete its investigation into alleged rule breaches by Manchester City after fresh claims that the club violated financial regulations and rules governing youth players.
THE SUN
Manchester United have a three-man shortlist to bolster their midfield options in the summer with Leeds United's Kalvin Phillips believed to be a more achievable signing than his England team-mates Declan Rice and Jude Bellingham.
Manchester United chiefs hope to convince Marcus Rashford to stay - and reignite his career at Old Trafford.
Paul Pogba has reportedly "decided" that he wants to return to Juventus from Manchester United this summer.
Leeds will dole out a whopping £48m to players and staff if they avoid the drop.
Liverpool are monitoring Villarreal's Arnaut Danjuma as a potential replacement for Senegalese star Sadio Mane, according to reports.
Donny van de Beek is set to get a second chance at Manchester United if Erik ten Hag is named their new manager.
Manchester United are reportedly set to miss out on the signing of Ajax wonderkid Ryan Gravenberch.
Bruno Lage has warned Manchester United they won't sign Ruben Neves on the cheap this summer.
Several Premier League sides are scouting Braga defender David Carmo.
Sevilla have told Anthony Martial to "do what we ask" as the striker's loan struggles continue.
John Terry has cut his golf handicap to scratch - making him even better than golf-mad Gareth Bale.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Manchester United will make substantial funds available to Erik ten Hag this summer even if the club miss out on Champions League qualification, and are ready to hand their prospective new manager a detailed shortlist of transfer targets.
The Danish coaching guru credited with developing some of Europe's top talent, Fortuna Hjorring manager Brian Sorensen, has emerged as the leading candidate to be the new manager of Women's Super League side Everton.
DAILY EXPRESS
Erik Ten Hag might have only £20m to spend on Manchester United's squad if the club fails to reach the Champions League and will face a budget cut even if qualification is achieved because of UEFA's new financial sustainability regulations.
Arsenal and Tottenham have been dealt a blow as Newcastle prepare a big money Paulo Dybala swoop.
Paris Saint-Germain expected Manchester United to choose Mauricio Pochettino as their next manager, according to reports.
DAILY MAIL
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has reportedly been offered the chance to take his 'dream' first step into international football, with Brazil willing to pay him £10m per year to become their new manager.
Frank Lampard retains the full support of owner Farhad Moshiri and Everton's board despite Wednesday night's defeat by Burnley pushing the club closer to relegation.
Manchester United scouts were in Spain on Wednesday night to see Arnaut Danjuma give Villarreal a shock Champions League win over Bayern Munich.
Bruno Lage believes Portugal midfielder Ruben Neves will cost potential suitors £100m if he is to leave Wolves.
Barcelona players were furious about the state of the pitch at Eintracht Frankfurt's Deutsche Bank Park after their 1-1 draw in the Europa League.
DAILY STAR
Ex-Liverpool forward Taiwo Awoniyi is a target for both West Ham and Newcastle after an incredible goalscoring run in Bundesliga this season.
DAILY MIRROR
Manchester United have told six players, including Dean Henderson, Donny van de Beek and Anthony Martial, that they will have to stay at the club next season with only players out of contract being allowed to leave ahead of a new managerial appointment.
Bukayo Saka is set to answer Mikel Arteta's call by moving into a makeshift left-back role when Arsenal face Brighton on Saturday.
Unai Emery has appeared to aim a dig at former club Arsenal after guiding Villarreal to a Champions League quarter-final first-leg win over Bayern Munich.
Paulo Dybala is keen on a move abroad after Juventus made it clear he wasn't part of their plans with Arsenal making initial contact, according to reports.
Shinji Kagawa admits Sir Alex Ferguson's sudden retirement has left its mark on him as he endured a short-lived Manchester United spell.
DAILY RECORD
Aberdeen boss Jim Goodwin insists there is no "bad blood" after clear the air talks with Andy Considine.
Robbie Neilson is firmly behind plans for Hearts to join Celtic and Rangers by fielding a "B" team in the Lowland League.
Guardian
West Ham battle to Europa League draw with Lyon after Cresswell’s red card
Aaron Cresswell is shown the red card late in the first half. Photograph: David Klein/Reuters
Jacob Steinberg at the London Stadium
The game was deep into eight minutes of added time when Craig Dawson won a towering header, tore into a 50-50 challenge and stretched every sinew in his body to crash through one more Lyon player for good measure. It summed up West Ham’s resilience during a draining second half and, once his anger at Felix Zwayer’s officiating has faded, David Moyes will look back at his side’s efforts and conclude that their European dream is far from over.
There was no need to be glum given that West Ham could have collapsed after Aaron Cresswell was controversially sent off for fouling Moussa Dembélé just before half-time. The regrets mostly belonged to Lyon. They created little against 10 men and West Ham put their sense of injustice to good use, going ahead through Jarrod Bowen and fighting to hold on after Tanguy Ndombele equalised with 24 minutes left.
“The game is very much to play for,” said Moyes, who refused to be drawn on Zwayer’s dismissal of Cresswell. The West Ham manager was more interested in talking about how his side restricted Lyon. “We defended really well,” Moyes said. “You have to be able to defend as well as attack.”
Ultimately it was another example of the togetherness Moyes has instilled at the London Stadium. It will stand West Ham in good stead when this Europa League quarter-final resumes at Stade de Gerland next week. They are not in the habit of rolling over easily and have shown they can hurt Lyon’s defence.
“We have the ability to score,” said Moyes, who will hope there is more to come from his attack. West Ham were too frantic in possession at times and the worry is that they will live to regret Michail Antonio’s failure to convert a decent chance shortly before Ndombele’s goal.
Lyon were Champions League semi-finalists two years ago and are good enough to punish any profligacy despite lying ninth in Ligue 1. They are an experienced team and were quicker to settle than West Ham, who were in their first European quarter-final since 1981. Ndombele and Thiago Mendes kept the ball away from Declan Rice and Tomas Soucek for long spells and Lyon almost led early on, Dembélé turning Lucas Paquetá’s cross wide.
West Ham’s moments came on the break. They threatened when Dawson released Saïd Benrahma, who was denied by Anthony Lopes, and again when Antonio’s shot was blocked by Castello Lukeba.
The game became cagey. It seemed unlikely that Moyes would be waiting on the touchline to berate the officials at half-time, with West Ham’s manager incandescent after Cresswell’s foul on Dembélé was deemed to have denied a clear goalscoring opportunity.
It was questionable from Zwayer, who had waved away Bowen’s appeals for a free-kick moments before Houssem Aouar sent Dembélé racing beyond Kurt Zouma. Dembélé even winked at his teammates after Cresswell was ordered off. The striker’s touch had taken him away from goal, while Zouma was covering, and it felt ludicrous that there was no intervention from VAR.
The decision stood and Moyes was booked for his protests. He was in a combative mood. Later he criticised a fan who ran on the pitch during the second half, halting a promising West Ham attack and raising the prospect of a Uefa investigation. “I was baffled,” Moyes said. “Those things don’t help the team.”
West Ham deserved better. Moyes had bolstered his defence at half-time, Benrahma making way for Ben Johnson, but he had a plan of attack. Lyon were vulnerable on the break and they trailed when Malo Gusto failed to halt a Pablo Fornals run. Fornals prodded the ball on to Jérôme Boateng and it ran through to Bowen, whose messy shot hit the Lyon defender and bounced over Lopes.
The noise was incredible when the ball went in and West Ham chased a second, Antonio going close. It was a pivotal moment. Peter Bosz freshened up his side, bringing on Tetê and Karl Toko Ekambi, and Lyon’s threat increased. They had more width and the change paid off when Tetê dribbled past Johnson and drilled in a ball that Alphonse Areola and Ryan Fredericks failed to clear, allowing Ndombele to score. West Ham had finally cracked. By full-time, though, they still had hope.
Telegraph
Dogged 10-man West Ham channel sense of injustice to grind out a draw with Lyon
Jarrod Bowen puts 10-man West Ham a goal up against Lyon Credit: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images
Sam Dean, at London Stadium
This quarter-final tie is still alive, which must be regarded as a genuine triumph for a West Ham United side that was forced to play more than half of the first leg with 10 men. Aaron Cresswell’s dismissal changed everything for David Moyes and his players, but it did not sap their spirit or signal the premature end of their thrilling European journey.
There was no need to speculate on how Moyes felt about the decision to send off Cresswell, who was shown red for the slightest of arm-pulls in the final minute of the first half. The West Ham manager’s fury emanated from the touchline, and it fuelled a powerful sense of injustice within the London Stadium as Lyon were met with the full force of east London pride.
For a few minutes, West Ham even looked capable of securing a remarkable victory to take with them to France next week. Jarrod Bowen’s goal gave the 10 men an unlikely lead, before Tottenham Hotspur loanee Tanguy Ndombele – yes, remember him? – equalised for the visitors.
Bowen gives West Ham the lead Credit: Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers
A fiercely contested draw leaves West Ham with their destiny in their own hands. Moyes would certainly have signed for that at half-time, and there is no reason to believe his team cannot complete the task in Lyon, provided they keep all of their players on the pitch. “A really good, resilient second-half performance,” Moyes said. “The game is very much to play for.”
Even with the 10 men, there were times in the second half when they worried and rattled their opponents. Were it not for a moronically timed pitch invasion by the most moronic of West Ham supporters in the second half, they might well have countered downfield and scored a second. “I was baffled,” Moyes said of the untimely invasion. “It did not help the team.”
At the other end, there was a need for some sturdy, old-fashioned, backs-to-the-wall defensive action. Craig Dawson and Kurt Zouma, West Ham’s centre-backs, stood up to the challenge in front of them, while Tomas Soucek and Declan Rice patrolled the midfield with a hunger and tirelessness that bodes well for the second leg.
For Rice, especially, this was an occasion to expend every drop of energy in his commanding frame. The midfielder became only the third man to captain West Ham in a European quarter-final, after Bobby Moore and Billy Bonds, and he proved able to change his own individual game as West Ham were forced to alter their collective plan following Cresswell’s red.
Before the dismissal, it had been an even contest, albeit one of few goalscoring opportunities. The last thing West Ham needed was, therefore, to lose their left-back, and the night ended for the 32-year-old with a picture of shock on his face.
Chasing Lyon striker Moussa Dembele, who had run in behind the home side’s defence, Cresswell had made the slightest contact with his opponent’s arm. Was it sufficient to send Dembele to the turf? Was the striker not going away from goal, rather than running clean through? In the moments after the red card was shown, the cameras caught Dembele winking towards a team-mate.
To West Ham’s supporters, and perhaps their players, this will no doubt be seen as an admission of guilt. Fuming on the touchline, Moyes waited for referee Felix Zwayer at the half-time whistle. As he made his views clear, he was shown a yellow card of his own. Moyes said afterwards that his anger stemmed from a challenge on Bowen in the build-up, which was not given as a foul.
“I am not going to talk about the referee,” the West Ham manager said, pointedly. “Not at all.” Improbably, given West Ham’s sudden and necessary change of tactics, they took the lead a few minutes after the break. Michail Antonio caused havoc and Jerome Boateng, the experienced Lyon defender, failed to clear the ball. Bowen jumped in and then wheeled away in joy as his low shot deflected into the net.
The raucous home crowd knew what was to come next from their team: desperate defending, clinging onto what they had earned. Such things are far easier said than done at this level of European competition, however, and Lyon soon had their equaliser. Substitute Tete’s cross was not cleared by Ryan Fredericks, who then watched in horror as Ndombele converted easily.
From here, it was all about the defensive shape and the willingness to throw bodies in front of shots, aside from a glaring counter-attacking opportunity for Antonio, when he somehow missed the ball altogether. Lyon largely poked and probed, but there was no way past the West Ham wall, which will need to be just as steady next week. If they defend like this, and keep everyone on the pitch, the tie could be theirs for the taking.
Match details and marks
West Ham United (4-2-3-1) Areola 7; Fredericks 6, Dawson 7, Zouma 7, Cresswell 5; Soucek 6, Rice 7; Bowen 7, Fornals 7, Benrahma 6 (Johnson 45); Antonio 6.
Booked Antonio Sent off Cresswell
Lyon (4-2-3-1) Lopes 6; Gusto 6, Boateng 5 (Ekambi 64), Lukeba 6, Emerson 6; Mendes 6 (Denayer 90), Ndombele 7; Faivre 6 (Tete 63), Paqueta 6, Aouar 7; Dembele 7.
Referee Felix Zwayer (Germany)
