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Manchester City believe manager Pep Guardiola will sign a new deal in the summer, with talks having taken place about extending the Spaniard's stay until 2025. (Sunday Mirror)
Manchester City and Manchester United are interested in signing England midfielder James Ward-Prowse from Southampton, while Arsenal, Newcastle United and Tottenham are monitoring developments concerning the 27-year-old. (Daily Star on Sunday)
Manchester United and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo could return to Real Madrid.The Spanish giants are keen on signing the 37-year-old, who played for Real from 2009 to 2018. (Sunday Mirror)
Manchester City and Manchester United are also competing to sign Spain centre-back Pau Torres, 25, from Villarreal. (Todofichajes - in Spanish)
Erik ten Hag, who will leave Ajax to take over as Manchester United manager at the end of the season, wants to sign Feyenoord and Netherlands left-back Tyrell Malacia, 22, for the Old Trafford club. (Sunday Mirror)
Chelsea are concerned England midfielder Mason Mount will leave the club. Under current government sanctions, the Blues cannot offer the 23-year-old a new contract, with Manchester City and Liverpool thought to be interested in him. (Sun on Sunday)
Borussia Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke says the club beat Manchester United to the signing of Erling Haaland in December 2019 because they were prepared to put a release clause into the 21-year-old Norway international's contract. (Goal)
Chelsea will look to offer 22-year-old England right-back Reece James, who has been linked with Real Madrid, an improved contract once they have new owners in place. (90 Min)
Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong has been linked with Manchester United but Barcelona boss Xavi says the 24-year-old is "the present and the future" at the Spanish club. (Manchester Evening News)
France forward Ousmane Dembele, 24, has a more lucrative offer from Paris St-Germain than current club Barcelona, but his preference is to stay at the Nou Camp where his contract runs out in the summer. (Sport)
Real Madrid will take up a 40m euros (£33.5m) buyback option to sign Spain left-back Sergio Reguilon, 25, from Tottenham. (Todofichajes - in Spanish)
Wolves are open to selling 25-year-old Portugal midfielder Ruben Neves, with the West Midlands club looking to bring in strikers and midfielders to add to their squad. (Sunday Times - subscription required)
Crystal Palace are closing in on signing Lens and Mali midfielder Cheick Doucoure, 22. (Sun on Sunday)
Everton are interested in signing 29-year-old England centre-back James Tarkowski, whose contract at Burnley runs out in the summer, if the Goodison Park club avoid relegation from the Premier League. (Football Insider)
Crystal Palace, Watford and Fulham are monitoring FC Koln's 25-year-old German defender Timo Hubers, who has also been linked with Leeds United. (Football Insider)
Newcastle United have offered English midfielder Sean Longstaff a four-year contract, with the 24-year-old's current deal running out in the summer. (Sunday Times - subscription required)
AC Milan have agreed a deal with Lille to sign Portugal midfielder Renato Sanches, 24, for about 20m euros (£16.8m) and add-ons worth up to 5m euros. (Football Italia)
Netherlands defender Sven Botman, 22, has been linked with Newcastle United and AC Milan and says he expects this season to be his last at Lille. (Get French Football News)
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THE SUN ON SUNDAY
Pep Guardiola has agreed in principle an extended deal that will keep him at the Etihad until 2025.
James Ward-Prowse is the man Erik ten Hag wants to boss Manchester United's new midfield, but will face competition from Manchester City.
Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard have been given lifelines by new Manchester United chief Erik ten Hag.
Chelsea fear Mason Mount could be lured away by Liverpool or Manchester City taking advantage of the club's ownership crisis.
Manchester United bigwigs will discuss a £12m pay-off with Anthony Martial to help grease the wheels of a summer move.
Derby's bid to keep Wayne Rooney will get a huge boost this week as Chris Kirchner's takeover gets the OK from the EFL.
Brighton's Reda Khadra is a target for Anderlecht.
Liverpool are confident they will win the race with Leeds for Aberdeen right-back Calvin Ramsay.
Crystal Palace are closing in on Lens midfielder Cheick Doucoure for around £15m.
THE SUNDAY EXPRESS
Manchester City chiefs believe the transfer of Erling Haaland is a done deal, according to reports in Spain.
Barcelona are interested in Manchester United pair Anthony Elanga and Scott McTominay as part of a potential swap deal for Frenkie de Jong, according to reports.
Manchester United have reportedly made a bid of £67m for Benfica's Darwin Nunez.
Arsenal are offering Nicolas Pepe to Premier League rivals in a bid to get the £72m winger off their books.
Manchester United's hopes of signing Kalvin Phillips have reportedly been given a boost as the Leeds midfielder is set to switch agents in a bid to secure an Elland Road exit.
THE SUNDAY MIRROR
Cristiano Ronaldo could make a sensational return to Real Madrid this summer, with the Spanish giants increasingly keen on a reunion with the Portuguese star.
Erik ten Hag wants to sign Feyenoord left-back Tyrell Malacia for Manchester United, with a fee of £20m thought to be enough to complete the transfer.
Erik ten Hag also wants a new right-back to replace Aaron Wan-Bissaka, but United fear they have failed to hijack Bayern Munich's signing of Ajax's Noussair Mazraoui on a free transfer.
Steven Gerrard faces a major battle to convince Liverpool defender Joe Gomez to leave the Reds for Aston Villa this summer.
Edinson Cavani is in advanced talks with Boca Juniors.
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
Norwich boss Dean Smith will keep his job despite relegation from the Premier League, but there are question marks over the futures of others at the club, including sporting director Stuart Webber.
Chelsea are taking very seriously the government's renewed warning that May 31 is a hard deadline for the sale of the club beyond which there is no guarantee they will be able to compete in the Premier League or UEFA competitions next season.
THE MAIL ON SUNDAY
Liverpool are in talks to secure an £80m-a-year shirt sponsorship deal, a package that would be the most lucrative in football.
Erik ten Hag is already working on the futures of Manchester United's players in between taking charge of Ajax matches.
Chelsea face a huge battle to keep hold of star midfielder Mason Mount this summer, with Reece James also set to be targeted in the transfer window, according to a report.
Borussia Dortmund chief Hans-Joachim Watzke has revealed how close Erling Haaland was to signing for Manchester United in January 2020.
Ousmane Dembele is weighing up leaving Barcelona for a £270,000-a-week deal at Paris Saint-Germain, according to reports in Spain.
SCOTTISH SUN
Scott Brown is on the radar of Fleetwood to become their next manager.
David Marshall has emerged as a summer target for Hibernian.
Evening Standard
West Ham vs Arsenal: Prediction, kick off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h results - preview today
A crucial clash in the race for European football takes place today as West Ham welcome Arsenal to the London Stadium.
For the Hammers, this game is sandwiched between the two legs of their Europa League semi-final against Eintracht Frankfurt and having been beaten 2-1 in the first of them on Thursday night, David Moyes’ side have work to do in Germany next week.
The Gunners’ hopes of Champions League qualification took a major hit in the shape of three straight defeats earlier this month.
But they roared back to form by beating Chelsea and Manchester United within the space of four days to recapture the initiative from rivals Tottenham.
Here’s all you need to know...
Date, kick-off time and venue
West Ham vs Arsenal is scheduled for a 4:30pm BST kick-off today, Sunday, May 1 2022.
The London Stadium will host the match.
Where to watch West Ham vs Arsenal
TV channel: The match will be televised on Sky Sports Premier League and Main Event.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers will be able to watch the match online via the Sky Go app.
Live blog: You can follow all the action via Standard Sport’s live blog.
West Ham vs Arsenal team news
David Moyes is facing a defensive injury crisis. Craig Dawson is suspended after his red card against Chelsea last week and while Kurt Zouma returned way ahead of scheduled to face Frankfurt, he may not be risked again so soon with the second leg in mind.
Arsenal could have Takehiro Tomiyasu back in the starting line-up after he made his return from a calf problem as a substitute in the win over Man United, while Bukayo Saka is fit to start having shaken off the knock that forced his early departure in the same game.
West Ham vs Arsenal prediction
Much will depend on what kind of team David Moyes fields here, given he rested several big names at Stamford Bridge last weekend with an eye on Frankfurt.
Arsenal should be poised to capitalise.
Arsenal to win 2-0.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Premier League only.
West Ham wins: 8
Draws: 10
Arsenal wins: 33
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