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Manchester United will have a free run at signing England midfielder Declan Rice, 23, from West Ham, with rivals focusing on strengthening other areas. (ESPN)
Everton would accept a fee of £50m for Brazil forward Richarlison, 24, this summer and are confident of getting such an offer. (Football Insider)
AC Milan and Juventus lead the race to sign Manchester United and England midfielder Jesse Lingard, 29. (ESPN)
Arsenal have renewed their interest in Inter Milan and Argentina's 24-year-old forward Lautaro Martinez. (Times - subscription required)
The Gunners will announce New England Revolution and United States goalkeeper Matt Turner, 27, as a summer signing in June. (Football London)
Chelsea and Spain defenders Cesar Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso, 32 and 31 respectively, want to join Barcelona. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish)
Tottenham have targeted RB Leipzig and Croatia's Josko Gvardiol, 20, or Inter Milan and Italy's Alessandro Bastoni, 23, as a summer addition at centre-back. (Athletic - subscription required)
RB Leipzig and Austria midfielder Konrad Laimer, 24, is a target for Tottenham and Liverpool, as well as Bayern Munich. (Kicker - in German)
Lazio and Serbia's 27-year-old midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic has been discussed as a possible target for both Manchester United and Paris St-Germain. (90min)
Leeds will not make England midfielder Kalvin Phillips, 26, a new contract offer until June. (Star)
Ajax will reignite their interest in Tottenham and Netherlands forward Steven Bergwijn after the 24-year-old said he was open to leaving the club. (Times - subscription required)
Newcastle's former Wales international defender Paul Dummett, 30, is set to sign a new deal at the club. (Sun)
Relegated Norwich are set to sell former England Under-21 defender Max Aarons, 22, this summer. (Telegraph - subscription required)
Barcelona will not sign Wolves winger Adama Traore, 26, permanently this summer. The Spain international is currently on loan at the La Liga side. (Marca - in Spanish)
Tottenham, Leeds and Fulham are interested in Derby's former England Under-16 winger Malcolm Ebiowei, 18. (Sun)
Newly promoted Fulham have made an approach to sign Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres, 23, from Coventry City. (Football Insider)
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DAILY MIRROR
Liverpool, Manchester United and other interested parties across Europe have been told that Aurelien Tchouameni will cost just short of £60m if he is to leave Monaco in the summer.
Juventus have conceded they will not be able to compete with Manchester United for the signature of Lazio star Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, according to reports in Italy.
Memphis Depay has rejected talk that he wants to return to the Premier League and leave Barcelona at the end of the season.
THE TIMES
Ajax have indicated they plan to resurrect their interest in Tottenham winger Steven Bergwijn after he admitted he was open to leaving the club this summer because of a lack of consistent playing time.
DAILY STAR
Kalvin Phillips faces an anxious wait to see whether Leeds United will offer him a new contract, with owner Andrea Radrizzani not prepared to talk deals until June by when their Premier League future will have been decided.
THE SUN
Arsenal have been told striker Victor Osimhen will cost them no less than £100m by Napoli.
Armando Broja's impressive season at Southampton has alerted Napoli to a potential move for the player on loan from Chelsea.
Paul Dummett is set to turn down the chance to become a free agent this summer and follow Fabian Schar in signing a new deal with Newcastle United.
West Ham team-mates have been winding up England midfielder Declan Rice about his inflated price tag as Premier League rivals queue up to sign him.
Tottenham, Leeds United and Fulham are considering a move for Derby County's teenage winger Malcolm Ebiowei, whose contract expires at the end of the month.
DAILY MAIL
Arsenal will make a final attempt to persuade Eddie Nketiah to sign a new deal. Nketiah's contract expires this summer and the striker has generated plenty of interest from clubs across France, Germany and the Premier League.
Leicester City's King Power is set to host this summer's Community Shield, with Wembley unable to host the showpiece because of the Women's Euros final being played there and the season starting early.
Valencia have denied reports that they have agreed a deal to sell midfielder Carlos Soler to Barcelona for £17m and insist they are in talks with him over a new contract.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Premier League clubs will soon receive safety guidance over a crackdown on flares after a surge in their usage, with fears someone could lose a limb or face having a digit removed due to their "explosive power".
Mark Cavendish is set to miss out on a chance to break Eddy Merckx's Tour de France stage victories record this summer after being handed a leading role by his Quick Step team at the Giro D'Italia.
THE GUARDIAN
Modern pentathlon chiefs have opted to ignore opposition to the introduction of obstacle racing as the sport's fifth event - replacing equestrianism - and aim to have it approved in time for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
DAILY RECORD
Portsmouth and Oxford United are considering a £200,000 move for St Mirren midfielder Ethan Erhahon, who is heading into the final year of his contract. Serie A side Sassuolo have also had the Scotland U21 midfielder scouted.
Raith Rovers boss John McGlynn is set to take over as Falkirk manager with an ambitious five-year plan in place to return to the Premiership.
Caught Offside
Erik Ten Hag wants Man United to sign West Ham attacker
Manchester United are expected to undergo a summer of major transformation.
Several first-team players, including Jesse Lingard, Paul Pogba and Nemanja Matic, are set to leave the club on free transfers with many others also tipped for the exit.
When it comes to incomings, the Red Devils are likely to bring in plenty of fresh faces, including at least one new attacker and according to a recent report from Fichajes, incoming manager Erik Ten Hag likes the look of West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen.
Since he joined from Hull City in 2020, Bowen, 25, has been a revelation for David Moyes.
Undoubtedly the Hammers’ most influential attacker, the English winger has enjoyed a hugely successful campaign, racing to double figures in both goals and assists and still with at least four games still to play.
Speaking to reporters about the impact the 25-year-old has made, Moyes, as quoted by the Daily Mail, said: “I see Bowen as having made unbelievable progress.
“Always you want to see how players make progress and Jarrod has stepped up. And I don’t mean just from Hull to West Ham.”
Since arriving in London two years ago, Bowen, who has three years left on his contract, has gone on to feature in 100 games, in all competitions, directly contributing to 46 goals along the way.
Express
Christian Pulisic backed for West Ham move as Chelsea ace told he wouldn't play at Arsenal
CHRISTIAN PULISIC has been backed to leave Chelsea for West Ham.
By Lewis Winter
Chelsea star Christian Pulisic has been told West Ham would be a "very good fit" if he were to leave Stamford Bridge this summer but he wouldn't get a game at Arsenal. Former Hammers goalkeeper Shaka Hislop believes his old club would suit Pulisic at this point in his career.
The USA star's father Mark posted a now-deleted tweet at the weekend, outlining his and his son's frustrations at his lack of game time at Chelsea. Pulisic has struggled to be a regular under Thomas Tuchel since returning from the most-recent international break.
The winger's future was a topic of discussion on ESPN FC on Monday. Former Chelsea midfielder Craig Burley suggested the 23-year-old needs to take a step down in order to get regular game time, and claimed the London Stadium could be a good destination.
Burley said: "I believe a club like for example a West Ham, a team just sitting around [the European places]. It is a step down but it's a step down to I think getting regular game time, whether that's in England or Spain or Germany or wherever.
"If he continues to try and go to clubs that are what I would call elite level, really going for the big trophies and all the big trophies, I think he's always going to be a little bit of an in and out player. I just feel he's going to need to take a drop down, a little bit, not a lot, and get regular game time."
In response to Burley's verdict, Hislop stated his view that West Ham and Pulisic could be a perfect match. He replied: "That step down to another club, a smaller club, Craig mentions my former club West Ham, which I think would be a great fit for him, might be exactly what he needs if is to be playing, if he wants to start and start regularly.
"I think that would be a very good fit and a very good fit for him both in terms of where he is as a player and the type of football that West Ham play." Pulisic joined Chelsea from Borussia Dortmund in 2019 for a fee of around £57million.
But despite the hefty fee he attracted three years ago, Burley does not think Pulisic would have a better chance of regular game time at Arsenal than he is currently getting at the Blues. Arsenal have been out of the Champions League for five years but could return to the competition next season.
Burley added: "I'd want to go somewhere where I'd know I was playing. You can even go down to the likes of Arsenal.
"Even if you go in there - [Gabriel] Martinelli, [Emile] Smith Rowe, [Nicolas] Pepe who's not been good, [Bukayo] Saka. You've still got to get these guys out of the team.
"It is not easy and that is a team that has been a way off for a long time." The pundits were reacting to comments from Mark Pulisic who has since deleted his tweet.
He wrote about his son: "The sad thing is he loves this club, teammates, and London. Puts his heart and soul into being a pro. Onwards and upwards my boy… big six months ahead."
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