Wednesday news (includes West ham)

[Alan]

BBC

Real Madrid are interested in signing Tottenham centre-back Micky van de Ven, 24, but Spurs would only consider selling the Netherlands defender for about £70m. (Fichajes - in Spanish, external)

Manchester United and England midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, 20, may seek to resurrect a loan move to Napoli in January if he does not get more game-time at Old Trafford. (ESPN), external

Arsenal will consider the sales of Brazil striker Gabriel Jesus, 28, and Belgium forward Leandro Trossard, 30, in the January transfer window. (Football Insider, external)

West Ham are in talks to re-sign Polish goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski just two months after the 40-year-old left club when his contract expired. (Talksport), external

Crystal Palace's French striker Jean-Philippe Mateta, 28, has no interest in a move to Leeds United but finds the prospect of joining Aston Villa enticing. (Teamtalk), external

Liverpool and Newcastle are the latest clubs to join the race to sign England and Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton, 21, with Chelsea and Manchester United also among interested parties. (Teamtalk, external)

Tottenham's Yves Bissouma, 29, is headed for the exit door with the Mali midfielder falling out of favour under new boss Thomas Frank. (Football Insider), external

Atletico Madrid are eyeing Tottenham's Rodrigo Bentancur with the 28-year-old Uruguay midfielder's contract set to expire next summer. (Fichajes - in Spanish, external)

New Nottingham Forest boss Ange Postecoglou may bring former Tottenham backroom staff members Mile Jedinak, Nick Montgomery and Sergio Raimundo to the City Ground. (Mail), external

Manchester United are hoping goalkeeper Andre Onana can perform well on loan at Trabzonspor this season so they can sell the 29-year-old Cameroon international for a sizeable fee next summer. (Football Insider, external)

Manchester United's 21-year-old English winger Sam Mather might leave for a club in Turkey before their transfer window closes either on loan or permanently. (Manchester Evening News), external

Joao Mendes, son of Brazil and Barcelona legend Ronaldinho, is leaving Burnley with the 20-year-old winger set to join Hull City's under-21s set-up. (Hull Daily Mail, external)

Manchester United have set their sights on signing Belgium centre-back Zeno Debast, 21, in January from manager Ruben Amorim's former club Sporting but Arsenal and Aston Villa are among the other sides interested. (Fichajes - in Spanish, external)




Sky Paper Talk

DAILY MAIL

Ronaldinho's son Joao Mendes de Assis Moreira has reportedly completed a move to a Championship club as he bids to make a breakthrough in his football career.

Chelsea have been hit with a double injury setback, with striker Liam Delap reportedly ruled out for 10 weeks and summer recruit Dario Essugo undergoing thigh surgery.

Andre Onana made yet another mistake as his Cameroon side slumped to a 1-0 defeat against Cape Verde on Tuesday.

Gareth Bale will make his return to football in a charity match this weekend, it has been announced.

THE SUN

Casemiro has jetted back to Manchester after being suspended from Brazil's final 2026 World Cup qualifying clash.

DAILY EXPRESS

Manchester United are already laying the groundwork for the January transfer window after supporting Ruben Amorim with over £215million.

Riot police charged into the crowd after violence broke out in the stands during Serbia's clash with England.

Leyton Orient have announced a trial that will allow fans to drink beer in the stands during their League One match against Bolton Wanderers this weekend.

THE GUARDIAN

The 2026 World Cup could be North America's last without urgent climate adaptation, according to a new study highlighting extreme weather threats.

THE METRO

Ben White says he encouraged Viktor Gyokeres to join Arsenal when they spoke in the summer and classes the striker as one of the best professionals he has ever seen in football.




Sport Witness

“Serious muscle injury” – West Ham player setback, recovery period yet to be determined

By Naveen Ullal

Graham Potter didn’t include Edson Álvarez in his core plans this season and West Ham United let the midfielder join Fenerbahçe on a loan deal in the summer window.

The Mexico international played the full 90 minutes in the Turkish club’s 3-1 league win over Genclerbirligi on August 31st and then joined the national team for this international break.

He started in El Tri’s friendly draw against Japan but was forced off the pitch in the 32nd minute due to an injury. The West Ham man was replaced by Cruz Azul’s Érik Lira and the setback forced him to miss the 2-2 friendly draw against South Korea.

Prior to this tie, the Mexican football association confirmed that the 27-year-old suffered a hamstring injury and Record have relayed the statement. They aren’t aware of the extent of the damage, and it will be found out upon his return to Fenerbahçe.

“A serious muscle injury in his right hamstring. The rehabilitation time and return to competition will be determined by his club based on his progress,” a statement read.

The former Ajax man had a difficult start to the season as he had to leave West Ham for the Istanbul club, who sacked José Mourinho and appointed Domenico Tedesco as his successor.

Álvarez’s setback will be a blow for both him and Fenerbahçe, and the Hammers would be keeping a close watch on his recovery.

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