Saturday newspapers (includes West Ham)

[Alan]

"BBC Spanish keeper David de Gea, who is a free agent after leaving Manchester United in the summer, might retire if the 32-year-old does not receive an offer to be the number one at a major club. (Guardian) Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 38, has been attempting to persuade former Manchester United team-mate De Gea to join him at Al-Nassr but the Spaniard would prefer to stay in Europe. (90min) Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard, 24, could have joined Tottenham as a teenager before the Norwegian midfielder was persuaded to join Real Madrid by France legend Zinedine Zidane. (Mirror) Ex-England midfielder Jesse Lingard, 30, is to train with Al-Ettifaq and, having been released by Nottingham Forest in June, could join the Saudi Arabian club on a free transfer. (Fabrizio Romano) Barcelona believe Atletico Madrid will want 80m euros (£69.6m) to turn 23-year-old Portugal forward Joao Felix's loan at the Nou Camp club into a permanent switch, while Manchester City will want 25m euros (£21.7m) to do the same for defender and compatriot Joao Cancelo, 29. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish) Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp rejected an approach to become Germany's new manager before they turned to Julian Nagelsmann to lead them at Euro 2024. (Telegraph - subscription required) The agent of Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo says the 21-year-old only wanted to join Chelsea in the summer, despite Liverpool making a £111m offer to sign him from Brighton, as the Blues had been interested in bringing him in since January. (Sport Italia - in Italian) Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt, 24, is growing increasingly frustrated at his lack of first-team football at Bayern Munich this season. (Bild, via Mail) Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie's chances of a contract renewal at the club depend on the 25-year-old American impressing manager Massimiliano Allegri. (Calciomercato - in Italian) Newcastle United are among a number of clubs keeping tabs on Southampton's 20-year-old Argentine midfielder Carlos Alcaraz. (Talksport) AC Milan's 15-year-old Italian forward Francesco Camarda has caught the eye of Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund for his goalscoring feats at youth level. (Calciomercato - in Italian) Tottenham are willing to listen to offers for attacking midfielder Giovani Lo Celso, 27, in January even though the Argentine has been given a second chance by Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou. (Football Insider) Manchester United are looking to tie promising midfielder Hannibal Mejbri, 20, down to a new contract with his current deal expiring next year. (90min) Sky Paper Talk THE GUARDIAN David De Gea could retire from football if he does not receive a suitable offer. DAILY MIRROR Martin Odegaard could have joined Tottenham as a teenager but for a call from Zinedine Zidane, which helped seal a move to Real Madrid. THE SUN A group of first-team stars at Manchester United allegedly disagree with Erik ten Hag's decision to exile Jadon Sancho. Tottenham look like the real deal without Harry Kane and can have a real crack at Arsenal and cause them problems, writes Troy Deeney. Jesse Lingard is heading to Saudi Arabia to spend a month training with Steven Gerrard's club Al-Ettifaq. Tyson Fury's wife Paris says he could play himself in a move about his life, if only he could get over his issue of getting bored while practising lines. DAILY MAIL Former Liverpool and Derby County defender Andre Wisdom has dropped into the sixth tier of English football to sign for Warrington Town. Folarin Balogun's full debut for Monaco turned into a nightmare as the former Arsenal striker missed two penalties in a 1-0 defeat against Nice. Sean Dyche has revealed Everton will try to renegotiate their deal for Dele as they will owe Spurs £10m when the injured midfielder reaches 20 appearances. Critics have slammed the £20m compensation payout reportedly awarded to billionaire-owned Aston Villa after HS2 officials decided the new line should pass through a corner of the club's Bodymoor Heath training complex. DAILY TELEGRAPH Jurgen Klopp is understood to have rejected an offer to take over as Germany head coach following the dismissal of Hansi Flick. Andrew Flintoff will remain part of England's white-ball setup for the series against Ireland after praise from players during his return from severe facial injuries against New Zealand. DAILY EXPRESS Trevoh Chalobah is expected to leave Chelsea this season, having come close to departing the club during the summer transfer window. Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino has warned striker Nicolas Jackson about his ill-discipline after the summer signing was booked in four of his first five matches. Moises Caicedo's agent has confirmed the Chelsea midfielder turned down the offer to even open negotiations over a move to Liverpool during the summer window. Former Juventus and Barcelona star Arturo Vidal savaged Newcastle United's performance against AC Milan in midweek as ""disgusting"" and says they only qualified for the Champions League because ""they know how to run."" THE INDEPENDENT Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard says he has found his ""home"" at the Gunners after signing a new five-year contract. DAILY RECORD Former Celtic hero Jota has reportedly seen a request for talks with Al Ittihad over releasing him from his contract rejected. Former Rangers captain Barry Ferguson was left disappointed with the performance of Jose Cifuentes against Real Betis and reckons he has to move up the gears. SCOTTISH SUN Jamie McAllister could rival Darren O'Dea for the vacant Inverness Caledonian Thistle manager's job. Sporting Witness West Ham officials already asking questions about making signing – Interest is building West Ham United have expressed interest in Sporting Club de Portugal defender Ousmane Diomande, having watched him recently play for his country. That’s according to Record, who say interest is building in the 19-year-old defender and West Ham are one of those who are keen. The newspaper explains that Sporting are sure Diomande will be a major sale from the club at some point soon after impressing since his arrival from Midtjylland in the January transfer window. They’ve already turned down a bid from Arsenal for him but they’re not the only suitors and West Ham’s scouts were recently asking questions about him at the end of the Ivory Coast’s clash with Lesotho. At the moment the Portuguese side are not interested in a sale, and neither is the player, who is enjoying the rise he is having at Sporting and is in no rush to change. They too, are in no rush to sell him and are actually planning to offer him a new and improved deal to add a year to his current contract, which runs until 2027. The hope is to further cement him at the club and the €80m release clause in his contract, which they don’t intend to change but see as a starting point for any future negotiations. That’s where West Ham will need to go if they want him, then, which they’re seemingly yet to do as their interest is just at the asking questions stage. It is, though, there, nonetheless. Sport Bible Jesse Lingard ‘to train with Saudi Pro League club for a month’ after West Ham spell Former Manchester United star Jesse Lingard is reportedly set to train with a Saudi Professional League side after his latest spell with West Ham United. Lingard is currently a free agent after he left Premier League club Nottingham Forest upon the expiration of his one-year deal at the City Ground. Since then, he has spent time training with his former club, West Ham, as he continues his search for a new club. According to the Daily Mail, Lingard’s performances in training have impressed Hammers boss David Moyes, who refused to rule out a move for the Englishman. However, Moyes wanted to be assured about his commitment before making a final decision on the 30-year-old. Now, according to transfer specialist Fabrizio Romano, Lingard is set to train with Steven Gerrard’s Al Ettifaq for a month. Romano wrote on social media: “Jesse Lingard has joined Al Ettifaq on training valid for one month — as he’s still available as free agent. “Up to Lingard and Ettifaq if they want to proceed together, Steven Gerrard will be key to decide too.” This summer, Jordan Henderson, Dmarai Gray and Gini Wijnaldum all moved to link up with Gerrard at Al Ettifaq. Back in June, Lingard spoke about a potential move to Saudi Arabia. Speaking to Sky Sports, he said: “I'm considering all options. I've never ruled out any team or club out, so for me it's just picking the right team and it's got to be right for me. “Saudi Arabia are doing big things, and in the next couple of years or so, it will be one of the hotspots to go to.” Lingard continued: “I'm not really surprised that the big names are moving out there. Like I say, they're doing big things and it's something I would consider as well – I've not ruled that out either. “It's got to be right for me at the end of the day. I've got to go on my gut feeling but I'm still hungry and striving for success.”"

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