Sunday newspapers (includes West Ham)

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"BBC England forward Ivan Toney is ready to leave Brentford in January and the club are willing to let the 27-year-old, who is serving an eight-month ban for breaching Football Association betting rules, go if their £60m valuation is met. (Sunday Mirror) Arsenal, Tottenham and West Ham are all monitoring the possibility of a loan move for Paris St-Germain and France winger Ousmane Dembele, 26, who only joined the French champions in the summer from Barcelona. (Sunday Mirror) Newcastle and Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimaraes has verbally agreed a new contract extension with the 25-year-old set to extend his current deal to 2028. (Sky Sports) Manchester United tried to part-exchange several players, including 26-year-old Dutch midfielder Donny van de Beek and 30-year-old Brazil midfielder Fred, to offset the cost of signing Rasmus Hojlund. But Atalanta were only interested in cash for the 20-year-old Dane. (The Athletic - subscription required) Van de Beek has attracted interest from Villarreal after falling out of favour at Manchester United. (Fichajes - in Spanish) United have also started talks with Tunisia midfielder Hannibal Mejbri, 20, over a new contract. (Sunday Express) Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou could be reunited with former Celtic winger Jota, with the 24-year-old Portuguese already looking to leave Saudi club Al-Ittihad who he joined in the summer. (Sunday Mirror) Everton will try to renegotiate the terms of 27-year-old England midfielder Dele Alli's transfer from Tottenham with Spurs set to receive £10m when he surpasses 20 appearances for Everton. But the Toffees' financial situation could force them to open talks. (Sunday Express) Everton could be forced to sell one of their big-name players in January if the club's takeover by 777 Partners is blocked. (Sunday Mirror) Sky Paper Talk SUNDAY MIRROR Everton could be forced to sell one of their big name players like Jordan Pickford or Amadou Onana in January if the 777 Partners takeover is blocked. Aaron Ramsdale is in no rush to make a decision over his long-term future after falling behind David Raya in the Arsenal pecking order. Arsenal, Tottenham and West Ham are keeping a close eye on Paris Saint-Germain star Ousmane Dembele ahead of the January transfer window. Former Arsenal transfer boss Sven Mislintat is under investigation by his club Ajax and VFB Stuttgart over a deal that brought Croatia defender Borna Sosa to the Dutch club this summer. Arsenal legend Emmanuel Petit has told Mikel Arteta he needs to take Kai Havertz out of the spotlight and give his £65m summer signing a rest. MAIL ON SUNDAY Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp reportedly rejected an approach to succeed Hansi Flick as Germany manager, before Julian Nagelsmann was appointed this week. Everton will likely require further loans from potential owners 777 Partners to stave off the threat of administration, despite receiving £20m last week. THE SUN Brentford struck a secret deal with the FA to allow Ivan Toney to train at his club - while he was still banned from all football for betting offences. Newcastle are reportedly eyeing a January transfer swoop for Southampton star Carlos Alcaraz. Marcus Rashford and Paul Pogba turned down the Manchester United captaincy during Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's time in charge at Old Trafford. Tottenham are tracking the status of former Celtic winger Jota, whose representatives have asked Saudi club Al-Ittihad to terminate his contract. Manchester City have set their sights on Sunderland's impressive teenage goalkeeper Matt Young. Sheffield United are sweating over a decision from England U20 striker Daniel Jebbison on a new contract. Former Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder is keen to get back into management as soon as possible. Crystal Palace are hot on the trail of Leeds United teenager Archie Gray, who they see as a cheaper alternative to Blackburn's Adam Wharton. Middlesbrough midfielder Hayden Hackney has emerged as a target for Nottingham Forest, who need to add more domestic players to their squad. England and Scotland are battling to tempt Wigan striker Josh Stones to commit his international future - he has played for England schoolboys but is eligible for Scotland through his grandmother. SUNDAY EXPRESS Ivan Toney is pursuing a January transfer as Chelsea, Arsenal and Spurs target the Brentford star. SUNDAY TELEGRAPH Sporting CP have reportedly rejected Arsenal's first bid worth €35m (£30.5m) for their defender Ousmane Diomande, according to reports. GOAL Chelsea have set their sights on £60m Ivan Toney ahead of the January transfer window, with the Blues confident of securing a deal. Premier League giants Arsenal, Liverpool, and Manchester United are vying for Brentford's Aaron Hickey, along with interest from Bayern Munich. Newcastle United and Manchester United are vying for Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot in the January transfer window. Mail Arsenal, Tottenham and West Ham are 'monitoring Ousmane Dembele for potential loan deal' after PSG star has struggled to find his feet after £50m move from Barcelona Three Premier League clubs are reportedly considering a loan move for PSG winger Ousmane Dembele, just weeks after he completed a £50million transfer from Barcelona this summer. This comes after the France international has made five appearances for PSG but is yet to register a goal or assist for Luis Enrique's side. As reported by The Mirror, Arsenal, Tottenham and West Ham are all 'keeping a close eye' on the 26-year-old ahead of the January transfer window. Sources in Paris have 'suggested he may be allowed to go on loan to the Premier League if Luis Enrique decides it's an option'. However, it remains to be seen as to whether the French club would sanction a move given that they have only just signed the player. Dembele had previously been heavily linked with a move to Chelsea before deciding to stay at Barcelona. Enrique's side made several attacking reinforcements during the summer, including the £63million signing of Goncalo Ramos along with the £76m deadline day deal to bring Randal Kolo Muani in. Furthermore, Kang In Lee and Marco Asensio arrived earlier in the transfer window, as did Bradley Barcola, who can all play in Dembele's position. Enrique has praised Dembele in recent weeks so it remains unclear as to whether he would let the Frenchman depart in January amid Premier League interest. “If I were a supporter of a team, I would pay to see Ousmane Dembele,"" admitted the Spaniard after their victory over Borussia Dortmund. He’s a totally different player. He is unpredictable, overflows, works his magic.' If he does become available he will no doubt attract interest from accross Europe, with his former boss Thomas Tuchel at Bayern Munich, having previously wanted him at Chelsea. OS Umolu stars as U18s beat Brighton Brighton & Hove Albion U18s 1-3 West Ham United U18s U18 Premier League South Division, Saturday 23 September, 11am BST West Ham United U18s came from behind to secure an impressive 3-1 victory against Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday morning. Jerry Umolu scored either side of half-time to give the Irons the lead before Dan Rigge put the result beyond all doubt with 72 minutes played. Kevin Keen’s side extend their unbeaten run to four matches in all competitions, as a result. The Hammers were keen to make a fast start at The Amex Elite Football Performance Centre and Josh Ajala almost opened the scoring inside five minutes. The striker forced Lorenz Ferdinand into an outstanding early save and Josh Briggs also saw his strike deflect narrowly over the crossbar moments later. Despite the Irons’ fast start, Brighton opened the scoring. Zane Albarus poked the ball into the bottom left corner after a scramble in the penalty area. The Hammers looked for a response and Ajala saw another effort tipped behind for a corner before Ezra Mayers made a goal saving challenge midway through the first half. Pushing forwards, the U18s were finally rewarded at the end of the first half when Umolu raced onto a long pass and drilled the ball into the bottom right corner from the edge of the box. Umolu then put the visitors in front after the interval. The striker impressively smashed the ball past Ferdinand and into the back of the net to secure his brace. Fin Herrick was called into action to deny Aidan West before Umolu and Dan Rigge both saw their efforts bounce off the post. But the Irons got an important third when Rigge found the back of the net with just under 20 minutes remaining. His strike deflected past Ferdinand to secure their third league win on the bounce. West Ham United U18s: Herrick, Battrum, Briggs, Mayers, Medine, Jones (Adeile 59), Caliste, Fearon (Akpata 59), Rigge, Ajala (Fawunmi 64), Umolu (Uwandji 77) Subs: Abraham (GK) Goals: Umolu 45+1, 49, Rigge 72 Booked: Adeile Keen praises resilient Hammers U18s lead coach Kevin Keen was delighted with his side’s response after falling a goal behind in the opening quarter of an hour. The young Hammers have now scored twelve goals in their last four matches in all competitions and the Irons were in fine goal scoring form again on the south coast. Keen began: “I’m really pleased. We went 1-0 down and Brighton are a really good team. They have a way of playing and it can be difficult to get the ball off them at times. ""We worked on that during training though and I think the boys executed the game plan really well. “It’s a spirited, hard working group with some flair and excitement. We are really starting to gel as a team now.” The Hammers created several chances at the end of the first half with Ajala and Mayers both coming close to opening the scoring before Umolu equalised. Keen suggested that it was crucial to get a goal before the break after a period of dominance. He continued: “The goal before half-time was really important. We didn’t want to be behind at half-time after creating so many good chances. We started the second half superbly after that. Our shape was fantastic, we got Dan Rigge on the ball a lot and Josh Ajala too. “We scored two really good goals in the second half, Jerry’s goal in particular was a top strike. We were aggressive on the ball and also when we were pressing. We were also defensively strong when we needed to be so I’m really pleased with the group today.” The young Irons are unbeaten since a defeat against Arsenal on the opening day of the season. And, as such, Keen’s side now sit third in the U18 Premier League South division after picking up nine points from a possible twelve. “I’m really pleased with the group,"" he added. ""The second years are setting an example but we also have some fantastic, talented first years. The young players have shown how good they are and we are improving all of the time as a squad. “There’s a really good feel to what we are doing so we want to keep that going. We want to have a real go at trying to achieve something special.” Umolu continues goal-scoring run with brace Jerry Umolu played a key role as the Hammers came from a goal behind to beat Brighton 3-1 on Saturday. The striker scored two goals either side of half-time to give the Hammers the lead before Dan Rigge made sure of the victory in the last 20 minutes. “It was a really challenging game and it wasn’t ideal to go 1-0 down.” Umolu explained. “But we stuck together as a team and we came back into it. We’ve been working hard on the training ground and it all came to fruition today. “I was pleased to score at the end of the first half to make it 1-1 and then I made it 2-1 after the break. The lads stayed together, we were resilient and Dan Rigge got a third for us to seal the three points. It was a really good team performance and a really good result.” Umolu buried his two goals superbly before bursting down the right flank and hitting the post midway through the second half. Despite being delighted with his two goals, the No9 was slightly disappointed not to be walking away with the match ball. “For the first goal, I managed to chest the ball down and get in front of my man before hitting the ball across goal into the bottom corner. The second one is what people would describe as a typical Jerry goal. I pinned my defender, spun and hit the ball across goal. “It was two good finishes but I should’ve had a third. I worked really hard to get from the halfway line to their penalty area and I’ve hit it across goal but unfortunately, it’s hit the post. It should’ve been a goal but you can’t score them all. We’ll go again next week.” Up next West Ham United U18s are next in action against Norwich City. The game will take place on Saturday 30 September, with kick-off set for 12pm. West Ham United is delighted to announce that attacking midfielder George Earthy has signed a new three-year contract with the Club. Sport Witness West Ham official in Portugal on Saturday – Working ahead of January transfer window West Ham United had an official in attendance on Saturday as FC Porto beat Gil Vicente 2-1, reports Sunday’s edition of A Bola. According to the Portuguese newspaper, the Hammers were among multiple clubs who sent their spies to Porto to work ahead of the January transfer window, but there’s every possibility the plans are more long term. Towards the end of the summer window, West Ham were linked with Goncalo Borges. At the time it was reported Porto would only require around €15m to let go of the 22-year-old winger. Brought on as a substitute yesterday, he got 20 minutes but was unable to have an impact. A Bola ratings have goalkeeper Diogo Costa and left-back Wendell as the best Porto performers, with both getting 8/10. Another option for West Ham would be Mehdi Taremi. He turned 31-years-of-age in July but would be a very interesting option, especially given his contract expires in June. A move to AC Milan collapsed in the summer because the Rossoneri offered wages way below Taremi’s market value. He wasn’t desperate for a way out of Porto, and decided to stay where he is for the season. Last season, Taremi played 51 matches, scoring an impressive 31 goals and adding 14 assists. Also in attendance at the match were officials from Manchester United, Leicester City, Stoke City, Sevilla and Juventus."

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