Saturday newspapers (includes West Ham)

[Alan]

"BBC Manchester City are aware Norway striker Erling Haaland has ambitions to play for Real Madrid but want to start talks about extending his contract, with the 23-year-old's current deal running until June 2027. (ESPN) Barcelona are contemplating a move to bring Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 36, back to his boyhood team on loan in January if Inter Miami fail to reach the MLS play-offs. (Sport, via Mail) Chelsea are waiting to see if Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen signs a new contract with Napoli, with the 24-year-old and his representatives yet to make a decision whether to stay at the Italian club. (90 Min) Brentford are considering a January move for Southampton midfielder Carlos Alcaraz, having tried to sign the Argentine before he moved to St Mary's - although he signed a new contract at Saints on Friday. (Standard) League One side Burton Albion have released a cryptic post teasing a possible return to football for 38-year-old former Liverpool, Tottenham and England striker Peter Crouch. (Mail) Liverpool could accelerate their interest in Sporting Lisbon's Portugal defender Goncalo Inacio, 22, in January, with the player's contract including a ¬£52m release clause. (Football Insider) German World Cup winner Jerome Boateng, 35, is without a club after failing to earn a contract with his former side Bayern Munich. (Sun) Manchester United want to sign a right-back in January, with Paris St-Germain's French defender Nordi Mukiele, 22, in consideration by Erik ten Hag. (Football Transfers) Former Chelsea and Everton boss Frank Lampard is out of the running for the Rangers job, with ex-Monaco coach Philippe Clement and former Ibrox defender Kevin Muscat the front-runners. (Mail) Former Tottenham, Crystal Palace and England winger Andros Townsend, 32, is on trial at Luton Town and close to winning a contract with the Premier League newcomers. (Express) Former Swansea and Leeds United manager Garry Monk is a shock name in the frame to replace Andrea Pirlo at Sampdoria. (SampNews24, via Sun) Brighton are planning to open talks with English striker Danny Welbeck, 32, about a new contract. (Football Insider) Crystal Palace defender Tyrick Mitchell, 24, is seriously considering switching his international allegiance from England to Jamaica. (Mail) Bradford City have targeted Steve Thompson and Neil Redfearn in their search for a new manager to replace Mark Hughes. (Star) Sky Paper Talk DAILY MAIL The Football Association and Arsenal are considering a compromise over Bukayo Saka's involvement for England next week which is set to see the attacker rested for the game versus Australia. Manchester United have admitted the number of hospitality tickets which ended up in the hands of Galatasaray supporters was 'unacceptable' after hundreds of away supporters were spotted in the home end at Old Trafford on Tuesday. Aston Villa's attempts to crack the Premier League elite has royal backing with Prince William making regular appearances at training sessions. League One side Burton Albion have released a cryptic post teasing a possible return to football for former England international Peter Crouch. Former England player and manager Glenn Hoddle 'turned down the opportunity' to be in David Beckham's new Netflix series, the documentary director has revealed. Frank Lampard is out of the running to become Rangers boss as the club prepare to begin final-stage interviews next week. Gary O'Neil is braced for more VAR mistakes this weekend as the Wolves boss cast doubt on the way offsides are determined by the system. Bayern Munich have confirmed they will not re-sign Jerome Boateng, despite the defender impressing during training sessions with the club. DAILY MIRROR Conor McGregor's UFC return has taken one more positive step forward as the Irishman claimed he has ""submitted his stuff"" to get drug tested for a fight. DAILY TELEGRAPH Newcastle United have started working on plans to expand the capacity of St James' Park and have already begun a feasibility study on how to develop the Gallowgate End and East Stand. Ange Postecoglou has dismissed J?ºrgen Klopp's desire for Tottenham's victory over Liverpool to be replayed, but believes VAR should be scrapped. The Prince of Wales, Aston Villa's most famous supporter, knows all the players' nicknames and regularly ""screams"" at the television while watching games at home. England's Cricket World Cup defence is being hampered by a gruelling 6,200-mile travel schedule across their group-stage matches. Students at Roanoke College in America said they felt 'blindsided' by the decision to include a former top-10 male swimmer in the women's squad. DAILY STAR Liverpool could be in a position to launch a ""legal challenge"" over the VAR blunder which cost them a point against Tottenham. Preston North End teenage ace Finlay Cross-Adair was involved in a head-on car crash that has left him in a serious condition in hospital. THE SUN Marcus Rashford is facing the axe from the Manchester United line-up after a poor run of form. Harry Kane is finally set to say his goodbyes to his former Tottenham team-mates. England star Tyrick Mitchell could reportedly switch his international allegiance despite playing twice for the Three Lions. Dele Alli has vowed to return ""stronger than ever"" after revealing an injury setback. Kevin Campbell has revealed he was given ratings for training sessions whilst playing for Trabzonspor. Garry Monk is a shock name linked by Italian media to replace Andrea Pirlo at Sampdoria. SCOTTISH SUN Former Rangers star Claudio Caniggia has been warned he could face up to 15 years in prison after being ordered to stand trial for an alleged sex attack on his ex-wife. Celtic fans have been reacting with fury after their allocation for the trip to Hearts' Tynecastle Park was confirmed. DAILY RECORD Brendan Rodgers insists Derek McInnes should be bang in the frame to land the top job at Rangers. The Athletic Jarrod Bowen supported England at Wembley as a fan ‚Äì now he has the chance to play there By Roshane Thomas Jarrod Bowen has never played at Wembley. Back in June 2021, the West Ham United player was in the stands watching England‚Äôs 2-0 win over Germany in the round of 16 at Euro 2020. ‚ÄúI signed a couple of autographs outside but that was it,‚Äù said Bowen. ‚ÄúI was with a few of my mates and the atmosphere was incredible. With it being the knockout stages and against Germany made it even better. ‚ÄúI loved all of them (the players) as I was watching. Being a footballer, you love football and you love supporting your country and I was just a massive fan, singing the national anthem and all the songs and jumping up and down when England scored. It was a bit mad looking back at it.‚Äù The chance to fulfil a childhood dream beckons for the 26-year-old. He has been named in Gareth Southgate‚Äôs squad for forthcoming fixtures against Australia and Italy and could earn his fifth and sixth cap at the national stadium. He has gone from being barely recognised to a recognisable name in the space of two years. Bowen, who earned his last cap in June 2022 against Hungary ‚Äî a game played at Molineux ‚Äî was overlooked by Southgate for recent fixtures against Ukraine and Scotland. But Bowen responded by scoring in two of his next three league games. The forward, who has been nominated for the Premier League‚Äôs player of the month award for September, has registered five goals and two assists across eight appearances. It is Bowen‚Äôs best start to a season since joining from Hull City in January 2020. ‚ÄúJarrod is a lot better than maybe he is given credit for,‚Äù said manager David Moyes. He is West Ham‚Äôs top scorer and their most reliable offensive outlet. With Michail Antonio sidelined with tightness in his adductor, Bowen was entrusted to play as a centre-forward in the 2-1 win against Freiberg on Thursday. He vindicated Moyes‚Äô decision, providing the assist for Lucas Paqueta‚Äôs goal. That pair ‚Äî and others ‚Äî impressed as West Ham became the first English side to go 17 European matches, including qualifiers, unbeaten. Bowen could have scored in the win and showcased why he merited his England call-up. His contract expires in the summer of 2025 and talks over an improved deal have lasted more than a year. Although discussions are ongoing, his form is making it an increasingly important issue for the club to resolve. Bowen has grown since his winner against Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League final. Having failed to score a header in 2022-23, he has worked on the aerial aspect of his game, as evidenced by his goals against Luton Town and Liverpool. But, more importantly, Bowen‚Äôs mindset has changed. Ahead of his England recall, he spoke about wanting to be in the squad and why he will maintain his work ethic if it doesn‚Äôt materialise. It is a huge contrast to January when Bowen spoke candidly about his performances. He was overlooked for Southgate‚Äôs World Cup squad last November as his struggles in the early stages of 2022-23 saw him go on a run of only two goals in 19 league appearances. ‚ÄúAs much as you want to put the World Cup at the back of your mind, you know you are so close, you know it is such a big opportunity that may never come again so, of course, I was playing with a little bit of fear and anxiousness and that is normal. I don‚Äôt think I dealt with it very well but I will learn from that. ‚ÄúYou are trying to do things safely rather than playing your game. You want to look good instead of doing what you normally do to look good. It‚Äôs hard to explain and people listening will just say: ‚ÄòWell, you should have just played your game‚Äô. ‚Äú(But) when you know you are so close, you try to play safe and try to not make a mistake so someone can‚Äôt say: ‚ÄòYou didn‚Äôt deserve that‚Äô. You then end up playing worse than you were. That was the case for me. I am honest about that, I am not going to hide away from it.‚Äù Bowen no longer plays cautiously and his performances are on par with his England team-mates. He has scored more league goals than any of Ollie Watkins (4), Callum Wilson (4), Bukayo Saka (4) and Marcus Rashford (1). But Bowen shouldn‚Äôt be the sole West Ham player at St George‚Äôs Park: James Ward-Prowse‚Äôs form was surely also deserving of an inclusion in Southgate‚Äôs squad. The midfielder has been overlooked twice this season. The last of Ward-Prowse‚Äôs 11 England caps came against Italy in a UEFA Nations League fixture in June 2022. But, in a similar manner to Bowen following August‚Äôs squad announcement, Ward-Prowse responded to the disappointment with an impressive performance. He provided his sixth assist of the season last night against Freiberg, providing for Nayef Aguerd to score West Ham‚Äôs second. Ward-Prowse has shown he has more to offer than just set pieces; his goals against Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester City were both a demonstration of his attacking awareness. Southgate considers Jordan Henderson, now playing for Al Ettifaq, and Kalvin Phillips, not playing much for City, as better options right now. But if Ward-Prowse maintains the form he‚Äôs shown in a West Ham shirt, a recall, like Bowen‚Äôs, is surely not far away."

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