Tuesday news (includes West Ham)

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"BBC Arsenal remain interested in 25-year-old Napoli and Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen. (Corriere dello Sport - in Italian) The Gunners could strengthen their midfield with the signing of Real Sociedad's Spain midfielder Mikel Merino, 28. (football.london) Napoli would be interested in Chelsea's Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, 31, in a part-exchange deal with Osimhen. (Guardian) Tottenham want to sign Juventus' Italy forward Federico Chiesa, 26. (Sky Sports Germany's Florian Plettenberg on X) Atletico Madrid are confident of signing Chelsea's England midfielder Conor Gallagher, 24, who is also attracting attention from Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur. (Football Insider) Republic of Ireland defender Jake O'Brien, 23, has arrived on Merseyside for a medical before a proposed ¬£17m move from Lyon to Everton. (Guardian) Everton could make an offer for Strasbourg's 20-year-old Senegal midfielder Habib Diarra. (L'Equipe - in French) Crystal Palace and Ghana forward Jordan Ayew, 32, is wanted by Leicester City. (Sun) Several clubs from the Premier League and abroad are keen to sign Luton's Dutch winger Tahith Chong, 24, for about ¬£10m. (Sky Germany) West Ham are likely to have their approach for France and Monaco midfielder Youssouf Fofana, with the 25-year-old preferring a move to AC Milan. (Givemesport) Former Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea, 33, will not join Genoa, and the Spaniard was never close to joining the Italian club. (Fabrizio Romano) West Ham view Borussia Dortmund and Germany frontman Niclas Fullkrug, 31, as a potential target as they search for a new striker. (Sky Sports) Arsenal are interested in Bayern Munich and Germany winger Leroy Sane but the 28-year-old is unlikely to make the move this summer. (Sky Germany) Former Newcastle manager Steve Bruce, 63, is in talks to become Jamaica manager. The Englishman has not worked since being sacked by West Brom in October 2022. (Mail) Everton are planning to loan out 20-year-old English centre-back Reece Welch. (Football Insider) Tottenham are yet to reach an agreement with AC Milan to sell 25-year-old Brazil defender Emerson Royal. (Ben Jacobs) Chelsea are interested in 18-year-old Genk goalkeeper Mike Penders. If bought, Chelsea intend to loan the Belgian back immediately. (HLN - in Dutch) Villarreal and Chile forward Ben Brereton Diaz, 25, has arrived in Southampton for a medical as he nears a move to the Premier League side. (Football Insider) The Netherlands midfielder Xavi Simons, 21, has decided to spend another year on loan at RB Leipzig from Paris St-Germain despite interest from Bayern Munich. (Sky Germany) Arsenal are struggling to negotiate a transfer of English striker Eddie Nketiah, 25, to Marseille, with the French side not meeting the Gunners' valuation. (Caughtoffside) Championship club Hull City are edging closer to signing LDU Quito and Ecuador Under-20 midfielder Oscar Zambrano, 20. He has also been linked to Manchester United, Brighton, Bournemouth and Luton Town. (Hull Daily Mail) Sky Paper Talk THE SUN Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna is a shock contender for the England job. Julian Alvarez has admitted he is not happy being left out of the biggest Manchester City games. Aston Villa's star signing Amadou Onana has launched a music career just days after his move from Everton. THE GUARDIAN Napoli are open to including Romelu Lukaku in discussions with Chelsea over Victor Osimhen, with the Serie A side keen to wrap up a move for the Belgium striker. The International Olympic Committee has confirmed that two boxers who were disqualified from the world champion¬?ships last year for failing gender eligibility tests will be allowed to fight in Paris. Manchester United are closing in on signing Bayern Munich's Noussair Mazraoui after agreeing a fee of between ¬£15m and ¬£20m for the right-back, with a potential stumbling block the need to sell Aaron Wan-Bissaka to finance the transfer. Christian Eriksen wants to play for the next three years at the highest level but the Manchester United midfielder admits he may in time countenance dropping to a lower standard - potentially even into park football. The Dane signed for United in July 2022 and his contract expires in June. DAILY MAIL Steve Bruce could make a shock return to management - as coach of Jamaica. Rafael Nadal has revealed he will make a decision on whether to retire from tennis after the Olympics following his singles defeat by Novak Djokovic. Former Manchester United star Tobin Heath has claimed the club's women's team were let down by the board during the 2020-21 season. Chelsea outcast Romelu Lukaku is set to return to the club's training ground to begin his preparations for the new season with stars not included in the Blues' USA pre-season tour squad. Christian Eriksen believes Manchester United have learned their lesson from last summer's overloaded US tour by putting football first during their stay in Los Angeles. Former England international Steven Caulker has signed for the 16th club of his career - Turkish second-tier outfit Keciorengucu - after advertising his availability as a free agent on social media. The British Olympic Association is investigating after a post which appears to show a women's rugby star making a racist comment was posted on Instagram. EVENING STANDARD Aaron Anselmino has hailed his imminent move to Chelsea as a ""dream"". David Pleat will no longer be part of Tottenham's scouting department. Lucas Bergvall has provided a promising update after suffering a pre-season injury scare for Tottenham. THE MIRROR Arne Slot is using Liverpool's pre-season tour to assess his players before making recruitment and retention decisions after rejecting a bid for Wataru Endo. THE ATHLETIC Eddie Howe has expressed his delight that Bruno Guimaraes remains a Newcastle United player after a June deadline passed with no rival club activating a ¬£100m release clause in the Brazil international's contract. Jack Grealish says his exclusion from the England squad for the summer's European Championship left him ""heartbroken"" and that the experience was the toughest of his football career. Chelsea duo Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Nicolas Jackson are being lined up to play their first minutes of pre-season this week. Amanda Staveley says she is open to investing in another football club following her exit from Newcastle United. Real Sociedad president Jokin Aperribay says Arsenal target Mikel Merino has had a contract offer on the table for over a year. THE TELEGRAPH Nottingham Forest's player of the season Murillo has declared his commitment to the club and is focused on staying for at least another year. Great Britain's swimming team have implemented a range of anti-Covid mitigations and say they are unfazed by the news that Adam Peaty tested positive just hours after his Olympic silver on Sunday. THE EXPRESS Chelsea's Marc Cucurella has returned to Cobham for pre-season training early ahead of the 2024/25 campaign. Arsenal are reportedly stepping up their pursuit of a new midfielder after welcoming Riccardo Calafiori to the Emirates Stadium. DAILY STAR Barcelona have launched a new offer to land Manchester City's Joao Cancelo. DAILY RECORD Rangers are locked in internal talks about a potential bid for Lawrence Shankland - as manager Philippe Clement threw an olive branch at wantaway Todd Cantwell. Rangers are set to miss out on Goncalo Borges with FC Porto reportedly in the ""final stages"" of rubber stamping a move to Strasbourg. Bristol City boss Liam Manning has confessed that ""bits are going on"" behind the scenes over the future of Tommy Conway amid interest from Celtic. SCOTTISH SUN Hannibal Mejbri could leave Manchester United in the next few days, according to a report. Southampton midfielder Shea Charles has emerged as Celtic's latest target. Celtic want Adam Idah back at Parkhead and showed their hand with a bid earlier this summer - now Fiorentina and Hellas Verona are reportedly keen on the frontman too. Sport Witness West Ham in picture to sign Spain U23 international ‚Äì Hammers appear in ‚Äòlast few hours‚Äô By Naveen Ullal West Ham United are one of the clubs in the picture to sign UD Almer??a‚Äôs Marc Pubill this summer, according to ASRomaLive.it. The Spanish club signed the right-back from Levante UD in August 2023. Last season, he made 23 appearances for Almer??a, who were relegated from La Liga. Pubill has managed to attract interest from other clubs, including AS Roma, Bologna and Newcastle United. On Thursday, Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio stated the Giallorossi were set to meet the 21-year-old‚Äôs agent. ASRomaLive.it now state Daniele De Rossi‚Äôs side will face a ‚Äònew threat‚Äô from West Ham to sign Pubill. It‚Äôs claimed Julen Lopetegui‚Äôs side have joined the race to sign the Spain U23 international in the ‚Äòlast few hours‚Äô. The Hammers are looking for a new right-back in this window, and came close to securing a deal for Bayern Munich‚Äôs Noussair Mazraoui. The Moroccan snubbed West Ham, forcing them to look for another target and this is where Pubill has emerged as a new option. Although West Ham are a ‚Äòthreat‚Äô for the Serie A side, the report says Roma are still one of the main contenders to sign Pubill. On Friday, Diario de Almer??a insisted that Almer??a could negotiate Pubill‚Äôs sale for less than his ‚Ǩ40m clause. Pubill"