Sunday news (includes West Ham)

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"BBC Joe Gomez was left out of Liverpool's squad for Saturday's win at Ipswich as the 27-year-old explores a possible transfer, with Newcastle, Aston Villa, Fulham and Chelsea all previously showing an interest in the England defender. (Times - subscription required), external Liverpool are understood to not be looking to actively sell Gomez though, with boss Arne Slot happy for the player to fight his way back into contention. (Liverpool Echo), external Fenerbahce boss Jose Mourinho is ready to approach former club Tottenham about 28-year-old Argentina midfielder Giovani lo Celso. (Express), external Aston Villa, Roma and Real Betis are also interested in Lo Celso who has been told he is not in Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou's plans and can leave for about ¬£13m. (Fichajes - in Spanish) , external Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, 33, has told Barcelona officials that he wants to leave the club, just over year after signing from Manchester City on a free transfer. (Sport - in Spanish), external Wolves are in a battle with Fenerbahce, Sevilla and Marseille to sign Spain winger Ansu Fati, 21, on loan from Barcelona. (Sport - in Spanish), external Southampton are in talks with Sporting Lisbon over signing Portuguese midfielder Mateus Fernandes, 20, for a fee worth up to ¬£16m. (Mail), external England striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin, 27, could still leave Everton before the transfer window closes with Toffees boss Sean Dyche keen to sign a midfielder and another winger. (Football Insider), external Manchester City are preparing to offer Spain midfielder Rodri a double-your-money pay-rise, topping up his weekly salary to ¬£375,000, to keep the 28-year-old at the club. (Sunday Mirror) Georgia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, 23, has his heart set on a move to Liverpool and current club Valencia will let him leave when they have lined up a replacement. (Football Espana), external Manchester United are keen to beat Liverpool to the signing of Mamardashvili, but first need to trim their squad and raise funds by selling England winger Jadon Sancho, 24. (Mirror), external Crystal Palace keep advancing in talks over signing French centre-back Maxence Lacroix, 24, from Wolfsburg. (Fabrizio Romano), external Poland defender Jakub Kiwior could leave Arsenal before the end of the transfer window but no deals are currently close for the 24-year-old. (Fabrizio Romano), external Bayern Munich are open to offers for midfielder Leon Goretzka although the 29-year-old Germany international wants to stay and fight for his place. (Florian Plettenberg), external Chelsea attempted to sign Italy forward Federico Chiesa, 26, from Juventus in a swap deal involving Raheem Sterling, 29, but the move broke down because of the England winger's wages. (Gianluca Di Marzio), external Watford's Colombia winger Yaser Asprilla, 20, will not be joining La Liga side Girona, with Porto best placed to sign him. (Sport - in Spanish), external Leicester City are facing two separate points deductions from the Premier League this season for breaking spending rules. (Sun) Sky Paper Talk THE SUNDAY TIMES Newcastle United, Aston Villa, Fulham, Chelsea and clubs abroad have all shown interest in Joe Gomez. DAILY MAIL Joe Gomez is set to quit Liverpool as he looks for a transfer away after being left at home for Ipswich Town opener. Ilkay Gundogan is reportedly seeking an exit from Barcelona after just one season at the club, with Jose Mourinho 'prepared to do everything' to bring the midfielder to Fenerbahce. Cristiano Ronaldo stormed out of the Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium without collecting his silver medal after his Al-Nassr side were thrashed 4-1 in Saturday's Saudi Super Cup final. Al-Hilal captain Salem Al-Dawsari rubbed further salt into Cristiano Ronaldo's wounds as he copied Lionel Messi's celebration when he lifted the World Cup in 2022. James Milner's appearance for Brighton against Everton on Saturday means the Englishman has played in 23 consecutive seasons in the Premier League, beating Ryan Giggs' record which spanned from 1992 to 2013. THE ATHLETIC Nottingham Forest are considering a move to recruit Alex Moreno on loan from Aston Villa. Paris Saint-Germain striker Goncalo Ramos will be sidelined for at least three months after suffering a serious ligament injury to his left ankle. Former Manchester United defender Phil Jones has confirmed his retirement from playing and hopes to embark on a coaching career. Andreas Pereira insists he is happy at Fulham following summer speculation about his future at the west London club. SUNDAY MIRROR Jadon Sancho's future could hold the key to Manchester United hijacking Liverpool 's move for Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili. Ilkay Gundogan has reportedly asked to leave Barcelona this summer. Manchester City are preparing to offer midfield lynchpin Rodri a double-your-money pay rise to keep him at the Etihad. An emotional reunion with the Barcelona reserve team that secured Pep Guardiola the first trophy of his coaching career has helped to revitalise the Manchester City manager. Former Manchester United midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin has announced his retirement from football aged 34. THE SUN ON SUNDAY Victor Osimhen is tipped to reject Chelsea and Arsenal - so he can wait up to two weeks for his dream move to PSG. Arsenal midfielder Fabio Vieira will be available for loan this summer according to reports. Leicester are facing two separate points deductions from the Premier League this season for breaking spending rules. Premier League sides have hiked the cost of new season shirts - with some rocketing 56 per cent in five years. DAILY STAR ON SUNDAY Imanol Alguacil, the head honcho at Real Sociedad, has hinted that Martin Zubimendi snubbed Liverpool because he rates the Basque outfit as 'the bigger club'. Zubimendi was on Liverpool's hit list as their top choice to beef up their midfield. SUNDAY TELEGRAPH Team GB's funding for LA 2028 has yet to be approved by Chancellor Rachel Reeves, prompting fears of a potential impact on medal chances. SUNDAY EXPRESS Manchester United could be tempted to try and use academy product Toby Collyer as a sweetener in any deal for a new midfielder this summer. Liverpool have been given a boost in their pursuit of Giorgi Mamardashvili after Arne Slot's top target pleaded with Valencia not to scupper his move to the Premier League, as both parties continue to haggle over his ¬£34m price tag. SUNDAY MAIL Atalanta have reportedly finally admitted defeat in their bid to land Celtic midfield star Matt O'Riley with the Serie A side said to be on the verge of concluding a deal for their alternative target, Udinese's Serbia international Lazar Samardzic. Celtic remain on the trail of Liverpool's Owen Beck. SCOTTISH SUN ON SUNDAY Rangers look set to appoint St Mirren vice-chairman Jim Gillespie as their new Chief Executive. Hearts' Europa League opponents Viktoria Plzen have been boosted after the Czech League granted them a free weekend in between the play-off rounds. Rangers fans appeared to clash with police before Saturday's League Cup match against St Johnstone at Hampden. Jim McIntyre's reign as Arbroath manager has ended after seven months - as the Angus side crashed to the bottom of League One. Guardian Jhon Dur?°n comes off the bench to hit Aston Villa winner against West Ham Matthew Dunn at the London Stadium Jhon Dur?°n chose the opening weekend of the season to conjure the sort of mischievous late plot twist that makes the return of the Premier League so compelling. All summer, the Colombia international dreamed of knocking in goals at the London Stadium. The trouble was, he rather hoped he would be doing it in the claret and blue of West Ham ‚Äì not Villa‚Äôs away kit. He even went to the extent of posing on social media doing the famous arms-folded Hammers stance ‚Äì earning himself a huge pile of invective from Villa fans. Awkwardly, though, West Ham are still to submit a bid that Villa feel is acceptable. Danny Welbeck scores Brighton‚Äôs second goal against Everton. So the moment he came on as a substitute on the hour to replace Ollie Watkins, it was almost inevitable what would happen next. Almost immediately, Dur?°n got his first chance, only to direct his far-post header high into the sky. The second opportunity was better as Villa once again ripped a hole down the flank of West Ham‚Äôs struggling defence, but this time he was still only able to get as close as the side-netting. However, 11 minutes from time, another neat move found him eight yards from goal and this time the tap-in found its target. Cue a delighted but ‚Äúcrossed-Irons‚Äù-free celebration. ‚ÄúThere will be more rumours about him after his goal, but I believe in him,‚Äù his manager, Unai Emery, said. ‚ÄúI don‚Äôt know if he will stay. ‚ÄúWith every player we were open in case a big offer came in, and he is one of those players. We know his potential and we know if he is leaving the offer must be good for the club. But I don‚Äôt want him to leave. ‚ÄúI gave him 30 minutes today and he‚Äôs very important to us. We believe in him and he has to play, he has to be ready to train every day like he was doing the last week and like he trained today. For me we need two strikers and both have to have good performances and good commitment to play like they both played today.‚Äù Watkins, of course, knows all about the role of a late finisher from his time with England at Euro 2024. Julen Lopetegui wanted something similar from Niclas F?ºllkrug but his weak late header, alongside Tomas Soucek‚Äôs double failure to convert from close range in an injury-time scramble, consigned the former Real Madrid manager to defeat in his opening game. He had looked to have been saved from that ignominy by a controversial penalty decision against Matty Cash that could so easily have robbed Villa of a win. Replays showed there was very little in the coming together between the Aston Villa defender and Soucek for the decision that gifted Lucas Paquet?° the chance to level from the spot. However, this was one bundle of Cash that ultimately did not pay off. After a weak defensive display and lacklustre start to a new era, the jury remains out on the West Ham owners‚Äô ¬£120m summer investment. With that much at stake, Lopetegui knows the clock is ticking loudly. ‚ÄúIt‚Äôs a pity for us and for our fans ‚Äì we had big expectations and ambitions for this match,‚Äù he said. ‚ÄúFor a lot of players it was their first match in our stadium. Max Kilman did well. Guido Rodr??guez too. A lot of them have to improve and push the players in the lineup to be more competitive. ‚ÄúWe have to learn from the bad things and keep the good things we have. Maybe it‚Äôs not easy for them but they have to adapt as soon as possible.‚Äù In a video call-to-arms delivered via the two giant screens in the final moments before kick-off, the former Real Madrid manager had vowed solemnly to West Ham fans: ‚ÄúA new story is about to unfold.‚Äù Sure enough, Villa had not beaten the Hammers away for 13 years but took the lead inside four minutes thanks to a set piece of ghastly simplicity. Youri Tielemans‚Äôs corner was nodded strongly into the back of the net by Amadou Onana after his darting run left the West Ham stalwart Michail Antonio two yards in his wake. After equalising against the run of play before the break, flashes of inspiration from Mohammed Kudus in particular were enough to keep the crowd onside throughout the second half. The players remain confident that this will be a step forward for a club with ambitions to ‚Äúdo a Villa‚Äù and win a place in the Champions League. Their new captain, Jarrod Bowen, said: ‚ÄúWe have exciting players. It‚Äôs an exciting time with a new manager and new ideas. There were signs that things are clicking and coming into play. Now it‚Äôs down to us to go out and show it.‚Äù"