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"BBC Chelsea and Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, 31, has opened the door to a Saudi Pro League move but also has interest from AC Milan, Napoli and from his former manager at Fenerbahce. (Telegraph, subscription required), Any Napoli move for Lukaku would only happen if they managed to sell Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen, 25, first. (Times, subscription required), Everton risk losing England striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin on a free transfer in 2025 after a halt in contract talks with the 27-year-old. (Football Insider), Chelsea are monitoring developments with Everton forward Calvert-Lewin, while 21-year-old RB Leipzig and Slovenia striker Benjamin Sesko is also among the options they are considering. (Mail), Six Premier League clubs - Chelsea, Aston Villa, Newcastle, Everton, Nottingham Forest and Leicester - face having to sell players before the end of June in order to comply with the division's Profit and Sustainability Rules. (Sky Sports), England and Bournemouth striker Dominic Solanke, 27, has a release clause of ¬£65m in his contract, but it can only be activated by certain clubs. (Athletic, subscription required), Manchester United have made a 60m euro bid for Lille defender Leny Yoro, 18, but face a fight for the French teenager's signature with Real Madrid. (Marca, in Spanish), Chelsea have made Crystal Palace and France Under-21 winger Michael Olise, 22, one of their top summer transfer targets, with the Blues ready to rival Manchester United to land the ¬£60m-rated player. (Standard), England defender Lucy Bronze, 32, wants to stay at Barcelona even though she will have better offers to play in other countries - and her club want to keep her beyond the end of her current contract, which expires this summer. (Goal), Barcelona and Spain forward Mariona Caldentey, 28, has agreed to join Women's Super League side Arsenal when her contract expires at the end of June. (Sky Sports), Chelsea winger Raheem Sterling, 29, has no interest in a move to Fenerbahce and no talks have taken place about the England forward moving to Turkey. (Mail), Former Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri has been offered the chance to manage in the Saudi Pro League but would like to take charge of a club in the Premier League. (Sky Sports Italy), Borussia Dortmund want to sign 22-year-old Dutch left-back Ian Maatsen on a permanent basis after he impressed on loan but are reluctant to meet Chelsea's ¬£35m valuation. (ESPN), Brighton have put 31-year-old Fabian Hurzeler on their next manager shortlist. The United States-born coach guided St Pauli to promotion from Bundesliga 2 last season. (Telegraph, subscription required), Brighton have held talks with former boss Graham Potter, 49, over a potential return as manager. (Guardian), Newcastle United are in advanced talks with departing Bournemouth defender Lloyd Kelly, with West Ham, Tottenham, Roma and Atletico Madrid also interested in the 25-year-old Englishman, who will be available on a free transfer. (Chronicle), Sheffield United have registered their interest in signing Nottingham Forest's English defender Joe Worrall, with the 27-year-old available on a free transfer when his contract expires in the summer. (Football Insider), Arsenal and Brazil centre-back Gabriel, 26, said it is ""his dream"" to join Brazilian side Corinthians, the club he has supported since he was a child. (Mirror), Chelsea and England midfielder Conor Gallagher, 24, is prepared to stay at the club despite interest from Aston Villa and Tottenham. (Guardian), Brazil winger Raphinha is part of new Barcelona manager Hansi Flick's plans but a final decision on the 27-year-old's future has been made with clubs in Saudi Arabia interested in him. (Sky Sports Germany) Sky Paper Talk DAILY TELEGRAPH Jack Grealish's omission from the England squad for Euro 2024 was such a surprise that one senior member of the party approached Gareth Southgate to try and get an understanding of his decision. One of Europe's youngest coaches, St Pauli's Fabian Hurzeler, has emerged as a shock leading candidate for the Brighton job. Neal Maupay appeared to taunt nemesis James Maddison over the midfielder's exclusion from England's European Championship squad in a picture of himself smiling in front of a dartboard holding three darts. Romelu Lukaku has opened the door to a Saudi Pro League move but also has interest from AC Milan, Napoli and Jose Mourinho for a reunion with his former manager at Fenerbahce. Any Napoli move for Romelu Lukaku would only happen if they manage to sell Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen first. Brighton have put 31-year-old Fabian Hurzeler on their next manager shortlist. Arron Banks, the businessman and prominent Brexit supporter, is facing a backlash over his takeover bid at Gloucestershire County Cricket Club after he sent an open letter to members outlining his plans which would see him appointed as deputy chairman. The MCC has confirmed members will have the chance to vote in September over whether to allow the sale of 49 per cent of the Hundred's London Spirit franchise. DAILY MAIL Chelsea are monitoring developments with Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin as they assess forward targets this summer. Chelsea winger Raheem Sterling has no interest in a move to Fenerbahce and no talks have taken place about the forward moving to Turkey. The FA is creating a new board to improve security at Wembley following repeated crowd problems and public order issues. Bournemouth's Wales centre-back Chris Mepham is among the defensive players being looked at by Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers. THE TIMES Manchester City's rivals fear there will be political pressure on ministers to intervene over the 115 charges brought by the Premier League. New Napoli manager Antonio Conte plans to take Romelu Lukaku off Chelsea's hands by making the striker his first signing. THE GUARDIAN Chelsea and England midfielder Conor Gallagher is prepared to stay at the club despite interest from Aston Villa and Tottenham. Brighton have held talks with Graham Potter about a potential return to the club but are determined not to rush into an appointment after missing out on Ipswich's Kieran McKenna. Manchester City's chairman, Khaldoon al-Mubarak, has described the City Football Group as a ""financial and economic machine"" after it posted revenue of ¬£877.1m for the year to June 30, 2023, despite a ¬£126.9m pre-tax loss. FIFA's decision to move its legal department to Miami will cause ""major disruption"" with almost two-thirds of staff not relocating to the US, according to employees at world football's governing body. THE SUN Harry Kane's trophy famine would have ended three years ago if Jose Mourinho had not been sacked as Spurs boss, according to the Special One himself. Marcus Rashford will be sentenced in September after admitting to a speeding offence on the M60 a short time after wrecking one of his other Rolls Royce cars outside Manchester United's Carrington training ground. John McEnroe called for Tennis bosses to sort out ""joke"" schedules as injured Novak Djokovic faces missing Wimbledon. DAILY MIRROR Manchester United will have to pay more in compensation to Erik ten Hag if they sack him following their FA Cup triumph. Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak says other clubs poaching their staff shows the Premier League champions are the leaders in world football. Arsenal and Brazil centre-back Gabriel said it is ""his dream"" to join Brazilian side Corinthians, the club he has supported since he was a child. THE STANDARD Chelsea have made Crystal Palace and France U21 winger Michael Olise one of their top summer transfer targets, with the Blues ready to rival Manchester United to land the ¬£60m-rated player. THE ATHLETIC Dominic Solanke's contract at Bournemouth includes a release clause of ¬£65m ($83m) that can only be activated by certain clubs. MARCA Manchester United have made a ‚Ǩ60m (¬£51m) bid for 18-year-old Lille defender Leny Yoro but face a fight for the French teenager's signature with Real Madrid. DAILY RECORD Scotland and Southampton striker Che Adams is set to make a big-money move to Wolves. Veteran goalkeeper Craig Gordon looks set to face the heartbreak of missing out on Scotland's Euro 2024 squad. Sport Witness ‚ÄúIt‚Äôs moving towards that‚Äù ‚Äì West Ham star will be called to give evidence in Brazil legal process By Lucas Sposito With the Brazilian media obviously giving big coverage to the FA‚Äôs charges against Lucas Paquet?°, it now seems the West Ham United star may even get a call to legally address it. That was revealed by Senator Jorge Kajuru, who‚Äôs the president of an ongoing Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry regarding gambling in sports. The politician was interviewed by O Globo, and said that the West Ham player will soon be summoned to explain his case. ‚ÄúYes, he will, it‚Äôs moving towards that.‚Äù There is, however, no date set for that to happen. ‚ÄúWe‚Äôll discuss it today,‚Äù he said. This Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry in the Brazilian Senate has been quite big, with club presidents taking part in most of the sessions. The big intention is to investigate the many allegations and suspicions of match-fixing in the local league. Lucas Paquet?°‚Äôs case is an issue for the FA, and it‚Äôs unlikely that the Brazilian justice has any access to the process for now. But since he‚Äôs representing the national team at the Copa Am?©rica, those responsible for the commission now believe the West Ham player must explain himself in his country as well. Caught Offside West Ham could beat Newcastle to signing of impressive defender Although there‚Äôs a couple of months to go until the start of the 2024/25 Premier League season, clubs in England‚Äôs top division will almost certainly already be working overtime in order to be able to get certain transfer deals done quickly once the window opens. An expectation that we could be in for another busy summer, despite players, clubs and agents having to deal with the European Championship, Copa America and Olympic Games tournaments, is unlikely to be without foundation, given how many names have already been floated as to be looking for new employment. West Ham in for Newcastle target Lloyd Kelly One player that‚Äôs been consistently in the news is Bournemouth‚Äôs highly-rated centre-back Lloyd Kelly. That‚Äôs because the 25-year-old will be leaving the Cherries on a free transfer at the end of June, and the England international is sure to be in demand. Indeed, Chronicle Live note that Newcastle remain in advanced talks with the player, and after losing out on Tosin Adarabioyo to Chelsea, Eddie Howe and the Saudi Public Investment Fund will surely want to land Kelly. However, the outlet also note that West Ham are one of a handful of other clubs that have registered late interest in the player, and given that the East Londoners are on the cusp of a new era under Julen Lopetegui, that might well pique Kelly‚Äôs interest. The Spaniard is known to play a more continental style of football, and being at the beginning of a new project and helping bring it to life has obvious cachet. Perhaps even something as small a detail as whether Kelly would prefer to live in London over the North East of England is something that may sway the deal one way or the other. There‚Äôs sure to be more twists and turns but Howe will be hopeful that he‚Äôs sitting beside the defender when he puts pen to paper. Sport Witness West Ham offer for defender backed up by second source ‚Äì Need to increase bid by ‚Ǩ2m By Lucas Sposito West Ham United‚Äôs attempt to sign Internacional defender Vit?£o is now backed up by the wider Brazilian media. On Tuesday, it was Inter-dedicated outlet Revista Colorada who reported that the Hammers placed an ‚Ǩ8m bid for the centre-back. Now it‚Äôs time for Goal Brasil to confirm that information, also saying that West Ham ‚Äòsignalled‚Äô they can pay that much for the player. Internacional, however, are said to be demanding at least ‚Ǩ10m for the sale, so there‚Äôs no agreement yet. The good news is that the Brazilian club are ‚Äòaware‚Äô that Vit?£o should leave them this summer, and his agents are working to present some offers. West Ham reportedly see the defender as an alternative to Fabricio Bruno, with whom they couldn‚Äôt reach a personal agreement. According to Goal, the Flamengo defender is still in the Hammers‚Äô ‚Äòradar‚Äô, but they‚Äôre now looking at other options. The story claims that Fabricio Bruno‚Äôs staff even made a counter-offer to West Ham‚Äôs salary bid, yet the London side prefered to walk away and start looking for other centre-backs. That‚Äôs when Vit?£o showed up. Inside Futbol West Ham Trying To Hijack Nottingham Forest‚Äôs Swoop For Brazilian West Ham United are looking to hijack Nottingham Forest‚Äôs swoop for Corinthians goalkeeper Carlos Miguel and the decision is likely to come down to the player. Shot-stopper Miguel is available to move on from Corinthians this summer with a release clause in his deal set at ‚Ǩ4m. Nottingham Forest have been working on signing the goalkeeper and do have a verbal agreement in place with him. They are now facing a fight to bring him to the City Ground though as, according to Brazilian journalist Bruno Andrade, West Ham have entered the hunt. Like Nottingham Forest, West Ham have agreed to pay the ‚Ǩ4m needed by Corinthians. The choice of which Premier League club to sign for now lies in the hands of the 25-year-old. Nottingham Forest and West Ham will make their pitches to try to convince Miguel to sign on the dotted line. The goalkeeper has made four appearances in Brazil‚Äôs Serie A this term, keeping two clean sheets."