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"BBC Liverpool are pursuing Turkey's 19-year-old attacking midfielder Arda Guler from Real Madrid. (Teamtalk), external Fulham have revived their interest in Chelsea's 24-year-old English defender Trevoh Chalobah. (Standard), external Manchester United will walk away from talks with Everton for English defender Jarrad Branthwaite, 21, unless the Toffees lower their £70m asking price (ESPN), external Everton are increasingly confident of keeping hold of the centre-back this summer. (I Sport), external Lille defender Leny Yoro, 18, favours a move to Real Madrid over Liverpool or Manchester United. (Marca - in Spanish), external West Ham fear Ghana winger Mohammed Kudus, 23, will ask to leave the club this summer. (Football Insider), external Aston Villa have enquired about the availability of 21-year-old Argentinean midfielder Matias Soule, but Juventus say he is not for sale. (Sky Sports), external Chelsea are in talks with Boca Juniors over a deal for 19-year-old Argentinean defender Aaron Anselmino. (Athletic - subscription required), external Manchester United are preparing to trigger the £33.8m release clause in the contract of Bologna's 23-year-old Dutch striker Joshua Zirkzee. (Telegraph - subscription required) Former AC Milan boss Stefano Pioli is among the candidates to become Al-Ittihad manager. (Fabrizio Romano), external West Ham and Nottingham Forest have made contact with Arsenal to discuss the possibility of signing 21-year-old English midfielder Reiss Nelson. (Football Insider), external Paris St-Germain and Netherlands midfielder Xavi Simons, 21, is Bayern Munich's primary transfer target. (Bild - in German), external Arsenal have made a bid for Fenerbahce's Turkey full-back Ferdi Kadioglu, 24. (Ajan Spor - in Turkish), external Fulham will demand £40m to let USA defender Antonee Robinson, 26, depart Craven Cottage this summer. (Givemesport), external Southampton and Brighton have made offers to IFK Gothenburg for 18-year-old Malian midfielder Malick Yalcouye. (Caught Offside) Sky Paper Talk THE SUN Gareth Southgate claims England are struggling without a replacement for Kalvin Phillips in midfield. Arsenal have reportedly launched a £17m bid for Fenerbahce full-back Ferdi Kadioglu. Manchester United have reignited their interest in Bayern defender Matthijs de Ligt. THE TIMES Rodrigo Bentancur could face a ban for suggesting that South Korean people all ""look the same"" as his Tottenham team-mate Heung-Min Son, with the FA considering whether to charge the midfielder. Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has been confronted by ""lots of bad surprises"" since becoming a co-owner of Manchester United in February, as epitomised by the club's inefficient transfer spending. DAILY EXPRESS The agent and brother of Marcus Rashford aimed a thinly veiled dig at Gareth Southgate on social media after England's dire draw with Denmark. Dragan Stojkovic refused to answer questions about the Serbian FA threatening to withdraw his side from Euro 2024 after the dramatic 1-1 draw with Slovenia. DAILY MAIL Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is continuing his battle with UEFA after revealing they blocked the potential signing of Jean-Clair Todibo from Nice. Chelsea have reportedly 'opened talks' over a move to sign 19-year-old Boca Juniors defender Aaron Anselmino. James McClean continued his criticism of Declan Rice, stating the midfielder only played five-yard sideways and backward passes in England's Euro 2024 clash against Denmark. THE TELEGRAPH Ruud van Nistlerooy has held talks with Burnley about their vacant manager's job. THE GUARDIAN Everton are growing increasingly confident of keeping Manchester United target Jarrad Branthwaite. Paris Saint-Germain's head coach, Jocelyn Precheur, is in the frame for a switch to London City Lionesses in what would represent a major coup for the Women's Championship club. EVENING STANDARD Fulham have reignited their pursuit of Chelsea centre-back Trevoh Chalobah. DAILY MIRROR Pablo Mari said the stabbing he suffered during a supermarket attack near Milan in 2022 has shifted his priorities in life, adding that he no longer ""wastes time on what is superfluous"". Liverpool are one of the sides keeping tabs Jamal Musiala, with the attacker thought to be keen to move to the Premier League. Liverpool could be set for a £9m windfall as Chelsea press to sign Dominic Solanke. Luis Diaz has been made a priority target by Barcelona. THE ATHLETIC Chelsea Women are set to sign France forward Sandy Baltimore on a free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain. Jesse Marsch has questioned whether Argentina will be fined for delaying the second half of their Copa America opener with Canada. DAILY RECORD Uncertainty is growing around the future of captain James Tavernier at Ibrox, while Rangers are said to be willing to listen to offers for Todd Cantwell. The SFA are reportedly willing to offer Rangers the use of Hampden Park to ease their scheduling headache caused by delays to improvements at Ibrox. A deal to take Hamza Igamane to Rangers is expected to be completed in the next few days."