Wednesday news (includes West Ham)

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I see the Diangana story is from Africa Foot United Can take that to the bank then

[Jasnik]

Sport Witness (with surely a late April Fool joke) HaHa missed this bit!

[Jasnik]

West Ham United are one of the clubs in the picture to sign West Bromwich Albion’s Grady Diangana in the summer window. This article is a wind up right.. Checks date nope not April fools day...

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"BBC Mauricio Pochettino is on the radar of Manchester United and Bayern Munich after leaving Chelsea by ""mutual consent"". (Standard), Stuttgart manager Sebastian Hoeness and Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna have been sounded out by Chelsea to replace Pochettino. (Teamtalk), Girona boss Michel and Leicester City manager Enzo Maresca are also likely to be among the names under consideration by Chelsea. (Telegraph - subscription required) , Former boss Thomas Tuchel has held ""loose talks"" with Chelsea about returning to the club - who sacked him in 2022 - for a second spell in charge. (Florian Plettenberg), Manchester City are open to offers for Brazil goalkeeper Ederson, 30, who is attracting interest from Saudi Arabia. (Fabrizio Romano), Manchester United are exploring the possibility of signing Crystal Palace and England defender Marc Guehi, 23, if they fail to strike a deal with Everton for 21-year-old England centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite. (Mail), Everton have placed a minimum price tag of ¬£80m on Branthwaite, who has also attracted interest from Newcastle and Tottenham. (i Sport) Manchester United are in a position to spend heavily in the summer transfer window as big losses in recent years are now dropping out of their profitability and sustainability rules (PSR) calculations. (Football Insider), Tottenham are contemplating a summer swoop for Bournemouth's 26-year-old English striker Dominic Solanke. (Talksport), Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool have made contact with Benfica over a potential deal for 20-year-old Portugal centre-back Antonio Silva. (Caught Offside), Incoming Liverpool manager Arne Slot has placed Benfica and Turkey midfielder Orkun Kokcu, 23, at the top of his wishlist. (Givemesport), Tottenham have asked Chelsea about the availability of Trevoh Chalobah, 24, as they prepare to launch a double raid for the English defender and England midfielder Conor Gallagher, 24. (HITC), Manchester United and Bayern Munich sent scouts to watch 18-year-old Malian midfielder Malick Junior Yalcouye play for IFK Gothenburg in a 1-0 win against Mjallby on Tuesday. (Expressen - in Swedish), Aston Villa have lodged a bid of ¬£12.8m with Sevilla for 32-year-old Argentina defender Marcos Acuna. (Fichajes - in Spanish), Villa are also interested in Italy defender Raoul Bellanova, 24, after impressing during his first season with Torino, but West Ham and Manchester United are also keen. (Tuttosport - in Italian), West Ham are considering a summer move for Serhou Guirassy, 28, after the Guinea striker scored 28 Bundesliga goals for Stuttgart this season. (Standard), Tottenham will rival Aston Villa for Italy defender Andrea Cambiaso, 24, who is valued at ¬£34m by Juventus. (Calciomercato - in Italian), Fulham and West Ham have held talks with Corinthians over the possibility of signing 19-year-old Brazilian forward Wesley. (Caught Offside), Sky Paper Talk EVENING STANDARD Manchester United and Bayern Munich are on high alert after Mauricio Pochettino's departure from Chelsea. Gareth Southgate has revealed England are keeping tabs on Crystal Palace's Michael Olise after he was left out of the France squad for the European Championship. THE SUN Manchester City superstar Ederson is reportedly considering a summer exit amid interest from Saudi Arabia. Crystal Palace are in talks to sign defender Chadi Riad from Real Betis. Joel Matip is set to stay in the Premier League - with Bournemouth and Southampton vying for his services. Norwich have released 19 players after failing to earn promotion to the Premier League. Arne Slot's first major task as Liverpool boss is to talk Mo Salah out of playing at the Olympics. Mauricio Pochettino will be back at Stamford Bridge just two weeks after leaving Chelsea - to manage the World XI in Soccer Aid. Liam Rosenior has emerged as a contender in the race to become new Brighton manager. DAILY MAIL Dan Ashworth sent an email to a Newcastle United address inadvertently revealing he was being tapped up by incoming Manchester United chief executive Omar Berrada, who was still on gardening leave from Manchester City. Manchester United are exploring the possibility of a move for Crystal Palace's ¬£65m-rated centre back Marc Guehi. Alejandro Garnacho may well look for a new contract if he features prominently at the Copa America in the US this summer. The FA have vowed to crack down on any bad behaviour by United and City fans at Saturday's all-Manchester Cup final at Wembley. Cole Palmer has led the tributes to outgoing Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino following his exit from the club. DAILY MIRROR Manchester United and Liverpool are both set to lose the race to sign French wonderkid Leny Yoro. THE ATHLETIC Kevin De Bruyne's camp had one conversation with new MLS side San Diego FC, as the Southern California city is a place De Bruyne would consider if he were to play Stateside. Everton captain Seamus Coleman says he is yet to decide whether to accept the offer of a new contract, but believes he still has ""value"" to offer and a ""duty"" to help the club. England fans travelling to Germany for the men's European Championship this summer should be ""judged on their behaviour, not reputation"", says chief constable Mark Roberts, head of the UK Football Policing Unit. Ashley Young insists he wants to stay at Everton after being offered a new contract by the club and added he would ""love to play as long as possible"". West Ham United defender Aaron Cresswell has agreed a one-year extension. DAILY TELEGRAPH The threat of a civil war over future governance of the professional game in New Zealand is rising just over a month before England are to play two Tests against the All Blacks, in Dunedin and Auckland, in July. THE GUARDIAN Chelsea are prepared to rival Brighton for the appointment of Ipswich's Kieran McKenna after reaching an agreement to part company with Mauricio Pochettino by mutual consent on Tuesday. Emma Hayes has selected her first squad as United States manager ahead of a pair of friendlies as she prepares to lead the women's national team at the Paris Olympics. DAILY RECORD Steven Gerrard has revealed that he is looking to bring in experience to help the Saudi players at Al-Ettifaq with Rangers duo James Tavernier and Connor Goldson being tipped with a move to the Middle East. Stephen Welsh is set to give double-chasing Celtic a Scottish Cup final boost by returning to training this week. New Rapid Bucharest boss Neil Lennon insists he has no plans to allow Albion Rrahmani to leave the club amid interest from Rangers. Brazilian rising star Jefte's move to Ibrox is now a done deal with the full back set to officially become a Rangers player in July, according to a report in Brazil. Neil Lennon is set to raid former club Celtic for Stephen Welsh to kickstart his Rapid Bucharest transfer spree - with Dundee United's Ross Graham also a target in a Scottish football double swoop. Outgoing RKC Waalwijk goalkeeper Etienne Vaessen insists he is in no rush to decide his future amid speculation over a move to Celtic. Jhon Arias reportedly is only interested in a move to England or Spain amid speculation over a switch to Rangers. SCOTTISH SUN Rangers have yet to make a formal proposal to Rapid Bucharest for the services of Kosovo international striker Albion Rrahmani, according to reports. David Gray is a serious contender to become Hibs' manager. Sport Witness (with surely a late April Fool joke) Insistence player ‚Äòclose to signing‚Äô for West Ham after Hammers said to have made offer West Ham United are one of the clubs in the picture to sign West Bromwich Albion‚Äôs Grady Diangana in the summer window. The attacking midfielder finished the season with seven goals and eight assists from 38 games and his performances have caught the attention of a few Premier League sides. That‚Äôs at least what Africa Foot United are reporting, and add that West Ham could be the West Brom player‚Äôs next destination. Diangana has just over a year left on his current deal and his situation with the Baggies has caught the attention of Wolverhampton Wanderers, Brighton & Hove Albion, Leicester City, Lazio and AS Roma. West Ham could take the lead as the report states they have offered ¬£7m plus ¬£3m bonuses to West Brom. It‚Äôs further claimed the DR Congo international is ‚Äòclose to signing‚Äô for the Hammers. He spent 10 years at West Ham, including four years with their first team, before joining the Championship side in 2020. The deal isn‚Äôt completed yet and other interested parties could still take him away from West Brom in the next window. Player likely to leave West Ham despite renewing contract ‚Äì Hammers won‚Äôt sell him for cheap By Naveen Ullal West Ham United goalkeeper Nathan Trott has been on loan at Vejle Boldklub since 2022 and it‚Äôs not clear where his future lies. The 25-year-old‚Äôs current deal with the Hammers expires in June and earlier this year, he revealed that West Ham have an option to extend it for two more years. The Premier League side have activated the renewal option, according to Tipsbladet. Trott has kept eight clean sheets and conceded 35 goals from 31 games for Vejle this season. His form has seen several clubs show interest, and those clubs had been hoping to sign him for free in the summer window. A free transfer is now ruled out after West Ham extended his contract until 2026, but a move could still take place in the next window. Alphonse Areola has been the first-choice goalkeeper at the London club this season, with ?Åukasz Fabia?Ñski providing cover to the Frenchman. Trott is unlikely to get game time if he were to return to West Ham. Therefore, Tipsbladet state the goalkeeper is more likely to be sold this summer, despite the renewal. The report adds that West Ham don‚Äôt intend to sell him for cheap, without mentioning their demands. Standard West Ham confirm major backroom changes ahead of Julen Lopetegui arrival Kevin Nolan, Billy McKinlay and Rob Newman are among those following David Moyes through the exit door Malik Ouzia West Ham have confirmed a major clear-out of their backroom staff ahead of Julen Lopetegui‚Äôs arrival, with Kevin Nolan, Billy McKinlay and recruitment chief Rob Newman among those leaving the club. Lopetegui‚Äôs appointment as David Moyes‚Äôs successor will be announced later this week and the former Real Madrid boss will arrive with his own long-term coaching team. Fellow Spaniard Xavi Valero, West Ham‚Äôs goalkeeper coach, is expected to be the only survivor among Moyes‚Äôs senior staff, with assistants Nolan, McKinlay, Johnny Heitinga and Henry Newman all departing. A shake-up behind the scenes this summer will also see technical director Tim Steidten given the power to lead on transfers, with head of player recruitment Rob Newman departing. Newman was known to be a close ally of Moyes but there have been tensions over transfer targets between the manager and Steidten this season and the club are keen to streamline that part of the operation. Moyes managed his final game in Sunday‚Äôs defeat to Manchester City at the Etihad and confirmation of his exit earlier this month was always likely to mean the end for the majority of his staff. McKinlay has spent more than four years at the Hammers across two spells, while Nolan returned as a coach in February 2020, having captained the club as a player. Former Dutch international Heitinga, who played under Moyes at Everton, joined the staff last summer following the departures of Mark Warburton and Paul Nevin. At the same time, Henry Newman was promoted from his role as an opposition analyst, while Mark Robson stepped up from his post as U21s boss. The latter is now set to return to a position in the club‚Äôs academy but Newman has left, along with technical advisor Alan Irvine, fitness coach Nick Davies and head of performance analysis Jamie Osman. ‚ÄúThe Club would like to thank Billy, Kevin, John, Henry, Rob, Alan, Nick and Jamie for their hard work, commitment and dedication to West Ham United and wish each of them all the very best in the future,‚Äù a statement read. West Ham Way Reporting on The West Ham Way Patreon, our Podcast co-host and club insider Ex has provided a comprehensive update on the current state of play, with a new-look backroom team taking shape in what is widely regarded an an exciting chapter for the club. ‚ÄúWest Ham have their first recruitment meeting today to plan for new signings with the new manager Julen Lopetegui,‚Äù stated Ex. ‚ÄúThe team trusted with the rebuild are as follows: Tim Steidten, this man needs no further introduction as his move has been very high profile. He is said to have been very behind the appointment of Julien Lopetegui as he is to have a key role going forward with recruitment and more freedom then he had under Moyes. ‚ÄúMoyes ultimately had the final say on transfers and is said to be one of the mutually agreed reasons he left the club because he didn‚Äôt want to hand more power over to Steidten where as the new manager is happy with the arrangement. Steidten has brought in his brother Moritz to the club. Moritz is Tim‚Äôs younger brother and was a former player himself in the German leagues. He previously worked for 9 years as a scout for German side Werder Bremen. ‚ÄúIt is here that he met Max Hann. Max Hann makes us another part of the team. He is said to have a very modern approach to recruitment and is already driving a number of new initiatives in the club. His title will be head of Technical Recruitment and Analysis and he is said to be very skilled at using data to recruit. He has also been an assistant manager at Darmstadt 98 and Dynamo Dresden. Max is only 28 and has an already very impressive CV that makes him highly rated across Europe in his field. Finally, making up the team is another 28 year old, Dylan Curnell. Dylan has been at the club since June 2018 having moved from Cardiff academy performance analyst. His first role at West Ham was as an under 18s performance analysts before his good work got him promoted to the Head of Academy Analysis. He was part of the successful Academy sides staff in recent years and this work got him the role of First Team Recruitment Analysis and he now becomes the longest serving member of the recruitment team. Dylan is said to be a big West Ham fan as well, which I always think is important to have in each of our backroom teams! ‚ÄúMany of the Academy players who have worked with Dylan always speak very highly of his skills. It appears that the club are very excited about the new recruitment team that they have created and that following a meeting today the club will move quickly to sign some targets. ‚ÄúTwo players who could be the first to join the club are ones that we have already revealed on Patreon. We believe talks are progressing with Brazilians Wesley Gassova and Fabricio Bruno with the club hoping to conclude deals soon. ‚ÄúGassova is an exciting young forward who plays for Corinthians. He is 19 and very highly rated. He will bring a lot of attacking flair to the club. Fabricio Bruno is a more experienced 28 year old centre back. He currently plays for another Brazilian giant in Flamengo and has already played twice this year for the Brazilian national side making his debut against England in March 2024. As Marca @asmarcatr SPECIAL - BREAKING NEWS: West Ham United made an official offer of ‚Ǩ26M to Fenerbah?ße for 24-year-old versatile left-back Ferdi Kadƒ±oƒülu. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is also a big fan of the player and would love to sign him."