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"BBC Manchester City keeper Ederson is a target for Al-Ittihad and the Saudi Pro League side are willing to offer an initial ¬£25m for the 30-year-old Brazil international. (Mail), external Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is expected to bring his stint to the club to an end when his current contract runs out next summer. (Mail), external Arsenal are interested in Stade Rennais winger Desire Doue, 18, and are prepared to compete with numerous clubs including Tottenham for his signature. (Mirror, external) Manchester United have held talks with the representatives of Brentford manager Thomas Frank and former Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino, with Erik ten Hag at serious rick of being sacked. (Telegraph - subscription required), external If United appoint Pochettino, he will look to bring midfielder Conor Gallagher and defender Trevoh Chalobah with him from Chelsea to Old Trafford. (Football Insider, external) Frank has held meetings with Chelsea as they look for a manager, after parting company with Pochettino. (Christian Falk), external Former Brighton manager Roberto de Zerbi is the fourth name on Chelsea's list in their search for a new manager, with Frank, Leicester City's Enzo Maresca and Ipswich Town's Kieran McKenna the others. (Mail), external Leicester boss Maresca has rejected an approach from Sevilla as he wants to stay in the Premier League, and is waiting for a response from Chelsea after recent talks with the Stamford Bridge club. (Fabrizio Romano) Manchester United are interested in teenage Blackburn striker Igor Tyjon, 16, as they track several young players for possible deals. (Sun, external) Stoke midfielder Sol Sidibe, 17, is a target for Chelsea, AC Milan and Monaco after making his first-team breakthrough last season. (Mail, external) Manchester United are set to wait until after the summer transfer window closes before securing England midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, 19, on an improved contract. (Telegraph - subscription required), external Aston Villa have agreed a two-year deal, which has the option of a further year, with 30-year-old English midfielder Ross Barkley, who can leave Luton Town after their relegation from the Premier League. (Football Insider), external Real Betis defender Chadi Riad, 20, is set to arrive in England for a medical ahead of a potential ¬£12.7m move to Crystal Palace. (Mail, external) Morocco midfielder Sofyan Amrabat, 27, says he will speak to Manchester United about his future, with the Old Trafford club having an option to turn his loan from Fiorentina into a permanent switch. (Ziggo Sport, via Metro), external Denmark midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, 28, is expected to leave Tottenham in search for more first-team football. (Football Insider), external Fulham have made an 8m euro bid for Stuttgart and Congo forward Silas, 25, as negotiations between the two clubs continue. (CaughtOffside), external German champions Bayer Leverkusen are close to signing Spanish midfielder Aleix Garcia, 26, from Girona for about 15-20m euros (¬£11.8m-¬£15.7m). (Sky Sports Germany), external Burnley's list of possible replacements for manager Vincent Kompany, who is close to joining Bayern Munich, include former Chelsea boss Frank Lampard and ex-Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper. (Patreon, via Football League World), external Norwich City are set to make a formal approach for FC Nordsjaelland manager Johannes Hoff Thorup as they look to appoint the 35-year-old as their head coach. (Sky Sports) Sky Paper Talk DAILY MAIL Pep Guardiola is expected to call time on a spell of unprecedented dominance at Manchester City next summer. Ederson is a target for Saudi Pro League side Al Ittihad as he considers bringing an end to his stay at Premier League champions Manchester City. Leeds United fans have been condemned after social media videos emerged of them singing vile chants aimed at Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, a Southampton supporter, before Sunday's Championship play-off final at Wembley. Crystal Palace could secure their first summer signing as early as Monday with Real Betis defender Chadi Riad set to arrive in London for a medical. Aston Villa are offering a three-year deal to Luton Town midfielder Ross Barkley as they look to tempt him into staying in the Premier League. Everton are showing interest in Newcastle United winger Yankuba Minteh, who had an impressive 2023-24 campaign on loan with Feyenoord. INDEPENDENT Enzo Maresca and Roberto de Zerbi have emerged as the frontrunners to become Chelsea's next manager with fears that Kieran McKenna is not yet ready for the leap to such a high-profile role. Erik ten Hag still retains the support of senior figures in the new Manchester United football structure and there are fears removing him from his managerial role will not go down well with supporters. DAILY TELEGRAPH Manchester United officials have met with representatives of both Thomas Frank and Mauricio Pochettino as they continue to explore their managerial options before this week's review of their season. Manchester United will wait for the summer transfer window to close before they turn their attentions to securing the future of teen sensation Kobbie Mainoo. THE SUN Manchester United's transfer policy of finding young players from other clubs could see them land Blackburn Rovers' 16-year-old striker Igor Tyjon. Philippe Coutinho is set to leave Aston Villa this summer and make a return to one of his former clubs, Vasco da Gama. DAILY MIRROR England fans are fuming after being told it will cost them ¬£556 for a minimum two nights of camping on official sites in Gelsenkirchen where the game against Serbia will take place on June 16. Sofyan Amrabat has no idea whether his Manchester United loan deal will be made permanent but says staying at Old Trafford is ""certainly an option"". Barcelona are ready to try and tempt Luis Diaz away from Liverpool this summer amid reports that sporting director Deco has already been in talks with his agent. DAILY EXPRESS Mason Greenwood has thanked Getafe for his loan spell in Spain this season but offered no insight into whether his long-term future lies away from Manchester United. Liverpool and Chelsea could make their move for Leeds United winger Crysencio Summerville after the Whites failed to secure promotion to the Premier League on Sunday. Chelsea are attempting to hijack Newcastle United's pursuit of Fulham defender Tosin Adarabioyo. DAILY RECORD Rangers should benefit from Atalanta's strong finish to the season by securing a place as a seeded club in the Champions League third qualifying round and play-offs, but it also means Hearts will have to go through the Europa League play-offs rather than get a bye into the group stage. The Athletic West Ham‚Äôs player of the season: Jarrod Bowen ‚Äì next level achieved By Roshane Thomas Before England‚Äôs last-16 tie against Germany at the previous European Championship three years ago, only a few people recognised Jarrod Bowen as he headed to his seat at Wembley Stadium with some close friends. Those who did spot the West Ham United forward asked for autographs. He then sang the national anthem and celebrated a 2-0 England win, courtesy of late goals from Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane; it was an experience that inspired Bowen. Later in that summer of 2021, he returned to his uncle‚Äôs farm in Herefordshire, near the border with Wales, and trained in its potato fields with weights on his arms. It had the desired effect. His form for West Ham the following season led to his first senior England call-up in the May. The now 27-year-old was with his father Sam, brother Harry, sister Ella, girlfriend Dani and best friend Lewis when he received the news. There were tears of joy from the loved ones around him. Days before his call-up, Bowen was celebrating his brother‚Äôs 21st birthday when his auntie found a childhood picture of him dressed up as David Beckham. Bowen made his England debut against Hungary that June, and now has seven senior caps. Having been named West Ham‚Äôs player of the season for 2023-24 at the start of this month, he is now in Gareth Southgate‚Äôs 33-man provisional England squad for this summer‚Äôs European Championship in Germany (Southgate will name his final party of 26 on June 7, after two warm-up friendlies.) After getting overlooked for the 2022 World Cup, Bowen will hope his award-winning season for West Ham merits inclusion this time. This season, Bowen has taken his game to an elite level. He scored five headed goals in the Premier League having failed to get any last term, became the first West Ham player to reach 20 goals in a single campaign since Teddy Sheringham and Marlon Harewood in 2004-05 (and they did it in the second-tier Championship) and matched Paolo Di Canio‚Äôs 1999-2000 club record of 16 Premier League goals in a season. ‚ÄúMe scoring 20 goals a season has to be the minimum if I want to be spoken about in elite company with the players in my position and earning call-ups to England,‚Äù said Bowen. ‚ÄúIf you look at the players in my position, they constantly put those numbers out. For me, it‚Äôs about doing it this season and the season after. That‚Äôs the standard and benchmark for me now.‚Äù Bowen said openly he was overthinking his performances leading up to that mid-season 2022 World Cup in Qatar. It led to a loss of form, with the forward failing to score or get an assist in the first seven league games of that campaign. This season, however, Bowen‚Äôs performances were markedly better, with 11 goals in his first 17 top-flight appearances. ‚ÄúI missed out on the World Cup, and that summer (2022) was my first experience with international football,‚Äù said Bowen. ‚ÄúPeople deal with things differently. You don‚Äôt get too caught up with your career, but (for me) I went from playing wherever (he was a Championship player until West Ham signed him at the end of January 2020) to being close to a World Cup. ‚ÄúNow I feel like I‚Äôm in a good place. I started the season well and just built confidence on top of that, week in, week out, with a smile on my face.‚Äù From the squad named this week, Southgate‚Äôs forward options for Euro 2024 are Bowen, captain Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Ivan Toney, Bukayo Saka, Anthony Gordon, James Maddison, Ollie Watkins, Phil Foden, Eberechi Eze, Cole Palmer and Jack Grealish. The only England-qualified players to score more goals than Bowen in the 2023-24 Premier League were Palmer (22), Watkins, Foden and Dominic Solanke (all 19). The forward is appreciative towards now departed West Ham manager David Moyes, who helped Bowen develop after signing him from Hull City. Under the Scot‚Äôs tutelage, Bowen has become the face of West Ham, a ¬£100million-rated player and an England international. After it was announced that Moyes would be leaving at the end of this season, Bowen headed to his office at the training ground to express his gratitude. ‚ÄúThe manager had faith to bring me in from the Championship, which was initially frowned upon,‚Äù said Bowen. ‚ÄúSince I‚Äôve been here, we‚Äôve had some great memories and won a trophy together last year. When I got my first cap, he was so happy for me. I‚Äôve enjoyed my football under him and it all goes back to him taking a chance on me in the first place. ‚ÄúIt comes with confidence, him trusting me and putting me in the team. Then it‚Äôs down to me to play my game. It was my 200th game for West Ham the other day and that‚Äôs down to the manager having belief in me as a player. ‚ÄúI feel more calm and mature as a player. One of the best things about him is his door is always open. He‚Äôs one of the best people I‚Äôve worked with. I‚Äôll always be thankful for his support. I wouldn‚Äôt be here without him.‚Äù Bowen, who signed a seven-year contract in October, thrived in big moments this season, with goals against Bayer Leverkusen, Liverpool, Newcastle United, Aston Villa, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United. ‚ÄúHe‚Äôs in really good form, quick, sharp and looks like he can do a lot of things,‚Äù Moyes said last September. ‚ÄúI‚Äôm not going to pick the England team but to play for England you have to be able to score in big games. Jarrod‚Äôs doing great for us.‚Äù It has been a long journey for Bowen to reach this point in his career ‚Äî he watched England‚Äôs 2018 World Cup group stage opener against Tunisia in a pub with friends shortly after Hull finished 18th in the 24-team Championship. He has always been passionate about supporting the national team and has harboured hopes of representing his country. Now that‚Äôs been achieved, the next target is to represent his country at a major tournament. Sebasti?£o Sousa Pinto @sebsousapinto ‚öíÔ?è?üö®EXCLUSIVE: @WestHam is close to sign Jota Silva from @VitoriaSC1922 for 20 million euros, relating to his release clause. ?üáµ?üá? Deal is well underway, and Jota prepares himself to leave VSC, after an incredible season. 15 goals and 7 assists in all competitions. Long term contract awaits. Nothing done/agreed yet. ?üîú"