Thursday News (includes West Ham)

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BBC

Chelsea are open to letting Ukraine winger Mykhailo Mudryk leave the club in January, with French club Marseille interested in the 23-year-old. (Teamtalk)

Arsenal have opened contract talks with 26-year-old centre-back Gabriel Magalhaes, although talks with the Brazil international are in the early stages. (Football Insider)

Denmark playmaker Christian Eriksen was linked with leaving Manchester United in the summer, but the 32-year-old, who has one year left on his contract, says he did not consider leaving the Old Trafford club. (Mail)

Real Sociedad and Spain midfielder Martin Zubimendi, 25, regrets not moving to Liverpool and wants the Reds to come back in for him. (Estadio Deportivo - in Spanish)

AC Milan adviser Zlatan Ibrahimovic has contacted former Borussia Dortmund boss Edin Terzic, with the Serie A side's manager Paulo Fonseca - who was appointed in the summer - already under pressure after a poor start to the season. (Sky Sports Germany)

Inter Milan president Guiseppe Marotta says the club were close to signing Manchester City and Norway striker Erling Haaland, 24, when he was 15, only for red tape to scupper the move. (Football Italia)

Arsenal could lose 25-year-old Japan defender Takehiro Tomiyasu in January, with Inter Milan, Napoli and Juventus interested. (Sun)

England left-back Ben Chilwell is still expected to leave Chelsea in January, despite the 27-year-old returning to first-team training after failing to secure a move in the summer. (Football Insider)

Chelsea could appoint Sachin Gupta, who is the executive vice-president of basketball operations for NBA side Minnesota Timberwolves, to a role at the Stamford Bridge club. (Athletic - subscription required)

Newcastle United are monitoring Chelsea's 18-year-old right-back Josh Acheampong and could try to make a move for the England Under-19 international. (i newspaper - subscription required)




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THE SUN

Arsenal could be set to lose Takehiro Tomiyasu in January, with Inter Milan, Napoli and Juventus all tracking the Japanese ace who is thought to be open-minded to the idea of a move.

Issac Hayden has been left out of Newcastle's Premier League 25-man squad as five goalkeepers are chosen instead.

Jesse Lingard has claimed that he "didn't know the rules" after a police probe was reportedly launched into the former Man Utd's star's use of an e-scooter.

DAILY MAIL

Police are set to investigate the online racist abuse suffered by England stars Bukayo Saka and Jude Bellingham during Euro 2024.

Sven-Goran Eriksson has been tragically denied a dying wish to have his ashes scattered at his favourite beauty spot after local officials blocked the idea.

Chelsea legend John Terry has insisted that players do want to take part in the Club World Cup as the debate over football's increasingly hectic schedule continues to intensify.

Viv Anderson is selling the England shirt and cap from his international debut as part of a collection of memorabilia expected to fetch more than £100,000.

Anthony Martial was given a rapturous welcome by fanatical AEK Athens supporters as he landed in the Greek capital on Wednesday night.

Emma Raducanu believes she made mistakes with regards to her scheduling over the summer and has now changed her approach.

DAILY MIRROR

Former Manchester United star Paul Pogba has posted a cryptic message on social media to fuel speculation of a development around his doping ban.

AC Milan head coach Paulo Fonseca's job is in jeopardy after the Italian giants were beaten 3-1 by Liverpool in the Champions League.

THE ATHLETIC

Nottingham Forest have begun talks about creating a memorial to the victims of the Hillsborough disaster at the City Ground.

Stefano Pioli has been appointed as the new Al Nassr head coach.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Players could refuse to play for England if they go on strike but continue to play for their clubs, after union chief Maheta Molango said industrial action over football's punishing fixture list should target "national team competitions".

Manchester United will ask around 500,000 supporters if they want a new stadium or to redevelop Old Trafford as they prepare to launch the first phase of an extensive fan consultation process this week.

The first VAR storm of the season is brewing, with Leicester City having made a direct request of the referees' body PGMOL to investigate whether the process that saw Crystal Palace's first goal on Saturday ruled onside was correct.

Doubts have emerged over Bryson DeChambeau's eligibility for next year's Ryder Cup, with the PGA of America still to announce a pathway for LIV Golf players to appear at Bethpage Black.

THE GUARDIAN

The English Football League wants to charge Leicester over the alleged breach of Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR) the Premier League was blocked from pursuing this month, if the club are relegated.

Rob Couhig's prospective deal to buy Reading has collapsed, raising fears over the future of the troubled League One club.

Maro Itoje has rejected claims by the former England head coach Eddie Jones that he is "very inward­looking" and not suited to Test captaincy, after being unveiled as Saracens' skipper.

THE TIMES

Former Scotland flanker John Jeffrey has been forced to withdraw from the race to be the next chairman of World Rugby after failing to win the backing of the Scottish Rugby Union.

DAILY RECORD

Danny Swanson insists St Johnstone must swoop for Scott Brown as their new boss before a Premiership rival beats them to the punch.

Midfielder Davy Klaassen has opened up on his decision to return to Ajax amid reported interest from Rangers.

SCOTTISH SUN

Rangers have agreed a bumper new kit sponsorship deal which is said to be the 'most lucrative in the club's history'.




Sport Witness

“We hardly spoke” – Player pinpoints David Moyes for West Ham difficulties

By Naveen Ullal

Former West Ham United midfielder Alex Král joined Espanyol from Union Berlin on a loan deal in the summer window.

Thursday’s edition of Mundo Deportivo has published an interview with the 26-year-old. They talked about his career, including his time at West Ham.

Král joined West Ham on a loan deal from Spartak Moscow during the 2021/22 season, when David Moyes was then in charge at the club.

The Czech Republic international was restricted to 256 minutes of action from six games in all competitions for the Hammers. This includes a minute’s action in the Premier League.

Mundo pointed out to the player that he struggled for a prominent role at the London club. When asked to explain what went wrong at West Ham, he didn’t hold back when criticising Moyes.

The former Spartak Moscow man wasn’t pleased with Moyes’ approach at West Ham.

“It’s difficult to say, because I never got an explanation from the coach [Moyes]. But it’s something I’ve already forgotten,” he said.

“I can’t say we had a bad relationship, it was simply non-existent. We hardly spoke. When I asked him what was wrong, he said nothing was wrong. I also have to say that the results when I was there were very good, so there was no reason to change anything either.”

The Premier League side parted ways with Moyes at the end of last season and appointed Julen Lopetegui as his successor. The Hammers have collected four points from four league games this season.

Meanwhile, Král has made five league appearances for the La Liga side so far.



 

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