Wednesday news (includes West ham)

[Alan]

BBC

Newcastle United are keen on signing Brentford's Cameroon forward Bryan Mbeumo, 25, in January but the Magpies face spending restrictions. (Telegraph - subscription required)

Liverpool and Arsenal also hold interest in Mbeumo, who Brentford value at about £50m. (Newcastle Chronicle)

Manchester United hope to appoint Sporting manager Ruben Amorim in time for Sunday's Premier League match against Chelsea at Old Trafford. (Times - subscription required)

However, Manchester United are locked in talks with Sporting over Amorim’s notice period, which is a number of weeks. (Mail)

Amorim will still be in charge for Sporting's next league fixture on Friday, before travelling to Manchester. (CNN Portugal)

The Portuguese manager, 39, wants to sign Sporting's Portugal centre-back Goncalo Inacio, 23, English winger Marcus Edwards, 25, and Portuguese forward Pedro Goncalves, 26, once he is at Manchester United. (Teamtalk)

United's interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy expects to leave the club when Amorim is appointed. (Independent)

Manchester City remain hopeful that Pep Guardiola will extend his stay as manager, and the club are adamant they had not lined up Amorim as a potential replacement. (Mail)

Whoever succeeds Erik ten Hag as Manchester United manager will have a limited budget to strengthen the squad in January. (Guardian)

Manchester United are interested in signing Bayern Munich's 23-year-old Canada full-back Alphonso Davies, but the player is set on a move to Real Madrid. (Sky Sports Switzerland, via Give Me Sport)

Arsenal are working on a deal to sign Germany winger Leroy Sane, 28, when his Bayern Munich contract expires next summer. (Football Insider)

Sporting are willing to sell Viktor Gyokeres for between £50m and £58m next summer, with Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea interested in the 26-year-old Sweden striker. (Florian Plettenberg)

Manchester United will cut their losses on £86m Brazil winger Antony, 24, following Erik ten Hag’s sacking. (Talksport)

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou is leaning towards offloading German forward Timo Werner, 28, at the end of the season. (GiveMeSport)

West Ham are unlikely to have any money to spend in the January transfer window. (Football Insider)




Sky Paper Talk

THE SUN

Manchester United have already placed Antony on the transfer list following Erik ten Hag's axe, according to reports.

Sporting Lisbon all but confirmed Manchester United will poach Ruben Amorim after announcing the Red Devils will pay his £8.3m release clause.

DAILY MAIL

Manchester United are currently locked in talks with Sporting Lisbon over Ruben Amorim's notice period.

Erik ten Hag's sacking has added chaos to Chelsea's week, with Enzo Maresca's analysts having already conducted extensive homework on how Manchester United played under the Dutchman.

Manchester City are adamant that they were not lining up Ruben Amorim to be their next manager - and they remain hopeful that Pep Guardiola will extend his stay at the club.

Former Premier League frontman Emmanuel Adebayor has been urged to become a politician in his native Togo.

Sporting Lisbon are reportedly prepared to let Viktor Gyokeres leave the club next summer, with four Premier League clubs in the race for the Swedish forward.

THE GUARDIAN

Ruben Amorim is set to be confirmed as Manchester United's manager after Sporting said the Premier League club were ready to pay his release clause of €10m (£8.3m).

Arne Slot has said he is worried about his forward options for Liverpool's demanding schedule with Diogo Jota ruled out until after the next international break and no timescale placed on Federico Chiesa's return.

THE TIMES

Manchester United have approached Sporting Lisbon over the €10m release clause for Ruben Amorim as they move closer to appointing him as Erik ten Hag's replacement.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Sporting have announced that they are in negotiations for their head coach Ruben Amorim to join Manchester United.

Newcastle United are discussing the possibility of signing Brentford winger Bryan Mbeumo in January but manager Eddie Howe is facing tough spending restrictions.

Spain is set to be awarded the 2031 Ryder Cup, meaning that England's wait to host the biennial showdown will extend into a third decade.

Vinicius Junior's Ballon d'Or snub was 'influenced by racism', commentators in Brazil have claimed, amid the fallout from one of the most controversial decisions in the award's history.

Joe Marler has fanned the flames ahead of England's game against New Zealand on Saturday by calling for the All Blacks to get rid of the haka, claiming the pre-match tradition is "ridiculous".

DAILY MIRROR

Paul Scholes has suggested that Manchester United should shift their focus from top target Ruben Amorim and consider appointing Zinedine Zidane as their new manager instead.

Gianfranco Zola has claimed Cole Palmer shares his footballing vision as he backed the England star to be a future Ballon D'Or winner.

Newcastle United face another financial squeeze after the club's majority owner, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, confirmed that it would be scaling back its foreign investment.

THE I

Ruud van Nistelrooy expects to leave Manchester United with Ruben Amorim almost certain to bring in his own staff from Sporting Lisbon.

DAILY RECORD

Director John Halsted has held talks about putting a major cash injection into Rangers.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has revealed that Kieran Tierney is 'quite close' to making a return from his latest injury setback.

SCOTTISH SUN

Celtic have slapped a massive asking price on loan star Alexandro Bernabei, it's being claimed.




PSG Talk

West Ham United's Potential Plan for Carlos Soler

Carlos Soler, now on loan from Paris Saint-Germain to West Ham United, likely recognized he needed a fresh start this summer to secure more consistent playing time. Watching Spain capture the UEFA Euro 2024 title may have fueled his desire to get back on La Roja’s radar.

During the summer transfer window, several clubs showed interest in Soler, but it was West Ham that secured his loan move on the final day. So far, the 27-year-old midfielder has made six appearances for a West Ham side struggling in 15th place in the Premier League.

In an interview with MARCA, Soler shared that while PSG manager Luis Enrique never explicitly told him he wasn’t in the plans, he sensed that a change was needed.

“If I wanted to leave? Yes, that’s the truth,” Soler told the Spanish media outlet. “I never received any news from the club or the coach to tell me that they wanted me to leave. But I knew that last season had been complicated because of my playing time, and I am at the right age in terms of maturity to enjoy football. I wanted a new challenge, to leave and play in the Premier League.”

“I insist. At no time did Luis (Enrique) tell me that I was going to play little or that he wasn’t counting on me. But I’m smart enough to know the level at PSG, and I knew it would be difficult to get playing time.”

West Ham United clear up Carlos Soler’s loan situation

When it comes to Soler, a £27 million clause allows West Ham to make the loan permanent; it is solely an option that the Hammers’ board can choose to trigger.

However, Claret and Hugh reported on Tuesday that the Premier League side have no obligation clause and it’s just a loan. A top official at London Stadium confirmed, “Soler is just here on loan with absolutely no obligation for us to buy.”

With his high wages and the significant fee required by Paris Saint-Germain, any deal over £1 million would need board approval, making a permanent move unlikely.
 

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