Sunday News (includes West Ham)

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BBC

Liverpool are set to beat Chelsea and Newcastle United to the summer signing of Crystal Palace's Marc Guehi, 24, with Anfield the preferred destination for the England defender. (Mirror), external

The agent of Argentina striker Julian Alvarez says Liverpool were interested in the 25-year-old before he joined Atletico Madrid from Manchester City last summer. (Winwin, via Liverpool Echo), external

Liverpool might consider selling Uruguay striker Darwin Nunez in the summer, with Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta believed to be interested in the 25-year-old. (Fichajes - in Spanish), external

Real Madrid will make a concrete attempt to sign Arsenal's France defender William Saliba, 23, in the summer. (Relevo - in Spanish), external

Manchester United, Liverpool and West Ham are interested in Lille's 25-year-old Canada forward Jonathan David, who is out of contract in the summer. But the Premier League clubs face competition from Barcelona, Juventus and Inter Milan. (Tuttojuve - in Italian), external

Newcastle United and Aston Villa are leading the race for the transfer of highly-rated 19-year-old Besiktas striker Semih Kilicsoy, who has also interested Fulham, Everton and Nottingham Forest. (Caughtoffside), external

Paris St-Germain's 26-year-old France forward Randal Kolo Muani, who is on loan at Juventus, is on Newcastle's shortlist as a replacement if Alexander Isak leaves this summer. (Calciomercato - in Italian), external

Manchester United are considering a £34m move for Lille's 23-year-old French goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier. (Give Me Sport), external

Sunderland might look at offers above £20m for English midfielder Jobe Bellingham if they are not promoted from the Championship, with Borussia Dortmund, Chelsea, Crystal Palace and Tottenham interested in the 19-year-old. (Football Insider), external

Timo Werner, 29, might join New York Bulls on loan from sister club RB Leipzig in the summer, after Tottenham chose not to take up the option to buy the Germany forward. (Teamtalk), external

United States striker Christian Pulisic says he wants to stay at AC Milan amid speculation the 26-year-old has agreed a new contract with the Italian club. (Football Italia), external

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has hinted Brazil goalkeeper Alisson Becker, 32, will start the Carabao Cup final against Newcastle United on Sunday rather than the Republic of Ireland's Caoimhin Kelleher, 26. (Independent)




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SUNDAY MIRROR

Liverpool are set to beat Chelsea and Newcastle United to the summer signing of Crystal Palace's Marc Guehi, 24, with Anfield the preferred destination for the England defender.

Arsenal are reportedly plotting a summer swoop for Athletic Bilbao star Nico Williams as Mikel Arteta looks to strengthen his attack.

Diogo Dalot has told Sir Jim Ratcliffe that Manchester United's players have the 'desire to do everything on the pitch.'

Shay Given reckons there might be a statue commissioned in honour of Eddie Howe and his players if they claim immortality in the Carabao Cup final.

Barcelona reportedly have "genuine" interest in Liverpool forward Luis Diaz, with the Reds facing a transfer conundrum as they risk losing a host of their top forwards.

Mathys Tel's former Stade Rennes U19 coach Romain Ferrer has shed light on the Frenchman's talent, offering assurance that his Premier League struggles with Spurs will soon pass following his January loan switch from Bayern Munich.

SUN ON SUNDAY

Premier League stars are among 530 footballers being treated for addiction to drugs, alcohol and gambling and other mental health issues, figures reveal.

Jamaica boss Steve McClaren has revealed Michail Antonio's proposed return to action in the summer following his horror car crash.

Newcastle star Anthony Gordon is raking in millions off the pitch as his company posts accounts for the first time.

A Premier League star faces a High Court showdown over claims he owes an agent £650,000 in unpaid fees.

THE ATHLETIC

Brighton & Hove Albion are set to complete the signing of South Korean winger Yun Do-young.

Carlo Ancelotti says Real Madrid will refuse to play if they have another La Liga fixture scheduled with less than 72 hours rest beforehand.

Manchester United defender Matthijs de Ligt has been added to the Netherlands squad for March's Nations League quarter-finals.

SUNDAY EXPRESS

Julian Alvarez's agent has confirmed that Liverpool were interested in signing him from Manchester City last summer, before he joined Atletico Madrid.

France head coach Didier Deschamps has thrown his support behind Paul Pogba, insisting that the ex-Manchester United star can reach the top of his game again.

Wataru Endo has a score to settle at Wembley, the scene where he notably couldn't revel in last season's Carabao Cup glory against Chelsea due to injury.

INDEPENDENT

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has hinted Brazil goalkeeper Alisson Becker, 32, will start the Carabao Cup final against Newcastle United on Sunday rather than the Republic of Ireland's Caoimhin Kelleher, 26.

THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

The Lions captaincy would appear to be a straight shootout between England captain Maro Itoje and Ireland captain Caelan Doris.

Australia and Saudi Arabia are in talks about partnering on a new global Twenty20 league, which would see eight teams play in four different locations each year, in a format likened to tennis's Grand Slams.

MAIL ON SUNDAY

Lando Norris accused Netflix of 'fabricating nonsense' in their hit Drive to Survive series, saying they deliberately misrepresented last year's title fight.

Former England and Gladiators star John Fashanu is on police bail after being arrested over a land dispute.

SUNDAY RECORD

Nicolas Kuhn drops a cryptic Celtic exit hint as the stopwatch starts on his competing ambitions.




Guardian

O’Brien rescues late point for Everton against West Ham after Soucek opener

Dominic Booth at Goodison Park

That Everton fans drifted away from Goodison Park somewhat disappointed with a point against West Ham, despite their side equalising in the 91st minute, tells its own story about David Moyes’s influence this season and the recent spike in expectations.

Every moment at this grand old ground is to be savoured, with four more home games before the big move to Bramley-Moore dock. The noise of the crowd when Jake O’Brien cutely nodded in a late leveller against West Ham may well have been heard down at the docks and beyond, but Everton could – and perhaps should – have won it through Carlos Alcaraz.

Moyes’s substitutions made a telling difference after a stodgy performance from the hosts for the best part of 70 minutes. Tomas Soucek, who had been a pillar of Moyes’s West Ham when the Scot signed him in 2020, struck a smart opener just after the hour. But from the moment the Everton manager ushered on Youssef Chermiti, Armando Broja and Tim Iroegbunam in the 79th minute, there was a blue onslaught.

Some will wonder why Moyes did not take action sooner. Another five minutes and they might have won it. “The subs changed the game for us,” he said. “Tim and the two forwards gave us a new impetus at the end of the game. We’ve not had that. We found a way of getting a result, great resilience from the players.”

On O’Brien, who scored the leveller at Brentford last month, he said: “He’s beginning to get a couple of goals. I’m pleased for big Jake, he’s improving. He’s a young centre-back making his way as a false right-back. It was an important goal for us.”

Moyes stressed Everton had “no divine right” to breeze past a West Ham team largely built by him. He joked he had “spent most of their money”, but the visitors were largely as blunt as their former manager’s response, reliant on counterattacks and testing Jordan Pickford with potshots.

Their principal threat was the former Moyes favourite Jarrod Bowen, who laid on the assist for Soucek’s opener and was an outlet throughout, showing why he was included in Thomas Tuchel’s first England squad.

For the goal, Bowen teased O’Brien on the left, although Soucek still had work to do, stepping inside and caressing the ball into the far corner.

Everton wobbled for a moment, with Pickford scrambling to save from Bowen and Soucek again just seconds after the opener. Then came the inevitable Goodison roar and the changes from Moyes to set up a grandstand finish.

West Ham retreated too deep. The equaliser seemed like it was coming long before O’Brien nodded in from Idrissa Gueye’s volleyed cross. Alphonse Areola parried away Chermiti’s shot but Everton maintained the pressure. Gueye’s ball was begging to be headed home and O’Brien supplied the decisive touch.

It was a deserved point, although Alcaraz’s agonising 95th-minute miss might prove to be the abiding memory. It should not matter too much in the scheme of things, this draw keeping Everton and West Ham level on 34 points, 17 clear of the drop zone and indisputably safe. Both managers will feel their team can climb the table next season.

“We did a lot well, we restricted Everton to not too much and played well in the second half,” said Graham Potter. “But at the same time when you’re 1-0 up at Everton with the atmosphere here, you feel the pressure.

“Our performance quietened things down, but the crowd are always in the game. As an away ground it’s as tough as it gets when the crowd are up and at you.”

Everton and West Ham have more in common than many may care to admit. In 2016, the Hammers left a crumbling historic ground for a shiny new ­stadium and (eventually) enjoyed a renaissance, its apex the 2023 Europa Conference League success masterminded by Moyes.

Whether Everton can ever write such a fairytale at their new home remains to be seen. With Moyes at the helm, belief is high.

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