Friday News (includes West Ham)

[Alan]

BBC

Manchester United are ready to go all out to sign Everton and England defender Jarrad Branthwaite, 22, this summer for around, but a deal may hinge on Champions League qualification. (Sun - subscription required), external

Aston Villa have the option to make their loan deal for Manchester United and England forward Marcus Rashford, 27, permanent this summer for £40m. (Teamtalk), external

Liverpool remain confident Egypt forward Mohamed Salah, 32, and Netherlands defender Virgil van Dijk, 33, will sign new contracts with the club before the summer. (Athletic - subscription required), external

Manchester United are chasing Borussia Dortmund and Germany midfielder Felix Nmecha, 24, who they hope to recruit for around £40m. (Bild - in German), external

Liverpool are stepping up their pursuit of RB Leipzig and Netherlands midfielder Xavi Simons, 21, who will be available for around 80m euros (£67m) this summer. (Caught Offside), external

Newcastle have made Bournemouth and Spain international Dean Huijsen, 19, their number one defensive target this summer. (Sun), external

Bournemouth are looking to sign Spain goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, 30, on a permanent basis from Chelsea this summer, with 26-year-old Liverpool and Republic of Ireland international, Caoimhin Kelleher, also of interest. (Telegraph - subscription required), external

Thiago Motta's position as Juventus manager is under threat and the subject of internal discussions at the club. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea are all preparing summer moves for Ajax and Netherlands defender Jorrel Hato, 19, but will face competition from Real Madrid. (Caught Offside), external

Liverpool have the capacity to spend more than £100m on a new striker this summer with Uruguay forward Darwin Nunez, 25, expected to leave. (Football Insider)




Sky Paper Talk

DAILY MIRROR

Liverpool could see two of their star forwards leave this summer, regardless of what happens to Mohamed Salah, with Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez drawing interest from outside the Premier League.

Frank Lampard could manage Chelsea for a third time, according to former team-mate William Gallas.

  Cash-strapped Barcelona are facing the daunting prospect of losing up to 10 academy players in the summer transfer window.

DAILY MAIL

Manchester United are reportedly willing to stump up more than £50m to land top defensive target Jarrad Branthwaite this summer.

Bernie Ecclestone led tributes to his "special" friend Eddie Jordan, the Formula 1 legend who has died aged 76.

Lucas Paqueta is ready to front up and fight for his career at his FA spot-fixing trial - and it can be revealed his former West Ham manager David Moyes has agreed to act as a witness in a significant section of the 27-year-old Brazilian's defence.

England midfielder Angel Gomes is reportedly set to snub a move to West Ham as he approaches the end of his Lille contract.

Victor Anichebe has been linked with a shock takeover of non-league side Gateshead, who currently sit in the National League play-off spots.

Arsenal legend Jens Lehmann does not expect England's 59-year wait for a major trophy to end under his compatriot Thomas Tuchel.

Canada and Lille star Jonathan David has revealed his dream transfer destination in a major blow to Arsenal and other Premier League sides.

Romelu Lukaku has revealed he wanted to quit international duty with Belgium following their Euro 2024 exit at the hands of France.

THE INDEPENDENT

Eddie Hearn has said Anthony Joshua is unable to start a proper training camp for his next fight as the former heavyweight champion recently suffered an "injury setback".

World Boxing is to announce updated gender eligibility rulings in "two to three weeks" following a consultation on how the sport tackles an issue which threatened to derail last year's Olympic Games.

THE SUN

Manchester United are interested in signing Borussia Dortmund star Felix Nmecha, according to reports.

Newcastle have made keeping Alexander Isak their top priority - and have Dean Huijsen as their No 1 defensive target.

Model pupil Ethan Nwaneri handed in homework on the morning after his Arsenal debut and scored 98 per cent on his maths test.

Shayden Morris has confirmed he would be happy to open talks over a new Aberdeen deal.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Bournemouth are looking into turning Kepa Arrizabalaga's loan into a permanent deal from Chelsea as they assess their No 1 options in a hectic summer of goalkeeper activity in the transfer market.

DAILY RECORD

Neil Lennon has been offered a bumper deal to return to management with Championship side Dunfermline and is said to be 'on the brink' of taking it.




Sport Witness

“He’d like to” – Journalist explains West Ham player tempted by transfer

By Naveen Ullal

West Ham United goalkeeper Łukasz Fabiański made 16 appearances this season and has kept four clean sheets and conceded 27 goals.

The 39-year-old made the majority of those appearances under Julen Lopetegui and has played only three games since Graham Potter’s arrival at West Ham in January.

Fabiański’s contract expires in June, with the Hammers having an option for another year.

Earlier this week, claims from the UK reported the stopper could leave the London club in the summer window. This has reached the Polish press and Transfery.info have relayed an update shared by journalist Sebastian Staszewski.

These claims from England have left Legia Warsaw’s fans excited about the possibility of him leaving West Ham after this season. Fabiański spent two years with the Polish club between 2005 and 2007 and won the title with them during the 2005/06 season.

Staszewski shared an update on Fabiański when responding to suggestions that he has no plans of returning to his former club.

“He told me he would like to. Let’s be calm, I think he even said it in my interview. I bet he could play for three years,” he said.

Staszewski or Transfery.info haven’t exactly specified as to what ‘interview’ the journalist is refereeing to.

The outlet states the West Ham man’s desire is key for Legia Warsaw to bring him back to the club. They add the contract proposal has to be ‘very good’, but the finances won’t be an ‘important factor’ for the transfer to take shape.




C&H

West Ham Summer Clearout! | 5 Players Set to Leave as Hammers Raise Funds

West Ham are preparing for a summer squad overhaul as they look to boost their transfer budget!

Offers will be invited for Konstantinos Mavropanos, Emerson, Guido Rodríguez, and Niclas Füllkrug—while the club is also set to pass on permanent deals for Carlos Soler and Evan Ferguson.

Nothing new there I guess but it does beg the question as to why Ferguson was even signed in the first place since he is clearly surplus to Graham Potters requirements.

Quite how much the club expect to pocket from the fire-sale is anyone’s guess but looking at that list it won’t be much. One would expect a maximum of £30m for all four players but given the revelation about Rodriguez’s £100k + wages, I doubt he’ll leave without a pay-off.

West Ham paid big money for Fullkrug who has spent almost an entire season injured and at 32 years of age is unlikely to generate too much of a transfer fee. Emerson and Mavropanos could fetch as much as £10m each and of course there is Maxwel Cornet.

But West Ham could find themselves in the unenviable position of struggling to sell AND sign players in a summer transfer window which is becoming increasingly important.

[chim chim cha boo]

Thanks Alan. Personally I think letting Emerson go would be a mistake. All the rest I would gladly let leave.

[Texas Iron]

Cheers …

[With Kind Regards]

Thanks Alan.