Sunday News (includes West Ham)

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Manchester United and England forward Marcus Rashford, 27, currently on loan at Aston Villa, is willing to lower his wage demands to secure a summer move to Barcelona. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish), external

Barcelona want to take Rashford on loan from Manchester United in the first instance but with an option to buy. (Sport - in Spanish), external

Arsenal and Poland defender Jakub Kiwior, 25, will be targeted by Napoli again this summer but the Serie A club want the Gunners to lower their £30m asking price. (Calciomercato - in Italian), external

Manchester United will not sack manager Ruben Amorim even if they lose the Europa League final against Tottenham. (Mirror), external

However, club co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe wants assurances that the 40-year-old Portuguese definitely wants to remain at Old Trafford. (Sun), external

Sporting CP and Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres says he does not know what the future holds for him amid reported interest in the 26-year-old from Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United. (Evening Standard), external

Manchester City are planning a £180m double deal for Bayer Leverkusen's Germany winger Florian Wirtz, 22, and AC Milan and the Netherlands midfielder Tijjani Reijnders, 26. (Mirror), external

AC Milan have turned down a £50.4m offer from Manchester City for Reijnders. (Teamtalk), external

Bayer Leverkusen and the Netherlands right wing-back Jeremie Frimpong, 24, has agreed a five-year contract with Liverpool. (Talksport), external

Germany winger Leroy Sane, 29, has rejected the offer of a new contract at Bayern Munich amid links with clubs in the Premier League and La Liga. ( Sky Germany - in German), external

Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez looks to be on his way out of the club with the 32-year-old Argentine receiving offers from Saudi Arabia and two European sides. (Mundo Albiceleste - in Spanish), external

Martinez and his family are settled in Birmingham but he wants to move in order to win more trophies. (Ole - in Spanish), external

Aston Villa are eyeing Liverpool's Caoimhin Kelleher as a potential replacement for Martinez but face competition from Chelsea, Newcastle United and Bournemouth for the 26-year-old Republic of Ireland goalkeeper. (The I), external

Espanyol's Spanish goalkeeper Joan Garcia, 24, is also interesting Aston Villa. (Fabrizio Romano), external

Newcastle United are ready to spend £150m in the summer transfer window with a right winger, forward and goalkeeper high on manager Eddie Howe's wish-list. (Newcastle Chronicle), external

Real Madrid and Brazil forward Vinicius Jr, 24, is a target for a number of Saudi Arabian clubs with an offer of £210m (250m euros) believed to be on the table. (Fichajes - in Spanish), external

Former Al-Nassr manager Luis Castro turned down a chance to take over at Brazilian side Corinthians with the 63-year-old Portuguese on course for a role in the Premier League. (Foot Mercato - in French)




Sky Paper Talk

SUNDAY MIRROR

Manchester City are ready to splash £180m to land Florian Wirtz and Tijjani Reijnders ahead of next month's Club World Cup.

Ruben Amorim will not be sacked by Manchester United even if they lose the Europa League final.

THE SUNDAY TIMES

Conor Bradley has signed a new four-year contract at Liverpool to underline his status as the club's first-choice right back despite the impending arrival of Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen.

MAIL ON SUNDAY

Aston Villa and Tottenham are in talks to sign Lille striker Jonathan David, according to a report.

Liverpool reportedly fear that Ibrahima Konate could follow Trent Alexander-Arnold out of Anfield and join Real Madrid.

Jeremie Frimpong will become Arne Slot's first signing of the summer once Liverpool activate his £29.5m clause.

Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi could run down his contract at the club in a bid to move to one of two foreign giants, according to a report.

SUNDAY EXPRESS

Manchester United could benefit financially if Andreas Pereira departs Fulham this summer.

THE SUN ON SUNDAY

Manchester City fans were given a massive donation towards their Kevin De Bruyne display for Saturday's FA Cup final - with Erling Haaland forking out £4,200 of his own money to put towards it.

Chelsea goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli has kicked off a row with neighbours after chopping down huge 40ft trees at his Surrey mansion.

Cristiano Ronaldo is set to buy a stake in Spanish club Almeria, according to reports.

SUNDAY MAIL

PSG wonderkid Oumar Camara will sign for Rangers this summer, according to a report.

SCOTTISH SUN ON SUNDAY

Celtic fans have been filmed fighting in the streets of Glasgow during their team's league title party.






Football Insider

West Ham takeover: Stefan Borson drops ‘£250m’ claim

Stefan Borson

West Ham could be set for an ownership shake-up following their miserable season at the London Stadium.

The Hammers board has come under pressure following their disappointing campaign, with Graham Potter’s side struggling in the bottom half of the Premier League table.

West Ham insider ExWHUEmployee reported on 9 May (via The West Ham Way) a wealthy American is preparing to make an offer for the Gold family’s stake in the club.

Vanessa Gold, who inherited her father David Gold’s 25.1 per cent stake following his passing in 2023, previously announced her intention to sell her shares.

Finance expert Stefan Borson exclusively told Football Insider those shares could be worth up to £250million.

He insisted West Ham’s valuation could have increased after Chelsea’s owners have agreed a £20million deal for an eight per cent stake in their women’s team.

Alongside Gold’s 25.1 per cent, David Sullivan currently holds a 38.8 per cent share in the club, while Daniel Kretinsky’s share is worth 27 per cent and Albert “Tripp” Smith retains an eight per cent shareholding at the London Stadium.

Former Everton chief Keith Wyness told Football Insider Bobby Kotick could be behind the latest West Ham takeover bid.

West Ham ‘£100m’ valuation emerges after Chelsea deal

Borson revealed West Ham Women could now be worth £100million on their own following the Chelsea deal.

He told Football Insider: “A 25 per cent stake could be worth a fair bit, especially if their women’s team is now also worth 20 times their revenue.

“They won’t have big revenue, but if an American investor believes that the women’s team and the women’s team proposition has real value on its own, then all of a sudden all of the major clubs have got a major additional asset that sort of came from nowhere in value terms and is now worth maybe £100million on its own, so potentially that’s another little added extra.

“But generally, West Ham are a club with a 60,000 average attendance now, which is notable.

“There may well be a feeling in the investment community, particularly from the US, that relegation is now extremely unlikely for some of these clubs. We are likely to have a situation this season where three teams have got around 40 points and have stayed up.

“Those three teams are Tottenham, Manchester United and West Ham United. It may be that the perception going forward is that actually, if you are a side of big enough scale, then you are more or less guaranteed Premier League survival.

“If that becomes the case and relegation is less of a risk, then valuation should go up because you can have more certainty on what the forward-looking numbers look like.

“The top and bottom of it is, I would think 25 per cent of West Ham could be worth £250million. That doesn’t seem completely unreasonable to me.

“I think it would be ridiculous in the context of what happened at Newcastle just four years ago, where it was bought for £300million, that we would have West Ham being valued at £1billion. But that’s where we are right now.

“If we are saying a women’s team on its own can be worth £225million, then obviously that carries with it the rest of the valuations around the asset. I would think they can quite possibly get between £150-250million for 25 per cent, but it is a non-controlling minority stake.

“Once you’re a minority, there are complexities to what your influence can be in the management of the club.”

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