Friday News (includes West Ham)

[Alan]

BBC

Manchester United are lining up a £50m deal for Sporting and Denmark midfielder Morten Hjulmand, 26, if they miss out on Brighton's 21-year-old Cameroon international Carlos Baleba. (Sun), external

Tottenham are confident they have put together a deal for Eberechi Eze, 27, that will satisfy Crystal Palace, who value the England midfielder at £68m. (Teamtalk), external

Newcastle are looking to complete a deal to sign Brentford's DR Congo winger Yoane Wissa, 28, whose current side have agreed a club record fee for Bournemouth and Burkina Faso forward Dango Ouattara, 23. (Fabrizio Romano) , external

Fulham are showing interest in Manchester United and Denmark striker Rasmus Hojlund, with AC Milan also pursuing a deal for the 22-year-old. (Mail), external

Chelsea are making progress in their efforts to sign Alejandro Garnacho, 21, from Manchester United and believe £35m is a fair price for the Argentina winger. (Teamtalk), external

Arsenal are ready to consider offers for Ukraine left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko, 28, with Porto, Fenerbahce and Real Betis interested. (Caught Offside), external

Borussia Dortmund have joined Bayer Leverkusen in showing an interest in taking Brighton and Argentina winger Facundo Buonanotte, 20, on loan this season. (Mail), external

Inter Milan will take one more week to try to complete the signing of Nigeria forward Ademola Lookman, 27, from Atalanta before they move on to other targets. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian), external

Roma have offered France midfielder Manu Kone, 24, to Inter Milan for about 30m euros (£26m). (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian), external

Liverpool's move for Parma defender Giovanni Leoni includes the Serie A side having a 10% sell-on clause in the deal for the 18-year-old Italian. (Sky Sports Italia - in Italian)




Sky Paper Talk

THE SUN

Manchester United will turn their attention to Sporting captain Morten Hjulmand if they miss out on Carlos Baleba.

THE I

Gianluigi Donnarumma has set his sights on joining Manchester City this summer after Manchester United pulled out of a move.

Newcastle United are set to kick off the new Premier League season with makeshift striker Anthony Gordon leading the line, with deals to sign a new forward still stalled.

THE TELEGRAPH

Morecambe have been hit by a winding-up petition by HMRC on the same day as agreeing a rescue deal for the club.

Wolves are set to sign Hellas Verona defender Jackson Tchatchoua for just over £10m.

DAILY MAIL

Aston Villa are struggling to hand Unai Emery fresh transfer funds this window even if they sell Jacob Ramsey to Newcastle.

Savinho's agents are heading to Europe from Brazil in a bid to secure the transfer he wants from Manchester City to Tottenham.

DAILY MIRROR

Newcastle are expected to punish Alexander Isak with a club fine if he misses the opening game of the Premier League season - with the striker desperate to force a move to Liverpool.

Manchester United are close to sanctioning Toby Collyer's loan departure with the midfielder set to join West Brom temporarily after Brighton were told he was not going to be used in any deal for Carlos Baleba.

THE GUARDIAN

Michael Phelps has launched a scathing attack on USA Swimming's leadership, branding the body weak and demanding sweeping reforms after what he sees as years of organisational decline.

Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott is to stand trial next year over allegations of child sexual abuse.

DAILY RECORD

Rangers have reportedly had a bid rejected for Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Pierce Charles.




Guardian Rumour mill

John Brewin

If the big Premier League kick-off, champions Liverpool welcoming Bournemouth, is happening then that’s still no reason to get off the transfer rollercoaster. How stupid an idea would that be?

Manchester United’s hunt for Carlos Baleba of Brighton is becoming one of the summer’s sagas. A twist? United, perhaps to smoke out Tony Bloom’s boys, have decided they might not fancy him anyway and would like to sign Morten Hjulmand, the anchor midfielder who previously worked at Sporting Club with Ruben Amorim. He’d cost £50m, half what Brighton are charging for Baleba.

Should Hjulmand arrive, it’s unlikely he will be playing with fellow Dane Rasmus Højlund, who is set for Milan. Or Fulham, who having signed practically nobody are now active in the market. They’re also linked with Richarlison, last seen running the channels for Tottenham in the Super Cup final. United are also hopeful of offloading Alejandro Garnacho, with Chelsea looking to add to their extensive winger collection.

There will be no Gianluigi Donnarumma at United, either, with wage demands very high, which means Manchester City, where the Italian has his sights set, are leading the chase. And Toby Collyer, who played quite a bit last season, will be loaned by United to West Brom.

That Richarlison cash will go towards Tottenham’s pursuit of Eberechi Eze, should Arsenal not stump up the cash for Crystal Palace’s star player. They’re also in for Savinho, too, as Daniel Levy enters last fortnight-of-the-window mode. City appear happy to get shut of the Brazilian they had parked at Girona before joining the parent club last season. Arsenal are in offload mode, too, and are ready to consider offers for Oleksandr Zinchenko, 28, with Porto, Fenerbahce and Real Betis in the chase.

Talking of City farming out talent, Sverre Nypan, could be set for a loan? Who you may ask? Well, on social media this summer, the teenage Norwegian was described thus: “Sverre Nypan is what you call an escape valve. Low-slung dribbling and weighted pass mastery. Press-evader with a sixth sense for interstitial pockets.” Such talents are being loaned to Middlesbrough.

Brighton meanwhile, are set to loan out Argentina winger Facundo Buonanotte, 20, once again for the season. He was a rare high point when at Leicester last season, and while Brighton hope to see the best of him one day, Borussia Dortmund have joined Bayer Leverkusen in the queue for his services.





Sport Witness

Club ‘willing to do whatever it takes’ to sign West Ham player – Approach made in last few hours

By Naveen Ullal

Last month, Record in Mexico dismissed claims of Club América and Tigres UANL’s interest in West Ham United’s Guido Rodríguez.

That hasn’t stopped W Deportes from reporting on Club América’s desire to sign the midfielder this summer.

The West Ham player spent three years with the Mexican club before leaving them for Real Betis in 2020.

W Deportes report Club América are ‘willing to do whatever it takes’ to bring him back this summer. They have contacted his entourage in the last few hours to find out if the 31-year-old is willing to return.

It’s claimed he’s ready to join Club América again, while West Ham have received a ‘large offer’ from an unnamed Saudi club.

Rodríguez arrived at West Ham on a free transfer last summer and lost prominence after Graham Potter took charge in January. The report claims the London club are willing to negotiate the Argentine’s exit for €8m.

Although the figure is significant for Club América, they can afford it. The other issue is to do with the foreign quota and they have to release one of their current overseas players to accommodate Rodríguez.

W Deportes state: ‘This weekend is key for Rodríguez to make a decision about his near future. The Premier League kicks off, and it’s clear he won’t fit in at West Ham and will have to find a place to play soon.’

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