Tuesday News

[Alan]

BBC

Inter Milan are monitoring the situation of Cameroon goalkeeper Andre Onana, 29, with speculation still growing over his future at Manchester United. (Sun), external

Chelsea are open to loan offers for England winger Raheem Sterling, 30, and want to move on a further eight players before the transfer window shuts. (Telegraph - subscription required), external

The Blues have also rejected a loan offer from Bayern Munich for French forward Christopher Nkunku, 27 - they will only sanction a permanent transfer. (Times - subscription required), external

Newcastle are set to make a new £35m bid for DR Congo forward Yoane Wissa but Brentford will not sell the 28-year-old before signing a replacement. (Sun), external

Crystal Palace want to retain England duo Eberechi Eze, 27, and Marc Guehi, 25 - who are targets for Tottenham and Liverpool respectively - until after the start of their Conference League campaign, which begins on Thursday against Fredrikstad. (Mirror), external

However, Tottenham have made a request to Palace over the payment structure of a deal for Eze, with a proposed offer of £55m plus add-ons. (Independent), external

Meanwhile, Palace are lining up Rennes' 20-year-old French defender Jeremy Jacquet as a possible replacement for Guehi. (Independent), external

Aston Villa have added Chelsea and Senegal forward Nicolas Jackson, 24, to their shortlist of attacking options but could face competition from Bayern Munich. (Florian Plettenberg), external

Leeds United are close to agreeing a deal for AC Milan and Switzerland forward Noah Okafor, 25. (Mail) , external

Italy winger Federico Chiesa, 27, has told Liverpool he wants to stay. (Fabrizio Romano)




Sky Paper Talk

DAILY MAIL

Free agent Jamie Vardy has emerged as a surprise target for Napoli after the Italian champions added the 38-year-old to their list of options after Romelu Lukaku was ruled out for three months with injury. Chelsea's Nicolas Jackson is another target, but could prove too expensive.

Leeds are close to agreement on a deal for Milan winger Noah Okafor after triumphing 1-0 over Everton on their return to the Premier League on Monday night.

Manchester United outcast Alejandro Garnacho has been left out of his international squad once again as he continues to push for an Old Trafford exit.

THE SUN

Jamie Vardy has his “heart set” on a move to Celtic and an emotional reunion with Brendan Rodgers as he targets playing on until he is 40.

Eberechi Eze’s transfer from Crystal Palace is not expected to happen before the Eagles’ Conference League tie on Thursday.

Crystal Palace have already identified a potential replacement in Wolves’ Hee-Chan Hwang for Eberechi Eze amid Tottenham's intense interest.

Newcastle will launch an improved £35m bid for Brentford star Yoane Wissa after already having a £30m bid rejected.

Chelsea failed with a £30m player-plus-cash bid to West Ham for Mohammed Kudus before he signed for Tottenham.

Chelsea’s pursuit of Manchester United's Alejandro Garnacho has been stalled by the west London club’s steep valuation of Christopher Nkunku.

Inter Milan are monitoring Andre Onana’s situation at Manchester United, as speculation grows over the goalkeeper’s future.

Arsenal have been told to lower their demands for Fabio Vieira as they attempt to offload several players before the end of the transfer window.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Chelsea are prepared to consider loan proposals for Raheem Sterling as they attempt to secure the exits of eight more players before the transfer window shuts in two weeks.

Tottenham Hotspur have delivered an early-season statement of intent by making Cristian Romero the club’s highest-paid player with a new contract until 2029.

Crystal Palace are close to appointing former Wolverhampton Wanderers sporting director Matt Hobbs in a restructure of their football operations department.

NFL teams have defended the use of male cheerleaders following a backlash after 12 franchises signed up performers for the 2025 season.

THE TIMES

Bayern Munich have failed with an approach to sign Christopher Nkunku on loan as Chelsea insist on a permanent sale.

Crystal Palace have made an approach for Bilal El Khannouss, whose arrival could lead to the sale of Eberechi Eze to Tottenham Hotspur.

Bournemouth plan to bring in support through the Professional Footballers’ Association for Antoine Semenyo this week after the winger accused a spectator of racial abuse at Anfield on Friday night.

THE INDEPENDENT

Tottenham Hotspur have edged closer to a deal to sign Eberechi Eze after encountering difficulties over the weekend in negotiations with Crystal Palace.

Crystal Palace are considering Rennes talent Jeremy Jacquet should Marc Guehi join Liverpool, although that move remains very much in the balance.

Fulham sounded out Manchester United over a potential move for Rasmus Hojlund due to the possibility of Rodrigo Muniz leaving the Whites this summer.

THE GUARDIAN

Tottenham have stepped up their pursuit of Eberechi Eze by holding further talks regarding signing the England forward, but Crystal Palace want to line up a replacement before sanctioning his sale.

DAILY MIRROR

Tottenham are pushing hard to complete a £60m deal for Eberechi Eze - but may have to wait until the weekend. And Crystal Palace are also playing hardball over England defender Marc Guehi and talks with Liverpool have stalled over a potential move to Anfield.

Raheem Sterling is the most high-profile name facing a Chelsea exit as the Blues look to launch a nine-player firesale in the final days of the transfer window.

Liverpool could yet move for Alexander Isak if they are offered encouragement by Newcastle after the forward remained outside of the Magpies' squad against Aston Villa.

SCOTTISH SUN

Celtic are set to bank a seven-figure sum from Ben Gannon Doak’s £25m move from Liverpool to Bournemouth.

DAILY RECORD

Dundee have held talks with Celtic over Colby Donovan.

Celtic are set to hand young goalkeeper Marcus Gill a new deal.




Guardian Rumour mill

First up, a transfer that might not actually happen. Federico Chiesa, Liverpool’s saviour on Friday evening, wants to stay and fight for his place. And perhaps hear the song that the Kop has devised for him for a bit longer.

As the summer window closes, attention is turned to those players who want to go, need to go. Chelsea’s squad is full of them, and they are looking for takers for players they don’t need. Two leading the list are Raheem Sterling and Christopher Nkunku, among eight bomb-squad members the Blues want to bomb out. Bayern Munich want to loan Nkunku, but Chelsea want him gone permanently.

Fulham want to add Sterling in what seems rather like the Willian role, with Marco Silva doing his usual renovation job. Nicolas Jackson, Axel Disasi, Renato Veiga, Carney Chukwuemeka, Ben Chilwell, Tyrique George and Aarón Anselmino are among those being readied for loan or sale. Aston Villa have been linked with Jackson.

Talking of a player who might need to go is André Onana, dropped by Manchester United on Sunday for Altay Bayindir, with Tom Heaton on the bench. Where to? Well, it seems Inter may be interested in having him back, having been the star of their losing effort in the 2023 Champions League final.

A Liverpool deal that might happen is Marc Guéhi but perhaps not yet. The same goes for Tottenham’s move for Eberechi Eze. Crystal Palace are reported to want to retain both players to help guide the club into the group stage of the Conference League. They play Fredrikstad on Thursday. Tottenham also want to make that Eze signing a structured deal, of £55m plus add-ons. Rennes defender Jérémy Jacquet is seen as a possible replacement for Guehi.

Newcastle latest: no move for Yoane Wissa will be happening, say Brentford. Not, at least, until Brentford sign a replacement. That sounds familiar where Newcastle are concerned, as they seek possible options to fill the Alexander Isak hole being left.

Borussia Dortmund want to loan Claudio Echeverri from Manchester City for the season. Who? He’s the Argentine youngster who came on in last season’s FA Cup final while Jack Grealish sat on the bench. City will also loan new arrival Sverre Nypan to Middlesbrough.

Another exit: West Ham are ready to let midfielder Edson Álvarez go to Fenerbahce, on a loan with a view to a permanent deal, including loan fee.

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