Saturday newspapers (includes West Ham)

[Alan]

"BBC Portland Timbers are in advanced talks to hire former England defender Phil Neville, 46, as their head coach. He was previously in charge of Inter Miami. (Athletic) Prospective new Manchester United investor Sir Jim Ratcliffe plans to replace manager Erik ten Hag with Brighton boss Roberto de Zerbi if he completes a deal to buy 25% of the Old Trafford club. (Football Insider) Several Saudi clubs including Al-Nassr are keen on signing Manchester United's French centre-back Raphael Varane, 30, in the January transfer window. (Teamtalk) Newcastle United are interested in Atalanta and Netherlands midfielder Teun Koopmeiners, 25, and Genoa and Romania centre-back Radu Dragusin, 21. (Tuttomercatoweb - in Italian) AC Milan are looking at Arsenal's Polish defender Jakub Kiwior, 23, and Bournemouth's English defender Lloyd Kelly, 25. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian) Nice have told French centre-back Jean-Clair Todibo, 23, they are willing to sell him at the end of the season. Manchester United, Arsenal, Tottenham, Newcastle, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen, AC Milan and Atalanta are all said to be interested. (90min) Inter Miami have agreed a deal with Gremio and Uruguay striker Luis Suarez, 36, where he will be reunited with several old Barcelona team-mates including Lionel Messi. (ESPN) Spanish midfielder Thiago Alcantara, 32, is expected to leave Liverpool when his contract expires at the end of the season. (Football Insider) Manchester City want Manchester United's 18-year-old English midfielder Kobbie Mainoo. (FourFourTwo) But United are relaxed about City's long-standing interest in Mainoo. (Manchester Evening News) Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou says the January transfer window is ""an important one"" and wants Spurs to get any business done as early as possible when it opens. (Goal) Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel has played down a move for the club's former Germany defender and free agent Jerome Boateng, 35, after Dutch centre-back Matthijs de Ligt, 24, suffered a knee ligament injury. (Fabrizio Romano) Sky Paper Talk DAILY MAIL Manchester United could lose staging rights for the Super League Grand Final to Manchester City due to the poor state of Old Trafford and uncertainty over the club's plans for a rebuild. Manchester United will slash overtime for ground staff, triggering accusations of 'penny-pinching from those who need it most'. Colombia's president Gustavo Petro has said Liverpool forward Luis Diaz's father's kidnappers have not come good on their promise to release him and his situation is becoming 'very dangerous'. A group of Fiorentina fans have called for their Serie A match against Juventus on Sunday to be cancelled following the devastating storms that have devastated metropolitan of Florence. DAILY TELEGRAPH Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali is facing the prospect of an even longer ban from football after the Football Association also launched an investigation into his gambling addiction. Newcastle United are currently free to sign big-name players, such as Portugal's Ruben Neves, on loan from the Saudi Pro League. Toto Wolff, the Mercedes F1 team principal and co-owner, says he is open to investing in Manchester United alongside Sir Jim Ratcliffe. Emma Raducanu has acknowledged her ""headspace"" has been among the limiting factors affecting her performances since her stunning triumph at the 2021 US Open. THE SUN Erik Ten Hag has told Marcus Rashford it was ""unacceptable"" to go out partying straight after Sunday's humiliating derby defeat. THE TIMES Saracens are throwing their England contingent of Owen Farrell, Maro Itoje, Jamie George and Ben Earl back into action this weekend, only eight days after featuring in England's World Cup bronze-medal match against Argentina. Saudi Arabia's plans to launch a multi-billion-pound T20 franchise league have been thwarted by new ICC regulations that would make it difficult to bring in enough big-name overseas players to the competition. DAILY MIRROR Phil Neville is closing in on becoming the new head coach of MLS side Portland Timbers. The appointment will be the former Manchester United player's first managerial role since being relieved of his duties as Inter Miami manager back in June. Inter Miami CF are so pleased they have Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi in their squad that a friendly match will be held in honour of his latest achievement. Abdoulaye Doucoure has been made the highest-paid player at Everton as a reward for his heroics over the past six months. Jude Bellingham has topped the list for European shirt sales, with Manchester United's Alejandro Garnacho making the top 10. DAILY STAR Liverpool reportedly believe they are in with a chance to land Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe, who is out of contract at the end of the season, this summer. Neymar will pocket an incredible £100m without kicking a ball during his long injury layoff. SCOTTISH SUN Robert Snodgrass has revealed he used to wear Celtic gear under his Rangers training kit when he was a youngster. Brendan Rodgers wants to keep David Turnbull at Celtic. DAILY RECORD Brendan Rodgers has extended a hand of peace to the renegade Green Brigade - but warned the controversial ultras not to rip the whole arm off. Callum Davidson is claimed to be in talks over a return to management at Bristol Rovers. 90 Min Man City and West Ham monitoring Nantes left-back Quentin Merlin France U21 international Quentin Merlin attracting interest from across Europe Man City and West Ham among English suitors Likes of Bayern Munich, Napoli and PSG also keeping tabs on his progress By Sean Walsh, Graeme Bailey Manchester City and West Ham United are among several teams who are tracking the progress of Nantes left-back Quentin Merlin, sources have confirmed to 90min. The 21-year-old has quickly established himself as a key starter for the Ligue 1 side since being promoted from the youth ranks, notably helping them to Coupe de France glory in 2022. Merlin, who is capped by France at youth level and has been tipped to break into the senior side, has plenty of admirers from across Europe and his development has not gone unnoticed. 90min understands that Man City and West Ham are looking to add depth at left-back, with both sending representatives to France to watch over Merlin at least once already this season. However, interest is quickly building in Merlin, with Bayern Munich, RB Leipzig, Napoli and Celtic all keeping an eye on him in recent months as well. Merlin could also be offered the chance to stay in his home country to continue his rapid rise, with Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon fans of his. Nantes have Merlin tied down until 2026 and so are not at immediate risk of him walking away on a cut-price deal in the near future. Though predominantly a left-back, Merlin is capable of playing at wing-back and as an orthodox winger. After a shaky start to the season, Nantes have now won four of their last six Ligue 1 games to climb to seventh in the table, and they are now only a point off a European place."

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