Friday newspapers (includes West Ham)

[Alan]

"BBC Brentford are confident 27-year-old England striker Ivan Toney, who has been linked with Arsenal and Chelsea, will sign a new contract with the club. (Talksport) But Toney, whose deal runs out in the summer of 2025, wants to leave the Bees and will demand a release clause in any new deal with the club. (90 Min) Manchester City will compete with Liverpool to re-sign Bayern Munich and Germany forward Leroy Sane, 27. (Bild, via Sun) Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who is close to buying 25% of Manchester United, is expected to take guidance from Sir Alex Ferguson as he undertakes an overhaul of the club. (Telegraph - subscription required) Crystal Palace and Fulham are interested in a loan deal for RB Leipzig and Germany striker Timo Werner, 27, who has fallen out of favour at the Bundesliga club. (90min) Barcelona midfielder Ilkay Gundogan's agent has dismissed speculation linking the 33-year-old Germany international with a move to Turkish club Galatasaray. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish) Arsenal are open to letting Poland defender Jakub Kiwior leave the club on loan as the 23-year-old wants more first-team football. (90min) Chelsea could recall Brazilian midfielder Andrey Santos from his loan at Nottingham Forest because of the 19-year-old's lack of game time. (Standard) Newcastle United winger Anthony Gordon, 22, is not considering switching his international allegiance to Scotland despite missing out on Gareth Southgate's England squad for this month's Euro 2024 qualifiers. (Athletic - subscription required) Southgate says Gordon, who helped England win the European Under-21 Championship in the summer, is close to a call-up to the senior squad. (Standard) Manchester City have agreed a £1.2m deal to sign Leeds United's 15-year-old English attacking midfielder Finley Gorman. (Football Insider) Tottenham striker Son Heung-min, 31, has played down concerns he suffered an injury playing for South Korea in a 2026 World Cup qualifying win against Singapore. (Standard) Sky Paper Talk THE SUN Paolo Maldini is being lined up for a shock move to Manchester United as part of Sir Jim Ratcliffe's huge shake-up of the club, it's been claimed. Ivan Toney will reportedly demand a release clause if he is to sign a new contract with Brentford. Saudi Arabia have warned Premier League clubs they will come for their top players once more in January. Brighton chief executive Paul Barber revealed the club have a replacement plan lined up in case manager Roberto De Zerbi leaves. Gareth Southgate has confirmed he is aware ""a lot"" of footballers are using snus, a smokeless tobacco which is not a banned substance but is illegal to buy in the UK. Scotland U21 head coach Scott Gemmill says England starlet Archie Gray remains a player they are monitoring and admits he recently talked about the exciting 17-year-old's future with his father Andy, a former team-mate at Nottingham Forest. Changes to rules in county cricket for 2024 will include a doubling in the amount of games using Kookaburra balls to help bowlers prepare for conditions overseas and hopefully aid England when they are on their travels. DAILY TELEGRAPH Sir Jim Ratcliffe is expected to take guidance from Sir Alex Ferguson as he prepares to undertake a radical overhaul of Manchester United. Allianz, the insurance giant, is close to agreeing a long-awaited naming rights deal with the owner of West Ham's London Stadium and the 560-acre park that hosted the 2012 Olympics. Mansfield manager Nigel Clough has told his players to stop celebrating wildly when they score a goal and to save their energy for the rest of the match. DAILY STAR John Murtough will be the next director to leave Manchester United as the Old Trafford cull gathers pace. Jermaine Pennant believes his former club Liverpool should be looking at defenders like Bournemouth's Lloyd Kelly and Andre Trindade from Fluminense as January signings after shoring up their midfield in the summer. THE TIMES The Saudi Arabian state-owned oil giant Aramco is set to complete a significant sponsorship deal with Fifa after the country was confirmed as the sole bidder for the 2034 World Cup. Bruce Carnegie-Brown has announced he will not seek a second term as MCC chairman after it was revealed that members were plotting to oust him. DAILY MIRROR Ilkay Gundogan will not be leaving Barcelona despite talk of a move to Galatasaray, the midfielder's agent has confirmed. Cristiano Ronaldo showed his classy side by swapping shirts with Scotland international Jack Hendry after they'd been involved in a scuffle during a heated match in Saudi Arabia. David Beckham admits he still cannot believe Lionel Messi agreed to join Inter Miami ahead of what is expected to be a busy MLS off-season of transfer business for the club, including the likely signing of Luis Suarez. Former Aston Villa striker Bosko Balaban has been jailed for a year in his native Croatia after failing to follow a previous court order to pay his ex-wife £70,000 in maintenance payments. His suspended sentence has now been converted to actual prison time. DAILY MAIL Antony and Donny van de Beek featured for Manchester United in a behind-closed-doors friendly on Tuesday - but they were unable to get the better of Championship Hull. Former Manchester United chief Ed Woodward has found his next job, 18 months after he left Old Trafford. An angry state prosecutor in Colombia told the four alleged kidnappers of Liverpool striker Luis Diaz's father to stop laughing after they protested their innocence during a hearing in the city of Riohacha. A new stadium for Chelsea is not part of plans for the redevelopment of Earls Court, which means the likelihood of playing away from Stamford Bridge for up to five years while the old stadium is being rebuilt. THE ATHLETIC Anthony Gordon is not currently considering switching allegiance to represent Scotland at international level. Gareth Southgate has said that equal pay in men's and women's football ""is important"" but pointed out the economic complexities around the topic ahead of England's European Championship qualifier against Malta. Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario could sit out Italy's Euro 2024 qualifier against North Macedonia on Friday due to illness. Eduardo Camavinga is set to undergo a scan on Friday on an apparent knee problem that forced him to withdraw from the France squad. Marc Overmars has been suspended from football activities in the Netherlands for one year after sending inappropriate messages to female colleagues. Bayern Munich midfielder Leon Goretzka believes FIFA has not corrected its ""mistake"" when it comes to picking World Cup hosts. England U21 captain Taylor Harwood-Bellis joined the England senior squad for Thursday's training session. THE INDEPENDENT Liverpool's Jarell Quansah insists he has not achieved anything yet because he is not classed as one of the world's greats. DAILY EXPRESS Erling Haaland has handed Manchester City a major injury scare ahead of their clash with Liverpool next week after picking up a knock while on international duty with Norway. Chelsea could reportedly be set to beat Barcelona to the signing of Brazilian starlet Gabriel Moscardo, who is thought to have been lined up by the Catalan giants as Sergio Busquets' eventual successor. Real Madrid will not be pursuing a deal to sign Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe, according to reports in Spain, which could leave the door open for Liverpool to make a move if finances allow. Glenn Hoddle has admitted to concerns about the tactical approach of Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou and says even ""a youth team"" would have beaten them the way they played with nine men in the 4-1 defeat against Chelsea. EVENING STANDARD Chelsea could recall Andrey Santos from Nottingham Forest in January due to a lack of game time since his loan move to the City Ground. DAILY RECORD Forgotten Jota will reportedly be allowed to leave Al Ittihad on loan in January by new boss Marcelo Gallardo - with the winger said to be ""regretting"" his £25m switch from Celtic. Tino Livramento insists he won't be rushed into a decision on his international future after Scotland assistant John Carver revealed the Newcastle ace was on Steve Clarke's radar. Mikey Johnston has admitted he is the only person who can save his Celtic career ahead of Brendan Rodgers likely allowing a number of fringe players to leave the club in January. HITC £45m player prefers West Ham United to Crystal Palace Subhankar Mondal West Ham United and Crystal Palace are interested in signing Aaron Wan-Bissaka from Manchester United. That is according to Football Transfers, which has claimed which club Wan-Bissaka prefers. So, what is being reported about West Ham United, Crystal Palace, Manchester United and Aaron Wan-Bissaka? Let’s take a look. What’s the story? Well, according to Football Transfers, West Ham United and Crystal Palace are interested in signing Aaron Wan-Bissaka from Premier League rivals Manchester United in the January transfer window. West Ham reportedly tried to sign the right-back in the summer transfer window and remain keen on bringing him to London Stadium in the middle of the season. Aaron Wan-Bissaka Football Transfers has reported that Wan-Bissaka’s former club Palace are interested in securing his services as well. Interestingly, the Eagles were linked with the 25-year-old last summer as well. Palace sold the right-back to Manchester United in the summer of 2019 for an initial transfer fee of £45 million (Sky Sports). However, Wan-Bissaka prefers a move to West Ham to a transfer to Palace and finds it “a more enticing prospect”, according to the report. West Ham United a better destination for Aaron Wan-Bissaka than Crystal Palace I believe that West Ham United would be a better club than Crystal Palace for Aaron Wan-Bissaka to move to in the January transfer window. Yes, I know that Palace are Wan-Bissaka’s former team. The Eagles are an established club in the Premier League as well. However, West Ham are more ambitious and have also been more successful in recent years. The Hammers won the UEFA Europa Conference League last season and could clinch the UEFA Europa League this time. I do not think that Palace are going to win a major trophy anytime soon. Wan-Bissaka has made 156 appearances in the Premier League so far in his career. The right-back has scored two goals, given 12 assists, and has kept 50 clean sheets in those games."

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"Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who is close to buying 25% of Manchester United, is expected to take guidance from Sir Alex Ferguson as he undertakes an overhaul of the club. Hmmm ... taking advice from the man who recommended D Moyes as his replacement"