Sunday newspapers (includes West Ham)

[Alan]

"BBC Tottenham, Aston Villa, Newcastle and Brighton are set to join Manchester City and Manchester United in the race to sign Dutch defensive midfielder Kenneth Taylor, 21, from Ajax. (Teamtalk) Manchester City are tracking Argentine teenager Claudio Echeverri, with the 17-year-old River Plate attacking midfielder labelled by some as the next Lionel Messi. (Mirror) Barcelona could release Polish striker Robert Lewandowski as a free agent at the end of the 2024-25 season because of a clause in the 35-year-old's contract. (Sport via Sun) Tottenham are monitoring Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips, 28, ahead of the January transfer window. (Football Insider) Real Madrid want to take former midfielder Xabi Alonso back to the Bernabeu as coach from his current role at Bayer Leverkusen. (Mirror) Bayern Munich could move to sign AC Milan's goalkeeper Mike Maignan, 28, to replace German Manuel Neuer, 37. (Sky Germany - in German) Brighton manager Roberto de Zerbi is likely to pledge his future to the club as they prepare to offer him a new contract amid reported interest from Manchester United. (Football Insider) Middlesbrough manager Michael Carrick is seeking a centre-half in the winter window, with Nottingham Forest's 26-year-old Englishman Joe Worrall and his 21-year-old compatriot Charlie Cresswell from Leeds among the targets. (Sun) Ronald Araujo appears to have pledged his immediate future to Barcelona despite recent transfer speculation linking the 24-year-old Uruguayan defender with Bayern Munich. (90 Min) Sky Paper Talk MAIL ON SUNDAY Liverpool are reportedly not interested in making a move for Kylian Mbappe next summer. The champions of Euro 2024 will pocket £24m in prize money if they win every game at the tournament. Brazilian wonderkid Vitor Roque is finally set to join Barcelona later this month following his £26m signing from Athletico-PR last summer. Steve Bruce is eyeing a return to management and has thrown his hat in the ring for the vacant Republic of Ireland job. Furious Leeds United fans want an apology from the BBC for what they claim are damaging and inaccurate scenes in the dramatisation of the Jimmy Savile scandal starring Steve Coogan, which have refuelled victim chanting inside Elland Road. THE SUN ON SUNDAY Chelsea look set for major transfer disappointment after Napoli claimed Victor Osimhen was on the verge of committing his future to them. Middlesbrough manager Michael Carrick is seeking a centre-half in the winter window, with Nottingham Forest's Joe Worrall and Leeds' Charlie Cresswell in his sights. Barcelona could reportedly release Robert Lewandowski as a free agent thanks to a bizarre clause in his contract. Chelsea rejected a loan offer for Benoit Badiashile from AC Milan, according to reports. Arsenal transfer target Dusan Vlahovic has confirmed he wants to stay at Juventus. Galatasaray are interested in signing out-of-favour Manchester United midfielder Donny van de Beek, according to reports. Paris Saint-Germain are set to beat Premier League clubs to the signing of wonderkid Gabriel Moscardo, according to reports. Arsenal are prepared to sell Thomas Partey in January in a bid to raise transfer funds, according to reports. SUNDAY EXPRESS Ruben Neves has poured cold water on the possibility of joining Newcastle on loan from Al Hilal in the January transfer window. THE ATHLETIC English football's independent regulator has made its first appointment, with Martyn Henderson joining as interim chief operating officer in January. Gary O'Neil hopes the injury Jose Sa sustained in Wolves' 2-1 defeat to Arsenal ""shouldn't be serious"", insisting he was substituted as a precautionary measure. SUNDAY MIRROR Real Madrid want to bring former midfielder Xabi Alonso back to the Bernabeu as coach - and that would deliver a huge blow to the succession plans of both Liverpool and Manchester City. Lionel Messi admits he deliberately tried to humiliate Robert Lewandowski at the World Cup in Qatar. Manchester City are tracking the Argentinian teenager who has been dubbed the next Lionel Messi - River Plate sensation Claudio Echeverri. DAILY STAR ON SUNDAY Manchester United wonderkid Kobbie Mainoo is about to double his money at Old Trafford - without a new contract. Erik ten Hag has been so impressed by 16-year-old Jack Fletcher - son of Manchester United legend and current technical director, Darren Fletcher - that he is planning to fast-track him into the first-team squad. SUNDAY TELEGRAPH Tiger Woods and his fellow player directors have written to the rest of the PGA Tour membership to try to calm the fevered speculation of Jon Rahm imminently moving to LIV Golf. Will Jacks has revealed he found out he had not received a central contract from England via social media. SCOTTISH SUN ON SUNDAY Michael Ballack has written off Scotland as the easiest start Germany could have hoped for in Group A. Rangers will be boosted for their do-or-die Europa League trip to face Real Betis with the Spanish club suffering a huge double injury blow. Livingston shareholders have launched a legal challenge to the takeover of the Premiership club. SUNDAY MAIL Craig Gordon has his eyes set on a personal battle with Manuel Neuer in Scotland's Euro 2024 opener against Germany. Brendan Rodgers admits he will not have restless nights over David Turnbull's delay in committing his future to Celtic. Mail West Ham bid for expansion, as they look to add 5,500 supporters to each game at the London Stadium, making it the second-largest ground in the Premier League behind Old Trafford West Ham want to increase London Stadium's matchday capacity to 68,000 It would make it the second-largest Premier League ground behind Old Trafford Gary O'Neil has reached his last resort over Wolves decisions: It's All Kicking Off By Alex Miller West Ham are set to apply to have the London Stadium capacity expanded to 68,000 on match days. The Hammers and London Stadium owners the London Legacy Development Corporation have agreed an informal plan which will see the number of supporters rise by 5,500. Licensing regulations mean the capacity is limited to 62,500 for West Ham games, despite the stadium being expanded to hold 68,013 fans last year. The additional seats are unused on match days. The increased capacity would give West Ham the second largest stadium in the Premier League behind Old Trafford. Sources revealed the club and LLDC have an informal agreement in place and a deal could be formalised within the next two years. There are hopes the extra capacity will be introduced in time for the 2026-27 season. It is understood minor alterations will need to be completed before the capacity can be raised, including increasing catering and toilet facilities. West Ham would pay increased rent of £200,000 under the terms of their lease, taking their annual payment from £3.5million to £3.7m."

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