Wednesday newspapers (includes West Ham)

[Alan]

"BBC Bournemouth will turn down any approaches for defender Lloyd Kelly in January, with Tottenham, Liverpool, Newcastle and AC Milan all keen on the 25-year-old Englishman. (Teamtalk) The agent of Manchester United's Brazilian winger Antony, 23, says his client will not be returning to his homeland in a swap deal for 27-year-old forward and compatriot Gabriel Barbosa from Flamengo. (Jorge Nicola, via Express) Arsenal would prefer to sign Brentford and England striker Ivan Toney, 27, next summer rather than in January. (Teamtalk) Manchester United are keen to sign Nice centre-back Jean-Clair Todibo, 23, as a replacement for his international team-mate Raphael Varane, 30, who could be heading to Saudi Arabia. (Caught Offside) Italian giants Juventus are interested in a loan deal for England midfielder Kalvin Phillips, 27, who looks set to leave Manchester City in January. (Teamtalk) Juventus sent their sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli to watch Tottenham and Denmark midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg against Chelsea on Monday in preparation for a potential January move for the 28-year-old. (Telegraph - subscription required) Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara, 32, is a target for Serie A pair Juventus and Inter Milan, with the Spain international's contract expiring at the end of the season. (Fichajes) Italy midfielder Manuel Locatelli, 25, is set to sign a new deal with Juventus until June 2028. (Fabrizio Romano) Chelsea and Liverpool are interested in signing Real Betis' 18-year-old Senegalese-born winger Assane Diao. (Mucho Deporte, via Football Talk) Chelsea and Manchester United will have to fork out 50m euros (£43m) if they want to sign Netherlands right-back Denzel Dumfries, 27, from Italian club Inter Milan. (CalcioMercato) Barcelona are considering recalling France centre-back Clement Lenglet, 28, from his loan at Aston Villa where he has yet to make a Premier League appearance. (Sport - in Spanish) Arsenal, Fulham and Liverpool sent representatives to watch Fluminense midfielder Andre during the Copa Libertadores final. The 22-year-old Brazil international has an agreement to leave the South American champions, who value him at 35m (£30.4m) euros, in January. (Globo Esporte - in Portuguese) Spain defender Marcos Alonso, 32, is set to leave Barcelona for La Liga rivals Atletico Madrid. (Football Transfers) Sky Paper Talk DAILY MAIL Thomas Partey has reportedly told Arsenal that he wants to leave the club in January amid interest from Italian giants Juventus. Premier League players want referees to provide in-game guidance about the amount of injury time to be added during matches amid concerns about the greater risk of injury caused by longer games. Football clubs face paying out huge amounts in additional appearance bonuses due to the increasing stoppage time being played in matches. Zlatan Ibrahimovic could yet return to AC Milan in an all-new partnership that would see the 42-year-old act as a club ambassador and member of head coach Stefano Pioli's backroom staff. James Madison commented on John Terry's Instagram post after the former Chelsea captain took to social media to mock Tottenham for their loss to the Blues on Monday. Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are expected to make an announcement about the date of their undisputed fight this week, the Ukrainian's promoter has told Mail Sport's boxing podcast The Hook. Gangs of football hooligans are planning to ""team up and protect"" the Cenotaph from pro-Palestine protestors this weekend, with police on high-alert for trouble. DAILY TELEGRAPH Juventus sent their sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli and his assistant to watch Tottenham midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg against Chelsea this week ahead of a potential move for the Denmark international in January. Celtic supporters said they were attacked by hooligans in a bar on a febrile night in Madrid which saw another defiant show of Palestinian flags. Centre Manu Tuilagi twice broke his hand during England's World Cup campaign but has told Sale Sharks' director of rugby Alex Sanderson that he has no intention of giving up on his international ambitions. Tiger Woods has taken a swipe at LIV Golf, declaring that, in contrast, his new league ""will be very simple"" - despite the £17m competition taking place indoors, on a simulator, with a swivelling green. The future of Britain's premier men's stage race has been plunged into doubt with British Cycling terminating SweetSpot's licence to promote the Tour of Britain over £700,000 in unpaid licence fees. Defeat by Netherlands could cost Matthew Mott the England job. The players' union is to begin lobbying for the game to take pollution and extreme heat conditions seriously after a World Cup in India that has seen teams struggle with air quality and smog. THE TIMES The Premier League is still seeking clarity over the scope of football's independent regulator after its introduction was confirmed in the King's Speech. Harry Brook is set to be recalled to England's faltering World Cup team as they look for a much-needed win against the Netherlands on Wednesday. Bongi Mbonambi has hit out at England for being ""unprofessional"" and denied he racially abused Tom Curry at the Rugby World Cup. EVENING STANDARD Arsenal will hold talks with Brazil at the end of the week before a decision is made about Gabriel Jesus joining them for international duty later this month. Crystal Palace winger Jesurun Rak-Sakyi is expected to be out for at least a month having had scans on a hamstring injury. A homeless man managed to turn a $5 AUD bet on the Melbourne Cup into $106,000 AUD. THE SUN The PFA fears that long VAR checks will lead to more player injuries. Manchester United are keen on signing Jean-Clair Todibo, according to reports. Peter Crouch is set to take on fashion star wife Abbey Clancy by releasing his own clothing range. THE MIRROR Nuno Espirito Santo has been sacked as Al Ittihad boss just six months after guiding the club to the Saudi Pro League title. DAILY RECORD Rangers will unveil a statue to the late legendary boss Walter Smith in the new year. OS U21s hit four at Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town 0-4 West Ham United U21s Bristol Street Motors Trophy, Tuesday 7 November, The Completely-Suzuki Stadium, 7.30pm GMT Another win for West Ham United U21s arrived at Cheltenham Town as our impressive start to the 2023/24 season continued. The U21s made it three wins from three matches in the Bristol Street Motors Trophy as a 4-0 victory played out on Tuesday evening. Ollie Scarles opened the scoring with 23 minutes played, before Divin Mubama struck just a minute later. The Hammers extended their two-goal lead with a third in just ten first-half minutes, as George Earthy’s deflected shot put the game beyond the well-beaten hosts. Chances came for more goals in the second half as Callum Marshall, Mubama and Dan Chesters both went close to adding a fourth. That goal would arrive, though. Marshall added his 18th goal of the season ten minutes from time as he finished a sweeping attacking move. The Irons, who have scored nine goals in their last three games, extended a current unbeaten run to 12 games. West Ham United U21s: Anang, Chesters, Johnson, Casey (Luizao 65), Forbes © (Laing 70), Scarles, Orford (Moore 81) Kelly (Clayton 81), Earthy (Kodua 70), Mubama, Marshall Subs not used: Abraham (GK), Tarima Orford credits togetherness for an impressive run of form! Lewis Orford was delighted with the U21s showing, as they topped Group H with three wins from three. Orford, alongside midfield duo Patrick Kelly, has been a key part of the U21s’ success over the past few weeks. Against Cheltenham Town, he was again impressive. “I put the run we are on down to hard work and togetherness,"" Orford stated. ""We work so hard with each other in training. There’s criticism but it is always constructive. “It’s 12 games unbeaten, which looks good for us. But we just want to kick on and get as far as we can in the league and in this trophy too. “It’s a big achievement being into the knockouts when you are playing against league teams and professional players. I think we just need to push on and focus on the next game. “[The last 32 match] will be a tough one, especially when you are playing other teams that are qualified out of the group. Hopefully, we can go as far as possible!” Orford praised the U21s tactical set-up and admits he is enjoying playing in a side that is always looking to be on the front foot. “It’s good to play in a team that is always on the ball and looking to attack,” he added. “It’s the best type of team to be in as a midfielder. “I like keeping the ball and pushing the team forward. I don’t like playing backwards so I like to be positive and go forward when we need to.” Up Next West Ham United U21s return to Premier League International Cup action on November 28. They play Lyon, with kick-off set for 7pm at Chigwell Construction Stadium."

[the exile]

Excellent stuff again from the U21s and it sounds like their entire approach couldn't be further from Moyesball.

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