Monday news (includes West Ham)

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"BBC Bayern Munich have made an approach about signing Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes, 29, from Manchester United. (O Jogo - in Portuguese), external Jadon Sancho, 24, is ready to go back to United following the England winger's loan spell at Borussia Dortmund - but only if Erik ten Hag leaves this summer. (Mirror), external Napoli's Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen, 25, is waiting for an offer from Arsenal or Saudi Arabia. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian), external Former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has met with Crystal Palace’s sporting director Dougie Freedman in London to explore their position on the possibility of selling England defender Marc Guehi, 23, England midfielder Eberechi Eze, 25, and France Under-21 winger Michael Olise, 22, this summer. (Football Insider), external Palace will move for Leeds' Dutch winger Crysencio Summerville, 22, if they have to sell Olise or Eze this summer. (Mirror), external Although Summerville is also a target for Liverpool. (Mirror) , external Belgium midfielder Kevin de Bruyne, who turns 33 later this month, is expected to receive offers to leave Manchester City this summer. (Football Insider) Cristiano Ronaldo has spoken to two his former team-mates in a bid to persuade them to join him at Al Nassr - Real Madrid's Spain defender Nacho Fernandez, 34, and Manchester United's Brazil midfielder Casemiro, 32. (Marca - in Spanish), external Tottenham could make an offer for Nottingham Forest's England winger Callum Hudson-Odoi, 23, before the end of the month. (Football Insider), external Newcastle United will attempt to complete a deal for Bournemouth's English centre-back Lloyd Kelly, 25, this week. (Telegraph), external West Ham have moved closer to a £25.5m deal to sign 18-year-old Brazilian forward Luis Guilherme from Palmeiras. (Times), external Fulham have made Arsenal's Emile Smith Rowe one of their summer transfer priorities and are ready to bid for the England midfielder, 23, early in the window. (Telegraph), external Los Angeles Galaxy have sent a contract offer to former Germany midfielder Marco Reus, 35, who is set to become a free agent after playing his last game for Borussia Dortmund. (Fabrizio Romano), external Leicester City boss Enzo Maresca will be announced as the new Chelsea coach on Monday, having signed a five-year contract. (Fabrizio Romano), external Meanwhile, the Blues are confident they can strike a deal for Fulham's 26-year-old English centre-back Tosin Adarabioyo, who is expected to become a free agent at the end of June. (Football London) , external Former Chelsea and Tottenham boss Antonio Conte is expected to be named the new Napoli coach this week. (Nicolo Schira) Sky Paper Talk DAILY MIRROR Jadon Sancho is ready to go back to Manchester United - but only if Erik ten Hag leaves this summer. Manchester United could lose the services of Bruno Fernandes this summer with the midfielder's agent reportedly holding talks with Bayern Munich. THE SUN Atletico Madrid are emerging as favourites to sign West Ham centre-half Nayef Aguerd in a £20m-plus swoop. Manchester City will move for AC Milan's super keeper Mike Maignan if Ederson leaves. John Textor has asked the Premier League for a grace period to save Everton while still co-owning Crystal Palace. Lucas Paqueta asked West Ham boss David Moyes to leave him out of the Premier League match which led to him being hit with spot-fixing charges. THE TELEGRAPH Newcastle United will attempt to get a deal for Bournemouth centre-back Lloyd Kelly over the line this week after missing out on Tosin Adarabioyo. Borussia Dortmund Ultras ignored direct demands from Wembley chiefs who met them ahead of the Champions League final in a vain effort to stop any pyrotechnics stunts. Jack Grealish is battling for his place in England's squad for Euro 2024, while Harry Maguire is emerging as a serious injury doubt for their tournament opener in Germany. DAILY MAIL The SFA have asked Scottish clubs to green-light proposals to double the salaries of key members of the board. DAILY EXPRESS Iga Swiatek earned a staggering £8,843 per minute as she blitzed through her fourth-round match at the French Open in just 40 minutes. GUARDIAN Jamie Murray believes it may be a case of ""now or never"" for him and his brother, Andy, to fulfil their goal of competing together in the men's doubles at Wimbledon in what could be Andy's final appearance there. THE TIMES Manchester United and Manchester City are set to be given the go-ahead by Uefa to compete in the same European competitions as their sister clubs (Nice and Girona) in the coming season. West Ham United have moved closer to a £25.5million deal to sign 18-year-old Palmeiras forward Luis Guilherme. THE ATHLETIC Luka Modric has agreed a new one-year Real Madrid contract to keep him at the club until 2025. LA Galaxy are in advanced talks with free agent Marco Reus SCOTTISH SUN Southampton boss Russell Martin wants a reunion with Matt O'Riley but the Premier League new boys could be priced out of the bidding for the Celtic midfielder. Stephen Robinson is on Sunderland's hitlist if they miss out on their top target Will Still. DAILY RECORD Ben Doak is set for his Scotland debut as Steve Clarke admits he can't replace Lyndon Dykes. Mail Lucas Paqueta 'asked NOT to play' in West Ham's draw with Bournemouth, when he received the yellow card which led to FA spot-fixing charge against him By Jeorge Bird West Ham star Lucas Paqueta reportedly asked manager David Moyes to leave him out of a game in which he received a controversial yellow card. Paqueta has been charged by the FA with breaking betting rules, with four specific yellow cards identified for suspicious betting patterns. The 26-year-old denies the charges and issued a statement in which he said he was surprised and upset. As reported by The Sun, Paqueta asked Moyes not to play in West Ham's opening game of the Premier League season away to Bournemouth in August 2023, which ended in a 1-1 draw. Paqueta was eager to avoid suffering an injury that could have prevented him from securing an £80million move to Manchester City. The possible move didn't occur after City learned of the FA investigation. Paqueta featured against Bournemouth and was booked for a handball in the third minute of stoppage time at the end of the second half. He was substituted in the closing stages of the game. It was that yellow card which led to the FA investigation into Paqueta, who could be banned for ten years if he is found guilty. Yellow cards that Paqueta received against Leicester, Aston Villa and Leeds during the 2022-23 campaign are also under scrutiny. Paqueta has until Monday to respond to charges that he deliberately received yellow cards in order to help his friends earn money through betting. Although Paqueta didn't refuse to play against Bournemouth he made it clear that he didn't want to feature. The report indicates that Paqueta eventually agreed to play after senior figures at West Ham intervened. Moyes had indicated that he would look to substitute Paqueta earlier to minimise the chances of him being injured, but he remained on the pitch for the majority of the game. From the 70th minute Paqueta was seen frequently looking over at the bench, which suggested he wanted to be substituted. Wagers on Paqueta getting yellow cards were placed from an island bearing his name 6,000 miles away. Paqueta will remain with the Brazil squad for their Copa America campaign despite being charged by the FA. C&H West Ham To Suffer £10M Transfer Loss on Defender Atletico Madrid are emerging as favourites to sign West Ham centre-half Nayef Aguerd in a £20 million-plus swoop. This would represent an incredible loss of £10 million on the defender David Moyes chased for over two years. The Spanish giants hope to agree on a fee with the Hammers for the 28-year-old Moroccan, who is keen to move to LaLiga. Aguerd had been expected to join a Saudi Pro League club, but no team has come close to making an acceptable offer. Aguerd’s career never truly got going at West Ham following an injury in a pre-season friendly against Glasgow Rangers. He did play in the Europa Conference League final victory against Fiorentina, but he struggled for form last season. He recently changed agents in an effort to secure a move away from East London, and there were rumours from within the club that the player was less than committed to West Ham in the build-up to the African Cup of Nations. Fabricio Bruno and Max Kilman remain potential targets for the Hammers, although the former may have priced himself out of a move with his wage demands."