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"BBC Crystal Palace and England forward Eberechi Eze, 25, has a release clause in his contract worth a minimum of £60m, with Tottenham among the clubs interested. (Mail), external Aston Villa must raise £60m in player sales this summer to avoid being in breach of profit and sustainability rules. (Football Insider), external Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimaraes says he is ""very happy"" at Newcastle amid interest in the 26-year-old from Arsenal and Manchester City. (Mirror), external Former Chelsea boss Frank Lampard, 45, wants a return to management and has turned down job offers. (Talksport), external Ex-Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could be set for a Premier League return as Leicester City's new boss. (Sun), external Bayern Munich have reopened talks with Fulham to sign Joao Palhinha and are willing to spend up to 45m euros (£38m) on the Portugal midfielder, 28. (Sky Sport Germany), external Newcastle are considering selling Gambia winger Yankuba Minteh, 19, after an impressive loan spell at Feyenoord, with Liverpool - now managed by the Dutch club's former boss Arne Slot - having expressed an interest. (Telegraph - subscription required), external Scotland and Arsenal left-back Kieran Tierney, 27, would ""love"" to return to former club Celtic and the Gunners are set to listen to offers over the summer. (Football Insider), external Manchester City have identified England and Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton, 20, as a long-term transfer target, but are not expected to make a move this summer. (Standard), external Wolves are trying to sign Portuguese winger Rodrigo Gomes, 20, from Braga but face competition with Atletico Madrid also interested. (Express and Star), external Discussions between Mainz and Liverpool have begun over a permanent deal for 22-year-old Dutch defender Sepp van den Berg. (Florian Plettenberg) Liverpool could be set to lose second-choice goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher this summer with the 25-year-old Republic of Ireland international wanted by Celtic and Brentford. (Liverpool Echo), external Liverpool are weighing up a deal to sign Argentine midfielder Alan Varela, 22, from Porto. (Football Insider), external Tottenham and Bayern Munich are interested in signing Stuttgart's 26-year-old Germany winger Chris Fuhrich. (Bild), external Napoli have made an offer for Chelsea's Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, 31, worth 15m euros (£13m) plus 3m euros (£2.5m) in bonuses. (La Repubblica, via Goal), external Real Sociedad have opened talks to sign 33-year-old Spanish left-back Sergio Gomez from Manchester City. (Fabrizio Romano), external Celtic are interested in signing Wales defender Chris Mepham, 26, but Bournemouth want £8m for the player. (Wales Online), external Champions League finalists Borussia Dortmund are considering a summer move for Republic of Ireland and Lyon defender Jake O'Brien, 23, with Everton and AC Milan also interested. (Irish Independent), external Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva is trying to convince Portugal and Benfica midfielder Joao Neves, 19, to join him at the Premier League champios instead of moving to Manchester United. (Goal), external Ipswich Town, Norwich City and Celtic are all interested in signing Scotland Under-17 forward Aiden McGinlay, 17, who plays for Queen's Park. (Daily Record), external One of the richest families in the world is backing the bid by two lifelong Everton supporters to purchase the club from Farhad Moshiri. (Times), external Manchester United minority owner Ineos is looking to sell French club Nice, amid expectations Uefa will give the two clubs a one-season transition to both compete in the Europa League. (Independent) Sky Paper Talk THE SUN Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is in talks over a sensational return to the Premier League with promoted side Leicester City. Manchester United could look to Borussia Dortmund for their next boss, with reports in Germany claiming Edin Terzic is a potential replacement should the club move on from Erik ten Hag. Southend United's future is back in serious doubt, with the National League side's prospective new owners concerned about their takeover because a property deal involved in the bid has collapsed. They face a further winding-up order on June 26. THE INDEPENDENT Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is looking to sell Ineos' shares in French club Nice amid expectations the two clubs will be given a one-season transition by UEFA to compete in the Europa League. THE GUARDIAN West Ham have agreed a £25m fee with Palmeiras for winger Luis Guilherme who is set to become the first signing of the Julen Lopetegui era at the London Stadium. EVENING STANDARD Manchester City see Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton as a future signing, but not one for this summer despite Bernardo Silva and Kevin de Bruyne being linked with moves. DAILY MAIL Crystal Palace and England star Eberechi Eze has a release clause worth a minimum of £60m and could end up becoming an attractive target for Premier League clubs if he shines at Euro 2024. Gloucester's Zach Mercer is considering a return to French rugby in 2025 after being given a tour of Toulon's training centre. DAILY TELEGRAPH Newcastle United are reluctantly listening to offers for winger Yankuba Minteh after he impressed on loan with Feyenoord, whose former boss Arne Slot could now target him as a Liverpool signing. Liverpool chairman Tom Werner has reiterated his backing for a round of Premier League matches to be played around the world, having been one of the proponents of the so-called '39th Game' some 14 years ago. Mayonnaise giants Hellmann's have been left counting the cost after putting England cast-off Jack Grealish front and centre of their Euro 2024 advertising campaign. Martina Navratilova has accused the IOC of waging a ""war on women"" after asking journalists attending the Olympics in Paris not to use terms such as ""born male"" or ""biologically male"" to describe transgender athletes. DAILY EXPRESS Barcelona sporting director Deco might try to tempt Liverpool into letting Luis Diaz leave this summer by offering up Raphinha as part of any transfer. Chelsea have reportedly received interest in 2023 summer signing Christopher Nkunku, but the player is keen to stay and prove himself at Stamford Bridge. DAILY MIRROR Lisandro Martinez does not expect this summer's Copa America to be the last tournament a rejuvenated Lionel Messi plays in for Argentina. DAILY RECORD Jota could be on his way back to Celtic next season with ""raging"" bosses at Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad welcoming offers for the former Bhoys winger. Raith Rovers are in the market for former Hibs great Paul Hanlon and hope to have an answer on his future this weekend. TBR Fabrizio Romano says West Ham ‘one step away from signing ‘spectacular’ talent Giuseppe Labellarte West Ham United have wasted little time in embarking on transfer activity in wake of the 2023/24 campaign coming to an end. The Hammers finished ninth in the Premier League table and missed out on European qualification after two seasons in which they enjoyed two fine adventures on the continent. West Ham have opted for a change in direction, bringing in Julen Lopetegui to replace David Moyes, whose contract expired at the end of the season. The Hammers have been heavily linked with a couple of players so far this summer and they’re reportedly on the verge of getting one deal over the line. West Ham are reportedly set to sign Brazilian midfielder Luis Guilherme from Palmeiras, and Fabrizio Romano has now provided an update on the state of play. What has Fabrizio Romano said about West Ham and Luis Guilherme? “West Ham have been busy in the transfer market and Luis Guilherme is really close, I’d say one step away,” Romano said to CaughtOffside. “We have to wait for the medical and contract signing, but the agreement with Palmeiras for €30million (£25.5million) package is done. According to Brazilian outlet Nosso Palestra and their associated social media accounts, Guilherme is set for his West Ham medical TODAY. “There have been many other names mentioned in the media – Samu Omorodion, Rwan Cruz, Simon Banza – and we will see many links, but they’re not something really close now.” Who is West Ham target Luis Guilherme? Luis Guilherme is an 18-year-old midfielder who hails from Brazil and has risen through the Palmeiras ranks, breaking into the first-team last year. He has made 44 competitive senior appearances to date for Palmeiras and looks like he could be one of Brazil’s next standout talents. In 2022, Football Talent Scout‘s Jacek Kulig wrote an in-depth scouting report about Guilherme, giving him a 9 out of 10 potential rating. Kulig deemed him a “highly technical and creative player” who’s “extremely dangerous on the counter” and a “spectacular dribbler”. Let’s see what happens in the coming days with regards to Guilherme and West Ham, maybe even the coming hours. Hopefully it won’t be long now until we get that all-important ‘here we go’ from Romano. Bild Professional willing to move is now worth 5 million! Ibrahim Maza (18) has shown in the second half of the season what an exceptional talent he is. The offensive all-rounder was one of Hertha's best players. A fact that can now be seen in numbers for the first time Maza has made a quantum leap and has moved to the top of Hertha's market value table. Top: Maza is now worth 5 million euros according to transfermarkt.de. Previously it was only 1.5 million. He is now Berlin's most valuable professional, along with Fabian Reese (26/5 million) and Pascal Klemens (19/5 million). Maza is one of Hertha's hottest stocks - his explosion in performance has attracted many interested parties. Most recently, when Champions League participant VfB Stuttgart called for Maza (contract until 2026), the Berlin team asked for a transfer fee of eight million euros, which could rise to up to ten million euros, according to BILD information. What sounded totally exaggerated at Maza's market value of 1.5 million at the time now seems more realistic. Good for Hertha, because Maza, who is willing to move, wants to leave the capital. West Ham, Brighton, Brentford and Leicester City from the Premier League are interested in him and have already been to Berlin's Olympic Stadium for scouting."