Thursday news (includes West Ham)

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"BBC Chelsea have enquired about Newcastle's Alexander Isak but would have to pay more than £115m to sign the 24-year-old Sweden striker. (Mail), external Newcastle are reluctant to see Isak leave and would rather sell Callum Wilson, with teams from England, Germany and Saudi Arabia interested in the 33-year-old England striker. (Teamtalk), external Bayern Munich are set to move for Everton's 22-year-old Belgium midfielder Amadou Onana after becoming frustrated in their efforts to sign Portugal midfielder Joao Palhinha, 28, from Fulham. (Liverpool Echo), external Barcelona are interested in Manchester City's 24-year-old Argentina striker Julian Alvarez. (Sport - in Spanish), external Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, which owns four Saudi Pro League clubs, has made an approach for Arsenal's 31-year-old Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey. (Caught Offside), external Atalanta have made a £10m bid for Everton's Ben Godfrey, while an unnamed club has offered £15m for the 26-year-old England defender. (Athletic - subscription required), external Manchester United are considering selling the naming rights to Old Trafford to help raise funds. (Athletic - subscription required), external Everton are close to signing 27-year-old Nigeria midfielder Wilfried Ndidi on a free transfer when his Leicester contract expires next week. (Football Insider), external Newcastle forward Yankuba Minteh has rejected a move to Lyon despite the French club agreeing a £40m fee for the 19-year-old Gambia international. (Sun) Brighton are interested in Inter Miami's 21-year-old Paraguay midfielder Diego Gomez. (Talksport), external Crystal Palace are working on a deal to sign Sunderland's 18-year-old English midfielder Jobe Bellingham. (Fabrizio Romano), external Ipswich are in talks with Hull over a deal for 23-year-old English defender Jacob Greaves. (Athletic - subscription required), external Manchester United are targeting Bayern Munich's 23-year-old German goalkeeper Maria Luisa Grohs as a replacement for England's Mary Earps, who is set to join Paris St-Germain. (Florian Plettenberg), external Saudi side Al-Hilal are weighing up a surprise move for 19-year-old Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho, who is currently at Copa America with Argentina. (Express), external Arsenal are set to miss out on Stuttgart striker Serhou Guirassy with the 28-year-old Guinea international keen on a move to Borussia Dortmund. (Metro), external Basketball great Shaquille O’Neal is in talks about taking a stake in West Ham United. (Sun) Sky Paper Talk DAILY MIRROR Manchester United are attempting to offload Victor Lindelof and Aaron Wan-Bissaka as potential makeweights to land Everton's Jarrad Branthwaite in a transfer swap. Manchester United are prepared to welcome Mason Greenwood back for pre-season training - if they fail to sell their exiled striker within the next fortnight. THE SUN Basketball star Shaquille O'Neal is in talks about taking a stake in West Ham United. Harry Maguire is among four Manchester United players set to be offered contract extensions this summer, according to reports. Newcastle star Yankuba Minteh is refusing to join Lyon. The dramatic development could cause the Toon huge financial problems ahead of this week's Profit and Sustainability deadline on 30 June. DAILY MAIL Chelsea have made an enquiry about Newcastle striker Alexander Isak. INEOS, owned by Manchester United minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, have reportedly hired a lawyer to plead their case before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, after UEFA blocked their attempts to sign Nice defender Jean-Clair Todibo. Aston Villa winger Moussa Diaby is attracting fresh interest from Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr. DAILY TELEGRAPH The Manchester United Supporters' Trust (MUST) have urged Ineos to consult with fans over the ""highly emotive"" issue of a potential stadium naming rights deal. THE GUARDIAN Newcastle will do everything in their power to keep Alexander Isak on Tyneside and have let Chelsea and Arsenal know that it would take an astronomical offer to alter that stance. THE TIMES Tottenham Hotspur have offered Aston Villa £20m for Jacob Ramsey in a deal that would involve Giovani Lo Celso moving in the opposite direction. West Ham United have revived their interest in signing Aaron Wan-Bissaka, who is among the versatile right-backs on their shortlist. England fans have been singled out yet again for special measures, with organisers planning to serve only low-alcohol beer for Sunday's round-of-16 encounter in Gelsenkirchen. THE ATHLETIC Manchester United are considering selling the naming rights to a refurbished Old Trafford or a newly-built stadium as part-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe seeks to drive up revenues to fund the project, while the club is also deliberating over substantial ticket price rises. Ipswich Town and Hull City are now engaged in active negotiations over the transfer of Jacob Greaves, although an agreement is yet to be reached. Iliman Ndiaye is set to undergo a medical with Everton ahead of his £15m (€17.7m) transfer from Marseille. Barcelona captain Sergi Roberto is negotiating with other clubs ahead of the expiration of his contract at the end of the month. DAILY RECORD Rangers' home fixtures will not be reversed to away games during the Ibrox lockout at the start of the campaign as the SPFL prepare to unveil the fixture list on Thursday. Sun SHAQ OF THE NET Basketball star Shaquille O’Neal in talks over stake in legendary Premier League club Lakers legend Shaq attended a Prem match last season and is interested in investing in the sport Ellie Henman BASKETBALL star Shaquille O’Neal is in talks about taking a stake in West Ham United. The LA Lakers legend, 52, got the Hammers bug after watching a game last season and has said he is interested in becoming a shareholder. A source told The Sun: “Shaq loves British football and he has been talking about putting some serious cash into the club. ""He went to a game at the end of the season and loved it. It’s now a case of whether the financials stack up for him. ""Shaq is really interested in what deal he could strike.” The Hammers finished ninth in the Premier League last year, a year after winning the Europa Conference League. Fans will likely be delighted with some investment after making a £18.3million loss in the 2022/23 season. Shaq retired in 2011 and was regarded as one of the best centres in the world. The 7ft 1in ace played for six teams during his 19-year career and is a four-time NBA champion. Off the field he turned to commentary and previously revealed he harboured a secret passion for British football. In 2016 he backed Northampton Town when they were pushing from promotion from League Two. Shaq, who co-owned a radio show with the Cobblers’ chairman Kelvin Thomas, recorded a video for the players urging them to secure first place. If Shaq invests in the Hammers he would be the latest US star to put their fortunes into British clubs. Actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney own Wrexham FC, Anchorman star Will Ferrell is involved at Leeds, and NFL star Tom Brady at Birmingham City. TBR TBR Football now understands that West Ham are continuing to hold talks with intermediaries of Real Betis left-back Juan Miranda. The former Barcelona defender is set to leave Betis at the end of this month, when his contract will expire. As expected, several European sides are keen on a move, including Portuguese giants FC Porto, who have also held talks. West Ham in talks to sign Real Betis’ Juan Miranada who will soon be a free agent TBR understands that West Ham have been watching the 24-year-old for months, who is set to be one of Spain’s over-aged players at this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris. Miranda made 32 appearances for Betis last season, who will be loath to lose their ‘outstanding’ talent. But Betis’ loss could be West Ham’s gain, who need better depth at left-back given Aaron Cresswell is now 34-years-old. Emerson Palmieiri has proved his credentials as a starter in the Premier League, but any injury to the Italian would currently spell problems for Lopetegui. And it’s also important to note that Emerson has been linked with a move away from West Ham this summer. Therefore a move for Miranda, who would be something of a coup on a free transfer, would be a good insurance policy in both regards. TBR understands that Aston Villa had held talks with Miranda before opting to sign Ian Maatsen from Chelsea. Wolverhampton Wanderers also like the Spaniard and see him as a replacement for Rayan Ait-Nouri, should he depart this summer."