Saturday news (includes West Ham)

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"BBC Bayern Munich have rejected Manchester United's joint bid for Netherlands centre-half Matthijs de Ligt, 24, and 26-year-old Morocco full-back Noussair Mazraoui. (Telegraph - subscription required) Newcastle are planning to open talks over a new contract with England winger Anthony Gordon, 23, when he returns from a break following Euro 2024. (Athletic - subscription required) West Ham are working on a deal to sign Argentina midfielder Guido Rodriguez, 30, as a free agent after his exit from Real Betis. (Standard) Fulham are interested in Aston Villa's 31-year-old Brazilian defender Diego Carlos. (Mail) QPR and Celtic are interested in Liverpool's 21-year-old Welsh left-back Owen Beck. (Sky Sports) Arsenal are interested in Brighton's 22-year-old Brazilian forward Joao Pedro. (Football Transfers) Villarreal's Spanish defender Jorge Cuenca, 24, is set to join Fulham. (Sky Sports) Rennes midfielder Desire Doue, 19, prefers a move to Bayern Munich over staying in his native France with Paris St-Germain. (Sky Germany) Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis wants to persuade Arsenal sporting director Edu Gaspar to leave Emirates Stadium and move to the City Ground. (Universo Online - in Portuguese) Inter Milan have joined West Ham in the race to sign 26-year-old English right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka from Manchester United. (Football Insider) Bournemouth are considering Aston Villa's English forward Cameron Archer, 22, as a potential replacement if his compatriot Dominic Solanke, 26, is sold to Tottenham. (Football.London) Tottenham are not interested in signing Federico Chiesa, 26, from Juventus despite reports linking them to the Italy forward. (Football Insider) Aston Villa have made a formal offer to Sunderland for 17-year-old England age grade forward Mason Cotcher. (Fabrizio Romano) Manchester City have agreed to send 19-year-old Finland defender Tomas Galvez on loan to Austrian champions LASK. (Teamtalk) Sky Paper Talk DAILY MIRROR Anthony Gordon will be offered talks over a new contract by Newcastle to ward off interest from Liverpool. Gary O'Neil has admitted Wolves would struggle to reject a significant bid for Pedro Neto. DAILY MAIL Manchester United staff are trying to take some positives from Leny Yoro's three-month lay-off due to a broken metatarsal, hoping it will give the teenage Frenchman time to settle in England and adapt to life at the club so he is fully up to speed when he returns in November. Chelsea have cut short Conor Gallagher's holiday and told him he will not be part of the first-team dressing room when he returns on Monday. Arsenal value Eddie Nketiah at ¬£30m as Marseille continue their attempts to seal a move for the England striker. Tottenham defender Sergio Reguilon is prioritising a move to a club playing in Europe next season as he enters the final 12 months of his contract. Chelsea's newest signing Filip Jorgensen wants to waste no time in becoming their starting goalkeeper, saying he is ready to compete with Robert Sanchez and confident when passing out from the back. Manchester United reportedly saw a joint bid for Bayern Munich defenders Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui rejected. THE SUN Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips is a target for Turkey's Galatasaray. Bolton manager Ian Evatt has taken a cryptic swipe at Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney's Wrexham spending spree. Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis is hoping to poach Edu Gaspar away from Arsenal, according to reports. Carlo Ancelotti admitted that Real Madrid will be his last job in club management - amid interest from Brazil's national team. DAILY EXPRESS Ange Postecoglou has confirmed Tottenham are focusing on signing a centre-forward amid links with Bournemouth's Dominic Solanke. Arsenal are set to end their pursuit of Viktor Gyokeres with Mikel Arteta reportedly turning his attention to a current Premier League star. THE TIMES Newcastle United have opened talks for the signing of Marc Guehi after it became clear Liverpool were not in the race for the England centre-back and he is open to the move. Arsenal are expected to step up their interest in Mikel Merino - having already agreed personal terms with the midfielder - in time for his scheduled return to pre-season training on Monday. Bournemouth do not want to sell Dominic Solanke and it is unlikely Tottenham would meet the 26-year-old striker's ¬£65m release clause. Roma want ¬£21m for Tammy Abraham after receiving interest from AC Milan. Two boxing judges that were deemed to be at ""high risk"" of manipulating bouts and were subsequently stood down in 2021 have officiated more than 20 fights combined so far at the Olympics. DAILY TELEGRAPH Manchester United remain in talks with Bayern Munich over a deal for defenders Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui after a joint bid for the pair was surprisingly rejected by the German giants. The logo on The Hundred ball is being blamed for making batting harder and lowering scores in this season's competition. Players believe the logo is contributing to the new ball swinging more. The Olympic showdown - on and off the track - between Josh Kerr and Jakob Ingebrigtsen has already ignited in Paris after the Norwegian defending champion labelled Kerr ""the Brit who never competes"". DAILY RECORD Michel-Ange Balikwisha finds himself in a Celtic transfer stalemate with Royal Antwerp's asking price currently too high for the Hoops, Celtic have reportedly scouted Hammarby's teenage African sensation Bazoumana Toure. Hibs, QPR, Barnsley, Peterborough, Wrexham and Wigan are all fighting to land Scotland U21 star Kieron Bowie. Celtic star Kyogo has switched agents, joining the CAA Base agency. Former Aberdeen star Scott McKenna is reportedly on the verge of joining LaLiga side Las Palmas - where he would team up with ex Scotland team-mate Oli McBurnie. Jimmy Thelin has refused to confirm whether Aberdeen have knocked back a bid for Bojan Miovski. Tyrese Campbell is reportedly still on Rangers' radar - with several clubs down south now holding talks with the striker. SCOTTISH SUN St Mirren have been booted out of the SPFL Trust Trophy after fielding an ineligible player against Berwick Rangers. Lee Wallace has made his Hearts return after a 13-year absence, taking on a new coaching role within the academy. Sport Witness Player joining West Ham after he was left ‚Äòreally upset‚Äô with club‚Äôs decision West Ham United certainly had a busy end to the scheduled working week, with offers going in all over the place and genuine progress being made on good transfers. One of the players they advanced for is Niclas F?ºllkrug, and he‚Äôs set to move to the Hammers for the coming season. Saturday‚Äôs edition of Bild puts the transfer fee at ‚Ǩ27m plus a potential further ‚Ǩ5m in bonus payments. There are slightly differing figures elsewhere in Germany, with the consensus coming in at around ‚Ǩ30m for the 31-year-old. Ruhr Nachrichten, Borussia Dortmund‚Äôs local newspaper and repeatedly offering excellent inside information on the Bundesliga club, have explained why the striker is choosing to leave for West Ham. Last season he scored 16 goals and contributed 10 assists in 46 matches, and will have been hoping for even better in the next campaign. However, Ruhr Nachrichten report people close to F?ºllkrug have told them the player was left ‚Äòreally upset‚Äô by Dortmund signing Serhou Guirassy and therefore relegating his role somewhat. On top of that, West Ham are offering a four year contract when he only has a deal until 2026 at present, and that provides more security for the future. Inside Futbol Jhon Duran‚Äôs Agents Now Desperate For Aston Villa To Accept West Ham‚Äôs Offer Jhon Duran‚Äôs representatives are desperate for Aston Villa to accept West Ham‚Äôs offer for him as the Hammers close in on signing Borussia Dortmund‚Äôs Niclas Fullkrug, according to ExWHUemployee. West Ham put the Duran talks on ice after Aston Villa refused to compromise on the high financial package they have been demanding. The Hammers turned their attention towards signing Fullkrug last week and they have a deal in place with Dortmund and the player for the proposed move. The striker has already left Dortmund‚Äôs pre-season camp and is scheduled to undergo a medical with West Ham today. However, the Duran deal is not dead yet as his agents are now desperate for Aston Villa to agree on a deal with West Ham. The Hammers‚Äô pursuit of Fullkrug has pushed the Villa striker‚Äôs agents to apply more pressure on the Midlands club. It is unclear whether Aston Villa are prepared to relent as they have shown little inclination to compromise during talks with West Ham. West Ham are now pushing forward in their pursuit of Fullkrug but could have a decision to make if Villa change their stance on Duran in the coming hours. Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano West Ham also expect Crysencio Summerville to sign his contract on Saturday. Medical done, just waiting to review all contract details in order to get it signed this weekend. Summerville, Guido Rodr??guez and Niklas F?ºllkrug are set to join if all goes to plan."