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"BBC Chelsea are considering Everton's England striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin, 27, as a cheaper option than Napoli's Victor Osimhen, 25, because of the Nigeria striker's wage demands. (Sun) Juventus have requested that Manchester United cover part of Jadon Sancho's wages to help facilitate a move for the 24-year-old England and United winger. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian) Arsenal will target another striker once they complete a deal to sign Spain midfielder Mikel Merino, 28, from Real Sociedad. (Mirror) Armando Broja's loan move from Chelsea to Ipswich is on the brink of collapse after the 22-year-old Albania striker's medical revealed signs of an injury. (Sun) Porto have completed the ¬£12.7m signing of 20-year-old Spain striker Samu Omorodion from Atletico Madrid - just weeks after a proposed ¬£33.9m move to Chelsea collapsed. (Athletic - subscription required) Nottingham Forest are keen to sign Arnaut Danjuma from Villarreal, with the 27-year-old Netherlands forward in favour of a permanent move rather than a loan. (Football Insider) Leicester City are in talks to sign Morocco attacking midfielder Bilal El Khannouss, with Genk wanting at least ¬£17m for the 20-year-old. (HITC) Wolves are in talks to sign 19-year-old Burnley and Italy Under-21 winger Luca Koleosho. (Express & Star) Chelsea midfielder Tino Anjorin, 22, has verbally agreed to join Serie A side Empoli, with the former England Under-20 international set to move on a free transfer. (Fabrizio Romano) Real Madrid's Brazil forward Vinicius Jr, 24, will wait until the end of this season before making a decision on whether to pursue a move to Saudi Arabia. (ESPN) Real Sociedad are in advanced talks to sign former Germany defender Mats Hummels, who is as a free agent after the 35-year-old left Borussia Dortmund at the end of last season. (Athletic - subscription required) Everton forward Neal Maupay, 28, is keen on a move back to his native France with Ligue 1 side Nice. (Nice-Matin via Get Football News France) Brentford are close to signing Brazilian winger Gustavo Nunes, 18, in a ¬£10m deal from Gremio (Sky Sports) Sky Paper Talk SUNDAY MIRROR Neal Maupay could be set for a return to France, with Nice pushing for his signature, according to reports. Manchester United are lining up a move for Fluminense midfielder Andre as a cheaper option in case they can't land Manuel Ugarte from PSG, according to reports in Brazil. Viktor Gyokeres scored a hat-trick for Sporting Lisbon - before dropping a hint he could leave. Gyokeres has been linked with Chelsea and Arsenal - who are both still interested in signing a striker - and remains unsure over where he'll end up. Arsenal will target another striker once they complete a deal to sign Spain midfielder Mikel Merino, 28, from Real Sociedad. Alisson Becker has committed his future to Liverpool and Arne Slot after rejecting the tempting opportunity to move to the Saudi Pro League and make a fortune. Anthony Gordon is back ""in a good place"" after being targeted by Liverpool - but Eddie Howe has refused to 100 per cent guarantee his big players will stay. THE SUN ON SUNDAY Amanda Staveley is stepping up a bid to buy into Tottenham. Leicester City are looking to sell striker Tom Cannon - with Sheffield United and Stoke both trying to raise the money. Fabio Vieira is set to return to Porto on loan from Arsenal. Talks are ongoing to work out whether to include an option to make the transfer permanent in the paperwork. Chelsea are pondering Everton's England frontman Dominic Calvert-Lewin as a cheaper alternative than Napoli's Victor Osimhen because of the Nigerian's wage demands. Armando Broja's loan move from Chelsea to Ipswich is on the brink of collapse after his medical revealed signs of an Achilles injury. Marcus Rashford has been having extra sessions with club legend Ruud van Nistelrooy, who joined Manchester United's coaching staff in July. THE ATHLETIC Real Sociedad are in advanced talks to sign Mats Hummels as a free agent. Mauricio Pochettino and his staff are expected to join the U.S. men's national team for their friendly against Canada on September 7. Chelsea midfielder Tino Anjorin is in talks with Empoli over joining the Serie A club in a permanent transfer. Chelsea midfielder Leo Castledine has agreed to join League One club Shrewsbury Town on a season-long loan. Tottenham Hotspur winger Manor Solomon is to undergo a medical ahead of a loan move to Championship side Leeds United. Porto have completed the signing of Atletico Madrid striker Samu Omorodion for ¬£12.7m - just weeks after his proposed move to Chelsea collapsed. MAIL ON SUNDAY Manchester United have reportedly received a proposal that would see Scott McTominay leave the club this summer. DAILY TELEGRAPH Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo showered plenty of praise on his new recruits as his team earned their first victory of the season, but hinted his transfer dealings have not come to a close. THE GUARDIAN Mikel Arteta conceded Arsenal are ""a little bit short"" in attack and suggested they could make a play for a forward before Friday's transfer deadline after Gabriel Jesus sustained a groin injury. SCOTTISH SUN Aberdeen have confirmed the signing of Millwall striker Kevin Nisbet on a season-long loan. DAILY RECORD Hannibal Mejbri has reportedly been given the green light to leave Manchester United amid rising interest in the midfielder - with Rangers said to be among the chasing pack. Celtic have been told they will have to spend big to meet Los Angeles FC's ¬£8 valuation of Polish star Mateusz Bogusz. Guardian Tomas Soucek and Jarrod Bowen earn West Ham win at Crystal Palace Ed Aarons at Selhurst Park After a week with plenty of changes in south London, it was perhaps inevitable a Crystal Palace old boy would have the decisive say. Aaron Wan-Bissaka lost his record of being the most expensive player Palace have sold to Michael Olise this summer, but he ensured instant hero status among his new supporters after coming off the bench to play a crucial role in West Ham‚Äôs opening goal by Tomas Soucek. Jarrod Bowen made sure of the victory five minutes later to seal Julen Lopetegui‚Äôs first win since succeeding David Moyes, thanks to a performance where they showed plenty of the grit so valued by his predecessor. Jarrod Bowen doubles West Ham‚Äôs lead in the 72nd minute. Photograph: John Sibley/Action Images/Reuters For Oliver Glasner, who was hoping to make it a fifth successive Premier League victory at home for the first time in Palace‚Äôs history, this was worrying evidence that things may not be so easy for the Austrian after his instant impact last season. ‚ÄúWe can‚Äôt dream of what we were doing three months ago, we have to be in the present,‚Äù he said. ‚ÄúIt‚Äôs now up to us to keep calm and not be too disappointed ‚Äì we will sleep really bad tonight but tomorrow the sun will rise.‚Äù Jarrod Bowen scores West Ham‚Äôs second goal against Crystal Palace. An image of Glasner wearing 1920s-style overalls and inspecting plans for Selhurst Park featured on the front of the matchday programme to mark the 100th anniversary of Palace‚Äôs home ground. With the stalwarts Joachim Andersen and Jordan Ayew having moved on, he gave the new recruits Chadi Riad, Isma?Øla Sarr and Daichi Kamada their home debuts, even if the arrival of Kamada off the bench midway through the second half was followed almost immediately by the game‚Äôs big moment. After finding themselves 4-0 down in 31 minutes during their last trip here 125 days ago, Lopetegui will have been pleased with the way West Ham applied themselves as Soucek headed wide from a corner before Mohammed Kudus shaved a post when Riad gave the ball away cheaply in his own half. Palace were missing the craft and guile of Olise after his move to Bayern Munich but at least they still have Eberechi Eze. The England midfielder was a constant thorn in Vladimir Coufal‚Äôs side and it required a brilliant save at his near post from Alphonse Areola to keep the scores level when Eze was played in by the impressive Adam Wharton. At the other end, Marc Gu?©hi ‚Äì making his 100th Premier League appearance for Palace despite continued uncertainty about his future ‚Äì was alert to block Michail Antonio‚Äôs follow-up after Bowen‚Äôs shot was saved. West Ham conceded 74 goals last season ‚Äì their most in a Premier League campaign ‚Äì but looked more assured here thanks to the calming presence of Max Kilman in their defence. There was nothing Areola could have done to stop Eze‚Äôs curling shot from a short corner routine but the West Ham goalkeeper was relieved to see it bounce off the crossbar. Lopetegui was spotted delivering some late words of wisdom to his players in the rain as they prepared to return for the second half and he said they were significantly better after the break. ‚ÄúWe were fighting a lot but we had the feeling that we could be more aggressive,‚Äù he said. ‚ÄúI‚Äôm really pleased with how we adapted.‚Äù It was Palace who made the better start to the second half as Wharton ‚Äì hard to miss with his socks rolled down and wearing pink-tinged boots ‚Äì probed in midfield. Antonio‚Äôs run of scoring in four successive games against Palace came to an end when he was replaced by Niclas F?ºllkrug, with Wan-Bissaka also introduced. The defender‚Äôs first act against his former employers was to give the ball away, but his next contribution proved decisive when a surging run down the right allowed Soucek to slam home the loose ball in the area after Palace had failed to clear. There was some concern about a ballboy after an advertising hoarding fell on him while West Ham were celebrating their goal, with Soucek and Bowen lifting it off him before he was taken away for treatment. The home defence still seemed to be reeling from the shock of conceding when Kilman strode forward with purpose before picking out Bowen. The West Ham captain made no mistake to leave Palace pointless after two games. The Athletic Jarrod Bowen says ball boy ‚Äòall good‚Äô after appearing to get stuck under celebrating West Ham fans (Richard Pelham/Getty Images) By Roshane Thomas West Ham United captain Jarrod Bowen says the Crystal Palace ball boy who avoided avoiding injury in their Premier League game at Selhurst Park is ‚Äúall good.‚Äù Midfielder Tomas Soucek scored the opener in West Ham‚Äôs 2-0 victory and celebrated with supporters in the away enclosure. But as fans rushed towards the Czech Republic international, the LED advertising board gave way, with the ball boy trapped underneath. The 29-year-old acted swiftly to help pull the youngster away to safety with Bowen. No supporters were injured in the celebration. Bowen said that he had given the ball boy his shirt after the match. ‚ÄúI just managed to grab him out as quick as possible,‚Äù the Englishman told BBC 5Live It was just instinct just to do it. ‚ÄúI‚Äôve seen him after the game and he‚Äôs got my top now and he‚Äôs smiling. He‚Äôs all good, which is good to see.‚Äù The Athletic has contacted Palace and the Sports Grounds Safety Authority (SGSA) for comment. Soucek opened the scoring in the 67th minute, after some pinball in the Palace penalty area. The ball fell to the Czeck whose left-footed effort found the back of the net. Bowen doubled West Ham‚Äôs lead in the 72nd minute after defender Max Kilman, drove into midfield and played a precise through ball to the winger. Bowen drove into the Palace penalty area, cut inside on his left foot and fired a left-footed shot past goalkeeper Dean Henderson. After an opening-day defeat by Aston Villa, Julen Lopetegui sealed his first competition win as West Ham head coach. Their next league game will be at home to Manchester City, while Palace travel to Chelsea. News Letter (N Ireland) 'I thought he took his goal really well' - West Ham United and Northern Ireland youngster praised after marking maiden League One start with Huddersfield Town winner By Johnny Morton Huddersfield Town manager Michael Duff praised Northern Ireland international Callum Marshall after the teenager marked his maiden League One start by scoring the winning goal against Shrewsbury. Marshall has joined Huddersfield on a season-long loan deal from West Ham United and already made a significant impact, netting on his debut in a 3-0 EFL Cup triumph over Morecambe and has now followed it up with a first league strike to help Duff‚Äôs men continue their perfect start to the new league season. The 19-year-old has been a standout star for West Ham‚Äôs youth teams since swapping Linfield for London in 2022 and was part of the Hammers U18 side that won the 2023 FA Youth Cup, scoring in their 5-1 final win against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium ‚Äì another ex-Blues youth product Josh Briggs was also involved alongside former Coleraine midfielder Patrick Kelly. His loan move to West Brom didn‚Äôt work out last season with Marshall only making three league appearances, but under Duff, who himself earned 24 international caps for Northern Ireland, it appears the talented striker will be given plenty of opportunities to aid his development. ""I think he has earned his start,‚Äù Duff told the club‚Äôs media channel after Saturday‚Äôs success. ‚ÄúWhen he came in he had a good start against Morecambe after a couple of days training, he impacted the game when he came on last week and he‚Äôs had another week of training now so he‚Äôs starting to understand what we want. ""We do ask a lot from the centre-forwards in and out of possession and I thought he took his goal really well. That was the thinking (behind starting Marshall) and it‚Äôs always nice when they come in and score. I‚Äôm really pleased with lots of aspects.‚Äù Duff also hailed Marshall‚Äôs immediate impact after scoring against Morecambe earlier this month, saying at the time: ‚ÄúI thought he showed what he is: he‚Äôs infectious, he‚Äôs energetic, he‚Äôs got quality. He‚Äôll be better for the goal because his last loan didn‚Äôt work for him but he‚Äôs had a start here already and he‚Äôs got a goal. ‚ÄúHe‚Äôs shown what we brought him in for. He‚Äôs a natural goalscorer and goalscorers are goalscorers. He‚Äôs struggled in the Championship but it‚Äôs a big jump from under-23s football to the top-end of the Championship for a young lad. He got absolutely smashed 10 foot in the air early on and just got up, so he‚Äôs a proper Belfast boy, a tough little sod. ‚ÄúWith respect to Cal, he‚Äôs not a household name so the players don‚Äôt know who he is and now they‚Äôll be like ‚Äòyeah, he‚Äôs not bad him‚Äô, which creates competition."" Marshall signed a new three-year contract with West Ham in January with Sporting Director Mark Noble saying: ""Since signing in 2022, Callum has shown plenty of quality, dedication, and also the potential to push on and forge a place in senior football. ‚ÄúWhile the contract is a reward for an impressive run of performances for the Academy‚Äôs senior age groups, it will also serve as the next incentive for him to continue his progression and reach a higher level at West Ham.‚Äù"