Saturday News (includes West Ham)

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BBC
Newcastle could revisit a deal for Nottingham Forest's Sweden forward Anthony Elanga, 22, in January. (Football Insider)

Corinthians are closing in on signing 30-year-old Netherlands forward Memphis Depay, who is a free agent. (Globo - in Portuguese)

Liverpool are keen to offer 33-year-old Netherlands defender Virgil van Dijk a new deal to extend his stay at Anfield beyond the summer. (Football Insider)

Stockport County assistant manager Andy Mangan is set to become a member of Carlo Ancelotti's coaching staff at Real Madrid. (Athletic - subscription required)

Barcelona will renew their interest in Athletic Bilbao's 22-year-old Spain forward Nico Williams. (Sport - in Spanish)

ose Mourinho's Fenerbahce have agreed to sign Argentine midfielder Cristian Medina, 22, from Boca Juniors in January. (Fabrizio Romano)

Manchester United want to replace 32-year-old midfielders Casemiro and Christian Eriksen, who play for Brazil and Denmark respectively. (Givemesport)

Nigeria and Southampton striker Paul Onuachu, 30, has turned down a move to Turkish side Goztepe. (Sabah - in Turkish)

Chelsea's main shareholders, Clearlake Capital and US businessman Todd Boehly, are assessing whether they can potentially buy each other out. (Bloomberg - subscription required)

Clearlake Capital have no interest in doing anything other than increasing their stake in Chelsea. (Telegraph - subscription required)

Croatia midfielder Mateo Kovacic, 30, is considering his future at Manchester City following the return of 33-year-old German Ilkay Gundogan in the same position. (Football Insider)




Sky Paper Talk

THE ATHLETIC

Jack Grealish is set to start for England in Lee Carsley's first game as interim head coach.

Aitana Bonmati is expected to become the highest-paid player in women's football after agreeing a lucrative contract extension with Barcelona.

The Football Association (FA) is working on a consultation plan that will see stakeholders in the women's game, including players, help the governing body develop policies on safer working environments.

DAILY MAIL

Sol Campbell has argued that he deserves a knighthood for his successful football career and has expressed his bemusement as to why he keeps being 'overlooked' for the honour.

A League One coach is set to join Real Madrid's backroom staff in a shock move after striking up a close friendship with Carlo Ancelotti's son, according to reports.

Thomas Tuchel reportedly rejected the chance to manage Manchester United due to disagreements over the proposed transfer policy.

Charles Leclerc might have driven superbly on his way to winning the Monza GP last weekend, but that wasn't the case as he was filmed crashing one of his personal vehicles into another car just days later.

THE GUARDIAN

Police in Germany are investigating potential match-fixing in lower-league football after a newspaper reported that the scores of allegedly fixed games may have been sold online for betting purposes.

Steven Bergwijn has hit out at the Netherlands coach, Ronald Koeman, for shutting the door on his international career because of a move to Saudi Arabia.

DAILY EXPRESS

Interim England manager Lee Carsley has revealed he will not sing God Save the King before his first match in charge against the Republic of Ireland on Saturday night.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Steve McClaren has been learning patois after taking charge of Jamaica - 16 years since being ridiculed for attempting a Dutch accent at FC Twente.

Lee Carsley has left the door open for Ivan Toney to make an England return and has revealed he would like to go and see the striker for himself in Saudi Arabia.

THE SUN

Racecourses are braced for a financial hammer blow if Sir Keir Starmer's outdoor smoking ban spreads to a day cheering on the horses.

Crystal Palace were completely "convinced" they would lose Eberechi Eze this summer, it's been revealed.

Six Premier League stars had to race for safety after Ghana fans went on the rampage following a loss to Angola.

Cole Palmer's exclusion from Chelsea's European squad is 'crazy', says Europe's top player boss - Fifpro president David Terrier.

Peterborough chief Barry Fry has slammed the Premier League for not caring about the little clubs.

DAILY RECORD

Viljami Sinisalo has opened up on his long-term vision at Celtic, insisting he did not need to think hard about signing for "one of the biggest clubs in the world."

SCOTTISH SUN

Rangers are facing fresh interest in James Tavernier with six clubs in two different countries reportedly keen to snap up the Ibrox skipper in the next seven days or so.



TeamTalk

Exclusive: West Ham lead Prem pursuit of thriving Swansea star; club eager to keep hold

West Ham and Bournemouth are among a number of clubs tracking Swansea City midfielder Azeem Abdulai following his impressive start to the season, TEAMtalk can reveal.

Attacking-midfielder Abdulai has been on the radar of multiple Premier League clubs since breaking into the Swansea first team.

The 21-year-old made his debut in August 2022 during a Carabao Cup game against Oxford, but his breakthrough campaign was last season.

Abdulai made seven substitute appearances in the Championship and started three cup matches.

He assisted in a 4-0 league victory over Huddersfield, in one of his first major involvements in the first team.

The skilful midfielder has drawn comparisons with Real Madrid and England star Jude Bellingham due to his playing style and stature.

Abdulai has been a standout performer for Swansea so far this season with two goals in five appearances across all competitions.

The Swans sit 16th in the Championship, having won and draw one game each out of their four so far.

Scouts from West Ham and Bournemouth have been making regular checks on Abdulai as they see him as a potential star in the making.

Swansea are aware of the growing interest in Scotland under-21 international Abdulai and are keen to keep hold of him, with the player under contract at the Welsh outfit until 2026.

 

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Are we sure he's not joking?

Have you read it? It doesn't read like he's joking.... I know things can be taken out of context but sounds like he's serious... don't forget he had a right old moan about how he was being overlooked when it came to be appointed a management job... 

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Thanks Alan

Sol Campbell is is deluded if he thinks he's getting an honour for his football career... talk about entitled