Saturday News (includes West Ham)
Posted: 21 Sep 2024, 11:09
BBC
Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich are among the clubs interested in Marseille's 22-year-old English forward Mason Greenwood. (Talksport)
PSG are keen on Newcastle's Sweden striker Alexander Isak with the Magpies valuing the 24-year-old at about 100m euros (£83.8m) (Fichajes - in Spanish)
Nottingham Forest are keeping tabs on two Turkey internationals, Galatasaray winger Baris Alper Yilmaz, 24, and Besiktas striker Semih Kilicsoy, 19. (HITC)
Chelsea are keen to offload 26-year-old France defender Axel Disasi in the January transfer window. (Fichajes - in Spanish)
Arsenal met with 28-year-old England striker Ivan Toney, then at Brentford, in the spring - but decided not to sign him. He went to Saudi club Al-Ahli instead. (TBR Football)
Real Madrid are considering meeting the 45m euros (£37.7m) release clause of Valencia's 19-year-old Spanish defender Yarek Gasiorowski. (AS – in Spanish)
Chelsea are interested in Inter Milan's Lautaro Martinez and are willing to offer Ukraine winger Mykhailo Mudryk, 23, English winger Carney Chukwuemeka, 20, and France defender Benoit Badiashile, 23, in exchange for the 27-year-old Argentina striker. (Dobleamarilla - in Spanish)
Everton will offer England striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin a final opportunity to sign a new deal before his contract expires next summer, with Newcastle showing interest in the 27-year-old. (Teamtalk)
Juventus will look to sign Lille's 24-year-old Canada striker Jonathan David in January in a 15m euro (£12.5m) deal. (Calciomercato - In Italian)
Contract negotiations between Southampton and England full-back Kyle Walker-Peters have broken down with the 27-year-old's current deal expiring next summer. (Fabrizio Romano)
Southampton have shortlisted Blackburn manager John Eustace as the Saints consider potential replacements for Russell Martin. (Football Insider)
Sky Paper Talk
DAILY MAIL
Manchester United missed out on a blockbuster move for Xavi Simons during the summer window despite the club's spending spree, it has been revealed.
Nantes owner Waldemar Kita has rubbished claims that Trent Alexander-Arnold was in talks to purchase the French side.
THE SUN
Mason Greenwood is being tracked by Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich, reports say.
England players are not happy at having to pay 10 per cent commission to the PFA on commercial work during international duty.
Chelsea's Champions League winner Salomon Kalou has come out of retirement to join a second-division club in the Ivory Coast.
Manchester United have enlisted help from a global architecture group to develop a 'masterplan' for the Old Trafford area.
DAILY MIRROR
Newcastle are planning to offer Anthony Gordon a new contract that would make him the highest paid player at the club amid interest from their Premier League rivals.
Liverpool star Caoimhin Kelleher could be handed a rare opportunity this weekend amid Alisson's injury worries.
THE ATHLETIC
Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has confirmed his desire to see the club remain at the City Ground.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino promised global broadcasters in a video call on Friday that venues in the United States for the FIFA Club World Cup next June and July will be announced by the end of September, increasing the pressure on his organisation to finalise negotiations with stadiums and cities across the country within 10 days.
Liga Portugal have pledged to plant 200 trees in the country for every goal scored in Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football, on matchday six.
The Football Association (FA) and US Soccer are in talks to stage an international friendly between England and the USMNT before the men's World Cup in 2026.
Former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira believes his old side "have to win" against Manchester City if they are to stand any chance of toppling the reigning Premier League champions.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Chelsea will apply for football agent Saif Alrubie's multi-million-pound lawsuit against the club to be thrown out of court.
Premiership clubs will face fines of up to £250,000 if they fail to field a quota of England-qualified players (EQPs) this season.
THE GUARDIAN
FIFA is set to announce staging agreements with eight stadiums for the Club World Cup in the strongest indication yet that the controversial new tournament will take place as planned next summer.
Guy Kinnings, the chief executive of the European Tour Group, has conceded a crucial appeals process involving Ryder Cup duo Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton may not be concluded before the event returns next September.
DAILY EXPRESS
Manchester United have reportedly sounded out former Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri as part of a contingency plan for the season ahead.
Benni McCarthy is targeting a return to management after leaving Manchester United in the summer and has set his sights on a role in either Africa or the USA.
THE TIMES
The FA has written to Steve Cooper to remind him of his responsibilities after he accused the Premier League of using "false images" in the VAR controversy during Leicester City's 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace.
A football hooligan who seriously assaulted another England fan at Euro 2024 has received a three-year banning order after the police used facial recognition technology for the first time at an overseas tournament.
American broadcasters and sponsors may want Premier League matches to be played in the United States but experts in the field say there are simply too many hurdles for that to happen.
Lord Coe has a fighting chance of becoming the next president of the IOC - and is the best-equipped of the seven candidates to confront the growing challenges facing the organisation, insiders say.
OS
U21s go top after hard-fought Newcastle win
Newcastle United U21s 0-1 West Ham United U21s
Premier League 2, Whitley Park, Friday 20 September 2024, 7pm BST
West Ham United U21s made it four wins from four at the start of the 2024/25 Premier League 2 season with a 1-0 victory over Newcastle United at Whitley Park.
The young Hammers were made to work hard by a much-fancied Newcastle side, but a wonderful winner from Kamarai Swyer after 77 minutes earned us a hard-fought three points.
In a goalless first half, clear-cut chances were few and far between as both sides cancelled each other out well. Swyer, Lewis Orford and Sean Moore fired wide for the visitors, while Ben Parkinson headed an effort over the bar for Newcastle United.
The second half was a totally different story, as it turned into a breathless end-to-end encounter that saw both sides have their chances. But it was Swyer who delivered the decisive moment as he latched onto a perfectly placed ball over the top by Orford and finished past Aidan Harris.
The visitors started brightly as Swyer got on the end of Ryan Battrum’s brilliant low cross but was unable to fire beyond Harris before Orford forced a smart near-post save from the Newcastle No1.
On the half-hour mark, the young Hammers spurned another chance when Moore created some space outside the box after some nifty footwork, only for his attempt to go just wide of the left-hand post, while it took until just before the break for the hosts to create their first meaningful chance. Johnny Emerson's cross was met by Parkinson, but his header was deflected wide of the target by Luizão.
After a largely uneventful first half, the game sparked into life in the second period. It was Newcastle who started in the ascendancy with Trevan Sanusi's curling effort tipped around the post at full stretch by Finlay Herrick before Sanusi embarked on a long mazy run through midfield and managed to get a shot on goal, but Herrick dived low to his left to save.
But the decisive moment arrived after 77 minutes in spectacular fashion as Orford's stunning long ball over the top from deep inside his own half was pounced on by Swyer, who finished the game’s only goal with incredible composure.
The young Hammers almost doubled their advantage late on through Ollie Scarles’ curling free-kick, and despite having to withstand late pressure as Newcastle sought an equaliser, we clung on for three points to move to the top of the Premier League 2 table.
West Ham United U21s: Herrick, Battrum, Luizão, Mayers, Tarima (Briggs 90+3), Orford ©, Akpata, Adiele (Ajala 43), Moore, Scarles, Swyer
Subs not used: Abraham (GK), Rigge, Fawunmi
Goal: Swyer 77
Booked: Mayers, Orford, Akpata, Moore, Scarles
Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich are among the clubs interested in Marseille's 22-year-old English forward Mason Greenwood. (Talksport)
PSG are keen on Newcastle's Sweden striker Alexander Isak with the Magpies valuing the 24-year-old at about 100m euros (£83.8m) (Fichajes - in Spanish)
Nottingham Forest are keeping tabs on two Turkey internationals, Galatasaray winger Baris Alper Yilmaz, 24, and Besiktas striker Semih Kilicsoy, 19. (HITC)
Chelsea are keen to offload 26-year-old France defender Axel Disasi in the January transfer window. (Fichajes - in Spanish)
Arsenal met with 28-year-old England striker Ivan Toney, then at Brentford, in the spring - but decided not to sign him. He went to Saudi club Al-Ahli instead. (TBR Football)
Real Madrid are considering meeting the 45m euros (£37.7m) release clause of Valencia's 19-year-old Spanish defender Yarek Gasiorowski. (AS – in Spanish)
Chelsea are interested in Inter Milan's Lautaro Martinez and are willing to offer Ukraine winger Mykhailo Mudryk, 23, English winger Carney Chukwuemeka, 20, and France defender Benoit Badiashile, 23, in exchange for the 27-year-old Argentina striker. (Dobleamarilla - in Spanish)
Everton will offer England striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin a final opportunity to sign a new deal before his contract expires next summer, with Newcastle showing interest in the 27-year-old. (Teamtalk)
Juventus will look to sign Lille's 24-year-old Canada striker Jonathan David in January in a 15m euro (£12.5m) deal. (Calciomercato - In Italian)
Contract negotiations between Southampton and England full-back Kyle Walker-Peters have broken down with the 27-year-old's current deal expiring next summer. (Fabrizio Romano)
Southampton have shortlisted Blackburn manager John Eustace as the Saints consider potential replacements for Russell Martin. (Football Insider)
Sky Paper Talk
DAILY MAIL
Manchester United missed out on a blockbuster move for Xavi Simons during the summer window despite the club's spending spree, it has been revealed.
Nantes owner Waldemar Kita has rubbished claims that Trent Alexander-Arnold was in talks to purchase the French side.
THE SUN
Mason Greenwood is being tracked by Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich, reports say.
England players are not happy at having to pay 10 per cent commission to the PFA on commercial work during international duty.
Chelsea's Champions League winner Salomon Kalou has come out of retirement to join a second-division club in the Ivory Coast.
Manchester United have enlisted help from a global architecture group to develop a 'masterplan' for the Old Trafford area.
DAILY MIRROR
Newcastle are planning to offer Anthony Gordon a new contract that would make him the highest paid player at the club amid interest from their Premier League rivals.
Liverpool star Caoimhin Kelleher could be handed a rare opportunity this weekend amid Alisson's injury worries.
THE ATHLETIC
Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has confirmed his desire to see the club remain at the City Ground.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino promised global broadcasters in a video call on Friday that venues in the United States for the FIFA Club World Cup next June and July will be announced by the end of September, increasing the pressure on his organisation to finalise negotiations with stadiums and cities across the country within 10 days.
Liga Portugal have pledged to plant 200 trees in the country for every goal scored in Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football, on matchday six.
The Football Association (FA) and US Soccer are in talks to stage an international friendly between England and the USMNT before the men's World Cup in 2026.
Former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira believes his old side "have to win" against Manchester City if they are to stand any chance of toppling the reigning Premier League champions.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Chelsea will apply for football agent Saif Alrubie's multi-million-pound lawsuit against the club to be thrown out of court.
Premiership clubs will face fines of up to £250,000 if they fail to field a quota of England-qualified players (EQPs) this season.
THE GUARDIAN
FIFA is set to announce staging agreements with eight stadiums for the Club World Cup in the strongest indication yet that the controversial new tournament will take place as planned next summer.
Guy Kinnings, the chief executive of the European Tour Group, has conceded a crucial appeals process involving Ryder Cup duo Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton may not be concluded before the event returns next September.
DAILY EXPRESS
Manchester United have reportedly sounded out former Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri as part of a contingency plan for the season ahead.
Benni McCarthy is targeting a return to management after leaving Manchester United in the summer and has set his sights on a role in either Africa or the USA.
THE TIMES
The FA has written to Steve Cooper to remind him of his responsibilities after he accused the Premier League of using "false images" in the VAR controversy during Leicester City's 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace.
A football hooligan who seriously assaulted another England fan at Euro 2024 has received a three-year banning order after the police used facial recognition technology for the first time at an overseas tournament.
American broadcasters and sponsors may want Premier League matches to be played in the United States but experts in the field say there are simply too many hurdles for that to happen.
Lord Coe has a fighting chance of becoming the next president of the IOC - and is the best-equipped of the seven candidates to confront the growing challenges facing the organisation, insiders say.
OS
U21s go top after hard-fought Newcastle win
Newcastle United U21s 0-1 West Ham United U21s
Premier League 2, Whitley Park, Friday 20 September 2024, 7pm BST
West Ham United U21s made it four wins from four at the start of the 2024/25 Premier League 2 season with a 1-0 victory over Newcastle United at Whitley Park.
The young Hammers were made to work hard by a much-fancied Newcastle side, but a wonderful winner from Kamarai Swyer after 77 minutes earned us a hard-fought three points.
In a goalless first half, clear-cut chances were few and far between as both sides cancelled each other out well. Swyer, Lewis Orford and Sean Moore fired wide for the visitors, while Ben Parkinson headed an effort over the bar for Newcastle United.
The second half was a totally different story, as it turned into a breathless end-to-end encounter that saw both sides have their chances. But it was Swyer who delivered the decisive moment as he latched onto a perfectly placed ball over the top by Orford and finished past Aidan Harris.
The visitors started brightly as Swyer got on the end of Ryan Battrum’s brilliant low cross but was unable to fire beyond Harris before Orford forced a smart near-post save from the Newcastle No1.
On the half-hour mark, the young Hammers spurned another chance when Moore created some space outside the box after some nifty footwork, only for his attempt to go just wide of the left-hand post, while it took until just before the break for the hosts to create their first meaningful chance. Johnny Emerson's cross was met by Parkinson, but his header was deflected wide of the target by Luizão.
After a largely uneventful first half, the game sparked into life in the second period. It was Newcastle who started in the ascendancy with Trevan Sanusi's curling effort tipped around the post at full stretch by Finlay Herrick before Sanusi embarked on a long mazy run through midfield and managed to get a shot on goal, but Herrick dived low to his left to save.
But the decisive moment arrived after 77 minutes in spectacular fashion as Orford's stunning long ball over the top from deep inside his own half was pounced on by Swyer, who finished the game’s only goal with incredible composure.
The young Hammers almost doubled their advantage late on through Ollie Scarles’ curling free-kick, and despite having to withstand late pressure as Newcastle sought an equaliser, we clung on for three points to move to the top of the Premier League 2 table.
West Ham United U21s: Herrick, Battrum, Luizão, Mayers, Tarima (Briggs 90+3), Orford ©, Akpata, Adiele (Ajala 43), Moore, Scarles, Swyer
Subs not used: Abraham (GK), Rigge, Fawunmi
Goal: Swyer 77
Booked: Mayers, Orford, Akpata, Moore, Scarles