Sunday News (includes West Ham)
Posted: 10 Nov 2024, 10:18
BBC
Ruben Amorim is targeting Juventus defender Danilo, 33, as his first signing for Manchester United in the January window, as the Brazilian is out of contract at the end of the season. (Mirror)
Arsenal have made an approach for Sporting defender Ousmane Diomande, 20, although Chelsea and Bayern Munich are also interested in the Ivory Coast international. (Metro)
Real Madrid are considering the emergency re-signing of club legend Sergio Ramos, 38, with the Sevilla and former Spain defender seen as a possible replacement for injured Brazilian defender Eder Militao, 26. (Fichajes - in Spanish)
Barcelona have withdrawn their interest in Liverpool and England defender Trent Alexander-Arnold, 26, to suit the preferences of their young Spanish forward Lamine Yamal, 17. (Football365)
Barca manager Hansi Flick wants to sign defender Alphonso Davies, 24, if the Canada captain decides not to take up a contract offer from current club Bayern Munich - although Real Madrid lead the race for his signing and Manchester United are also interested. (Christian Falk)
Liverpool are prepared to make a £58 bid for Egypt and Eintracht Frankfurt forward Omar Marmoush, 25. (Fichajes - in Spanish)
A deal for Real Madrid's France midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni, 24, to join Liverpool is also close to being agreed. (Teamtalk)
Manchester City are hoping to strengthen their midfield with the signing of Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi, 25, although Liverpool are also interested in the Spaniard. (Football Insider)
The president of Brazil's football association has denied there has been contact with Pep Guardiola about the Manchester City boss taking over as coach of the country's national team. (Globo, via Goal)
Roma have made contact with former Italy and Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini amid the club's poor start to the season under manager Ivan Juric. (Sky Sports Italy)
Incoming Manchester United manager Amorim will not make an approach for any Sporting players in January, leaving Manchester City, Arsenal and Paris St-Germain with an opportunity to sign Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres, 26. (Mirror)
But Amorim is interested in 17-year-old Norwegian midfielder Sverre Nypan from Rosenborg. (GiveMeSport)
Arsenal are eyeing a move for Como and Argentina midfielder Nico Paz, 20, who has four assists and one goal in 11 matches for the Serie A side this season. (Fichajes - in Spanish)
Spain full-back Sergio Reguilon, 27, will seek to terminate his contract with Tottenham to secure a January move away from the club after being linked with Sevilla and Getafe. (Caught Offside)
Former Manchester City and Italy manager Roberto Mancini is the frontrunner to replace Croatian Ivan Juric as Roma boss, with the club's US owners expected to make the move after Sunday's Serie A game at home to Bologna. (La Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian)
Aston Villa are keen on the Real Betis pair of USA midfielder Johnny Cardoso, 23, and Spanish defender Diego Llorente, 31 - but are expected to face competition from Tottenham Hotspur for the latter. (Ficherio - in Spanish)
Tottenham, West Ham and Chelsea are all tracking the progress of Gent defender Archie Brown, 20, but the Englishman's contract at the Belgian club does not expire until 2027. (TBR Football)
Dinamo Tbilisi's 16-year-old Georgian left-back Saba Kharebashvili is attracting interest from both Real Madrid and Barcelona after becoming a regular in the first team, making his debut aged just 15. (AS - in Spanish)
Slovenia striker Benjamin Sesko, 21, has a "gentleman's agreement" with current club RB Leipzig that he will be able to leave in the summer if a bid comes in between 70m-75m euros (£58m-£62m). (Philipp Hinze, Sky Sports Germany)
Guardian
Summerville and Ings denied as Everton hold West Ham to goalless draw
Jonathan Wilson at the London Stadium
Was that enough? The reports had suggested that West Ham would review Julen Lopetegui’s future over the international break if West Ham lost. They avoided that but, other than the fact they picked up another point, inching their way towards safety next May, was a featureless goalless draw really so much better?
This was, for long periods, a terrible game and, while West Ham will probably feel they had the better of the chances, certainly after half-time, when Jarrod Bowen curled a shot just wide, Crysencio Summerville hit the post and Danny Ings drew two fine saves out of Jordan Pickford but, still, nobody could call this a performance that made an undeniable case for Lopetegui to stay on.
A fanbase that had become largely frustrated by the football produced under David Moyes towards the end of his second tenure was not ploughing home through the shoppers in Westfield with joy in their hearts. The most memorable moment was probably a right-foot first-time 25-yard shot taken on by Vitalii Mykolenko that was so badly sliced it barely made the box.
“We deserved to win with the chances we had, especially in the second half,” said Lopetegui. “We kept a clean sheet and had enough chances to win the match. The first half, we lost 45 minutes. We can do better with the energy and the attitude. We have to have the personality to make the right decisions.”
The setting matched the dismal mood. It was a damply raw November afternoon, a fine mist illuminated by the floodlights as the cabin at the top of Anish Kapoor’s Orbital loomed in the greyness like a Soviet-era ski-lodge. It was subdued and cold and sad and weary, the awareness of past glories and a knowledge of the distance these present iterations are from them weighing on everybody. Even the setting of Land of Hope and Glory favoured by the military band before kick-off was oddly discordant.
There were mishit passes, misplaced passes, misconceived passes and passes to nobody at all. When the press box monitors went off in the first half, it felt like an act of kindness. At times in the opening period the game reached the specific pitch of tedium at which people begin to wonder how Thilo Kehrer’s been getting on since he left West Ham for Monaco.
West Ham have moved into one of those phases where everything is going wrong. Money was spent in the summer – £130m of it – but few of those signings have settled as yet. Inevitably, Tim Steidten, the technical director who had such an awkward relationship with Moyes, has come under scrutiny.
Good players – Bowen, Lucas Paquetá and Mohammed Kudus – are out of sorts. Lopetegui has convinced nobody he is the man to lead the club into a bright post-Moyes future.
Discipline has become a major problem, with Kudus banned for five games after his antics towards the end of the defeat to Tottenham, while Edson Álvarez picked up a stupid second yellow at Nottingham Forest, before offering an apt visual metaphor for West Ham’s season by losing his way to the tunnel.
Occasionally Summerville, one of the summer signings who has shown occasional flickers of promise, would go on a little run, his whirring legs a pleasing distraction from the general drabness, although his most decisive contribution was probably his charge back to block after Idrissa Gueye had released Abdoulaye Doucouré.
Had there been slightly more pace on the pass, or had Doucouré been prepared to take on the shot first time, he might not have had the opportunity.
“It was a good point, a good clean sheet, a solid performance,” said Sean Dyche, “but we couldn’t really find that bit of edge, that bit of devil, that bit of quality in the final third.”
Only in the final minutes before the break did anybody look like scoring, Pickford denying first Bowen and then Michail Antonio. That was the prelude for a more open second half, but the bar was low.
A point apiece may end up being very useful in dragging both clubs towards mid-table but the idea that 60,000 willingly turned up to watch is, frankly, mind-boggling.
The Athletic
Julen Lopetegui preaches patience after slow West Ham start: ‘Many competitions end in May’
By Roshane Thomas
West Ham United head coach Julen Lopetegui wants supporters to reserve judgement on him and his side until the end of the season.
The Spaniard remains under pressure following West Ham’s goalless draw against Everton.
Lopetegui replaced David Moyes in May on a two-year deal, with the option of a further year, but has overseen a disappointing start to the season. Despite a summer spend of over £130million on nine players, West Ham are 14th on 12 points.
But ahead of upcoming games against Newcastle United and Arsenal, Lopetegui is confident the club’s form will improve.
“I always work under pressure, this is not new,” he said in his post-match press conference. “I’m very happy with the commitment of the players, I’m very happy with the club.
“I repeat, we are not happy with our position but we’re sure that we are going to be able to finish higher. So many of the competitions end in May. I assure you that a lot of things change in a few months. We are sure we are going to be able to do that.”
West Ham have lost five of their 11 league games. The draw against Everton was their first clean sheet since the away win at Crystal Palace in August. But this season supporters have booed the players in home fixtures against Chelsea, Manchester United and Everton.
“It is normal that the fans are not happy with two points dropped,” said Lopetegui. “We know why and we are not happy with 12 points. In the same way, you look at other teams that lose, they are fantastic, they are only three or four more points than us.. We can do better. We are not happy but there were positive things today.
“We have three, four important players out (Alphonse Areola, Niclas Fullkrug, Mohammed Kudus and Edson Alvarez) but it’s a big opportunity for other players too. They showed they are able to take advantage of this opportunity. I prefer to think about the positive things, despite the fact we want more.
“I think we deserved to win given the number of chances we created in the second half. I was not happy with our performance in the first half. It wasn’t enough but the positive things are we had a clean sheet and created enough chances to win the match. The only frustration I have is, we lost 45 minutes in the first half. The players didn’t have enough chances. We can do better with our attitude and energy.”
Following November’s international break, West Ham return to action against Newcastle United on November 25.
Ruben Amorim is targeting Juventus defender Danilo, 33, as his first signing for Manchester United in the January window, as the Brazilian is out of contract at the end of the season. (Mirror)
Arsenal have made an approach for Sporting defender Ousmane Diomande, 20, although Chelsea and Bayern Munich are also interested in the Ivory Coast international. (Metro)
Real Madrid are considering the emergency re-signing of club legend Sergio Ramos, 38, with the Sevilla and former Spain defender seen as a possible replacement for injured Brazilian defender Eder Militao, 26. (Fichajes - in Spanish)
Barcelona have withdrawn their interest in Liverpool and England defender Trent Alexander-Arnold, 26, to suit the preferences of their young Spanish forward Lamine Yamal, 17. (Football365)
Barca manager Hansi Flick wants to sign defender Alphonso Davies, 24, if the Canada captain decides not to take up a contract offer from current club Bayern Munich - although Real Madrid lead the race for his signing and Manchester United are also interested. (Christian Falk)
Liverpool are prepared to make a £58 bid for Egypt and Eintracht Frankfurt forward Omar Marmoush, 25. (Fichajes - in Spanish)
A deal for Real Madrid's France midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni, 24, to join Liverpool is also close to being agreed. (Teamtalk)
Manchester City are hoping to strengthen their midfield with the signing of Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi, 25, although Liverpool are also interested in the Spaniard. (Football Insider)
The president of Brazil's football association has denied there has been contact with Pep Guardiola about the Manchester City boss taking over as coach of the country's national team. (Globo, via Goal)
Roma have made contact with former Italy and Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini amid the club's poor start to the season under manager Ivan Juric. (Sky Sports Italy)
Incoming Manchester United manager Amorim will not make an approach for any Sporting players in January, leaving Manchester City, Arsenal and Paris St-Germain with an opportunity to sign Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres, 26. (Mirror)
But Amorim is interested in 17-year-old Norwegian midfielder Sverre Nypan from Rosenborg. (GiveMeSport)
Arsenal are eyeing a move for Como and Argentina midfielder Nico Paz, 20, who has four assists and one goal in 11 matches for the Serie A side this season. (Fichajes - in Spanish)
Spain full-back Sergio Reguilon, 27, will seek to terminate his contract with Tottenham to secure a January move away from the club after being linked with Sevilla and Getafe. (Caught Offside)
Former Manchester City and Italy manager Roberto Mancini is the frontrunner to replace Croatian Ivan Juric as Roma boss, with the club's US owners expected to make the move after Sunday's Serie A game at home to Bologna. (La Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian)
Aston Villa are keen on the Real Betis pair of USA midfielder Johnny Cardoso, 23, and Spanish defender Diego Llorente, 31 - but are expected to face competition from Tottenham Hotspur for the latter. (Ficherio - in Spanish)
Tottenham, West Ham and Chelsea are all tracking the progress of Gent defender Archie Brown, 20, but the Englishman's contract at the Belgian club does not expire until 2027. (TBR Football)
Dinamo Tbilisi's 16-year-old Georgian left-back Saba Kharebashvili is attracting interest from both Real Madrid and Barcelona after becoming a regular in the first team, making his debut aged just 15. (AS - in Spanish)
Slovenia striker Benjamin Sesko, 21, has a "gentleman's agreement" with current club RB Leipzig that he will be able to leave in the summer if a bid comes in between 70m-75m euros (£58m-£62m). (Philipp Hinze, Sky Sports Germany)
Guardian
Summerville and Ings denied as Everton hold West Ham to goalless draw
Jonathan Wilson at the London Stadium
Was that enough? The reports had suggested that West Ham would review Julen Lopetegui’s future over the international break if West Ham lost. They avoided that but, other than the fact they picked up another point, inching their way towards safety next May, was a featureless goalless draw really so much better?
This was, for long periods, a terrible game and, while West Ham will probably feel they had the better of the chances, certainly after half-time, when Jarrod Bowen curled a shot just wide, Crysencio Summerville hit the post and Danny Ings drew two fine saves out of Jordan Pickford but, still, nobody could call this a performance that made an undeniable case for Lopetegui to stay on.
A fanbase that had become largely frustrated by the football produced under David Moyes towards the end of his second tenure was not ploughing home through the shoppers in Westfield with joy in their hearts. The most memorable moment was probably a right-foot first-time 25-yard shot taken on by Vitalii Mykolenko that was so badly sliced it barely made the box.
“We deserved to win with the chances we had, especially in the second half,” said Lopetegui. “We kept a clean sheet and had enough chances to win the match. The first half, we lost 45 minutes. We can do better with the energy and the attitude. We have to have the personality to make the right decisions.”
The setting matched the dismal mood. It was a damply raw November afternoon, a fine mist illuminated by the floodlights as the cabin at the top of Anish Kapoor’s Orbital loomed in the greyness like a Soviet-era ski-lodge. It was subdued and cold and sad and weary, the awareness of past glories and a knowledge of the distance these present iterations are from them weighing on everybody. Even the setting of Land of Hope and Glory favoured by the military band before kick-off was oddly discordant.
There were mishit passes, misplaced passes, misconceived passes and passes to nobody at all. When the press box monitors went off in the first half, it felt like an act of kindness. At times in the opening period the game reached the specific pitch of tedium at which people begin to wonder how Thilo Kehrer’s been getting on since he left West Ham for Monaco.
West Ham have moved into one of those phases where everything is going wrong. Money was spent in the summer – £130m of it – but few of those signings have settled as yet. Inevitably, Tim Steidten, the technical director who had such an awkward relationship with Moyes, has come under scrutiny.
Good players – Bowen, Lucas Paquetá and Mohammed Kudus – are out of sorts. Lopetegui has convinced nobody he is the man to lead the club into a bright post-Moyes future.
Discipline has become a major problem, with Kudus banned for five games after his antics towards the end of the defeat to Tottenham, while Edson Álvarez picked up a stupid second yellow at Nottingham Forest, before offering an apt visual metaphor for West Ham’s season by losing his way to the tunnel.
Occasionally Summerville, one of the summer signings who has shown occasional flickers of promise, would go on a little run, his whirring legs a pleasing distraction from the general drabness, although his most decisive contribution was probably his charge back to block after Idrissa Gueye had released Abdoulaye Doucouré.
Had there been slightly more pace on the pass, or had Doucouré been prepared to take on the shot first time, he might not have had the opportunity.
“It was a good point, a good clean sheet, a solid performance,” said Sean Dyche, “but we couldn’t really find that bit of edge, that bit of devil, that bit of quality in the final third.”
Only in the final minutes before the break did anybody look like scoring, Pickford denying first Bowen and then Michail Antonio. That was the prelude for a more open second half, but the bar was low.
A point apiece may end up being very useful in dragging both clubs towards mid-table but the idea that 60,000 willingly turned up to watch is, frankly, mind-boggling.
The Athletic
Julen Lopetegui preaches patience after slow West Ham start: ‘Many competitions end in May’
By Roshane Thomas
West Ham United head coach Julen Lopetegui wants supporters to reserve judgement on him and his side until the end of the season.
The Spaniard remains under pressure following West Ham’s goalless draw against Everton.
Lopetegui replaced David Moyes in May on a two-year deal, with the option of a further year, but has overseen a disappointing start to the season. Despite a summer spend of over £130million on nine players, West Ham are 14th on 12 points.
But ahead of upcoming games against Newcastle United and Arsenal, Lopetegui is confident the club’s form will improve.
“I always work under pressure, this is not new,” he said in his post-match press conference. “I’m very happy with the commitment of the players, I’m very happy with the club.
“I repeat, we are not happy with our position but we’re sure that we are going to be able to finish higher. So many of the competitions end in May. I assure you that a lot of things change in a few months. We are sure we are going to be able to do that.”
West Ham have lost five of their 11 league games. The draw against Everton was their first clean sheet since the away win at Crystal Palace in August. But this season supporters have booed the players in home fixtures against Chelsea, Manchester United and Everton.
“It is normal that the fans are not happy with two points dropped,” said Lopetegui. “We know why and we are not happy with 12 points. In the same way, you look at other teams that lose, they are fantastic, they are only three or four more points than us.. We can do better. We are not happy but there were positive things today.
“We have three, four important players out (Alphonse Areola, Niclas Fullkrug, Mohammed Kudus and Edson Alvarez) but it’s a big opportunity for other players too. They showed they are able to take advantage of this opportunity. I prefer to think about the positive things, despite the fact we want more.
“I think we deserved to win given the number of chances we created in the second half. I was not happy with our performance in the first half. It wasn’t enough but the positive things are we had a clean sheet and created enough chances to win the match. The only frustration I have is, we lost 45 minutes in the first half. The players didn’t have enough chances. We can do better with our attitude and energy.”
Following November’s international break, West Ham return to action against Newcastle United on November 25.