Thursday News (includes West Ham)

[Alan]

BBC

Liverpool have made signing Brighton's 23-year-old Brazil forward Joao Pedro a priority for next season. (Universo Online in Portuguese – subscription required)

Manchester United want £40m for Marcus Rashford but accept there are unlikely to be any bidders for the England forward, 27, in January. (Mail)

Real Madrid are losing hope of signing Bayern Munich's Canada left-back Alphonso Davies, 24. (Goal)

Crystal Palace have an active interest in Fluminense's 27-year-old Colombia winger Jhon Arias heading into the January transfer window. (Football Insider)

Manchester United have added Juventus' Serbia international Dusan Vlahovic, 24, to their striker shortlist. (Football Insider)

A number of Premier League clubs are monitoring 30-year-old Mozambique left-back Reinildo, who is out of contract with Atletico Madrid next summer. (Football Transfers)

Crystal Palace, Everton and Fulham are all interested in Lyon's French winger Ernest Nuamah, 21. (Foot Mercato - in French)

Wolves are keen on extending the contract of Portugal right-back Nelson Semedo, 31. (Express & Star)

Juventus are weighing up a move to sign Chelsea midfielder Cesare Casadei on loan. The 21-year-old Italian has also been linked with Serie A side Monza. (Calciomercato - in Italian)

Manchester United are in no rush to bring in a high-profile replacement for Dan Ashworth as sporting director and believe they have capable executives who can take on his responsibilities. (Teamtalk)

In Ashworth's absence, United's technical director Jason Wilcox could oversee the club's transfer plans in the January window, while a replacement is sought. (Mail)

West Ham are considering signing a striker on loan in January following 34-year-old Jamaica international Michail Antonio's injury. (GiveMeSport)

Newcastle United's Italy midfielder Sandro Tonali is open to returning to Serie A, but a move in January would probably have to be on loan because of the 24-year-old's salary. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian)

Manchester United are in talks over signing 17-year-old Paraguayan left-back Diego Leon from Cerro Porteno. (Talksport)

Leeds United are the latest Championship side linked with a January loan move for Aston Villa's 21-year-old English forward Louie Barry, who is currently on loan at League One side Stockport County. (Teamtalk)

Tottenham are in advanced talks to sign 17-year-old Irish forward Mason Melia from St Patrick's Athletic. (Football Insider)




Sky Paper Talk

DAILY MAIL

Jason Wilcox has stepped into Dan Ashworth's role at Manchester United going into the January transfer window following the club's shock decision to sack their sporting director.

Newcastle have been rocked by the news that Callum Wilson will miss the next two months with a hamstring injury.

Real Madrid are reportedly eyeing multiple Premier League transfer targets, including multiple Manchester United stars.

Sporting fans aimed pyrotechnics at their own players who stood to applaud them after the side suffered their fourth defeat in five games since the departure of Ruben Amorim.

Manchester United would consider offers of £40m for Marcus Rashford but accept there are unlikely to be any bidders for the England forward in the January transfer window.

Ruben Amorim reportedly fears that the Manchester United job is more difficult than he vouched for.

Rory McIlroy has admitted he and Scottie Scheffler had to fight to persuade the PGA Tour to back next week's clash with LIV Golf stars Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau.

 THE SUN

Arsenal's set-piece coach Nicolas Jover now has his very own mural outside the Emirates.

DAILY MIRROR

A group of Manchester United fans have been arrested as part of a dawn-raid operation following shocking violence earlier this season.

Liverpool have signed 16-year-old defender Lucas Clarke from Manchester City as part of their push to bolster their youth ranks.

A paramedic formerly employed by Manchester City has admitted to stealing 'at least £75,000-worth of equipment' from the Premier League champions.

THE ATHLETIC

Liverpool are in talks about playing friendly matches in Japan and Hong Kong as part of a pre-season tour of Asia next summer.

Joe Gomez admits he came close to leaving Liverpool last summer but is delighted that he ended up staying at Anfield.

Plans to expand Wimbledon are set to go before the UK High Court.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Manchester United's women's team have been left "deflated" by Dan Ashworth's shock exit at Old Trafford.

Newcastle United plan to make the Gallowgate End their answer to Borussia Dortmund's 'Yellow Wall' as one of the largest stands in Europe if the club decide to stay at St James' Park.

Cristian Romero has apologised for suggesting that Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy and the club's board are to blame for the team's struggles as the problems continue to mount for head coach Ange Postecoglou before a pivotal run of games.

THE GUARDIAN

Robert de Pauw's departure from his role as Aston Villa's women's team manager on Wednesday came amid concerns regarding the way he had allegedly spoken to his players, including about their appearance.

Sheffield United's owner, Prince Abdullah, has put the sale of the club on hold in the hope of cashing in if Chris Wilder's side are promoted to the Premier League.

EVENING STANDARD

Jose Mourinho wants Nico Williams to turn down a move to the Premier League and join Real Madrid if he leaves Athletic Bilbao.

THE TIMES

Arsenal have opened an investigation into a series of antisemitic social media posts that have appeared on an account seemingly belonging to a member of their staff.

The Saudi Public Investment Fund is reportedly close to acquiring a six per cent stake in the PGA Tour's commercial arm almost a year after the original deadline for a peace deal was missed.

DAILY RECORD

Jota is facing the prospect of being frozen out by a second consecutive club after dropping out of the picture at Stade Rennes.

Romania boss Mircea Lucescu has revealed he told Ianis Hagi to force his way back into Philippe Clement's plans at Rangers by making himself available for the club's B team earlier this season.

Fringe man Luis Palma has been told he must leave Celtic by the president of the Honduran FA in order to ramp up his game time.





C&H

Wonderkid Guilherme Stuck in Limbo as West Ham Stumble on Next Move

West Ham winger Luis Guilherme has endured a frustrating start to his Hammers career.
The Brazilian wonderkid was signed from Palmeiras as one of the most promising young talents in South America. It feels like an eternity ago that Tim Steidten proudly posed alongside the Hammers’ first signing in what seemed like an incredibly successful transfer window.

However, the reality hasn’t matched the hype—though that’s no fault of Guilherme’s. The 18-year-old has barely been given a sniff of first-team action.

Nothing highlights the disconnect between head coach Julen Lopetegui and West Ham’s director of football quite like the signing of Guilherme. The transfer appears to have been completed with little thought about the player’s progression and integration into the club.

Guilherme has featured for West Ham’s under-21 team, scoring a goal and looking generally impressive. But that’s been the extent of his involvement. The highly regarded youngster seems caught in no man’s land: not quite good enough for the first team, but too good for the academy.

A short-term loan deal to acclimatise to the rigours of English football seems an obvious solution. Unfortunately, there’s little sign that West Ham are planning to take any meaningful action. Guilherme remains in a state of limbo.

The club now faces a pressing decision about Guilherme’s present and future. Without proper action, they risk having a rapidly depreciating asset on their hands.

[Mex Martillo]

Thanks Alan.

Why do our managers no longer try the youngesters? Here we are crying out for goals and a forward and we have Guilherme festering away. Fucking crap.

[Texas Iron]

Cheers…

[With Kind Regards]

Thanks Alan.