Wednesday news (includes West ham)

[Alan]

BBC

Atletico Madrid are considering a January move for Manchester United and Argentina winger Alejandro Garnacho, 20. (Fichajes - in Spanish)

Manchester United are in advanced negotiations to renew the contract of 22-year-old Ivory Coast winger Amad Diallo, whose current deal expires next summer. (ESPN)

Roma boss Claudio Ranieri says Argentina forward Paulo Dybala, 31, can leave the club if he is not happy, after his agent met with Galatasaray. (Corriere dello Sport - in Italian)

Manchester United could fight Bundesliga side RB Leipzig to sign Paris St-Germain and France forward Randal Kolo Muani, 26, on loan in January. (Football Insider)

Chelsea, Aston Villa, Stuttgart and Newcastle are interested in PAOK and Greece Under-21 international forward Stefanos Tzimas, 18 who has impressed on loan at Nurnberg. (ESPN)

Talks remain ongoing between Southampton and Sheffield Wednesday's German boss Danny Rohl over the managerial vacancy at St Mary's. (Sky Germany)

Saints are also considering West Brom head coach Carlos Corberan as a candidate. (Sky Sports)

West Ham have been scouting Freiburg's 22-year-old German goalkeeper Noah Atubolu. (Fabrizio Romano)

Burnley are in advanced talks to sign Peru right-back Oliver Sonne, 24, from Silkeborg in a deal worth £2.5m. (Football Insider)

Former Birmingham City and Millwall boss Gary Rowett is in advanced talks with Oxford United over their managerial vacancy. (John Percy/Telegraph)

Barcelona have warned both Uruguay defender Ronald Araujo, 25, and Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong, 27, to sign new deals at the club or face the prospect of being transfer-listed. (Sport - in Spanish )

Everton are monitoring 22-year-old Rangers and Morocco striker Hamza Igamane, with the futures of both England forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin, 27, and Portuguese striker Beto, 26, at the club unclear. (TBR Football )

Juventus are plotting a move for Feyenoord and Slovakia defender David Hancko, 27, as the Italian side look to shore up their backline. (Calciomercato - in Italian )




Sky Paper Talk

DAILY MIRROR

Manchester United have entered advanced negotiations with Amad's representatives over a new contract.

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim is determined to get to the bottom of who has been leaking his line-ups.

Arne Slot has dropped a major hint that he is considering allowing Trent Alexander-Arnold to leave Anfield.

Harry Kane may have risked the ire of his England team-mates after not selecting Jude Bellingham as his first choice in the FIFA Best awards.

DAILY MAIL

Joshua Zirkzee's agent is set to hold talks with Manchester United and Ruben Amorim over his long-term future, according to reports.

Tyson Fury's rematch against Oleksandr Usyk will be scored by a fourth judge using artificial intelligence, it has been announced.

Vinicius Jr beat Rodri to be named FIFA's Best men's player on Tuesday night, and his margin of victory has been revealed. It's emerged that he beat Rodri by five scoring points, having got 48 votes to Rodri's 43.

Marcus Rashford did not train with his Manchester United team-mates after being omitted from the matchday squad for their derby win over Manchester City on Sunday.

Chelsea star Mykhailo Mudryk has reportedly responded to failing a drug test by hiring the law firm that got Paul Pogba's doping ban significantly reduced.

Manchester United are said to be extremely frustrated over accusations circulating online that Alejandro Garnacho or Amad Diallo could be to blame for United's line-up being leaked before games.

Alejandro Garnacho has been seen as one of the untouchables at Manchester United until now, but some of Europe's top clubs are sensing an opportunity that he could be available at the right price.

Barcelona have issued ultimatums to both Frenkie de Jong and Ronald Araujo, with the pair's contracts expiring in 2026.

Paris Saint-Germain have dispelled interest in Marcus Rashford amid suggestions that the faltering forward could make a switch to the Ligue 1 side in January.

Celtic defender Stephen Welsh is set to go out in search of first-team football in the January window.

Manchester United are closely monitoring the progress of Botafogo goalkeeper John Victor.

THE SUN

Atletico Madrid are keeping tabs on Alejandro Garnacho's situation at Manchester United.

Dani Olmo is set to be banned from playing for Barcelona due to their ongoing financial issues - which could see him leave on a free transfer.

Darts star Luke "The Nuke" Littler is to get his own waxwork at Madame Tussauds. The 17-year-old was approached earlier this year and his figure is set to go on display in 2025.

THE GUARDIAN

Premiership rugby clubs who "have been teetering on the edge" are set to come under further scrutiny by the government over the repayments of their £124m Covid bailout loans.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

As recently as Monday night, Chelsea players had been asking friends and associates "do you know what's happened to Misha?" after Mykhailo Mudryk had not been seen at the Cobham training ground for a fortnight because of illness.

The senior leadership of the Rugby Football Union has come under fresh fire over the recent salary and bonus scandal with 11 of the 14 clubs in National One calling for an independent root-and-branch review of the management of the game in England, which they claim is "not fit for purpose".

Manchester United co-owners Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the Glazer family have been challenged to deliver a new 100,000-capacity stadium that can transform the wider region.

THE ATHLETIC

Former Brazil striker Ronaldo has announced he is running for the presidency of his country's football federation (CBF).

Carlo Ancelotti is "optimistic" Kylian Mbappe will be fit to feature for Real Madrid in the Intercontinental Cup final on Wednesday.

Dynamic pricing - the practice of fluctuating ticket prices based on demand - has been applied to match tickets for next year's men's Club World Cup.

THE TIMES

The government was so concerned by the finances of professional rugby and the RFU that it embedded two taxpayer-funded experts into Twickenham last June.

DAILY RECORD

Blundering VAR duo Alan Muir and Frank Connor have been axed following their Premier Sports Cup final mess up. The pair have been panned for failing to spot a potential penalty for Rangers in their penalty shoot-out defeat to Celtic during extra-time.

Jimmy Thelin has admitted that Aberdeen will trigger the option to sign Ante Palaversa if he makes it clear that he wants to remain and improve at Pittodrie.

Falkirk boss John McGlynn says he's had no enquiries yet about Keelan Adams, with Rangers reported to have scouted him, while Southampton and Leeds are also said to be sniffing around the 22-year-old.





All Nigeria Soccer

West Ham keeping tabs on Freiburg goalkeeper

Germany U21 international of Nigerian descent Noah Atubolu is attracting interest from the Premier League.

Transfer market guru Fabrizio Romano has reported that the Hammers have been scouting SC Freiburg shot-stopper Atubolu with a view to signing him in the future.

Aged 22 years, the dual-national player is the second youngest goalkeeper to feature in this season's Bundesliga, behind Eintracht Frankfurt's Kauã Santos.

Atubolu was a player of interest to former Nigeria boss Jose Peseiro before the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations but the Portuguese football tactician admitted that it would be difficult to convince him to switch his international allegiance from Germany to Nigeria due to his talent and prospects with the German national team.

The German-Nigerian was installed as first choice goalkeeper at Freiburg last season following the sale of Netherlands international Mark Flekken to Premier League club Brentford.

Atubolu has made 61 first team appearances for Freiburg and has posted twenty-one clean sheets, including fourteen in the German top flight.

With 39-year-old Lukasz Fabianski now West Ham's first-choice goalkeeper after replacing 31-year-old Alphonse Areola, the Hammers view Atubolu as a potential long-term solution.

West Ham's talent spotters are keeping a close eye on Atubolu who has strong connections to SC Freiburg, having been born in the city and developed through their academy.

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