Tuesday News (includes West Ham)
Posted: 18 Mar 2025, 11:25
BBC
Liverpool have made contact with people close to Newcastle and Sweden striker Alexander Isak, 25, before a potential summer move. (Fabrizio Romano), external
Manchester United have raised their asking price for 27-year-old striker Marcus Rashford, whose form on loan at Aston Villa has earned him an England recall. (Football Insider), external
Wolves are keeping a close eye on Diogo Jota's situation at Liverpool and are weighing up a move to bring the Portugal forward, 28, back to Molineux this summer. (Teamtalk), external
Manchester United are monitoring Eintracht Frankfurt's French forward Hugo Ekitike, 22, and RB Leipzig's Slovenia striker Benjamin Sesko, 21. (Florian Plettenberg), external
AC Milan will permanently sign Manchester City and England defender Kyle Walker, 34, in the summer, but will not look to keep Portugal attacker Joao Felix, 25, currently on loan from Chelsea. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian), external
Liverpool plan to spend more than £250m this summer on signing Atletico Madrid and Argentina striker Julian Alvarez, 25, RB Leipzig and Netherlands midfielder Xavi Simons, 21, and Inter Milan and Italy defender Alessandro Bastoni, 25. (Fichajes - in Spanish), external
Liverpool are one of the clubs monitoring Bayer Leverkusen right-back Jeremie Frimpong, as they see the Netherlands right-back, 24, as a potential replacement for Trent Alexander-Arnold. (Caught Offside)
Manchester City's former England midfielder Kalvin Phillips, 29, is pushing for a return to Leeds United following his loan spell at Ipswich Town this season. (Football Insider), external
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe will receive a £3m bonus if the Magpies qualify for the Champions League next season after masterminding the team's first major trophy win for 56 years. (Telegraph - subscription required), external
Real Madrid and Barcelona are set to miss out on 18-year-old Malaga forward Antonio Cordero with Newcastle overwhelming favourites to sign the Spain Under-19 international. (Marca - in Spanish), external
Liverpool are ahead of Newcastle, Tottenham and Chelsea in the race to sign Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi, 24. (Football Insider), external
Aston Villa might sell Argentine midfielder Enzo Barrenechea, 23, to Valencia in the summer following a successful loan spell with the Spanish club. (Athletic - subscription required), external
Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal have all been watching River Plate's 17-year-old Argentine winger Franco Mastantuono, who has a release clause of about £35m. (Teamtalk), external
Tottenham have identified Fulham manager Marco Silva and Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola as their top targets, should they part ways with Ange Postecoglou. (Telegraph - subscription required)
Sky Paper Talk
THE SUN
Bournemouth are confident of beating 'big-six' clubs to sign Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher this summer.
Real Madrid will step up their ploy to land Dean Huijsen this summer after the Bournemouth defender was promoted to Spain's senior squad.
Liverpool star Luis Diaz could leave Anfield at the end of the season amid interest from Barcelona.
DAILY MAIL
Manchester United have drawn up a four-man shortlist as they look to strengthen in attacking areas this summer.
Rasmus Hojlund admits he has to take his fair share of responsibility for a marathon goal drought at Manchester United.
Eddie Howe is set for a whopping 50 per cent pay rise if he can follow up Newcastle's Carabao Cup success with Champions League qualification.
Former Newcastle striker Papiss Cisse is set to pull on his boots again - as he approaches his 40th birthday.
Jack Wilshere knows all about being an Arsenal prodigy and making an England debut at 18 and reckons Myles Lewis-Skelly will follow in his footsteps - then potentially become a World Cup star.
Newcastle chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan has told the club's hierarchy to resist any offers for his favourite player Alexander Isak this summer.
DAILY MIRROR
Bukayo Saka is eyeing a comeback in time to face Real Madrid.
THE TIMES
Premiership Rugby will officially trial using designated away ends at two matches in April for Gloucester and Harlequins supporters.
The government has insisted it is "absolutely committed" to bringing in a football regulator, despite a Treasury minister refusing to confirm it is going ahead.
THE GUARDIAN
Kieran Trippier has stressed that Newcastle's Carabao Cup win will not distract the team from their overriding ambition this season of achieving Champions League qualification.
The Cincinnati Bengals have agreed to four-year extensions with receivers Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, assuring that Joe Burrow will have his top two targets with him for some time.
THE TELEGRAPH
Former Crystal Palace sporting director Iain Moody is being lined up as a contender to succeed Dougie Freedman, who is set to take a job in Saudi Arabia.
Andoni Iraola and Marco Silva will be among the leading candidates to succeed Ange Postecoglou if Tottenham Hotspur feel forced into changing the club's head coach.
EVENING STANDARD
Former Chelsea defender William Gallas has launched a stinging criticism of Jadon Sancho following the loanee's performance in the 1-0 defeat to Arsenal.
DAILY RECORD
Celtic have been credited with an interest in Nantes £8.4m-rated wide man Herba Guirassy - but also face competition from Leeds United to land the teenager.
Ex-Rangers manager Pedro Caixinha is reportedly on the brink of the sack at Santos - and the club's superstar Neymar is set to play an active role in helping bring in his replacement.
Vaclav Cerny is facing a SFA ban sweat for sparking Celtic Park 'Watergate' after police launched a probe into the flashpoint.
Aberdeen youngster Fletcher Boyd is amongst a number of youngsters who have been training with Steve Clarke's Scotland squad.
Scottish Sun
Dick Advocaat has revealed he passed up the chance to manage Cardiff City - at the age of 77.
Inverness CT administrators BDO have failed to find a buyer for the stricken Highland club.
Sport Witness
West Ham make ‘irresistible financial offer’ – Hammers awaiting final decision on signing
West Ham United are keen on signing Lille’s Jonathan David in the summer window.
The striker’s contract expires in June and he’ll leave the Ligue 1 side as a free agent after this season.
Tuesday’s edition of Sport covers West Ham’s interest when providing an update on his chances of ending up at Barcelona.
David has offered himself to the La Liga club and is ready to make a financial effort to join them.
He scored 23 goals and registered 10 assists from 41 matches this season. The 25-year-old’s form, contract situation and age make him a market opportunity.
Barcelona haven’t started negotiations because he isn’t their priority target. Their sporting director, Deco, believes the striker position is covered by Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres. Pau Víctor is also another option for Hansi Flick.
The Canada international and his entourage are aware of the situation at the Camp Nou. There’s silence from Barcelona, but he hasn’t given up on joining them just yet.
David wants to decide on his next club before the end of April and if Barcelona is ruled out, he will pick one of the offers available on the table. Apart from Bayern Munich, other top European clubs haven’t shown interest.
Sport state David’s future could be in the Premier League, where West Ham want to make him their first-choice striker. He has an ‘irresistible financial offer’ from the Hammers, but the details of the proposal aren’t mentioned.
There are unnamed mid-table Premier League clubs having discussions with David. As of now, his future is unlikely to be at Barcelona and is likelier to be in England.
West Ham, after making an offer, will be awaiting the frontman’s final decision.
C&H
West Ham’s challenge | Strasbourg striker Emanuel Emegha
Getting more complicated by the day, this shared club ownership business. It can make the playing field far from level when player transfers are mooted between clubs under the same ownership umbrella: West Ham’s failed bid to land Eli Junior Kroupi was a case in point in the Winter window.
Such shenanigans could well repeat themselves in the summer with West Ham, Everton, Newcastle United and others all interested in Emanuel Emegha, a talented striker with 11 goals in 21 games in League1 this season. The forward plays for Strasbourg: Unfortunately that would be the same Strasbourg who are owned by Blue Co, owners of – Chelsea.
According to a new report, Everton are thought to be the latest Premier League club entering the fray as they are preparing to bid in June for the Dutch 22 year old striker:
“tbrootball .com are aware that West Ham remain keen on Emegha – with Graham Potter in need of a new striker amid injuries to Michail Antonio and Niclas Fullkrug – while Newcastle also view the Strasbourg No.10 as a potential replacement for Callum Wilson.”
The same report does claim that Blue Co are “ready to sell the Netherlands U21 international this summer, and keen to cash in while his stock is high.”
But if he’s a top quality striker, he’ll probably move under the same ownership umbrella without any of the chasing clubs having a look-in. Eli Junior Kroupi all over again.
I suspect West Ham will be especially cautious entering into negotiations to acquire a player who, if his ability matches his price tag, will end up quietly transferred between the two clubs owned by BlueCo.
‘Emegha to Chelsea’ is therefore much more likely, both clubs being under the same ownership. Quite why he’d want to go to Chelsea with zero game time in the offing is another issue altogether.
The modern transfer market is a murky business and West Ham’s interest in the very talented Emegha, however much it appears in the headlines, would seem unlikely to yield results.
Liverpool have made contact with people close to Newcastle and Sweden striker Alexander Isak, 25, before a potential summer move. (Fabrizio Romano), external
Manchester United have raised their asking price for 27-year-old striker Marcus Rashford, whose form on loan at Aston Villa has earned him an England recall. (Football Insider), external
Wolves are keeping a close eye on Diogo Jota's situation at Liverpool and are weighing up a move to bring the Portugal forward, 28, back to Molineux this summer. (Teamtalk), external
Manchester United are monitoring Eintracht Frankfurt's French forward Hugo Ekitike, 22, and RB Leipzig's Slovenia striker Benjamin Sesko, 21. (Florian Plettenberg), external
AC Milan will permanently sign Manchester City and England defender Kyle Walker, 34, in the summer, but will not look to keep Portugal attacker Joao Felix, 25, currently on loan from Chelsea. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian), external
Liverpool plan to spend more than £250m this summer on signing Atletico Madrid and Argentina striker Julian Alvarez, 25, RB Leipzig and Netherlands midfielder Xavi Simons, 21, and Inter Milan and Italy defender Alessandro Bastoni, 25. (Fichajes - in Spanish), external
Liverpool are one of the clubs monitoring Bayer Leverkusen right-back Jeremie Frimpong, as they see the Netherlands right-back, 24, as a potential replacement for Trent Alexander-Arnold. (Caught Offside)
Manchester City's former England midfielder Kalvin Phillips, 29, is pushing for a return to Leeds United following his loan spell at Ipswich Town this season. (Football Insider), external
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe will receive a £3m bonus if the Magpies qualify for the Champions League next season after masterminding the team's first major trophy win for 56 years. (Telegraph - subscription required), external
Real Madrid and Barcelona are set to miss out on 18-year-old Malaga forward Antonio Cordero with Newcastle overwhelming favourites to sign the Spain Under-19 international. (Marca - in Spanish), external
Liverpool are ahead of Newcastle, Tottenham and Chelsea in the race to sign Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi, 24. (Football Insider), external
Aston Villa might sell Argentine midfielder Enzo Barrenechea, 23, to Valencia in the summer following a successful loan spell with the Spanish club. (Athletic - subscription required), external
Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal have all been watching River Plate's 17-year-old Argentine winger Franco Mastantuono, who has a release clause of about £35m. (Teamtalk), external
Tottenham have identified Fulham manager Marco Silva and Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola as their top targets, should they part ways with Ange Postecoglou. (Telegraph - subscription required)
Sky Paper Talk
THE SUN
Bournemouth are confident of beating 'big-six' clubs to sign Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher this summer.
Real Madrid will step up their ploy to land Dean Huijsen this summer after the Bournemouth defender was promoted to Spain's senior squad.
Liverpool star Luis Diaz could leave Anfield at the end of the season amid interest from Barcelona.
DAILY MAIL
Manchester United have drawn up a four-man shortlist as they look to strengthen in attacking areas this summer.
Rasmus Hojlund admits he has to take his fair share of responsibility for a marathon goal drought at Manchester United.
Eddie Howe is set for a whopping 50 per cent pay rise if he can follow up Newcastle's Carabao Cup success with Champions League qualification.
Former Newcastle striker Papiss Cisse is set to pull on his boots again - as he approaches his 40th birthday.
Jack Wilshere knows all about being an Arsenal prodigy and making an England debut at 18 and reckons Myles Lewis-Skelly will follow in his footsteps - then potentially become a World Cup star.
Newcastle chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan has told the club's hierarchy to resist any offers for his favourite player Alexander Isak this summer.
DAILY MIRROR
Bukayo Saka is eyeing a comeback in time to face Real Madrid.
THE TIMES
Premiership Rugby will officially trial using designated away ends at two matches in April for Gloucester and Harlequins supporters.
The government has insisted it is "absolutely committed" to bringing in a football regulator, despite a Treasury minister refusing to confirm it is going ahead.
THE GUARDIAN
Kieran Trippier has stressed that Newcastle's Carabao Cup win will not distract the team from their overriding ambition this season of achieving Champions League qualification.
The Cincinnati Bengals have agreed to four-year extensions with receivers Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, assuring that Joe Burrow will have his top two targets with him for some time.
THE TELEGRAPH
Former Crystal Palace sporting director Iain Moody is being lined up as a contender to succeed Dougie Freedman, who is set to take a job in Saudi Arabia.
Andoni Iraola and Marco Silva will be among the leading candidates to succeed Ange Postecoglou if Tottenham Hotspur feel forced into changing the club's head coach.
EVENING STANDARD
Former Chelsea defender William Gallas has launched a stinging criticism of Jadon Sancho following the loanee's performance in the 1-0 defeat to Arsenal.
DAILY RECORD
Celtic have been credited with an interest in Nantes £8.4m-rated wide man Herba Guirassy - but also face competition from Leeds United to land the teenager.
Ex-Rangers manager Pedro Caixinha is reportedly on the brink of the sack at Santos - and the club's superstar Neymar is set to play an active role in helping bring in his replacement.
Vaclav Cerny is facing a SFA ban sweat for sparking Celtic Park 'Watergate' after police launched a probe into the flashpoint.
Aberdeen youngster Fletcher Boyd is amongst a number of youngsters who have been training with Steve Clarke's Scotland squad.
Scottish Sun
Dick Advocaat has revealed he passed up the chance to manage Cardiff City - at the age of 77.
Inverness CT administrators BDO have failed to find a buyer for the stricken Highland club.
Sport Witness
West Ham make ‘irresistible financial offer’ – Hammers awaiting final decision on signing
West Ham United are keen on signing Lille’s Jonathan David in the summer window.
The striker’s contract expires in June and he’ll leave the Ligue 1 side as a free agent after this season.
Tuesday’s edition of Sport covers West Ham’s interest when providing an update on his chances of ending up at Barcelona.
David has offered himself to the La Liga club and is ready to make a financial effort to join them.
He scored 23 goals and registered 10 assists from 41 matches this season. The 25-year-old’s form, contract situation and age make him a market opportunity.
Barcelona haven’t started negotiations because he isn’t their priority target. Their sporting director, Deco, believes the striker position is covered by Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres. Pau Víctor is also another option for Hansi Flick.
The Canada international and his entourage are aware of the situation at the Camp Nou. There’s silence from Barcelona, but he hasn’t given up on joining them just yet.
David wants to decide on his next club before the end of April and if Barcelona is ruled out, he will pick one of the offers available on the table. Apart from Bayern Munich, other top European clubs haven’t shown interest.
Sport state David’s future could be in the Premier League, where West Ham want to make him their first-choice striker. He has an ‘irresistible financial offer’ from the Hammers, but the details of the proposal aren’t mentioned.
There are unnamed mid-table Premier League clubs having discussions with David. As of now, his future is unlikely to be at Barcelona and is likelier to be in England.
West Ham, after making an offer, will be awaiting the frontman’s final decision.
C&H
West Ham’s challenge | Strasbourg striker Emanuel Emegha
Getting more complicated by the day, this shared club ownership business. It can make the playing field far from level when player transfers are mooted between clubs under the same ownership umbrella: West Ham’s failed bid to land Eli Junior Kroupi was a case in point in the Winter window.
Such shenanigans could well repeat themselves in the summer with West Ham, Everton, Newcastle United and others all interested in Emanuel Emegha, a talented striker with 11 goals in 21 games in League1 this season. The forward plays for Strasbourg: Unfortunately that would be the same Strasbourg who are owned by Blue Co, owners of – Chelsea.
According to a new report, Everton are thought to be the latest Premier League club entering the fray as they are preparing to bid in June for the Dutch 22 year old striker:
“tbrootball .com are aware that West Ham remain keen on Emegha – with Graham Potter in need of a new striker amid injuries to Michail Antonio and Niclas Fullkrug – while Newcastle also view the Strasbourg No.10 as a potential replacement for Callum Wilson.”
The same report does claim that Blue Co are “ready to sell the Netherlands U21 international this summer, and keen to cash in while his stock is high.”
But if he’s a top quality striker, he’ll probably move under the same ownership umbrella without any of the chasing clubs having a look-in. Eli Junior Kroupi all over again.
I suspect West Ham will be especially cautious entering into negotiations to acquire a player who, if his ability matches his price tag, will end up quietly transferred between the two clubs owned by BlueCo.
‘Emegha to Chelsea’ is therefore much more likely, both clubs being under the same ownership. Quite why he’d want to go to Chelsea with zero game time in the offing is another issue altogether.
The modern transfer market is a murky business and West Ham’s interest in the very talented Emegha, however much it appears in the headlines, would seem unlikely to yield results.