Man Utd to hold recruitment meeting on Monday to finalise Joshua Zirkzee and Matthijs de Ligt deals – Paper Talk – Sky Sports
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Plus: Arsenal have contacted Wolves to express an interest in signing goalkeeper Dan Bentley; Liverpool are now one of four teams taking a look at a deal for Juventus centre-back Gleison Bremer; Chelsea are finalising moves for Renato Veiga, Aaron Anselmino and Caleb Wiley
Monday 8 July 2024 07:15, UK
The top stories and transfer rumours from Monday’s newspapers…
DAILY MAIL
Manchester United will hold a recruitment meeting on Monday as they look to push ahead on imminent transfers and finalise deals for both Joshua Zirkzee and Matthijs de Ligt.
Trent Alexander-Arnold’s penalty in England’s shoot-out win over Switzerland has ranked among the hardest strikes of Euro 2024.
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England’s support is expected to be outnumbered for the first time at the Euros when they take on the Netherlands in Wednesday’s semi-final.
France boss Didier Deschamps is reportedly set to drop vice-captain Antoine Griezmann for Tuesday’s Euro 2024 semi-final against Spain.
Arsenal are open to offers for Poland defender Jakub Kiwior.
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Ipswich face competition from Everton and Crystal Palace for Monaco’s Maghnes Akliouche.
THE ATHLETIC
Arsenal have contacted Wolves to express an interest in signing goalkeeper Daniel Bentley.
EVENING STANDARD
Arsenal are in talks over a move for Bologna defender Riccardo Calafiori and have also launched a player-plus-cash bid for Barcelona winger Raphinha as they plot a significant spending spree.
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Chelsea are ready to pay £11m for Basel midfielder Renato Veiga and are also finalising moves for Aaron Anselmino from Boca Juniors as well as American left-back Caleb Wiley.
Liverpool are now one of four teams taking a look at a deal for Juventus centre-back Gleison Bremer.
New Bayer Leverkusen signing Aleix Garcia has confirmed he rejected a summer move to West Ham.
DAILY MIRROR
None of Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk nor Trent Alexander-Arnold will be sold by Liverpool in the immediate future.
Bayern Munich will receive £17m as part of the deal involving Joshua Zirkzee’s move to Manchester United from Bologna.
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Gleison Bremer admits he’s “flattered” by links of a move to Manchester United – but insists he’s happy at Juventus.
England’s players have been banned from talking about their penalties to keep their shoot-out secrets safe in the Euros.
Michael Olise will take home a hefty £220,000-per-week at Bayern Munich, more than double what he was on at Crystal Palace.
THE SUN
Sheffield United are facing a disciplinary probe after rivals complained to the EFL over their proposed takeover.
Gareth Southgate is using the criticism and ridicule to drive England to Euro glory.
Manchester United and Arsenal are set for a £30m war over Brian Brobbey.
DAILY STAR
Peter Odemwingie – remembered forever for his infamous West Brom-QPR deadline day faux pas – has qualified as a PGA professional.
Germany fans have launched a petition for their Euro 2024 quarter-final to be replayed.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Novak Djokovic has warned that club tennis is “endangered” by a rise in the popularity of padel.
DAILY EXPRESS
Nathan Ake has warned Manchester City team-mate John Stones he is in for a “nightmare” against Netherlands super-sub Wout Weghorst on Wednesday.
Borussia Dortmund have reached an agreement to sign Pascal Gross from Brighton.
THE GUARDIAN
Granit Xhaka revealed he played the Euro 2024 quarter-final against England with a torn thigh muscle, which prevented him from shooting or playing long passes.
THE SCOTTISH SUN
Rangers ace Scott Wright has been heavily linked with a move to Sheffield Wednesday.
DAILY RECORD
Rangers will hold further crisis talks this week about hiring Hampden for the ‘foreseeable future’ as fears grow they might be locked out of Ibrox until October at the earliest.
Jimmy Thelin will unveil his new-look Aberdeen team this week and admits he is seeing progress every day within his squad.
Ianis Hagi’s agent says he would be willing to dig deep into his own pocket to ensure the playmaker finds regular first-team football elsewhere if he is not wanted at Rangers.
The 2024 summer transfer window in the Premier League and Scottish Premiership is officially open.
The window will close on August 30 at 11pm UK time in England and at 11.30pm in Scotland.
The Premier League and Scottish Premiership brought forward Deadline Day to link up with the other major leagues in Europe. The closing dates were set following discussions with the leagues in England, Germany, Italy, Spain and France.
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