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Plus: Man Utd are so desperate to get rid of Donny van de Beek they will let him go for next to nothing; Chelsea left-back Ben Chilwell among the options Man Utd are considering as they look for competition for Luke Shaw; Leicester City plan to join the race for Celtic star Matt O’Riley
Tuesday 9 July 2024 07:58, UK
The top stories and transfer rumours from Tuesday’s newspapers…
THE SUN
Arsenal and Manchester United are on high alert with Marc Guehi set to reject Crystal Palace’s new contract offer.
Leicester City plan to join the race for Celtic midfield star Matt O’Riley.
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Chelsea are set to lose a talented academy product dubbed “the next Musiala” according to reports. Rio Ngumoha, 15, is set to join Liverpool after they broke their historic wage structure to bring him in.
Nottingham Forest will not be leaving the City Ground – their home for the last 125 years.
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Manchester United have returned with a second bid for Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite of £45m plus a further £5m in add-ons.
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Chelsea left-back Ben Chilwell is among the options Manchester United are considering as they look for competition for Luke Shaw.
Former Everton defender Johnny Heitinga is being considered by Merseyside rivals Liverpool to join Arne Slot’s backroom team as a coach.
Former Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara has been approached regarding a return to football less than 24 hours after it emerged he is retiring.
Phil Foden has responded to claims that he didn’t want to take a penalty during England’s shootout victory against Switzerland at Euro 2024.
Tennis chiefs have approved a rule change that has not gone down particularly well with fans by reversing regulations brought in during the Covid-19 pandemic which stopped ball kids handling sweaty towels for players during matches.
Former Everton and Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman said he will continue as Netherlands manager beyond the end of Euro 2024.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Tiger Woods is believed to have turned down the opportunity to captain USA at next year’s Ryder Cup.
Ben Stokes has revealed he sent messages of support to England manager Gareth Southgate during the European Championship and has called on England fans to lay off the football team before the semi-final against Holland.
Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard has issued an early statement of intent ahead of the new Premier League campaign, vowing that his team will come back “even stronger” after missing out on the title on the final day of last season.
DAILY MIRROR
Manchester United are so desperate to get rid of Donny van de Beek that they will let him go for next to nothing. The Dutch midfielder is on the verge of joining Spanish side Girona.
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Gareth Southgate added a breathing expert to aid his team’s chances for the Euros. Breathing specialist and Radio 1 host, Stuart Sandeman, has been present in England’s camp in a bid to give the side any edge that can be found.
Liverpool have reportedly made an approach to Benfica for young star Joao Neves.
THE ATHLETIC
Liverpool have added former Manchester City analyst and coach Aaron Briggs to Arne Slot’s backroom staff.
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Liverpool have turned down offers from Bundesliga clubs Mainz and Wolfsburg for Sepp van den Berg with the defender set to be handed the chance to shine in pre-season.
Chelsea have reached an agreement in principle with Atlanta United to sign left-back Caleb Wiley.
THE GUARDIAN
Uefa has given its full backing to Felix Zwayer, who will officiate England’s Euro 2024 semi-final against the Netherlands as planned despite Jude Bellingham making an unproven allegation of match-fixing against the referee, which he denies, three years ago.
Team GB’s athletes will be part of the “most sophisticated high-performance system in the world, bar none” at the Paris Olympics and UK Sport and the British Olympic Association are targeting 50-70 medals which could see them eclipse their previous record of 67 won at the 2016 Rio Games.
DAILY RECORD
Celtic will make another move to land Sparta Prague No 1 Peter Vindahl Jensen. The Danish goalkeeper is among the Hoops’ top summer targets.
Rangers could reportedly see the list of potential suitors for Connor Goldson drop this summer if a “bidding war” breaks out.
Carl Starfelt has played down speculation he could leave Celta Vigo – with talk escalating over a potential return to Celtic just 12 months after leaving the club.
SCOTTISH SUN
Norwich sporting director Ben Knapper has vowed to fight Celtic to keep Adam Idah.
Kilmarnock look set to sign goalkeeper Robby McCrorie from 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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