The top stories and transfer rumours from Wednesday’s newspapers…
DAILY MAIL
Ruud van Nistelrooy is trying to get Marcus Rashford back to his best after making an instant impact on his Manchester United return.
Enzo Fernandez apologised to his Chelsea team-mates and pledged a charity donation after joining up with the squad in the US.
Julian Alvarez has hinted he could leave Manchester City due to frustration at not starting in the club’s biggest matches.
Amanda Staveley admits she’s ‘devastated’ over her Newcastle exit but insists the club are in ‘incredibly safe hands’, before revealing she could ‘move on to other projects’ amid Tottenham links.
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Everton’s new defender Jake O’Brien speaks on his move from Lyon to the Toffees and how excited he is to make an impression at Goodison Park. Credit: Everton FC.
Chelsea coaches are trying to find a position for Ben Chilwell as his skillset is not seen as entirely suited to Enzo Maresca’s system of choice, casting some doubt on the England full back’s future.
Pep Guardiola is managing Erling Haaland’s minutes as Manchester City worry about their star striker’s fitness ahead of the new season.
Liverpool have held talks with Spanish side Las Palmas over adding a further friendly to their schedule as the Reds look to get up to speed with Arne Slot’s style after a significant number of star men missed the three-game tour of America.
Paulo Bernardo was undergoing a medical examination on Tuesday night before completing his £3.4m move to Celtic.
Organisers continue to claim Covid rates are ‘quite low in France’. However, that is at odds with the word from inside the Athletes’ Village.
GUARDIAN
Napoli are poised to make new £10m bid for Billy Gilmour.
Brighton will reluctantly allow Pascal Gross to join Borussia Dortmund after agreeing a deal worth an initial £5.9m.
Having spent more than £70m bringing in Mats Wieffer, Ibrahim Osman and Yankuba Minteh, Brighton have been linked with a move for Ferdi Kadioglu.
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Michael Bridge and Mark McAdam run through the possible, pending and recently completed transfer business of all 20 Premier League clubs.
Chelsea are exploring the possibility of signing Victor Osimhen on an initial loan from Napoli and are in talks with Atletico Madrid over the sale of Conor Gallagher.
A “heartbroken” Jack Grealish intends to use his omission from England’s Euro 2024 squad as motivation for the new season.
Crystal Palace are poised to sign the New Zealand forward Indiah-Paige Riley as they accelerate efforts to strengthen their squad after promotion to the Women’s Super League.
EVENING STANDARD
West Ham have entered talks over a possible deal to sign Borussia Dortmund and Germany striker Niclas Fullkrug.
Chelsea are in talks over a stunning swap deal, with Victor Osmihen pushing to leave Napoli.
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All of West Ham target Niclas Fullkrug’s goals in the 2023/2024 Bundesliga for Borussia Dortmund.
THE SUN
BBC bosses are lining up Gareth Southgate as Ian Wright’s replacement on Match of the Day, according to reports.
Man Utd fans are getting excited about the prospect of signing Jamal Musiala after a comment from new signing Joshua Zirkzee.
Chelsea locked in talks with Napoli over Romelu Lukaku.
Man Utd have knocked back a minuscule bid for midfielder Scott McTominay from Galatasaray.
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Leroy Sane, Niclas Fullkrug, Emile Smith-Rowe and Pascal Gross are amongst the players likely to be moving clubs this summer!
Chelsea hope they have drawn a line under the Enzo Fernandez race row after he rejoined the group.
Eddie Howe has admitted his admiration for AC Milan star Malick Thiaw for the first time.
THE MIRROR
Liverpool star Harvey Elliott is planning to be ‘selfish’ in order to impress Arne Slot.
Mikel Arteta shut down suggestions that Arsenal could be in for another record-breaking summer transfer window.
Erik ten Hag has been told to forget about challenging for the Premier League title this season, by Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
THE ATHLETIC
Kelechi Iheanacho has travelled to Spain to undergo a medical at Sevilla, the club have confirmed.
Marseille have stepped up their efforts to sign Eddie Nketiah from Arsenal after submitting an improved proposal for the striker on Tuesday.
Amad has said he is “very happy” at Manchester United and would like to stay at the club for the rest of his career.
Troyes, the French club owned by the City Football Group, have been reinstated into Ligue 2 following Bordeaux’s administrative relegation.
Chelsea are set to appoint Newcastle United scout Delroy Ebanks as their head of academy recruitment as an overhaul of the youth structure at Stamford Bridge approaches completion.
Carlo Ancelotti says Real Madrid are not expecting any further additions or departures this summer, describing his squad as “closed”.
Watford are in advanced talks with Troyes for the loan signing of left-back Yasser Larouci.
Joao Palhinha has thanked Bayern Munich and former head coach Thomas Tuchel for “fighting” to secure his services.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Norwegian football will hold a vote on the future of VAR in response to a wave of protests against the refereeing technology, including a fishcake protest earlier this month.
British No 1 Jack Draper slammed the organisation of the Olympic tennis event after being denied cold water to drink during his three-set loss to seventh seed Taylor Fritz.
DAILY EXPRESS
Arsenal have reached an agreement over personal terms with Real Sociedad midfielder Mikel Merino ahead of a potential transfer, according to reports.
Aston Villa have registered an interest in Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Manchester United have reportedly reignited their interest in France midfielder Adrien Rabiot, who is available on a free transfer after his Juventus contract expired this summer.
THE TIMES
Atletico Madrid have made an approach to sign Conor Gallagher, who has been valued at up to £50m by Chelsea.
DAILY RECORD
Celtic are interested in a loan for Southampton midfielder Shea Charles – but don’t want to include him in a deal for Matt O’Riley.
Norwich City boss Johannes Hoff Thorup admits Adam Idah faces disciplinary action after going awol for their pre-season flight to Germany.
Aberdeen have kicked out a bid for striker Bojan Miovski from Espanyol.
Wantaway Todd Cantwell has declared he is “thankful” to have played alongside Connor Goldson as he spoke for the first time since his Rangers transfer request was made public.
Hibs are considering offering Junior Hoilett a return to the Scottish Premiership.
SCOTTISH SUN
Philippe Clement lifted the lid on his clear-the-air talks with Willie Collum and is backing the SFA’s head of refereeing to help improve the standard of officiating in Scotland.
Former Rangers midfielder Ryan Jack has revealed he’s spoken to managers in Scotland as he continues his search for a new club.
Neil Lennon has accused Romanian refs of acting ‘rudely’ to him after he continued his disappointing start to his new job at Rapid Bucharest.