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The top stories and transfer rumours from Sunday's newspapers...

SUNDAY MIRROR

Liverpool have made contact with former Manchester United transfer target Adrien Rabiot.

Chelsea want to bring in two attacking signings - on top of Omari Kellyman - after withdrawing their interest in Michael Olise and have made an opening bid for Boca Juniors centre-back Aaron Anselmino.

Manchester City and Manchester United were beaten to Michael Olise by Bayern Munich despite making extraordinary late offers to take Crystal Palace's £60m prized asset in 12 months' time.

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Everton are braced for another offer from Manchester United for star defender Jarrad Branthwaite after previously rejecting a cut-price deal.

Aston Villa and Southampton are leading a number of clubs who are showing interest in Swindon Town's teenage centre-back Harley Hunt.

Manchester United defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka has emerged as a target for a major European club.

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Thierry Henry has been backed as a shock contender for the Wales job.

Marcus Rashford has vowed to repair his fractured relationship with Erik ten Hag after the Dutchman was confirmed as Manchester United manager for next season.

SUNDAY EXPRESS

Aston Villa have asked about the availability of Brais Mendez as Unai Emery weighs up a summer move for the Real Sociedad star.

Clark County Commissioner Marilyn Kirkpatrick has issued a warning to the organisers of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, suggesting that if the event fails to sort out its logistical challenges, there 'won't be a third time' for the race.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta risks upsetting senior players with statement move for Spain star Nico Williams.

Barcelona have put 'over half' of their squad up for sale in the hope of raising funds to improve their financial situation.

Arne Slot is keen to stamp his authority on his newly-acquired Liverpool squad this summer by splashing the cash in the transfer window.

Manchester United are keen to improve Erik ten Hag's defence, but have found the valuations on Premier League stars such as Jarrad Branthwaite, Marc Guehi and Max Kilman to be unrealistic.

THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

Chelsea have not yet abandoned their interest in Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran but are checking on other striker targets including Hoffenheim's Maximilian Beier.

Newcastle United have made a cash-plus-player offer for Wolves centre-back Max Kilman, as Eddie Howe ramps up his summer recruitment drive.

Brighton hold an interest in signing Turkey International Baris Alter Yilmaz from Galatsaray but could face competition for him after starring for his country at the European Championship.

Paris Saint-Germain are withholding two months' wages - €12.5m (£10.6m) - from Kylian Mbappe's final payment from the club.

England fans attending the country's final European Championship Group C game are facing the prospect of "dangerously overcrowded" trains and trams amid fears of a repeat of the travel chaos that engulfed their opening match.

A landmark inquest has heard that modern-day footballers may be more at risk of devastating brain disease than past generations, prompting a coroner to consider issuing a "Prevent of Future Deaths" report to football authorities.

Former Australia and Argentina honcho Michael Cheika is among the candidates to replace Dan McKellar following his dismissal as Leicester Tigers head coach after a single season in charge.

Newcastle United are pushing ahead with a deal to sign Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin as they close in on one of their long-standing transfer targets.

THE I

Manchester United are closing in on Bologna striker Joshua Zirkzee after their main rivals for his signature AC Milan began looking for alternatives with Roma's Tammy Abraham one option offered to them.

THE ATHLETIC

Lille centre-back Leny Yoro has informed Real Madrid he wishes to join the club.

Chelsea have held talks with the representatives of Lille striker Jonathan David about a potential transfer this summer.

Real Madrid captain Nacho is set to join Saudi Pro League side Al Qadsiah.

THE SUNDAY TIMES

Novak Djokovic will travel to Wimbledon in the slim chance he will recover from injury in time to take part in the Championships, which begin next Monday.

SUNDAY MAIL

Rangers have been told that Murrayfield is the only solution to their nightmare Ibrox lockout at the start of the campaign.

Rangers have reportedly "agreed" a deal to bring Hamza Igamane to the club this summer.

SUNDAY SUN

Rangers are at risk of losing one of their top youngsters with Leeds eyeing Archie Stevens.

When does the summer transfer window open and close?

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.

Newcastle are in talks with Everton over a deal for striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

The 27-year-old has a year left on his contract at Goodison Park and is a player Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has been monitoring for several years, although a deal could be tricky depending on the financial package the player and Everton want.

Calvert-Lewin, who has 11 caps for England, has scored 68 goals in 247 appearances across all competitions for Everton since making his debut in 2016.

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In a separate deal, Everton are interested in signing Newcastle winger Yankuba Minteh.

The 19-year-old spent a successful season with Arne Slot's Feyenoord last year but has never played a game for Newcastle.

However, there are a number of European clubs also interested in Minteh and preparing to rival Everton's potential offer.

Both moves would help Newcastle and Everton with their respective issues around profit and sustainability rules (PSR).

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Iroegbunam becomes Everton's first summer signing

With Calvert-Lewin potentially leaving Merseyside, Everton announced their first signing of the summer transfer window on Saturday, with midfielder Tim Iroegbunam arriving on a three-year deal from Aston Villa.

The 20-year-old, who has cost a reported £9m, was a European U19 Championship winner with England in 2022 and has also represented the U20s.

Iroegbunam came through West Brom's academy, making his senior debut in May 2021 before moving to Villa a month later.

He made his debut for Villa in February 2022 and went on to make 12 Premier League appearances for them, although only two were starts.

"We're pleased to add Tim to our midfield options. He is a young player who is still learning and developing but clearly has a lot of the qualities we want in that area of the pitch," said Everton manager Sean Dyche.

"My coaching staff and I are looking forward to starting to work with him in pre-season."

Villa are currently in talks with Everton to sign 21-year-old winger Lewis Dobbin.

PSR explained: What limits clubs spending more?

In the simplest terms, when every Premier League team tots up their annual accounts, they can have made a loss no greater than £105m across the previous three seasons.

Clubs can only lose £15m of their own money across those three years. So that's no more than £15m extra on outgoings like transfer fees, player wages and, in a lot of clubs' cases, paying off former managers compared to their income from TV payments, season tickets, selling players and so on.

The other £90m of any £105m must be guaranteed by their owners buying up shares, known as 'secure funding', and essentially means bankrolling the club.

When does the summer transfer window open and close?

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.

Bayern Munich have reached an agreement with Crystal Palace to sign winger Michael Olise, according to Sky Germany.

The Bundesliga giants will pay €60m (£50.7m) including add-ons to bring the 22-year-old to the Allianz Arena.

Last week, Sky Sports News reported that Bayern, Chelsea and Newcastle had approached Palace before Chelsea dropped out of the race to sign Olise.

Chelsea offered the player a competitive financial package but he wanted to move to Bayern. He is now expected to sign a contract until 2029 with Vincent Kompany's side.

After joining Palace in 2021, Olise scored 10 goals and provided six assists in 19 appearances last season, despite a largely injury-hit campaign. His current deal with the Premier League club was not due to expire until 2027.

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When does the summer transfer window open and close?

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.

The top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday's newspapers...

THE SUN

Erik ten Hag is in hot water with Manchester United's hierarchy after revealing details of their Ibiza summit.

Mauricio Pochettino has finally agreed a £10m pay-off that frees him up as a contender for the England job if it comes up.

Mark Hughes has revealed he wants back into management as Wales sacked Rob Page.

Southampton are exploring a move for Fulham winger Bobby Decordova-Reid.

Vivianne Miedema has revealed the date she will sign for her new club by after announcing her departure from Arsenal Women when her contract expires at the end of the month.

Chelsea have enquired about signing 18-year-old Barcelona star Marc Guiu.

Manchester United full-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka has emerged as a top transfer target for Galatasaray, according to reports.

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DAILY MIRROR

Manchester United are "already behind" in their summer transfer plans when compared to other clubs.

Manchester United have told Everton they are unable to pay £70million for any individual player this summer after holding talks over a deal for Jarrad Branthwaite.

DAILY MAIL

Luke Shaw missed training again on Friday amid emerging fears that the defender's anticipated return will be delayed even longer.

A follow-up hygiene inspection at Manchester United - after the club was handed the lowest possible rating following an episode of food poisoning - has unearthed a series of further issues.

Douglas Luiz is closing in on a move to Juventus with Aston Villa ready to sell the Brazilian midfielder to ensure they stay in line with spending rules.

Leicestershire seamer Chris Wright's mysterious absence from County Championship action this summer is due to him serving a ban for a failed drugs test, Mail Sport can reveal.

Mercedes have called in the police to investigate the origin of the email accusing them of 'sabotaging' Lewis Hamilton.

Kylian Mbappe has reportedly given Paris Saint-Germain formal notice over £85m in unpaid finances that he believes is owed to him following his departure from the club.

Enzo Maresca has assessed his in-tray at Chelsea and he wants to sign a striker as one of his first pieces of business with the Blues.

Liverpool are interested in signing both Rodrygo and Arda Guler from Real Madrid this summer, according to reports.

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

Derby County have appointed Mo Bobat, the former England cricket head of performance, to head up a new Sporting Intelligence department as they prepare for the Championship.

Middlesex have promised to "investigate thoroughly" after they were charged with bringing the game into disrepute over the alleged behaviour of their CFO Illa Sharma, which included an incident with the club mascot.

Gareth Southgate is ready to make changes for England's final group game against Slovenia and has raised fitness concerns over his players including Harry Kane.

THE GUARDIAN

Reims manager, Amandine Miquel, is one of the candidates under strong consideration for the managerial vacancy at Leicester City Women.

THE TIMES

The Welsh FA could turn to former manager Ryan Giggs, who wants to restart his coaching career, while Craig Bellamy and Osian Roberts are also among the options to succeed Rob Page, who was sacked on Friday.

THE INDEPENDENT

Reading Women have launched a petition in an attempt to try and save the women and girls section of the club, after being warned there are no guarantees it will continue next season.

THE ATHLETIC

Michael Olise has chosen to join Bayern Munich who were one of three clubs to contact Crystal Palace about signing the winger.

Arsenal have made Spain winger Nico Williams their "preferred" transfer target if they decide to move for a winger this summer.

DAILY RECORD

New Norwich City boss Johannes Hoff Thorup has revealed he plans to assess Adam Idah over the summer before making a decision on the Celtic target's future at Carrow Road.

Premiership new boys Dundee United are set to sign Australian international right-back Ryan Strain from St Mirren on a two-year deal.

Bournemouth goalkeeper Mark Travers looks like being out of Celtic's reach after being slapped with a £10m price tag.

When does the summer transfer window open and close?

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.

West Ham have made a bid worth £25m for Wolves captain Max Kilman.

The bid for Kilman, who has emerged as West Ham's primary centre-back target, is expected to be rejected.

He was a regular under West Ham manager Julen Lopetegui when he was in charge at Wolves.

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Wolves do not want to sell and are under no pressure to do so after Kilman signed a five-year contract last summer.

Sky Sports News understands Wolves value Kilman upwards of £40m.

They rejected an offer of €35m (£29.6m) from Napoli last summer. Since then, he has been made captain.

Wolves bought Kilman from Maidenhead in 2018 for a fee in the region of £40,000.

Maidenhead have a significant sell-on clause - thought to be between 15 and 20 per cent.

West Ham's PL fixtures for 24/25 season

New West Ham head coach Julen Lopetegui's return to Premier League football starts at the London Stadium against Aston Villa, live on Sky Sports, on the opening weekend of the 2024/25 season.

The Spaniard will face his former side Wolves at home on December 7 before returning to Molineux on April 1.

West Ham, who finished in 9th in 2023/24, finish their campaign at Ipswich Town on the final day, having played their last home game against Nottingham Forest on the penultimate weekend of the season.

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The Hammers' festive fixtures see them hosting Brighton on December 21 and Liverpool on December 29 with a trip to Southampton sandwiched in between on Boxing Day.

When does the summer transfer window open and close?

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.

Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe understands why rivals Manchester City are challenging Premier League financial rules and warned the competition faces "ruin" if regulation goes too far.

City are suing the league over its associated party transaction (APT) rules, which are designed to ensure commercial deals linked to a club's ownership are done for fair market value.

Ratcliffe sympathised with City, and told Bloomberg: "I can understand why they are challenging it. You can understand why they would say that they want an open market, (a) free market."

Ratcliffe said the Premier League needed to be "careful" not to end up in "an endless legal wrangle with lots of clubs".

Everton and Nottingham Forest were docked a combined 12 points for breaching the league's profitability and sustainability rules (PSR) last season, while City face a hearing in the autumn charged with 115 breaches of Premier League rules.

Ratcliffe said: "The Premier League is probably the most successful sporting league in the world, certainly the most successful football league in the world. And we have this expression in northern England: 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it.'

"If you start interfering too much, bringing too much regulation in, then you finish up with the Manchester City issue, you finish up with the Everton issue, you finish up with the Nottingham Forest issue - on and on and on.

"If you're not careful the Premier League is going to finish up spending more time in court than it is thinking about what's good for the league. We have got the best league in the world, don't ruin that league for heaven's sake."

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United voted in favour of strengthening the APT rules in February which City are now challenging, but joined the Blues in voting against a proposal called 'anchoring' which would put a cap on the amount clubs can spend on wages, transfer and agents' fees.

"(Anchoring) would inhibit the top clubs in the Premier League," INEOS co-founder Ratcliffe said.

"And the last thing you want is for the top clubs in the Premier League not to be able to compete with Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, PSG - that's absurd.

"And if it does, it then ceases to be the finest league in the world."

Ratcliffe said there had been a "drift into complexity" in the Premier League towards over-regulation since the departure of Richard Scudamore. Anchoring is set to be trialled on a shadow basis in the Premier League next season.

Ratcliffe also said an independent football regulator "won't be good" for the game.

The Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats all remain committed to a regulator in their General Election manifestos.

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Ratcliffe also revealed he intends to put French side Nice, majority-owned by INEOS, in a blind trust for the coming season in order to comply with UEFA multi-club ownership rules and allow United and Nice to compete side by side in the Europa League.

UEFA revealed last month this would be an option for next season only, beyond that and shares would have to be sold in order to comply.

Ratcliffe said it was "not (INEOS') intention" to sell Nice, and spoke about how he saw the Cote d'Azur club being able to develop players for United and also utilise their position within the European Union to sign promising U18 footballers, something United are unable to do.

Ratcliffe, who backed Britain's exit from the EU in 2016, added: "Because of Brexit it's quite difficult now to contract the younger generational talents in Europe, but Nice could do that.

"If it's a fantastic 15-year-old in France we can sign him up to Nice and use Nice as a conduit to Manchester United later on."

Ratcliffe said United had "made lots of poor decisions" over the last decade, and that a marquee signing like France star Kylian Mbappe is not the answer to the problems facing the Red Devils right now.

"Everywhere we look there's room for improvement, and we will improve everything because we want to be competing for the Premier League every year," he added.

"And I don't think the solution is to buy an Mbappe.

"One player isn't going to solve the problem, you need to build a balanced squad and we need to make progress with the squad and ultimately you top it off with one or two players like Mbappe, but that's not the solution today."

When does the summer transfer window open and close?

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.

Leicester City have appointed former Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper as their new manager on a three-year contract.

Cooper replaces Enzo Maresca, who left to join Chelsea earlier this summer, at the King Power Stadium after the club carried out a thorough process of due diligence and spoke to several candidates including Graham Potter.

Cooper had been out of work since being sacked by Nottingham Forest - Leicester's East Midlands rivals - last December, as the club languished in 17th place in the Premier League after a run of just one win in 13 games.

Before that, the 44-year-old guided Forest back into the top flight for the first time in 23 years and then kept them there.

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Speaking to Leicester's official website, Cooper said: "I am really excited and proud to be appointed Leicester City's first-team manager.

"This is a fantastic club with a rich history and passionate supporters. I am excited to work with such a talented squad and I'm looking forward to the challenge of achieving our shared ambitions in the Premier League."

The Leicester job will not be without its challenges for Cooper, with the Foxes facing a possible points deduction and potentially needing to sell players to comply with the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules.

Leicester chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha added: "We are delighted to welcome Steve to Leicester City. His vision for the team, including his ability to develop players and implement a dynamic style of play, is very much aligned with our aspirations for the club.

"As a leader, he has the ability to build on the strong relationship that has been forged between our fans and our team, strengthening a bond that will be vital to us re-establishing the club in the Premier League."

Cooper brings plenty of experience to Leicester, having also been in charge of the England U16 and U17 international sides - winning the World Cup with the latter in 2017 - before managing Championship side Swansea City from 2019-2021.

Carragher: Cooper needs 'serious backing'

Sky Sports' Jamie Carragher:

"I'm delighted for Steve. It's not easy when you lose your job in the Premier League to get another Premier League job. These are coveted jobs and managers from all over Europe and the world are looking to come here, so he'll be delighted to get that opportunity.

"It's a similar sort of area in terms of where Nottingham Forest are, so he knows the area well. He built up a great relationship with the Forest supporters and they were a little bit disappointed when he left.

"Hopefully for him, he can build that rapport with the Leicester fans because they might have a few problems at the start of the season.

"For Leicester to stay up, they all need to be together and Cooper will need serious backing from the board and also the supporters."

Heskey: Cooper's aim must be to stay in the Premier League

Speaking before Cooper's appointment, Leicester legend Emile Heskey says the manager's aim for the new season is simply to stay in the Premier League amid a limited capacity to sign new players.

Speaking at the launch of Husqvarna's Victory Dance campaign, Heskey insisted the best way to achieve that would be to continue the style of football implemented by Maresca.

Heskey told Sky Sports: "Leicester have gone down the route of having someone in Maresca, who revolutionised the way that we think as a club in the sense of the way that we play.

"It would be crazy to change everything around. Even when you look at U21s, they have started to implement a lot of the fundamentals that Maresca had.

"You would like to think the next manager would take that on and keep it going and play a lot of the younger lads, because the reality is I'm not sure how much we can spend to really get that squad up to par with what is needed to stay in the league.

"We ran through the Championship pretty much easily with a bit of a blip. If we can keep Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, that would be outstanding and unbelievable, because he's really the main player.

"The aim has to be to stay in the Premier League. We have to reset and work again. Staying in the league is key and then you build from there, especially if you're not able to spend the money you need to spend to get the squad up to par.

"The reality is that squad is pretty similar to the squad that came down. Yes, in the forward line Jamie Vardy has signed again, but who else have we got? That is a key position that needs to be rectified.

"I would say defensively, the centre-back position would be important as well and then possibly a midfielder."

Leicester fixtures: Foxes start against Spurs on MNF

Leicester will start their 2024/25 Premier League season with a Monday Night Football game at home against Tottenham, live on Sky Sports on August 19.

The newly-promoted Foxes then travel to Craven Cottage to face Fulham in their second game before returning to the King Power Stadium to take on Aston Villa on August 31.

Their first East Midlands derby against Nottingham Forest where Cooper could face his former club comes at home on October 26, with the return game taking place at the City Ground on May 10. Their former manager Maresca is due to return to the King Power Stadium with Chelsea on November 23.

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They face a tough schedule over Christmas and New Year, including a trip to Anfield to face Liverpool on Boxing Day and a home game against Manchester City on December 29.

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The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday's newspapers...

DAILY MIRROR

Manchester United are confident they can wrap up a deal quickly for Jarrad Branthwaite - but only if Everton get "realistic" about their asking price.

Newcastle winger Anthony Gordon has revealed he would love England team-mate Marc Guehi to join the Magpies this summer.

Tottenham are being forced to prepare for a bidding war for Bologna's Italy defender Riccardo Calafiori.

Burnley have told Ajax to forget about trying to sign Holland striker Wout Weghorst on the cheap.

Liverpool have slapped a £25m price tag on second-choice goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher.

Arsenal star Gabriel Martinelli has expressed his trust in Mikel Arteta and Edu if they sign a new forward this summer.

Ian Maatsen's arrival at Aston Villa may be delayed, with the Midlands side finalising a £35m swoop for the Chelsea star.

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England fans have been told not to "chuck the beers in the air" when they get to drink alcohol in their seats for the first time in years at a major tournament.

England and Kevin Sinfield are exploring extending the former defence coach's duties beyond the summer tour to Japan and New Zealand.

Adrian Newey has visited the Aston Martin factory as he weighs up his next move, with the chances of a sensational switch to Ferrari having seemingly receded in recent weeks.

Louis van Gaal has revealed that he is "used to death" after he vowed to fight his prostate cancer with the tenacity he showed in his stellar management career.

UEFA will make a decision on closing the roof of Frankfurt's Waldstadion on the day of England's match against Denmark after fears rain could impact the Group C game.

THE SUN

Willian has been offered another one-year deal by Fulham after impressing last season.

A UEFA rule has allegedly stopped Manchester United from moving for top target Jean-Clair Todibo - now a Premier League rival is set to take advantage.

THE TIMES

Aston Martin have emerged as the frontrunners to sign up Adrian Newey, one of the most respected and successful designers in Formula 1 history.

DAILY MAIL

Lazio have opened talks with Manchester United over a £30m swoop for Mason Greenwood.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has admitted that he has had to 'do some unpopular things' since acquiring partial ownership at Manchester United in February this year.

THE GUARDIAN

The number of women experiencing discrimination in the football industry is continuing to rise, according to new data.

Former world No 1 Ash Barty will return to the scene of one of her greatest triumphs next month after Wimbledon organisers announced the three-time grand slam winner would play an invitational doubles match at this year's Championships.

THE I

Manchester United are stepping up their search for squad reinforcements, with Lille's Jonathan David high on their striker shortlist.

DAILY RECORD

Rangers have informed Aberdeen they plan to sign Connor Barron.

Steven Gerrard has reportedly added a third Rangers favourite to his Al Ettifaq transfer shortlist with Fashion Sakala joining James Tavernier and Conor Goldson as a target for the former Ibrox manager.

Duk has told Aberdeen he wants to leave the club this summer.

Aston Villa have agreed a deal with Chelsea for left-back Ian Maatsen.

The fee for the 22-year-old is understood to be to be between £35m and £40m and it will rise with add-ons.

Maatsen will sign a six-year deal at Villa Park and Sky Sports News understands talks over personal terms are now underway, with initial discussions described as positive.

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Maatsen had a £35m release clause which expired earlier this week, allowing Chelsea to negotiate the higher price they agreed with Villa.

Borussia Dortmund were keen on signing the left-back on a permanent deal after his successful loan spell at the Bundesliga club last season. They made offers but fell short of the original release clause.

He made 16 Bundesliga appearances for Dortmund, scoring two goals, and featured seven times for the German club in the Champions League, finding the net once.

Everton closing on Iroegbunam after Villa bid for Dobbin

On top of a deal for Maatsen, Villa want to sign Everton striker Lewis Dobbin and have made an offer for the 21-year-old, who made 12 Premier League appearances and scored one goal last season.

Everton, meanwhile, are closing in on the signing of Tim Iroegbunam from Aston Villa.

Talks for the midfielder are in the final stages and a deal is expected to be completed soon.

Both Everton and Villa are among the Premier League clubs under pressure to sell players to stay in line with Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR).

Juventus remain in talks over a deal for Douglas Luiz, but they cannot afford to meet his valuation up front, so the clubs are discussing which players could go in the opposite direction.

Weston McKennie and Samuel Iling-Junior are the Juventus players that have been discussed.

'He wants to play in CL' | How Villa beat Dortmund to Maatsen...

Sky Sports New chief reporter Kaveh Solhekol:

"Maatsen had a release clause in his contract, which Dortmund could have activated.

"That release clause has expired, which meant Aston Villa could make their move and that is exactly what they've done.

"It's crucial that Villa are in the Champions League. The player himself wants to carry on playing in the Champions League.

"He's expected to sign a six-year deal at Villa and it's a very good deal for Unai Emery's side.

"He played so well for Dortmund, helping them reach the Champions League final."

When does the summer transfer window open and close?

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.