The most important stories and transfer rumors from Tuesday’s newspapers…
THE SUN
Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna is a surprise contender for the England job.
Julian Alvarez has admitted he is unhappy about missing Manchester City’s biggest games.
Julian Alvarez has spoken about his time at Man City
Aston Villa star Amadou Onana has launched a music career, just days after his move from Everton.
THE GUARD
Napoli are open to talks with Chelsea over Romelu Lukaku over Victor Osimhen. The Serie A club are keen to sign the Belgian striker.
The International Olympic Committee has confirmed that two boxers who were disqualified from last year’s world championships after failing a gender eligibility test will be allowed to fight in Paris.
Manchester United are close to signing Noussair Mazraoui from Bayern Munich. A transfer fee of £15-£20 million has been agreed for the right-back. A potential stumbling block is the need to sell Aaron Wan-Bissaka to finance the move.
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Melissa Reddy explains why Manchester United want to sign Noussair Mazraoui from Bayern Munich
Christian Eriksen wants to play at the top level for the next three years, but the Manchester United midfielder admits he may eventually want to move down to a lower level – possibly even park football. The Dane signed for United in July 2022 and his contract expires in June.
DAILY MAIL
Steve Bruce could surprisingly return as Jamaica’s coach.
Rafael Nadal has announced that he will decide whether to retire from tennis after the Olympic Games, after losing to Novak Djokovic in the singles.
Former Manchester United star Tobin Heath claims the club’s women’s team were let down by management in the 2020-21 season.
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Dharmesh Sheth and Michael Bridge discuss the potential, ongoing and recently completed transfer deals of all 20 Premier League clubs
Chelsea outsider Romelu Lukaku is returning to the club’s training ground to prepare for the new season with stars left out of the Blues’ pre-season squad.
Christian Eriksen believes Manchester United have learned from last summer’s jam-packed US tour by putting football first during their time in Los Angeles.
Former England international Steven Caulker has signed for the 16th club of his career, Turkish second division side Keciorengucu, after indicating on social media that he is a free agent.
The British Olympic Association is investigating after a post was made on Instagram in which a female rugby player appeared to make a racist comment.
EVENING STANDARD
Aaron Anselmino called his impending transfer to Chelsea a “dream”.
David Pleat is no longer part of Tottenham’s scouting department.
Lucas Bergvall has provided a promising update after picking up an injury in pre-season at Tottenham.
THE MIRROR
Arne Slot is using Liverpool’s pre-season tour to assess his players before making decisions on signing and retaining players after rejecting a bid for Wataru Endo.
Liverpool have rejected a major deal for Wataru Endo
THE ATHLETIC
Eddie Howe has expressed his delight that Bruno Guimaraes is still a Newcastle United player after the deadline passed in June and no rival club activated a £100million buyout clause in the Brazil international’s contract.
Jack Grealish says his exclusion from England’s squad for this summer’s European Championship left him “heartbroken” and said it was the toughest experience of his football career.
Chelsea duo Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Nicolas Jackson are set to play their first minutes of pre-season this week.
Amanda Staveley says she is open to investing in another football club after leaving Newcastle United.
Real Sociedad chairman Jokin Aperribay says Arsenal target Mikel Merino has had a contract proposal on the table for more than a year.
THE TELEGRAPH
Nottingham Forest’s player of the season Murillo has stated his commitment to the club and wants to stay for at least another year.
The British swimming team have taken a series of measures to combat Covid-19 and say they are unfazed by the news that Adam Peaty tested positive just hours after his silver medal at the Olympic Games on Sunday.
THE EXPRESSION
Chelsea’s Marc Cucurella has returned to Cobham for the 2024/25 season.
Arsenal are set to step up their search for a new midfielder as they welcome Riccardo Calafiori to the Emirates Stadium, according to reports.
DAILY STAR
Barcelona have made a new bid to sign Joao Cancelo from Manchester City.
DAILY RECORD
Rangers are in internal discussions over a possible bid for Lawrence Shankland, while manager Philippe Clement took a swipe at the absent Todd Cantwell.
Rangers are likely to be without Goncalo Borges as FC Porto are reportedly in the “final stages” of approving a move to Strasbourg.
Bristol City manager Liam Manning has admitted there is “something happening behind the scenes” over Tommy Conway’s future amid interest from Celtic.
SCOTTISH SUN
Hannibal Meibri could leave Manchester United within days, according to a report.
Southampton midfielder Shea Charles is Celtic’s latest target.
Celtic are keen to get Adam Idah back at Parkhead and earlier this summer they said they were in the running for the prize. Fiorentina and Hellas Verona are now also reportedly interested in the striker.
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