Top stories and transfer rumors from Saturday’s newspaper…
premier league
Rafael Leao is set to turn down a move to the Premier League this summer despite recently sharing his admiration for Manchester United. daily mirror
Manchester United have secured £250m in transfer fees this summer. sun
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Football finance expert Kieran Maguire analyzes Manchester United’s latest financial results.
Chelsea will welcome Nicolas Jackson back to the club this summer and the intention now is to allow Xabi Alonso to take a closer look at the striker before next season. daily mail
Atletico Madrid are interested in Manchester City midfielder Tijani Lijnders and are waiting to hear back from team-mate Bernardo Silva. daily mail
Douglas Luiz is expected to return to Juventus after Aston Villa decided not to trigger their €25 million option to sign the midfielder permanently. athletic
It looks increasingly likely that Alisson will remain at Liverpool this summer. athletic
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Sky Sports reporter Vinny O’Connor takes a closer look at the huge job Arne Slot has in store for Liverpool this summer.
Riccardo Calafiori has said he would like to return to his former club Roma but stressed he is happy at Arsenal. standard
Champions League
Hungarian police are set to launch their biggest ever operation in Budapest for the Champions League final on Saturday. daily mail
EFL
Southampton players want Tonda Eckert to stay on as manager despite the Spygate scandal taking a toll on Premier League football. sun
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Dave Reed analyzes a 12-page document released by the EFL setting out the reasons behind ‘Spygate’.
world cup
England is warning of the risk of a measles outbreak at the World Cup. daily mail
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James Maddison reflects on England’s World Cup squad and Thomas Tuchel’s omission of a big playmaker ahead of the tournament.
Sir Keir Starmer has called for FIFA to cut World Cup prices as “rip-offs”. sun
New Zealand footballer Tim Payne went viral overnight after a social media stunt by a South American influencer trying to find the World Cup’s ‘best unknown’ player. metro
A ‘super-talented’ World Cup expert with an impressive record of predicting past winners has given his tips on the surprise contenders to lift the trophy this summer. sun
scottish football
Setlic could be ready to sign Hungarian international midfielder Milan Vitalis, according to reports out of Hungary. scottish sun
Claudio Braga says he is ‘interested’ in him. A few days ago, Hart gave his lost talisman, Lawrence Shankland, to Rangers for free. scottish sun
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Hearts’ Alexandros Kyziridis had a penalty incorrectly denied at Fir Park, Scottish FA referees chairman Willie Collum said.
Aberdeen manager Stephen Robinson is keen to team up with Conor Ronan again. daily record
Ryan Christie, Scotland’s World Cup captain, is out with shoulder injury – daily record
world soccer
Kolkata’s giant Lionel Messi statue is set to be removed due to safety concerns after it was seen ‘swaying in the wind’. sun
Former Lyon midfielder Brian Berguno has sadly passed away at the age of 43 due to a sudden illness. Daily Star
