BBC
Liverpool are in talks with Paris St-Germain over a loan move for France striker Kylian Mbappe after the 24-year-old rejected a world record £259m move to Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal. (Sunday Mirror)
Real Madrid have set a price limit of 230m euros (£198m) to land Mbappe from PSG on a permanent basis. (Marca - in Spanish)
Liverpool remain in negotiations with Southampton over their 19-year-old Belgium midfielder Romeo Lavia after seeing an initial bid of £34m plus £4m in add-ons rejected. (Liverpool Echo)
Music mogul Jay-Z is preparing to bid for Tottenham if the club's owner Joe Lewis is convicted of alleged fraud and insider trading. (Sunday Express)
Bayern Munich remain confident of completing a deal to sign Tottenham striker Harry Kane, 30, before the transfer window closes. (Sky Sports)
An executive summit, involving Bayern chief executive Jan-Christian Dreesen, technical director Marco Neppe and Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy, will be held on Monday where the German club will make a bid of £75m for the England captain. (Mail on Sunday)
After completing the signing of French midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu, 19, from Rennes, Chelsea will focus again on negotiations for Montpellier's 20-year-old French forward Elye Wahi, who they plan to loan to sister club Strasbourg. (Fabrizio Romano)
Atalanta have opened talks with Nottingham Forest over signing Nigeria forward Emmanuel Dennis, 25. (Nicolo Schira)
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has been forced to rethink plans to sell Scotland international Scott McTominay, 26, to West Ham following an injury to fellow midfielder, Englishman Kobbie Mainoo, 18, during the club's tour of the United States. (Sunday Telegraph - subscription required)
West Ham are not expected to make another bid for Manchester United's Harry Maguire, 30, because of the England defender's price tag and wage demands. (Sunday Mirror)
Fiorentina's Sofyan Amrabat is still waiting for Manchester United to make a move but the Morocco midfielder, 26, would be willing to wait until the winter transfer window or next summer to join Barcelona. (Sport - in Spanish)
Aston Villa are plotting a move for 27-year-old Spanish winger Adama Traore, who is a free agent following his departure from Wolves. (Football Insider)
Liverpool are set to miss out on £7.5m in add-ons from Bayern Munich should Senegal striker Sadio Mane, 31, leave the Bundesliga club for Saudi side Al-Nassr. (Mail on Sunday)
Spain defender Aymeric Laporte, 29, will leave Manchester City if they complete the signing of Croatia centre-back Josko Gvardiol, 21, from RB Leipzig. (Manchester Evening News)
Paris St-Germain have rejected the prospect of selling Brazil defender Marquinhos, 29, amid interest from clubs including Al-Nassr. (RMC - in French)
Roma have agreed a deal to sign West Ham and Italy striker Gianluca Scamacca, 24, on loan with a £19m option to buy. (Calciomercato - in Italian)
Aston Villa are continuing their efforts to sign Barcelona's Ferran Torres, 23, but the financial package offered to the Spain forward does not meet his expectations. (Sport - in Spanish)
Former Everton winger James Rodriguez will be presented as a Sao Paulo player on Sunday, with the Colombia international, 32, having been a free agent after leaving Olympiacos. (Vene Casagrande, via AS)
Monaco have agreed a £17m deal with Southampton to sign Ghana defender Mohammed Salisu, 24. (Mail on Sunday)
Sky Paper Talk
SUNDAY MIRROR
Liverpool are in talks with Paris Saint-Germain over a sensational loan move for Kylian Mbappe.
Manchester United kit manufacturer Adidas has issued a statement about "inaccurate" reporting amid speculation over Mason Greenwood's future with the Premier League side.
Al Ettifaq have hidden hundreds of replies to their post announcing former Liverpool star Jordan Henderson's arrival as users sent in pictures of the midfielder wearing a rainbow armband
Andreas Pereira has revealed that Sir Alex Ferguson convinced him to snub Arsenal in favour of Manchester United when he was a youngster.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp confirmed Trent Alexander-Arnold is an option for him as a No 6 this season but also hinted the Reds would be making more midfield signings.
Cristiano Ronaldo appeared to throw water at a cameraman before ushering him away in his latest strop while playing for Al Nassr.
Liverpool are set to miss out on £7.5m as a result of Sadio Mane's move to Saudi side Al Nassr.
Declan Rice, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Folarin Balogun are facing a race against time to be fit for the Community Shield after missing Arsenal's win over Barcelona.
MAIL ON SUNDAY
Harry Kane is close to an historic deal to join Bayern Munich should the executive summit between Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen, technical director Marco Neppe and Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy go well on Monday.
Jay-Z could make an incredible move to buy Tottenham if Joe Lewis is convicted of insider trading.
Jurgen Klopp says it is clear Liverpool must strengthen in midfield if they are to improve on last season's trophyless campaign, with Fabinho set to follow captain Jordan Henderson out of the club and to Saudi Arabia.
Rennes are eyeing up two former Chelsea players as possible replacements for Lesley Ugochukwu after the teen's move to Stamford Bridge.
Mason Greenwood is reportedly desperate to stay at Manchester United amid uncertainty surrounding his future.
Former Manchester United front man Edinson Cavani has agreed to terminate his Valencia contract with the view to joining Argentine giants Boca Juniors.
Red Bull Salzburg defender Oumar Solet says he is open to a Premier League move this summer amid interest from England's top flight.
DAILY STAR SUNDAY
Manchester United goalkeeper Nathan Bishop is reportedly set to leave the club on a permanent deal.
THE SUN ON SUNDAY
Tottenham's transfer stand-off with Blackburn over Ashley Phillips must be settled this week.
Sheffield United want a stunning £30m for star forward Iliman Ndiaye - to the surprise of French giants Marseille.
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
Jurgen Klopp has admitted he was surprised that Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson decided to leave the club to complete a £700,000-a-week deal at Al Ettifaq in Saudi Arabia.
Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo has been ruled out for the first part of the season in a cruel setback that could have implications for the future of Scott McTominay.
THE INDEPENDENT
England veteran Rachel Daly revealed she blocks out the frightening possibility of becoming a victim of the devastating injury crisis besetting women's football and the World Cup.
THE ATHLETIC
Eddie Howe has no concerns about Bruno Guimaraes' contract situation in spite of the Newcastle midfielder saying "the doubt is ongoing" during the club's pre-season tour of the United States.
Luis Suarez says Gremio have agreed to terminate his contract a year early as he feels he cannot meet the standards of the Brazilian top flight.
THE SCOTTISH SUN ON SUNDAY
Fashion Sakala remains a target for a Saudi Arabian club and could leave Rangers this summer, according to a report.
LaLiga teams Celta Vigo and Granada have both offered deals to ex-Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos.
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers is sweating over the fitness of Carl Starfelt and £4.5m Maik Nawrocki a week before the season opener.
Rangers are one of a number of big clubs monitoring Sunderland wonderkid Tom Watson, according to a report.
DAILY RECORD
Michael Beale has tipped Ecuador star Jose Cifuentes to take his Rangers team to another level.
Mail
Rennes 3-1 West Ham: Hammers suffer first defeat of their pre-season campaign - as Tomas Soucek's equaliser is cancelled out by French opponents
West Ham suffered their first loss of their pre-season campaign against Rennes
David Moyes' side are keen for a Declan Rice replacement after his Arsenal move
French club Stade Rennais beat the London club 3-1 despite Soucek's leveller
Despite a goal from Czech midfielder Tomas Soucek, West Ham's efforts against Stade Rennais were not enough to earn them a pre-season victory.
The French team steamed ahead in the opening ten minutes, when French midfielder Baptiste Santamaria found the back of the net with a long-range strike from 35 yards out.
Despite being 1-0 down, the Hammers fought back and Soucek levelled the scoring thanks to a header from a free-kick.
David Moyes named an almost full-squad for the first time and headed into the second half level with their French opponents.
West Ham had beaten Tottenham 3-2 in a recent friendly, though suffered against French club
Despite a goal from Tomas Soucek, West Ham's efforts were not enough to earn them a victory
However, it wasn't long before Rennes reclaimed their lead with a close-range goal from under-21s Arnaud Kalimuendo, closely following by an unfortunate own goal from Angelo Ogbonna.
Suffering their first defeat, attention turns to the club's summer transfer window, as they are one of the few Premier League clubs yet to make a signing.
The Irons lost captain Declan Rice in a record transfer bid of £105million to London rivals Arsenal in July.
The pre-season match meant Nayef Aguerd took over the captain's armband on his return to the club he joined the Irons from last summer.
The Hammers boss will have a difficult job in finding a suitable midfield replacement for an already-weakened side.
Ex-Manchester United captain Harry Maguire is a top target for West Ham, although the club have since had a £20m bid rejected from the Manchester club.
Rennes opened the game with intensity, rewarding their pacy performance with Santamaria's early goal from 35 yards out which swerved into the top right corner.
West Ham turned up the heat on their performance to produce a few chances against the French side.
Brazilian midfielder Lucas Paqueta attempted an almost perfect striking volley in a mirror image of Santamaria's, though Rennes' goalkeeper Steve Mandanda managed to knock it aside.
Heading into the 2023-24 league campaign, David Moyes' side will be looking to improve on their 14th place finish.
Having lost their star player to a rival club, the Irons are eyeing Southampton's James Ward-Prowse and Manchester United's Scott McTominay as their first summer signings.
MATCH FACTS
Rennes: Mandanda, Assignon (G.Doué (33), Omari (Wooh 62), Theate (Jaouab 62), Belocian (Meling 62), Santamaria (Le Fée 62), Bourigeaud (C) (Blas 62), Majer (Tait 62), D.Doué (Salah 62), Doku (Gouiri 62), Abline (Kalimuendo 62)
Subs: Gallon (GK), Lembet (GK)
Goals: Santamaria 9, Kalimuendo 75, Ogbonna og 89
West Ham: Areola (Fabiański 46), Coufal, Zouma (Kehrer 62), Aguerd (C) (Ogbonna 62), Emerson, Souček, Downes, Paquetá (Cornet 70), Fornals (Bowen 46), Benrahma (Scamacca 70), Ings (Mubama 46)
Subs: Coventry
Goal: Souček 66
Attendance: 26,387
TBR
West Ham player has asked Sullivan to let him leave after PL rival see three bids rejected
Jordan Harris
Aaron Cresswell is hoping that West Ham will accept a bid from Wolves for the defender after rejecting three offers from Julen Lopetegui’s side so far.
That is according to a report from The Sun on Sunday (30/7; page 59), which notes that the 33-year-old is keen to move to Molineux to be closer to the North-West.
It does appear that Aaron Cresswell has probably now made his final appearance for West Ham. Of course, he has been an outstanding servant for the Hammers, making 331 appearances for the club in all competitions. Declan Rice previously suggested that he is a ‘top, top player‘.
Cresswell pushing for Wolves move as West Ham reject three bids
It has been apparent for some time however, that the club have needed to replace him. But the West Ham hierarchy are seemingly not willing to let him go without a fight.
The Sun on Sunday (30/7; page 59) reports that Wolves have now made three bids for Cresswell. The latest offer was worth £2 million.
But despite Cresswell wanting the move to West Ham’s Premier League rivals, the Hammers are demanding more money for the veteran.
It is claimed that Cresswell has gone as far as to speak with David Sullivan to ask for an exit to be sanctioned.
You would imagine that a deal will be agreed at some stage. Certainly, it hardly does West Ham many favours to keep Cresswell beyond this summer.
He has previously been one of the standout full-backs in the Premier League. But his performances have been in decline for a little while. And if he is not too happy to stick around, he is hardly likely to rediscover his best form once again in the future.
Much may depend on what West Ham’s valuation actually is. But if the two clubs are not too far away, you would think that it would be best for all for a compromise to be reached.
Young France international left-back Adrien Truffert was pulled out of the Rennes team against the Hammers.
And it came on the same day Football Insider reported talks had taken place over a potential £15m deal to bring him to the London Stadium.
Rennes have been frustrated in their attempts to get Truffert signed up to a new contract. His current deal expires in 2025.
He has been linked with a move to West Ham for the last month. And reports claim a deal could be done for £15m.
C&H
UEFA FFP loses club by club compared
UEFA’s FFP rules now allow clubs to incur losses of €60m (£50m) over three years, compared to the previous allowance of €30m. A spending cap on wages, transfers and agents’ fees to 70% of a club’s total revenue by 2025/2026 has also been introduced. Clubs are also required to settle overdue payables in specified timeframes.
The UEFA Executive Committee met back in 2020 and approved a set of temporary emergency measures as a supplement to the Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play regulations to take into account the adverse effect of COVID-19 on the finances of clubs. The financial years 2020 and 2021 are assessed as one single period so losses are compared over four periods rather than three for the next new years, with the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 seasons averaged out as one period.
Clubs are also allowed to subtract what is called virtue spending, which includes any spending on areas like infrastructure, women’s teams, youth teams, and academies, as well as community projects or charitable work. Wage totals that are included for FFP calculations are for players and coaches only, not the total wage club figure, so there is a lot of guesswork involved, but these will not materially change the statistics and probably by no more than 10% in the worst case.
The table below shows the eight clubs in European competitions this coming season and their combined rolling losses/profits for the UEFA FFP seasons 2021, 2022 and 2023.
In 2021 only Brighton, Aston Villa and West Ham technically breached FFP rules; Brighton and Aston Villa were not in Europe at the time, so it didn’t apply to them. The Hammers technically went over by £7m, but that could be covered by virtue spending and non-player/coach wages, so they probably break even on FFP that period to
In 2022 Everyone except Liverpool and Manchester City breached UEFA FFP regulations relying on exceptions directly due to COVID losses.
If we look forward to 2023, clubs have not published figures for last season but have shared them with UEFA. This table excludes 2023.
It shows that five clubs, Arsenal, Brighton, Manchester United, Aston Villa and Newcastle, are already over the £50m limit so they would all need to make a profit last season.
Liverpool, Man City, and West Ham can afford to make losses for last season; in the case of West Ham, they could lose £13m last season.
Thanks to Kieran Macguire from the Price of Football for extracts of his famous football accounts spreadsheet to work out the losses.
