WHO Poll
Q: 2023/24 Hopes & aspirations for this season
a. As Champions of Europe there's no reason we shouldn't be pushing for a top 7 spot & a run in the Cups
24%
  
b. Last season was a trophy winning one and there's only one way to go after that, I expect a dull mid table bore fest of a season
17%
  
c. Buy some f***ing players or we're in a battle to stay up & that's as good as it gets
18%
  
d. Moyes out
37%
  
e. New season you say, woohoo time to get the new kit and wear it it to the pub for all the big games, the wags down there call me Mr West Ham
3%
  



Alan 1:24 Sat Oct 14
Saturday newspapers (includes West Ham)
BBC

West Ham are considering a fresh approach for England defender Harry Maguire, 30, in January should his lack of playing time at Manchester United continue. (ESPN)

Manchester United are keeping tabs on Crystal Palace and England defender Marc Guehi, 23, ahead of a potential move next summer. (South London Press)

Barcelona are interested in Brighton and Japan winger Kaoru Mitoma, 26. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish)

Manchester United are ready to let 27-year-old France forward Anthony Martial leave the club in January. (Football Insider)

Former Nottingham Forest midfielder Jesse Lingard, 30, who was last capped by England in 2021, is edging closer to signing for Saudi Pro League side Al Ettifaq but is unable to make his debut until January due to a foreign players' rule in Saudi Arabia. (Sky Sports)

Juventus are expecting competition from the likes of Arsenal, Manchester City and Brighton for the signature of Shakhtar Donetsk and Ukraine midfielder Georgiy Sudakov, 21. (TEAMtalk)

Juventus are considering a move for Manchester United's England winger Jadon Sancho, 23. (Calciomercato - in Italian)

Wales considered sacking manager Rob Page and appointing former Republic of Ireland midfielder Roy Keane earlier this year. (Sun)

Manchester United have launched an investigation to try and establish why the squad has suffered so many injuries this season. (Mail)

AC Milan want to bring in Real Betis and Spain left-back Juan Miranda, 23 as an understudy for Theo Hernandez. (Sky Sports Italia)

Arsenal under-18 boss Jack Wilshere, the 31-year-old former England midfielder, is in the running to become the new head coach of MLS side Colorado Rapids. (Evening Standard)

Liverpool are interested in making German Max Eberl their sporting director. The 50-year-old, who is also wanted by Bayern Munich, recently left the same role at RB Leipzig. (Bild - in German)

Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United all want Palmeiras' Brazilian duo Estevao, 16, and Luis Guilherme, 17 - a forward and midfielder respectively. (90min)

Philippe Clement wants a four-year contract if he is to become Rangers manager, with Saudi club Al-Shabab also interested in the Belgian. (Record)

Ajax are interested in making Manchester United assistant boss Mitchell van der Gaag their manager if they sack current coach Maurice Steijn. (Mirror)

Real Madrid and England midfielder Jude Bellingham, 20, is the joint most valuable player in La Liga according to new data. His £130m valuation put him level with Real team-mate Vinicius Jr. (Transfermarkt)

Sources close to Sheikh Jassim's camp insist nothing has changed despite reports that Manchester United's board will hold a meeting next week that could see Jim Ratcliffe's offer to buy a stake in the club approved. (Mirror)





Sky Paper Talk

THE SUN

Manchester United are at risk of losing Erik ten Hag's right-hand man Mitchell van der Gaag to Ajax as the Dutch club line him up for their managerial job.

Wales wanted Roy Keane to replace Robert Page as their manager in June.

Harry Maguire could quit Manchester United in January, with West Ham reportedly being encouraged to reignite their interest in the England defender.

erome Boateng has been offered to West Ham's Europa League opponents Olympiacos.

Erik ten Hag is "open" to dropping Andre Onana if his poor form for Manchester United continues, according to reports.

Former Arsenal ace Sokratis Papastathopoulos could be on the verge of a spectacular return to football with Bayern Munich.

Arsenal and Chelsea are reportedly going head to head in an attempt to sign RB Leipzig star Dani Olmo.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Chelsea have become the first Premier League club to publicly condemn anti-Semitism following the Hamas attacks on Israel this week.

Tottenham Hotspur are facing criticism for their response to the Hamas terror attack in Israel with the chairman of the club's Tribute Trust writing to tender his resignation.

Aston Villa are set to be offered a choice of solutions to the club's 'wet-look' shirt issue by manufacturer Castore amid optimism the issue is on course to be rectified.

DAILY STAR

Manchester United chief executive Richard Arnold has said takeover talks at the club are "ongoing."

DAILY MAIL

Manchester City's Premier League clash with rivals Liverpool has been banned from kicking off at 5.30pm amid concerns over fan trouble.

Liverpool have reportedly approached Max Eberl over becoming the club's new sporting director.

Manchester United have launched an investigation into why their first-team squad has suffered so many injuries.

Eric Cantona's venture into the world of music has taken another step, with the Manchester United legend set to release his debut album, ahead of a sell-out tour.

Four Premier League players have been included on the shortlist for this year's Golden Boy award, including Rasmus Hojlund and Levi Colwill.

Michail Antonio has called Gareth Southgate's failure to call up James Ward-Prowse for England duty during this round of international ties "embarrassing".

The FA faced criticism for banning Israeli flags inside Wembley and declining to light up the famous arches in its colours ahead of England's friendly with Australia - yet at least one sneaked its way into the stadium and was on display during a period of silence that also refused to take sides.

Manchester City are reportedly prepared to offer a whopping £13m-a-year deal to Toni Kroos as the German international will be out of contract at Real Madrid next summer.

Cristiano Ronaldo has topped the world's highest-paid footballer list in 2023 with an estimated earning of £214m, according to Forbes.

DAILY MIRROR

Sources close to Sheikh Jassim's camp insist nothing has changed despite reports that Manchester United's board will hold a meeting next week that could see Sir Jim Ratcliffe's offer to buy a share in the club approved.

Richard Arnold has been criticised by Manchester United fans online after his attempts to talk up the club's "clear long-term strategy" amid their current poor form.

Muslim and Arab players across football, cricket and rugby have held a summit meeting over the Israel-Hamas war.

Former Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun has indicated his summer move to Monaco came because of what "people higher up" wanted to do, having held productive conversations with manager Mikel Arteta before his exit.

A UEFA insider has confirmed referee Serdar Gozubuyuk made a key mistake by not signalling for offside when Scott McTominay's goal against Spain was controversially disallowed.

THE GUARDIAN

The chairman of the Israeli Professional Football Leagues has said he is "shocked, amazed and disappointed beyond words" at the Premier League's reluctance to issue an unequivocal condemnation of the Hamas attacks on Israel.

The president of the Benin football federation (FBF) is facing a potential legal battle after it was claimed a club he owns circumvented a FIFA transfer ban by changing its name.

THE ATHLETIC

The Premier League is expected to issue guidance to clubs regarding a range of match day operational matters due to the war in Israel and Gaza.

U.S. men's national team coach Gregg Berhalter said his relationship with Gio Reyna is "moving forward".

Barcelona lead the way with four nominees for the 2023 Golden Girl award.

Manchester United have decided to make major changes to their scouting setup at both youth and first-team level.

THE TIMES

More evidence has emerged this week of the cosy relationship between Fifa and Saudi Arabia that is expected to result in the Gulf state hosting the 2034 World Cup.

Australia, who had been seriously considering a bid for the World Cup, were not given any advance notice of Fifa's sudden announcement that it was launching the 2034 bid process.

The proposed takeover of Reading by the businessman William Storey could be a tricky one for the EFL to approve given that his energy drinks company, Rich Energy, which once sponsored the Formula One team Haas, went into liquidation.

Ben Stokes appears ready to play his first match of the World Cup after coming through an extensive training session at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi before England's group game against Afghanistan on Sunday.

The Diamond League event in London in July led to UK Athletics suffering "substantial losses" of several hundreds of thousands of pounds, deepening the financial crisis at the national federation.

DAILY EXPRESS

Arsenal and Liverpool are set to go head-to-head to sign Wolves star Pedro Neto in the January transfer window, but the Reds may have an advantage in the race as they look to find a successor for their talisman Mohamed Salah.

EVENING STANDARD

Armando Broja has returned to Chelsea's training ground after a brief spell with the Albanian national team.

DAILY RECORD

Philippe Clement wants a long-term commitment from Rangers if he is to agree to become the next Ibrox boss after seeing the Light Blues board pull the trigger early on Giovanni van Bronckhorst and Michael Beale.

The two remaining runners in the race to become Rangers manager - Phillipe Clement and Kevin Muscat - hope to find out this weekend which of them will replace Michael Beale.

Brilliant Ben Doak gave the watching Steve Clarke food for thought as Scotland U21s lit a fuse under their Euro qualifying campaign with a 3-1 win over Hungary.

SCOTTISH SUN

Nicolas Raskin has reaffirmed his dream of one day leaving Ibrox to play in the Premier League.

Israeli football pundit Avishai Sela has declared Liel Abada's time at Celtic "finished" amid rising tensions in the Gaza region.






90 Min

West Ham eye Guilherme Arana in search for new left-back

West Ham among several sides to watch Guilherme Arana in Brazil's draw with Venezuela
Brentford and Wolves also present for World Cup qualifier
Hammers have long-standing interest in left-back and could make move for him in January

West Ham United could formalise their interest in Brazil international Guilherme Arana during the January transfer window as part of their search for a new left-back, sources have confirmed to 90min.

Arana has recently won back his place in the Selecao setup following a series of impressive performances at club level for Atletico Minerio and he has now earned five caps at senior level.

His most recent appearance for Brazil came in a 1-1 draw at home to Venezuela in World Cup qualifying earlier this week - Gabriel Magalhaes had put the hosts ahead before a stunning late equaliser from Eduard Bello saw the points shared.

Arana played all 90 minutes at left-back that evening and his exploits were being monitored by a host of clubs from across Europe.

90min understands that representatives Premier League sides Brentford, West Ham and Wolves were all present at the Arena Pantanal to keep a close eye on the 26-year-old.

West Ham's interest is the most advanced having already monitored Arana, who has just over 12 months to run on his contract, for much of this year already. The Hammers will make a move for a left-back in January and Atletico Mineiro are unlikely to stand in Arana's way if the east Londoners come calling.

Emerson Palmieri has spent much of the season starting at left-back for West Ham, with veteran Aaron Cresswell currently out injured. Thilo Kehrer and Ben Johnson have both filled in on the left at points this term.

Brentford are also in desperate need of cover at left-back after losing Rico Henry to an ACL injury. Aaron Hickey, who is naturally a right-back, has swapped flanks in his absence.

Other teams in attendance to watch Arana's performance against Venezuela were Lens, Lille and Lyon of France, Italian rivals Lazio and Roma, and German outfit Werder Bremen.

Arana has previously played in Europe in between spells in Brazil. He spent two seasons in Sevilla's first-team between 2017 and 2019 and then joined Atalanta on a season-long loan before returning to his homeland in 2020.


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Replies - Newest Posts First (Show In Chronological Order)

norwaytips 10:18 Sat Oct 14
Re: Saturday newspapers
Thanks Alan

With Kind Regards 4:46 Sat Oct 14
Re: Saturday newspapers (includes West Ham)
Thanks Alan 4:28 Sat Oct 14

Thanks Alan 4:28 Sat Oct 14
Re: Saturday newspapers
Alwaysaniron 1:58 Sat Oct 14

Alwaysaniron 1:58 Sat Oct 14
Re: Saturday newspapers
Thanks Al





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