BBC
Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United and Newcastle United could all offer contract proposals to France forward Kylian Mbappe, who will enter the final six months of his Paris St-Germain contract in January, after reports Real Madrid will not move for the 24-year-old. (FourFourTwo)
Tottenham will target a left-sided centre-back in January after learning the extent of Micky van de Ven's injury, with Bournemouth's English defender Lloyd Kelly, 25, of interest. (Standard)
The Netherlands defender Van de Ven, 22, could be out until January at the earliest with the hamstring injury that forced him off in Spurs' 4-1 defeat by Chelsea on Monday. (Telegraph - subscription required)
Arsenal scouts watched Real Sociedad's 24-year-old Spanish midfielder Martin Zubimendi during the club's Champions League game against Benfica on Wednesday. (90min)
Arsenal are also interested in Aston Villa and Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz, 25. (Fabrizio Romano)
Manchester United are set to make contact with Porto over a January move for experienced Iran striker Mehdi Taremi, 31, who could be available for 10m euros (£8.7m). (Teamtalk)
United defender Raphael Varane has been linked with a move to the Saudi Pro League but manager Erik ten Hag wants to keep the 30-year-old Frenchman at Old Trafford. (Football Insider)
Liverpool and Chelsea must wait until the summer transfer window if they are to sign 20-year-old Germany midfielder Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen. (Teamtalk)
Juventus have met with the representatives of 27-year-old Manchester City and England midfielder Kalvin Phillips, who is open to a move to Serie A. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian)
Tottenham target Serhou Guirassy is open to a Premier League move and the 27-year-old Guinea striker, who is being monitored by several clubs, is available for £15m in January because of a release clause in his Stuttgart contract. (Guardian)
Arsenal beat competition from Tottenham, Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Manchester United to sign Spanish goalkeeper David Raya, 28, on loan from Brentford, according to the player's agent. (Metro)
The Gunners could look to bring in a midfielder in January with Ghana international Thomas Partey, 30, set to be out for at least the rest of 2023. (Mail)
Aston Villa and Southampton are monitoring Derby County's 18-year-old Northern Irish midfielder Darren Robinson. (Football Insider)
Sir Jim Ratcliffe hopes to complete his 25% purchase of Manchester United within days and is aiming to start his new role on Monday. (Sun)
Manchester United currently have no plans to replace manager Erik ten Hag despite the club's poor start to the season. (Sky Sports)
Amazon are weighing up a bid for Premier League broadcast rights which could threaten the dominance of Sky and TNT Sport, with the tender process for four years from the 2025-26 season scheduled to be completed by the end of 2023. (Telegraph - subscription required)
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DAILY MAIL
Raheem Sterling could face a ban after appearing to throw an object back into the crowd during Chelsea's chaotic Premier League clash with Tottenham on Monday.
Premier League clubs are set to vote for tougher rules on related-party commercial deals, in what will be seen as another attempt to restrict Saudi-owned Newcastle.
Wayne Rooney has blamed mobile phones and social media for the decline in leadership qualities among footballers in England.
Olympic chiefs have opened the door for virtual and simulated forms of sports to be played for medals at future Games. Kit McConnell, the International Olympic Committee's sports director, says games that are a 'full physical replication of the sport' would be welcomed on the programme.
Lakers owner and president Jeanie Buss says she felt "singled out" and "self conscious" after an NBA owner allegedly sexually assaulted her at a board of governors meeting almost 30 years ago.
Sean Dyche has hailed Dele Alli's growing influence as a makeshift coach behind the scenes as he gave a candid insight into the Everton midfielder's quest to relaunch his career.
Real Madrid have decided to drop their interest in Kylian Mbappe, according to reports in Spain.
The Premier League could replace Hawk-Eye as their VAR operator at the end of next season when the contract is due to expire.
The FA's reluctance to enter into a collective bargaining agreement with the Lionesses has been highlighted by the generous financial packages offered by other federations.
THE SUN
Manchester United weighed up a deal for Yann Sommer before they splashed the cash on Andre Onana this summer.
Anthony Joshua has been called out to a fight in China by Zhilei Zhang after a showdown at the 100,000-seater Bird's Nest was touted.
Gareth Southgate has broken the silence on Ben White's England absence after the Arsenal defender failed to make the squad again, citing he has options that are currently ahead of him at right-back.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe could swing the axe on three senior Manchester United chiefs after his buy-in is complete and wants to know how the club have blown £1.4bn in the transfer market.
David De Gea is in talks with Spanish side Real Betis, according to reports.
Kevin De Bruyne could leave Manchester City in the summer, according to reports, with Saudi club Al Nassr strongly linked with the midfielder as they plan to link him up with Cristiano Ronaldo.
Moises Caicedo has revealed Enzo Fernandez begged him to join Chelsea in the summer.
Manchester United target Paul Mitchell was spotted in the stands during the LaLiga clash between Mason Greenwood's Getafe and Cadiz.
Roberto Firmino has revealed he was the "firefighter" during Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah's Liverpool feud.
DAILY MIRROR
Gareth Southgate believes he has the best striker in world football in captain Harry Kane - but admits the Bayern Munich forward would benefit from ending his career-long trophy drought.
Thomas Partey has delivered a major new injury blow for Arsenal. Partey has undergone a specialist procedure for treatment on a thigh injury and is now set to miss the rest of 2023.
Nice midfielder Khephren Thuram has said he was sure he wanted to stay at the Allianz Riviera, despite summer interest from Liverpool.
Manchester United fans' group, The 1958, have called on supporters to form an hour-long protest against the Glazers prior to their home game against Luton on Saturday.
Newcastle United are poised to hand a top job to former Manchester United scout Marcel Bout ahead of a pivotal transfer window.
THE TIMES
Marcus Rashford's brother, who is an FA-registered intermediary, has been arrested in the United States over domestic violence accusations.
Ben Stokes and Mark Wood are both understood to be ready to drop out of the forthcoming IPL season as they will otherwise spend almost six months in India this winter.
Reece James turned down the opportunity not only to report for England duty this week, adding to his 16 caps, but declined the chance to attend meetings, adding to his bond with the squad.
The decision to award Newcastle United's controversial winner against Arsenal has been supported by the Premier League's independent Key Match Incident panel.
However, the panel's report also concluded that the referee Stuart Attwell and VAR Andy Madley should have sent off Arsenal's Kai Havertz and Newcastle's Bruno Guimarães in the match at St James' Park 1ast Saturday.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Lawrence Dallaglio has issued a call for rugby to use the World Cup as a modernising springboard and has warned against "paralysis by analysis" with video reviews.
Tottenham fear Micky van de Ven is set for a lengthy spell out injured, despite hoping he will not require surgery. Estimates suggest Van de Ven could be out until January at the earliest, although Tottenham are yet to put a firm timescale on his return and delayed an initial scan.
THE ATHLETIC
Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott is expected to be sidelined until the New Year after sustaining another knee injury.
Wayne Rooney says he would advise young players experiencing issues with alcohol and their mental health to talk to someone after opening up about his own experiences at the beginning of his career.
Leeds United defender Pascal Struijk has undergone surgery on a hernia and will be sidelined until following the international break.
Jude Bellingham will be assessed ahead of Real Madrid's game against Valencia on Saturday.
Arsenal's Declan Rice says his best position is as a defensive midfielder as opposed to the attacking role he has played in several times this season.
Christian Pulisic has avoided serious injury after he was forced off for AC Milan against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday night.
DAILY EXPRESS
Tottenham are reportedly in negotiations with Galatasaray to cut Tanguy Ndombele's loan move short.
Chelsea may not be done in scouring the transfer market for the best emerging talent around the world after reports suggested the Premier League side are lining up a move for FC Copenhagen sensation Roony Bardghji.
DAILY RECORD
Aberdeen have made an official complaint to UEFA after Pape Habib Gueye claimed he was racially abused by PAOK fans.
Robbie Neilson's move to America as the new Tampa Bay Rowdies manager came off the back of rejecting the chance to become Philippe Clement's number two at Rangers, it has been claimed.
Livingston have appointed Alloa Athletic boss Brian Rice as their new assistant manager.
Celtic have told supporters that some of the 267 Green Brigade members whose season tickets are suspended have now moved to distance themselves from the fan group.
Guardian
Lucas Paquetá pounces to put West Ham back on track against Olympiakos
Ed Aarons at the London Stadium
Lucas Paquetá points to the sky after scoring West Ham’s winner. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images
There is something special about West Ham when they play here on Thursday nights. An English record ninth successive home victory in European competition – surpassing Manchester City’s mark – courtesy of a superb goal from Lucas Paquetá gave David Moyes’s side the revenge they craved since losing to Olympiakos last time out. The victory almost sealed their progression from the Europa League group stage with two games to spare.
This was far from a vintage performance as West Ham laboured for much of this match. But it is mission accomplished for Moyes, who has endured a testing few weeks after the highs of last season and the Europa Conference League triumph.
“We were disappointed to lose our unbeaten record against Olympiakos last time so to get back on track is great,” said the West Ham manager, whose side have not won in the Premier League since the end of September. “It’s been a great competition for this club and long may they continue. We did the job tonight and got the result but now we have to try and improve our league form.”
Moyes had been sufficiently scarred by the defeat in Greece a fortnight ago that he made only three changes from the team that made it four losses from their last five matches in all competitions against Brentford at the weekend. The large section of visiting fans made themselves heard throughout after arriving well before kick-off and were joined by the owner, Evangelos Marinakis, who opted for the directors’ box instead of behind the goal. Marinakis is expected back here on Sunday to watch his other team – Nottingham Forest – but will no doubt be hoping for a different result.
West Ham still have not been beaten at home in Europe since the semi-final of this competition against Eintracht Frankfurt in April last year. But having seen their 17-match run without defeat ended by Diego Martínez’s side last time out after Moyes rang the changes, they struggled to create much after a curling shot from Saïd Benrahma in the 12th minute. Alexandros Paschalakis was grateful that Nayef Aguerd’s header from the resulting corner was directed straight at the Olympiakos goalkeeper.
The visitors won against Arsenal on their two last visits to the capital in 2020 and 2021 in the knockout stages of the Europa League and, despite the best efforts of the graceful Paquetá, they managed to frustrate West Ham for large periods by slowing the game down. The groans from the home fans that greeted a poor piece of control from Mohammed Kudus on the half-hour mark summed up their struggles. A shimmy on the edge of the area from Benrahma then created space for the Algeria international to shoot but Paschalakis was equal to his effort.
Lucas Paquetá’s sweet finish beats Alexandros Paschalakis to put West Ham ahead. Photograph: Rob Newell/CameraSport/Getty Images
The on-loan Wolves forward Daniel Podence could not direct his shot on target after a quick break down the left flank in the first opportunity for Olympiakos eight minutes before half-time.
Scoring goals has not been as much of an issue for West Ham so far this season but it is at the other end where they have had problems, with only the Premier League’s bottom four having conceded more. Olympiakos were happy to wait in their deep defensive block and try to pick off their opponents on the break, with the captain, Kostas Fortounis, wasting a promising position at the start of the second half when his cross drifted out of play. The former Manchester City forward Stevan Jovetic was withdrawn after an ineffective 55 minutes, although the 34-year-old looked as if he didn’t mind leaving behind such a low-quality game.
Jarrod Bowen, who retained his place in the England squad announced on Thursday, almost inspired the breakthrough when he picked out James Ward-Prowse on the edge of the penalty area. But the former Southampton captain is still out of favour with Gareth Southgate and could only hit his shot into the ground, allowing Paschalakis to make the save.
Ward-Prowse made amends with the pass that set up Paquetá for his winning goal. The Brazil international timed his run to perfection to connect sweetly with the chipped ball over the Olympiakos defence and an enormous cheer greeted confirmation that the goal would stand after it had initially been ruled out for offside. “There was fire in our bellies,” said Ward-Prowse. “Tonight is a huge win for us and the first step in gathering some momentum.”
The substitute Ayoub el-Arabi almost made Lukasz Fabianski pay for a handling error late on before Mady Camara struck a post with a volley from a tight angle five minutes from time. But Moyes was able to celebrate at the full-time whistle as West Ham’s European adventure rolls on.
Telegraph
Var comes to West Ham's rescue in victory over Olympiacos
Matt Law
Just when things get sticky for David Moyes, there is usually a European game to make everyone at West Ham United feel a bit brighter and a ninth home win in Europe meant the London club overtook Manchester City.
City have won eight consecutive European games at home, but West Ham made it nine on the trot at the London Stadium thanks to a Lucas Paqueta goal that Moyes celebrated with a double thumbs up.
There may have been a hiccup away at Olympiacos, but Moyes has proved himself to be a master of the European competition and West Ham are now in charge in Group A of the Europa League.
The Premier League defeat to Brentford had his critics questioning Moyes yet again, but West Ham are level on points with German club Freiburg, who they still have to play at home.
“We were disappointed to lose our unbeaten record, it was 17, so it was good to get back on track,” said Moyes. “The European games have been good to us for the last two or three years. We’ve had great nights and long may they continue.”
Assessing why his team’s results in Europe have been so much more consistent than those domestically, Moyes added: “To play Thursday-Sunday…In this period, we’ve had three teams who have had three weeks to prepare and we’ve had cup competitions to compete with and also Europe.”
In a week in which Var has left many managers tearing their hair out, Moyes and West Ham had technology to thank for Paqueta’s winning goal that came with 17 minutes remaining.
James Ward-Prowse played a lovely ball over the top that Paqueta brilliantly volleyed into the net. The goal was originally disallowed for offside, but a Var review showed that Francisco Ortega had played the Brazilian comfortably onside.
“It [Var] didn’t need to come to the rescue because it was onside,” said Moyes. “We were worthy of the victory. We made more chances than they did.”
Paqueta's winner, thanks to Ward-Prowse's fine pass, was the one bit of quality in an otherwise forgettable match Credit: Getty Images/Catherine Ivill
It was unsurprising that West Ham’s best chance of the first half came from a set piece, as they struggled to break the visitors down, but Nayef Aguerd headed wide from a corner.
It took until the 63rd minute for West Ham to create their first proper chance of the second half, which they should have scored.
Jarrod Bowen, who started as a striker instead of the benched Michail Antonio, danced his way into the area and teed up Ward-Prowse. But the midfielder side-footed his shot too close to Alexandros Paschalakis.
Just as it seemed West Ham were banging their heads against a brick wall, Ward-Prowse produced a brilliant assist for Paqueta to send most of the London Stadium crowd home happy and slightly relieved, as Mady Camara struck the post late on.
