Plus: Tottenham monitor Crystal Palace midfielder Eberechi Eze; Eden Hazard could be set to follow Lionel Messi to MLS just months after he reportedly turned down a move to Inter Miami, Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis has reiterated the Naples club's desire to keep Victor Osimhen
Friday 11 August 2023 10:57, UK
All the top stories and transfer rumours from Friday's newspapers...
THE SUN
Harry Maguire has been given a £6m pay-off to leave Manchester United.
Eden Hazard could be set to follow Lionel Messi to MLS just months after he reportedly turned down a move to Inter Miami.
Robert Helenius faced the wrath of his children after cancelling their family holiday to fight Anthony Joshua on seven days' notice.
Chelsea face being hijacked for the second time in one day with West Ham plotting a move for Blues target Elye Wahi.
Burnley have withdrawn the contract offer they made to former England ace Andros Townsend.
DAILY MAIL
West Ham are still waiting on Harry Maguire to decide if he wants to leave Manchester United after a £30m fee was agreed between the clubs.
Tottenham are monitoring Crystal Palace midfielder Eberechi Eze, according to reports, and remain open to further strengthening Ange Postecoglou's squad.
Saudi Arabian football's raid on Liverpool's midfield is reportedly set to continue after Al-Ahli made a €12m (£10.4m) for Thiago Alcantara.
Burnley are finalising a £14m deal to sign Aston Villa youngster Aaron Ramsey.
Manchester United goalkeeper Tom Heaton has suffered an injury blow on the eve of the Premier League season which has ruled him out of their opening game with Wolves and could leave them alarmingly short of cover.
Thierry Henry is reportedly the favourite to assume the vacant France U21s managerial post.
West Ham are considering a late move for Udinese midfielder Lazar Samardzic despite the Serbia international being close to joining Inter Milan.
DAILY STAR
Manchester United goalkeeper prospect Matej Kovar is on the verge of a £7.8m move to Bayer Leverkusen
Rob McElhenney has conceded Wrexham would have been completely unsustainable as a club had they not gone up last season.
Manchester United are seeking to sign a new centre-back amid the impending departure of Harry Maguire - but Jonny Evans is uncertain about staying at the club for the new season.
Former Premier League midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin is back on the market just nine days after signing the dotted line on a two-year contract in Turkey.
THE TIMES
James Rew's sparkling season for Somerset could end with an England call-up, while Surrey's 95mph bowler Gus Atkinson is also in consideration for next month's limited-overs series.
THE TELEGRAPH
Premier League fans have hit out at the 'greedy' ticket hikes which make this season the most expensive in the competition's history and called for action to halt spiralling costs.
DAILY MIRROR
Arsenal are reportedly ready to offer Takehiro Tomiyasu and Folarin Balogun to Inter Milan in exchange for Italy star Nicolo Barella.
Dean Henderson's proposed switch from Manchester United to Nottingham Forest could be scuppered after the Red Devils were hit by an injury blow.
David de Gea is on the verge of joining Real Madrid eight years after a move to the Bernabeu from Manchester United fell through due to a faulty fax machine.
England keeper Nick Pope battled through the pain barrier with five finger dislocations last season.
EVENING STANDARD
New Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund has finally picked his shirt number, opting to take Fred's number 17.
Lewis Hall will spend next season on loan at Crystal Palace after agreeing a new contract at Chelsea which could run until 2030.
Arsenal hope to complete a deal for Brentford goalkeeper David Raya in time for their first game of the season on Saturday.
THE GUARDIAN
Sean Dyche has said Everton had to move for Youssef Chermiti before he became unaffordable and that the £15m deal shows the financial reality at Goodison Park.
THE INDEPENDENT
Female workers who produce FIFA merchandise for events such as the Women's World Cup have endured pay below minimum wage, verbal abuse, unpaid overtime and threats of job loss if they fall pregnant, according to a new report by human rights organisation Equidem.
SCOTTISH SUN
Celtic have confirmed that Carl Starfelt has departed the club after two years in Glasgow.
DAILY RECORD
Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis has reiterated the Naples club's desire to keep Victor Osimhen.
Skeptical Brendan Rodgers has questioned the logic behind foisting more energy-sapping minutes of added time on the top flight.
Who will be on the move this summer when the transfer window opens on June 14 and closes at 11pm on September 1 in England and midnight in Scotland?
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