The top stories and transfer rumours from Monday's newspapers...
Inter Milan are interested in signing Tottenham captain Cristian Romero.
Andoni Iraola won his first match in charge of Liverpool as his new side produced an impressive display to beat Sunderland 4-2 in their opening game of their summer tour of the US.
Manchester United earned their first win of pre-season in impressive fashion with a 5-0 victory over Norwegian side Rosenborg.
Arsenal are looking into a potential deal for Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior.
Across the seven games in which Bournemouth took points off Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea last season, it is telling that Alex Scott was nearly ever-present, playing 625 of a possible 630 minutes.
Woking's director of football Jody Brown claims Jermain Defoe didn't turn up for a meeting and training amid "growing concerns" within the club before he left his role as head coach after just four months.
Camilo Duran impressed again as Celtic rounded off pre-season with an entertaining 2-2 draw against AC Milan.
Chelsea have agreed a deal with Crystal Palace to sign Maxence Lacroix.
Chelsea have not paid a transfer fee for a player aged 26 or over since the summer of 2022 with the ill-fated acquisitions of Raheem Sterling and Kalidou Koulibaly. But Crystal Palace’s Maxence Lacroix is a player worth relaxing the policy for.
Enzo Maresca has vowed not to be a "copy and paste" coach in his first press conference since succeeding Pep Guardiola as Man City manager.
Sky Sports' Peter Smith explains why so many clubs are after Bournemouth's Alex Scott.
Mikel Arteta called for Arsenal to be "very ambitious, very fast and very smart" in the transfer market in the wake of their Champions League final loss to Paris Saint-Germain in May.
Liverpool's owners Fenway Sports Group are in talks with a consortium fronted by Amit Bhatia over the sale of a minority stake in the club.
Jurgen Klopp has warned he will walk away from his new job as Germany's head coach if the German media don't "leave my family in peace".
Pep Guardiola has turned down the chance to take the Italy head coach job, according to Sky in Italy, with Andrea Pirlo closing in on the role.
When the Saudi PIF takeover of Newcastle was completed in late 2021 the new ownership set about adding age and experience to their newly acquired investment.
Newcastle have completed the signing of midfielder Aladji Bamba from Monaco.
Perhaps Karim Adeyemi's move to Barcelona should not come as a surprise even if usurping Lamine Yamal as the team's star left-footed right-winger is impossible. After all, it was Hansi Flick, Barca’s head coach, who gave Adeyemi his debut for Germany.
Al Hilal have completed the signing of winger Crysencio Summerville from West Ham in a deal worth up to £60m.
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