Manchester United edging closer to winning transfer race for Lewis Hall after left-back rejects Chelsea return - Paper Talk
Latest transfer news and headlines as Lewis Hall rejects Chelsea and Manchester United edge closer in the race for the left-back; Atletico Madrid consider a move for Jack Grealish
Sunday 2 August 2026 22:47, UK
The top stories and transfer rumours from Monday's newspapers...
Premier League
Manchester United have edged closer to winning the race for Lewis Hall - after he reportedly rejected a return to Chelsea - Sun.
Atletico Madrid are considering a surprise move for Manchester City outcast Jack Grealish - Sun.
Hull City are ready to fend off interest from Rangers and Cardiff to sign highly-rated Norwegian midfielder Jens Hjerto-Dahl - Mail Online.
- Transfer Centre LIVE! | Latest on YOUR PL club!
- Got Sky? Watch LIVE football on your phone📱
- Not got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW
FIFA
UEFA has threatened Gianni Infantino with legal action over his World Cup sell-off plan and warned him not to destroy any material relating to it - Daily Telegraph.
European countries are planning to increase the pressure on Gianni Infantino with a mass withdrawal of letters supporting his re-election as Fifa president - Guardian.
A defiant Gianni Infantino has lobbied Donald Trump-aligned nations to help him hang on to power at FIFA - Daily Telegraph.
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL
Derek McInnes has urged the Rangers board to ramp up their search for a winger - and Coventry City appear to have cleared a path for Jahnoah Markelo - Daily Record.
Dundee defender Ryan Astley has insisted Duncan Ferguson would be a great pick to become the next Scotland manager, having worked with him at Everton - Daily Record.
