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Plus: Arsenal left-back Kieran Tierney has emerged as a target for Man City; Man Utd and Arsenal have shown interest in bringing Tammy Abraham back to Premier League; Chelsea step up efforts to sign Raheem Sterling but deal could depend on Romelu Lukaku and Ousmane Dembele's futures

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The Athletic's Adam Crafton joins Sky Sports News to take a look at the latest sporting headlines

All the top stories and transfer rumours from Monday's national newspapers...

DAILY MIRROR

Gabriel Jesus is at the centre of a tug of war between north London rivals Arsenal and Spurs.

File photo dated 23-04-2022 of Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus. Gabriel Jesus can strengthen City�s title bid by breaking the deadlock in a 2-0 victory at Wolves, who drew 2-2 at Chelsea on Saturday. Issue date: Monday May 9, 2022.
Image: Gabriel Jesus could leave Manchester City this summer

Zinedine Zidane has confirmed he intends to resume his coaching career but remained coy on his next destination.

Sadio Mane will head to Bayern Munich on Tuesday for a medical ahead of his imminent move from Liverpool.

Newcastle have been offered the chance to sign Manchester United defender Eric Bailly as an alternative to Lille's Sven Botman.

Liverpool's hopes of securing versatile defender Joe Gomez to a new contract will hinge on sporting director Julian Ward convincing the England defender he remains key to Jurgen Klopp's plans.

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New Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has 'made clear' that his two priority transfer targets in this summer window are Frenkie de Jong and Christian Eriksen.

Laurence Bassini has been told to put up or shut up by Birmingham where he faces a final deadline this week to complete his proposed buy-out.

THE SUN

Erik ten Hag will reportedly back Marcus Rashford to revive his Manchester United career.

Nottingham Forest have offered Brice Samba a new and improved deal in their bid to hold on to their prized goalkeeper.

Chelsea are reportedly stepping up their efforts to sign Manchester City and England forward Raheem Sterling - but the transfer is said to hinge on the futures of Romelu Lukaku and Ousmane Dembele.

Arsenal left-back Kieran Tierney has emerged as a shock transfer target for Man City, according to reports.

Kieran Tierney
Image: Kieran Tierney missed the end of the 2021/22 season with injury

Chelsea have been handed a double blow in their pursuit of a new centre-back this summer, with Juventus set to bring Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly to the Old Lady - the move would signify a further blow for the Blues, with Juventus keen to pair Koulibaly with fellow target Matthijs de Ligt.

Watford are willing to sell Philip Zinckernagel amid transfer interest from Olympiacos.

Antonio Conte is keen to sign Ajax's Antony this summer, with forward Steven Bergwijn potentially going the other way.

Newcastle will have to stump up over £50m to land Bayer Leverkusen winger Moussa Diaby.

Wolves and Leicester are involved in a two-way fight for Nathan Collins.

Nottingham Forest have offered Brice Samba a new and improved deal in their bid to hold on to their prized goalkeeper.

Sunderland, Huddersfield and Bristol City have all had £1m-plus bids rejected by AFC Wimbledon for midfield ace Jack Rudoni.

Image: Nottingham Forest could face a fight to keep hold of Brice Samba this summer

DAILY TELEGRAPH

World Rugby and the International Olympic Committee are facing calls to strip the Stade de France from hosting their showpiece events ahead of an appearance of Liverpool fans at the French Senate on Tuesday.

DAILY STAR

Tottenham are looking to disrupt Arsenal's plans for bringing in Gabriel Jesus.

West Ham are close to signing defender Nayef Aguerd from Rennes in a £30m transfer.

DAILY MAIL

Romelu Lukaku is set to secure a return to Inter Milan on loan after a fee of £8.5m plus add-ons was agreed in a move that will kick-start Chelsea's summer spending spree, with Raheem Sterling at the forefront of Thomas Tuchel's plans.

Erik ten Hag wants Manchester United to sort out the Frenkie de Jong transfer as a matter of urgency because he regards the Netherlands midfielder as the key player in the style revolution he intends to bring to Old Trafford.

Arsenal have reportedly been hedging their bets over signing Gabriel Jesus by also making an offer for former Chelsea flop Alvaro Morata - the Atletico Madrid striker has spent the last two years on long-term loan at Juventus, who are keen to make the arrangement permanent this summer.

Liverpool have confirmed the signing of Calvin Ramsay after agreeing a £6.5m deal with Aberdeen for the 18-year-old full-back and the Reds' summer business is now complete after they also brought in Darwin Nunez and Fabio Carvalho.

Manchester United and Arsenal have both shown interest in bringing Tammy Abraham back to the Premier League.

Roma's Tammy Abraham, left, challenges for the ball with Feyenoord's Marcos Senesi
Image: Manchester United and Arsenal have both reportedly shown interest in bringing Tammy Abraham back to the Premier League

Manchester United will make a renewed transfer proposal for Barcelona's Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong but the clubs are still around £15m apart in valuation.

The prospect of televised half-time interviews with coaches and training-ground highlight reels being aired has been temporarily placed on the backburner after the changes failed to receive the required 14 votes at the recent Premier League summit.

Azeem Rafiq, the whistleblower whose revelations triggered the racism scandal at Yorkshire, could be set to write a book after a number of publishers stepped forward with offers.

THE TIMES

Inter Milan will hold further talks with Chelsea on Monday as they try to reach a compromise over a loan fee for Romelu Lukaku.

Chelsea's Romelu Lukaku celebrates after scoring the second penalty in the penalty shoot-out during the Carabao Cup final at Wembley Stadium, London. Picture date: Sunday 27th February, 2022.
Image: Romelu Lukaku looks set to leave Chelsea just a year after his club-record arrival

THE GUARDIAN

Manchester City expect Raheem Sterling to leave this summer, with Chelsea poised to step up their interest in the England winger once Romelu Lukaku's loan to Inter Milan has been completed.

DAILY EXPRESS

Manchester United were among the Premier League sides to enquire about the availability of Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr last season, according to reports in Spain.

DAILY RECORD

Graeme Shinnie has played down his chances of returning to Aberdeen as he puts the focus on Wigan.

Randers sporting director Soren Pedersen claims there are no offers on the table so far for Stephen Odey, but he admits a deal could move fast with Rangers showing an interest.

SCOTTISH SUN

New Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has plans to lure Robby McCrorie away from Rangers.

Millwall are ready to smash their transfer record to land Lewis Ferguson.

Christopher Jullien has barely kicked a ball under Ange Postecoglou at Celtic, but the defender has told the club he's going nowhere, according to a report.

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