Plus: Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins a shock target for Bayern Munich; Erik ten Hag demands new No 9 for Man Utd; senior Chelsea players regret signing long-term deals; Granit Xhaka among Arsenal players who could leave this summer
Sunday 30 April 2023 07:38, UK
All the top stories and transfer rumours from Sunday's newspapers...
THE SUN ON SUNDAY
Manchester United and Chelsea will go head-to-head this summer in a battle to sign Lille striker Jonathan David.
Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins has emerged as a shock transfer target for Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich.
Erik ten Hag has demanded a new No 9 from Manchester United's bosses this summer with England captain Harry Kane remaining their chief target.
Dream Alliance, the winner of the 2009 Welsh Grand National and inspiration for the 2020 film Dream Horse, has died at the age of 22.
Chelsea plan to hire transfer guru Paul Mitchell to help clear the decks.
Real Madrid are reportedly preparing to send officials to Germany to talk to Jude Bellingham about signing for the club.
Chelsea and Aston Villa are after keeper Stephen McMullan who made his Fleetwood debut last weekend.
Brazilian whizkid Matheus Franca is on the radar of Crystal Palace - if the price is right.
Middlesbrough want to buy striker Cameron Archer from Aston Villa - but will have to find £20m-plus.
West Ham are looking at Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Djibril Sow as a potential replacement for Declan Rice.
MAIL ON SUNDAY
Several senior members of the Chelsea squad, including a number of their recent signings, are regretting their decision to agree long-term contracts and growing concerned about the club's future.
Ineos chief Sir Jim Ratcliffe's offer to buy Manchester United is understood to be worth more than the £5bn offered by the consortium representing Qatar.
Leeds United defender Cody Drameh, who has impressed on loan with Championship play-off side Luton Town this season, is a target for Burnley and Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt.
Marseille manager Igor Tudor could be the man Juventus go after in the summer if Massimiliano Allegri decides to leave his role.
West Ham's vice-chair Baroness Karren Brady would like to broker a deal with main club sponsors Betway to get the gambling firm off the club's shirts and maybe on to the London Stadium roof as part of a naming rights deal.
SUNDAY MIRROR
Chelsea co-owner Behdad Eghbali appeared to confirm the club's move for Mauricio Pochettino as their next manager in a chat with a supporter that has gone viral on social media.
Aston Villa are leading the chase, which involves a number of their Premier League rivals, to sign in-demand Feyenoord captain Orkun Kokcu.
Chris Waddle has urged Harry Kane to move overseas if he decides to leave Tottenham in the summer, rather than sign for Manchester United.
Arsenal could be heading for a major squad overhaul in the summer as they prepare for a return to the Champions League, with as many as a dozen players leaving, including the likes of Folarin Balogun and Granit Xhaka.
Former Tottenham striker Vincent Janssen has admitted he "struggled to cope" around Harry Kane during his disappointing spell in the Premier League.
Manchester United target Jurrien Timber has revealed he agreed an arrangement with Ajax last summer to allow him to leave if he stayed on for another season.
Pep Guardiola has confessed his love for Ilkay Gundogan - but it won't be enough to keep the German international at Manchester City.
Alejandro Garnacho wants to follow in the footsteps of his idol Cristiano Ronaldo by wearing the No.7 shirt at Manchester United next season.
Tony Mowbray suffered a hamstring injury while celebrating Sunderland's dramatic late equaliser against Watford.
SUNDAY EXPRESS
Zhilei Zhang says his promotional team have been in touch with Tyson Fury's camp over a summer heavyweight showdown that 'Big Bang' is determined to bring to China.
Manchester United are reportedly interested in signing central defender Jean-Clair Todibo from Nice following an impressive turnaround from the 23-year-old in France.
DAILY STAR SUNDAY
Kyle Walker is planning to see out the final year of his contract with Manchester City despite interest from Aston Villa and AC Milan.
Manchester United plan to trigger the clause in Victor Lindelof's contract to extend it to the end of the 2024-25 season.
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
Former Scotland captain Stuart Hogg has revealed he had "stopped enjoying his rugby" before coming to the decision to hang up his boots after the World Cup, and might end up becoming a pundit rather than go into coaching.
Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis was understood to be furious with Steve Cooper's substitutions and his management of the squad after Brentford scored two late goals to snatch victory on Saturday.
THE ATHLETIC
Brighton head coach Roberto De Zerbi wants both Robert Sanchez and Jason Steele to still be at the club next season.
Joao Pedro was left out of Watford's matchday squad to face Sunderland in the Championship on Saturday.
Swansea City are working on a deal to bring Luton Town chief operating officer Paul Watson to the Welsh club as their sporting director and are confident the move can be finalised in the coming days.
SUNDAY MAIL
Kieran Dowell has agreed to become Rangers boss Michael Beale's first summer signing - the Norwich City midfielder will pen a three-year deal at Ibrox when his Carrow Road contract expires.
SCOTTISH SUN
Former Reading and Leeds United boss Brian McDermott is in the frame to become Hibs' new director of football.
Rangers are reportedly lining up an offer for Honduran winger Luis Palma.
SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY
Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou won't fret over the possibility of losing Kyogo Furuhashi this summer.
