Plus: Frenkie de Jong has no interest in joining Manchester United because he dislikes the city and believes the club is run erratically; Tottenham have reportedly offered Sergio Reguilon to Barcelona on loan
Friday 22 July 2022 05:47, UK
All the top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday's national newspapers...
DAILY MIRROR
Chelsea are on the verge of signing Jules Kounde from Sevilla as Thomas Tuchel continues his summer spending spree following the arrivals of Raheem Sterling and Kalidou Koulibaly.
Cristiano Ronaldo has clarified his proposed move to Atletico Madrid is based purely on playing in the Champions League, rather than how much he will be earning, according to reports in Spain.
Nottingham Forest are set to sign Jesse Lingard, as the ex-Manchester United player is due for a medical to seal a shock transfer.
Barcelona played Frenkie de Jong out of position after leaving him out of their starting line-up for their opening pre-season friendly.
DAILY MAIL
Frenkie de Jong has no interest in joining Manchester United because he dislikes the city and believes the club is run erratically, a new report in Spain has claimed.
Jesse Lingard has been offered an initial two-year deal by Nottingham Forest as they hope to beat West Ham to the signature of the England midfielder.
Nottingham Forest are exploring a deal for Watford striker Emmanuel Dennis.
West Ham's summer signing Nayef Aguerd could be an injury doubt ahead of the new Premier League season, having suffered an ankle injury in their pre-season defeat to Rangers on Tuesday.
Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka has claimed he was 'very close' to leaving the club last summer, insisting the 'door was open' to say goodbye to the Emirates Stadium.
Rangers are exploring a potential move for highly-rated Besiktas left-back Ridvan Yilmaz after completing the £4m signing of central defender Ben Davies.
Chelsea are confident of signing Sevilla defender Jules Kounde after making an improved £55m offer on Wednesday.
Jesse Lingard has been offered a lucrative deal approaching £200,000 per week by Nottingham Forest as they hope to beat West Ham to the signature of the England midfielder, whose representatives want a multi-million-pound fee for finding his next club.
Long-term Manchester United target Jonathan Clauss has signed for Marseille, leaving Erik ten Hag needing to dip back into the transfer market for a right-back.
Newcastle United are tracking Red Bull Salzburg forward Benjamin Sesko.
THE SUN
Manchester City believe Brighton's asking price for defender Marc Cucurella is around £20m too high.
Aaron Ramsey is set to be left out of Juventus' pre-season tour to the US as he moves closer to the exit door.
Steve Cooper has ruled out summer signing Omar Richards for the start of Nottingham Forest's season.
Barcelona boss Xavi has been unable to enter the United States after having his visa application rejected.
THE GUARDIAN
The Amsterdam police chief appointed to sit on Uefa's "independent review" into the chaos at the Champions League final in Paris is a senior security officer at UEFA, raising further concerns about the independence and governance of the review.
THE TIMES
Bruno Fernandes has said Cristiano Ronaldo must be given time and space to deal with the family issue that prevented him from joining Manchester United's pre-season tour.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
The blueprint for a new 'Club World Cup' is understood to have been agreed with a tournament involving the top 16 sides from the northern and southern hemispheres scheduled to start in 2025.
Crystal Palace are set to make Bayern Munich defender Chris Richards their fourth signing of the summer after agreeing a deal worth an initial £8.5m.
Erik ten Hag has banned alcohol during match weeks in a Manchester United disciplinary crackdown.
Rory McIlroy will play a part in selecting Henrik Stenson's emergency replacement with Thomas Bjorn emerging as the favourite to take over from the Swede who was officially stripped of Europe's Ryder Cup captaincy on Wednesday after committing to join the Saudi rebel circuit.
Novak Djokovic's hopes of playing in the US Open suffered another blow after the tournament said it would respect the US government's rules on the Covid-19 vaccine.
DAILY EXPRESS
Tottenham have reportedly offered Sergio Reguilon to Barcelona on loan as Antonio Conte seeks to continue his squad shake-up this summer.
Arsenal will submit an offer for Juventus midfielder Arthur Melo soon, according to reports.
Barcelona star Frenkie de Jong is open to joining Chelsea this summer, according to reports in Spain.
