Manchester United reignite interest in Netherlands star Xavi Simons - Paper Talk

Plus: Chelsea are reportedly prepared to offer two first-team squad members to Crystal Palace in a swap deal to secure the signing of Michael Olise; England stars will earn a staggering bonus of £14m if they win Euro 2024; Rangers have struck a £1.7m deal for Hamza Igamane

Monday 17 June 2024 08:23, UK

The top stories and transfer rumours from Monday's newspapers...

THE SUN

Manchester United have reignited their interest in Xavi Simons - after initially agreeing a £50m transfer fee for him last summer.

Chelsea are not backing down in the race to sign Crystal Palace star Michael Olise.

Manchester City will not accept a fee lower than £25m for Portugal defender Joao Cancelo, 30, with Barcelona interested in signing him on a permanent deal after a loan spell.

Manchester United are reportedly also planning a bid for Matthijs de Ligt.

England stars will earn a staggering bonus of £14m if they win Euro 2024.

Emre Can reckons Germany can be the cream of the crop after recruiting an official hairdresser to their squad.

DAILY MAIL

Erik ten Hag joked that Manchester United 'disturbed' his holiday to tell him that he would be keeping his job this summer.

Kylian Mbappe called on the young people of France to unite and vote for inclusion and against division to stop the rise of the Far Right in upcoming elections.

Chelsea are reportedly prepared to offer two first-team squad members to Crystal Palace in a swap deal to secure the signing of Michael Olise.

A group of Holland fans have come under criticism for doing 'blackface' in their attempts to dress as Ruud Gullit during Sunday's Euro 2024 opener against Poland.

Stuart Pearce called for Phil Foden to be taken off just 29 minutes into England's Euro 2024 opener against Serbia.

Didi Hamann has singled out one England star for fierce criticism, claiming the Three Lions will not win a major tournament with him in the team.

Gary Lineker jokingly banned Micah Richards from saying 'it's coming home' during BBC's live broadcast of the Three Lions' Euro 2024 opening match against Serbia on Sunday.

DAILY MIRROR

Manchester United will threaten to walk away from a deal for Jarrad Branthwaite after Everton rejected their opening bid worth £43m including add-ons.

Luis Diaz suffered a gruelling tackle in Colombia's 3-0 friendly win against Bolivia on Saturday evening, spawning a mass brawl and two red cards.

AC Milan sent a scout to Dortmund on Saturday night to watch transfer target Armando Broja in the flesh for Albania.

THE ATHLETIC

Kylian Mbappe won't be taking part in the Olympic Games in Paris but will be watching as a fan and hopes France "bring home the gold medal".

Erik ten Hag says Manchester United concluded "they already had the best manager" after the club's end-of-season review culminated in a decision to keep the Dutch coach.

Brazil have confirmed their final squad for Copa America with Lucas Paqueta, as expected, included.

Real Madrid academy forward Iker Bravo has announced he is departing the club.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Emma Raducanu insisted she is looking after her tennis future - and not being a diva - after turning down the chance to represent Great Britain at the Olympics.

The Scottish Open looks set to pay the price for Scottie Scheffler's shocking performance here at the 124th US Open, with the world No 1 ready to take the week off before all the majors in the future.

DAILY RECORD

Rangers have struck a £1.7m deal for striker Hamza Igamane and hope to back it up with the capture of Connor Barron this week.

Yusuf Kabadayi is reportedly set to hold crunch talks with Bayern Munich over an exit with Rangers keen on a move.

Sheffield Wednesday have made a move for Queen Park's Max Willoughby.

SCOTTISH SUN

Atletico Madrid have already failed with a loan-to-buy bid for Matt O'Riley and now Celtic are looking for 'even more' than the reported £17m rebuffed back in January, according to claims in Spain.