Plus: Four Premier League sides are vying to sign Keane Lewis-Potter from Hull; Yves Bissouma is set to leave Brighton this summer, but the Seagulls are hopeful Marc Cucurella will resist Man City's advances; Everton boss Frank Lampard wants to return to Chelsea to sign Conor Gallagher
All the top stories and transfer rumours from Friday's national newspapers...
THE TIMES
Paul Pogba agreed personal terms with Manchester City but turned down a move to the Etihad because he was concerned about the backlash from Manchester United supporters.
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| Manchester's Paul Labile Pogba |
About:
Paul Labile Pogba is a French professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Manchester United and the France national team. He operates primarily as a central midfielder, but can also be deployed as a left winger, attacking midfielder, defensive midfielder and deep-lying playmaker.
Born: 15 March 1993 (age 29 years), Lagny-sur-Marne, France
Height: 1.91 m
Nationality: French
Salary: 15.08 million GBP (2022)
Current teams: Manchester United F.C. (#6 / Midfielder), France national football team (#6 / Midfielder)
Children: Labile Shakur Pogba
Siblings: Mathias Pogba, Florentin Pogba
DAILY TELEGRAPH
The exodus of senior staff at Manchester United has gathered fresh momentum with the club's U23 coach Neil Wood in pole position to become the new manager of League Two side Salford.
West Ham, Southampton, Brentford and Bournemouth are in a four-way fight for Hull winger Keane Lewis-Potter after expressing interest in the England U21 winger, who has only one year left on his current deal.
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| Hulls's Winger, Keane Lewis-Potter |
About:
Keane William Lewis-Potter is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Hull City.
Born: 22 February 2001 (age 21 years), Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom
Height: 1.7 m
Position(s): Forward
Number: 11
Current team: Hull City
- AC Milan will complete their Serie A campaign at the weekend before turning their attention to summer signings and completing a deal for Liverpool striker Divock Origi.
- Brighton midfielder Yves Bissouma is expected to leave the Amex this summer as he approaches the final year of his contract, but there are hopes that Marc Cucurella could stay for another season amid interest from Manchester City.
- Aston Villa have looked at James Tarkowski as a free-agent option for the summer to bolster Steven Gerrard's backline.
- Manchester United have spoken to Andy O'Boyle, head of elite performance at the Premier League, about their deputy director of football role - but with no agreement in place, O'Boyle is now on the radar of head-hunting recruiters working for rival clubs.
THE SUN
Erik ten Hag is being urged to keep faith with out-of-form Marcus Rashford.
England goalkeeper Sam Johnstone is being tracked by five Premier League sides - Tottenham, Newcastle, West Ham, Leicester and Brighton - ahead of his West Brom contract expiring next month.
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| West Brom's Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone |
About:
Samuel Luke Johnstone is an English professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion and the England national team.
Born: 25 March 1993 (age 29 years), Preston, United Kingdom
Height: 1.91 m
Parents: Glenn Johnstone
Current teams: England national football team (#23 / Goalkeeper), more
Siblings: Max Johnstone
Clean Sheets: 15
- Theo Walcott is eyeing a switch to MLS with Southampton keen to move the veteran forward on this summer.
- Gareth Bale has been backed to make a sensational move to Cardiff because it 'ticks all the boxes', according to Wales boss Robert Page.
- Ralph Hasenhuttl remains central to Southampton's plans despite the club's recent downturn in results.
- Vincent Kompany has reportedly emerged as a frontrunner to take over at Burnley.
- Floyd Mayweather has announced the latest twist in his boxing comeback, which has been moved from Dubai to Abu Dhabi.
DAILY MIRROR
Manchester United have scrapped the club's annual Player of the Year ceremony in the wake of their worst-ever Premier League season.
Everton boss Frank Lampard is planning a shock transfer raid on old club Chelsea for Conor Gallagher.
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| Crystal Palace's Conor Gallagher |
About:
Conor John Gallagher is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Crystal Palace, on loan from Chelsea, and the England national team. Beginning his career with Chelsea, he has spent loan spells at Charlton Athletic, Swansea City and West Bromwich Albion.
Born: 6 February 2000 (age 22 years), Epsom, United Kingdom
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)
Current teams: Crystal Palace F.C. (#23 / Midfielder), England national football team (Midfielder).
- Thomas Frank has told Christian Eriksen he will receive a statue from the Brentford fans if he chooses to remain in west London.
The DAILY MAIL
- Manchester United are preparing for a summer clearout of players after new manager Erik ten Hag flew in from Amsterdam ready to start work.
- Newcastle United will open talks with Eddie Howe over a new contract this summer as reward for rescuing their Premier League season.
- Wolves will receive a multi-million-pound bonus payment from Liverpool as part of the Diogo Jota transfer if they win the Premier League this weekend, raising concerns over the integrity of their potentially decisive meeting at Anfield.
Paris Saint-Germain have reportedly made a desperate attempt to keep Kylian Mbappe at the Parc des Princes by sensationally offering him control of sporting operations.
Sevilla defender Jules Kounde was blocked from a move to Chelsea last summer but he remains their top defensive target ahead of a summer of change in London.
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| Paris Saint-German's Kylian Mbappe |
About:
Kylian Mbappé Lottin is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team. Considered one of the best players in the world, he is known for his dribbling, speed, and finishing.
Salary: 22 million EUR (2022) Trending
Born: 20 December 1998 (age 23 years), 19th arrondissement of Paris, Paris, France
Height: 1.78 m
Nationality: French
Current teams: Paris Saint-Germain F.C. (#7 / Forward), France national football team (#10 / Forward)
Parents: Fayza Lamari, Wilfried Mbappé
Siblings: Jirès Kembo Ekoko
THE GUARDIAN
The sprinter Reece Prescod has become the first British athlete to forgive CJ Ujah publicly for failing a drugs test and costing Team GB a 4x100m relay silver medal at last year's Tokyo Olympics.
DAILY RECORD
Wales boss Rob Page has questioned Giovanni van Bronckhorst's decision to thrust Aaron Ramsey straight into the spot-kick cauldron of Seville.
SCOTTISH SUN
Rangers have opened up a remarkable 16-spot and 17.25-point gap on rivals Celtic in UEFA's five-year club ranking.
UEFA has apologised to Rangers fans for the 'inconvenience' at the kiosks pre-match yesterday.
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