Plus: Newcastle United are pushing ahead with a deal to sign Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale; Ruben Amorim’s move to Liverpool from Sporting Lisbon reportedly fell through due to a dispute over his release clause; Sofyan Amrabat is set to remain in the Premier League next season
The top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday’s newspapers…
DAILY STAR
Manchester United could be forced to hand Bruno Fernandes a bumper new deal to keep him at Old Trafford.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Chelsea have increased the price of general admission season tickets for the first time in 13 years – the first hike of the Clearlake Capital-Todd Boehly regime.
Newcastle United are pushing ahead with a deal to sign Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale in the first move of what promises to be a busy summer of ins and outs at St James’ Park.
Michael Carrick is expected to sign a new deal at Middlesbrough and commit his future to the club after interest from the Premier League.
DAILY MAIL
Declan Rice has claimed that it’s England’s ‘time’ to win a major trophy ahead of next month’s European Championships.
Ruben Amorim’s move to Liverpool from Sporting Lisbon reportedly fell through due to a dispute over his release clause.
Gary O’Neil has backed Wolves’ bid to abolish VAR in its current form and claimed every Premier League manager has problems with the system.
DAILY MIRROR
Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny, currently the club’s longest serving player, has announced his Gunners exit.
Vincent Kompany claims Burnley will announce the future of their out-of-contract players next week.
THE GUARDIAN
Mauricio Pochettino has admitted he could have been sacked after Chelsea’s humiliating 4-2 defeat at home to Wolves in February.
THE SUN
Harry Kane has given England a massive Euro 2024 scare as he is currently injured with a back problem.
Manchester United star Jadon Sancho is in line for an awkward encounter with Erik ten Hag – after the winger splashed out on a stunning mansion round the corner from where his manager lives.
Sofyan Amrabat is set to remain in the Premier League next season – with or without Manchester United with Crystal Palace and Fulham both having watched the midfielder.
Gary O’Neil says some managers would not want to work in the “tough and difficult” financial circumstances at Wolves.
Anthony Joshua will leap in and fight Saturday night’s undisputed winner – if Tyson Fury or Oleksandr Usyk’s opener is a one-sided show.
THE TIMES
Barcelona look set to sack their head coach Xavi less than a month after he decided to stay at the club, having been poised to quit at the end of the season.
The FA’s chief executive, Mark Bullingham, has said it will keep VAR for the FA Cup even if the Premier League stops using the system.
EVENING STANDARD
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has assured fans that he will sit down for talks with the club over his future “when the time is right”.
SCOTTISH SUN
Rangers are eyeing a summer move for Ferencvaros winger Adama Traore.
THE DAILY RECORD
Philippe Clement admitted he’s got a bigger job on his hands at Ibrox than he first thought.
Celtic have reportedly yet to indicate to Benfica if they plan to seal a permanent deal for Paulo Bernardo.
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