The top stories and transfer rumours from Sunday’s newspapers…
PREMIER LEAGUE
Newcastle do not want to sell Bruno Guimaraes at any cost, with Eddie Howe believing the midfielder’s talents are ‘priceless’ – Mail on Sunday.
Manchester City have reached an agreement with Leicester City to sign 16-year-old Jeremy Monga for £12.5m plus a sell-on clause – The Athletic.
Liverpool have made it clear Virgil van Dijk will not be leaving the club – The Athletic.
Manchester City striker Divin Mubama is attracting interest from Middlesbrough, Derby and Preston – Mail on Sunday.
WORLD CUP
Police will deploy 7,500 officers to the Azteca Stadium amid fears for the safety of England fans in their last-16 clash with Mexico – Sunday Telegraph.
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The England players could have an eventful night ahead as an army of Mexican police have already gathered to supervise crowds of local fans
Canada captain Alphonso Davies said it was his decision not to play in their final World Cup game, a 3-0 last-16 loss to Morocco, with the Bayern Munich star confirming he “felt something” in Friday’s training session that suggested he had not fully recovered from his pre-tournament hamstring injury – The Athletic.
The U.S. men’s national soccer team positioned barriers on a small hill at its World Cup training facility Saturday in an apparent attempt to ensure that no one could spy on the team’s preparations for a round-of-16 showdown with Belgium – The Athletic.
Egypt coach Hossam Hassan said he considered the matter resolved after he and team director Ibrahim Hassan had a physical confrontation with a police officer at the team’s hotel in Dallas – The Guardian.
SCOTLAND
Neil Lennon has launched a passionate defence of Steve Clarke – and blasted the “hysterical” pile-on that he believes drove the Scotland boss out of the job – Sunday Mail.
Calvin Miller believes John McGlynn would be an ideal Scotland manager – Sunday Mail.
