The top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday’s newspapers…
Premier League
Rafael Leao is set to turn down a move to the Premier League this summer despite recently sharing his admiration for Manchester United – Daily Mirror
Man Utd have freed up £250m for transfers this summer – The Sun
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Football finance expert Kieran Maguire analyses Manchester United’s latest financial results…
Chelsea will welcome Nicolas Jackson back to the club this summer with their current intention being to allow Xabi Alonso to take a closer look at the striker before next season – Daily Mail
Atletico Madrid are showing interest in Manchester City midfielder Tijjani Reijnders as they also await an answer from his team-mate Bernardo Silva – Daily Mail
Douglas Luiz is expected to return to Juventus after Aston Villa decided against triggering the €25million option to sign the midfielder permanently – The Athletic
Alisson is increasingly likely to stay at Liverpool this summer – The Athletic
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Sky Sports reporter Vinny O’Connor takes a closer look at the huge job that Arne Slot has on his hands at Liverpool this summer.
Riccardo Calafiori says he would like to return to former club Roma, but has stressed that he is happy at Arsenal – The Standard
Champions League
Hungarian police will launch the biggest operation Budapest has ever seen for Saturday’s Champions League final – Daily Mail
EFL
Southampton players want Tonda Eckert to stay on as manager despite the Spygate saga costing them Premier League football – The Sun
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Dave Reed analyses the 12-page document released by the EFL outlining the written reasons behind ‘Spygate’.
World Cup
England are alert to the risk of a measles outbreak at the World Cup – Daily Mail
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James Maddison reflects on England’s World Cup squad and the big playmaker omissions from Thomas Tuchel ahead of the tournament.
Sir Keir Starmer has demanded FIFA slash “rip-off” World Cup prices – The Sun
New Zealand footballer Tim Payne has become an overnight viral sensation after a social media stunt from a South American influencer sought to find the World Cup’s ‘least-known’ player – The Metro
A ‘psychic’ World Cup guru with an impressive record of predicting past winners has tipped a surprise contender to lift the trophy this summer – The Sun
Scottish football
Cetlic could be poised to sign Hungary international midfielder Milan VItalis, according to reports coming out of the country – The Scottish Sun
Claudio Braga has revealed there is ‘interest’ in him – just days Hearts lost talisman Lawrence Shankland to Rangers for free – The Scottish Sun
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Hearts’ Alexandros Kyziridis was wrongly denied a penalty at Fir Park, says Scottish FA head of refereeing Willie Collum.
Aberdeen boss Stephen Robinson wants to team up with Connor Ronan again – Daily Record
Ryan Christie insists Scotland go to the World Cup fired up by a chip on the shoulder – Daily Record
World football
A giant Lionel Messi statue in Kolkata is set to be removed amid safety fears after it was spotted “swaying in the wind” – The Sun
Former Lyon midfielder Bryan Bergougnoux has tragically died at the age of 43 following a sudden illness – Daily Star
