Manchester United assessing Gareth Southgate as potential Erik ten Hag successor – Paper Talk

Plus: Bayern Munich are ahead of Liverpool in the race to appoint Xabi Alonso as their new head coach; Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams is on Chelsea’s radar this summer; Leicester City are under pressure to sell players this summer even if they return to the Premier League

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DAILY TELEGRAPH

Bayern Munich are ahead of Liverpool in the race to appoint Xabi Alonso as their new head coach.

Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams is on Chelsea’s radar as the club begin to draw up their plans for the summer transfer window.

Mark Clattenburg approached referee Paul Tierney for a meeting on behalf of Nottingham Forest on Saturday because he believed that PGMOL chief Howard Webb had granted him permission to act as a conduit between the club and officials.

Former manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has questioned the “lack of ambition” of the “petty, Gen Z” Manchester United players who were too scared to do pre-match interviews or accept the captaincy during his time as manager in an interview on the Stick to Football podcast.

Leicester City are under pressure to sell players this summer even if they return to the Premier League, as they fight to avoid breaching financial rules.

Max Verstappen says his father Jos is “not a liar” and that they “will always be a team”, but Red Bull’s three-time world champion stopped short of agreeing that team principal Christian Horner should quit before the situation “exploded”.

THE SUN

Thomas Frank is one of three managers being considered to replace Erik ten Hag, according to reports – and is joined by Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi and England boss Gareth Southgate on Manchester United’s wishlist.

Harry Kane reckons Eric Dier is back in the frame for England at Euro 2024. Dier has not been part of an England squad for a year but has been in impressive form since signing for Bayern Munich from Tottenham in January.

Barcelona have reportedly contacted Mikel Arteta in an attempt to convince the Arsenal boss to join their project.

Mario Balotelli has pranked his team-mates by setting off a firecracker in the changing room.

Tottenham have been blasted by their official supporters’ trust for raising season-ticket prices for next term by six per cent.

Sheffield Wednesday have decided against the controversial transfer signing of Nico Schulz amid fan pressure.

DAILY MIRROR

Sir Jim Ratcliffe is planning to cut up to a quarter of Manchester United’s staff in a brutal cost-cutting move that will kick off his regime overseeing football operations at Old Trafford.

Jordan Henderson believes Liverpool have kicked on without him and admitted: “My exit gave them a boost.”

THE INDEPENDENT

Liverpool are facing crunch time in their attempts to hire a new sporting director with a need to make a decision soon.

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