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Top stories and rumors from Saturday’s newspapers…
The Premier League
Rafael Leao is set to turn down a move to the Premier League this summer despite recently talking about how much he loves Manchester United – The Daily Mirror
Man Utd free up £250m for transfers this summer – The Sun
Chelsea are set to welcome Nicolas Jackson back to the club this summer with their current intention to allow Xabi Alonso to keep an eye on the striker ahead of next season – Daily Mail
Atletico Madrid are showing interest in Manchester City midfielder Tijjani Reijnders as they also await a response from team-mate Bernardo Silva – Daily Mail
Douglas Luiz is set to return to Juventus after Aston Villa decided not to take up their €25m option to sign the midfielder permanently – Athletic
Alisson increasingly likely to stay at Liverpool this summer – Athletic
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Sky Sports reporter Vinny O’Connor takes a closer look at Arne Slot’s big job at Liverpool this summer.
Riccardo Calafiori says he would love to return to former club Roma, but insists he is happy at Arsenal – Level
The Champions League
Hungarian police will launch the biggest operation Budapest has ever seen at the Champions League final on Saturday – Daily Mail
EFL
Southampton players want Tonda Eckert to continue as manager despite Spygate scandal costing them Premier League football – The Sun
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Dave Reed analyzes a 12-page document released by the EFL outlining the rationale behind ‘Spygate’.
World Cup
England alert to measles outbreak at World Cup – Daily Mail
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James Maddison thinks about the England team that will play in the World Cup and the departure of the main player in Thomas Tuchel before the tournament.
Sir Keir Starmer wants FIFA to lower World Cup prices – The Sun
New Zealand footballer Tim Payne has become the subject of controversy after a social media fan from South America wanted to find the ‘most unknown’ player in the World Cup – The Metro
A World Cup ‘psychic’ expert with a track record of predicting past winners has told a contender to lift the trophy this summer – The Sun
Scottish football
Cetlic could be ready to sign Hungarian midfielder Milan VItalis, according to reports from the country – The Scottish Sun
Claudio Braga has revealed there is ‘interest’ in him – just days after Hearts lost talisman Lawrence Shankland to Rangers on a free – The Scottish Sun
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Hearts’ Alexandros Kyziridis was unfairly denied a penalty at Fir Park, Scotland’s head referee Willie Collum said.
Aberdeen boss Stephen Robinson wants to reunite with Connor Ronan – Daily Record
Ryan Christie insists Scotland went to the World Cup with a chip on their shoulder – Daily Record
World football
A giant statue of Lionel Messi in Kolkata will be removed due to safety fears after it was seen “moving in the air” – The Sun
Former Lyon midfielder Bryan Bergougnoux has tragically died at the age of 43 following a sudden illness – The Daily Star
