The top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday’s newspapers…
DAILY MAIL
Bayern Munich chief Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has confirmed they will try to sign Bayer Leverkusen star Florian Wirtz this summer – with the Bundesliga giants set to battle Manchester City for ‘the best player in Germany’.
Manchester United have reportedly approached the University of Manchester for assistance with predicting injuries to new signings.
Former Arsenal favourite Tomas Rosicky has spoken out about potentially returning to his old club to take up the vacant sporting director position.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has revealed he would like to see Russia return to play in the World Cup in the future.
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player
Erling Haaland joins us to answer your best fan questions!
THE SUN
Arsenal and Liverpool are set for a tug-of-war over Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich.
Toenail offsides are set to be eradicated in a proposed shake-up of football’s laws.
THE ATHLETIC
Manchester United pair Matthijs de Ligt and Joshua Zirkzee have been left out of the Dutch squad for next month’s Nations League quarter-finals.
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has defended himself from suggestions he is jeopardising the sport’s traditional independence from politics by getting too close to US President Donald Trump in the build-up to this summer’s Club World Cup and next year’s World Cup.
Brighton & Hove Albion made a £73.3m profit for the 2023-24 season, their first playing in a European club competition.
The Ukrainian FA says Russia’s return to international football would ‘ignore the suffering of thousands’.
THE TIMES
Kevin Thelwell is set to leave his role as Everton’s director of football when his contract expires at the end of the season as part of the restructuring that the new owner, The Friedkin Group, is overseeing.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has defended the decision to take the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia, claiming it is “a very positive step for football”.
Chelsea are not planning to sign a goalkeeper during the summer transfer window, despite recent scrutiny of both Robert Sánchez and Filip Jorgensen.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Brendon McCullum said Jos Buttler had suffered from England prioritising Test cricket after he resigned as white-ball captain.
Controversial tackle-height change has reduced head contacts, according to RFU data, with figures suggesting a radical new rule for the community game is having a positive effect as the number of red cards also reduced.
THE INDEPENDENT
Bill Beaumont, the interim chairman of the Rugby Football Union (RFU), has urged clubs to vote against a no-confidence motion in embattled chief executive Bill Sweeney or risk sending English rugby into a state of “paralysis”.
DAILY RECORD
Queen’s Park have launched a bid to sign Leon King on loan from Rangers with the 21-year-old struggling for game time at Rangers this season.
