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Saturday’s top stories also include: Man Utd have freed up £250m for transfers; Chelsea will welcome Nicolas Jackson back to the club this summer; Southampton players want Tonda Eckert to stay on as manager; England are alert to the risk of a measles outbreak at the World Cup
Friday 29 May 2026 23:31, UK
The top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday’s newspapers…
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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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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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
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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England are alert to the risk of a measles outbreak at the World Cup – Daily Mail
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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
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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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
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
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