Friday’s leading transfer stories and rumours from the newspapers.
Manchester United
Michael Carrick has emerged as the favourite to be appointed Manchester United’s permanent head coach after winning favour with the club hierarchy while serving as interim boss, according to The Times. The Telegraph says Andoni Iraola is the strongest rival in the running for the job. Meanwhile, The Guardian reports United have added West Ham defender El Hadji Malick Diouf to a shortlist as they consider left-back options for the summer.
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Premier League and other moves
The Athletic claims Chelsea believe Nicolas Jackson — currently on loan at Bayern Munich — could command a fee of up to £60m. Everton are said by The i to be reviving interest in Chelsea’s Liam Delap and are exploring potential moves for Manchester City defender John Stones and Arsenal right-back Ben White; the same outlet adds Everton want to extend Jack Grealish’s loan from City. The Daily Mail links Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker with Juventus as he enters the final year of his contract. The Times suggests Burnley’s hopes of convincing Craig Bellamy to replace Scott Parker as head coach are looking difficult.
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Other reports
The Sun says Hibernian forward Owen Elding is attracting interest from both the English and Irish associations.