Here are the main stories and transfer rumours from Saturday’s papers.
Manchester City and Italy
Enzo Maresca is available to join any club this summer after resigning from Chelsea, and reports say high-level talks have taken place between the Italian coach and Manchester City amid growing speculation over Pep Guardiola’s future (talkSPORT). Meanwhile, Guardiola has been linked with the vacant Italy head coach role following Gennaro Gattuso’s departure (Gazzetta dello Sport).
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Premier League
– Cesc Fàbregas, now at Como, says he is focused on his current role despite the club owner admitting he would not block a return to manage Chelsea (Daily Mail).
– Morgan Rogers is attracting notable Premier League and European interest as the summer window approaches (talkSPORT).
– Wayne Rooney reportedly played a part in persuading a Manchester United youngster to move from Liverpool into United’s academy earlier this season (The Sun).
– A Premier League panel has ruled that Sunderland striker Brian Brobbey should have been sent off in their recent win over Tottenham Hotspur (The Times).
Women’s Super League
Chelsea have reportedly offered Jamaica striker Khadija “Bunny” Shaw a deal worth at least £1 million per year as her Manchester City contract approaches expiry this summer (The Athletic).
Non-League
Macclesfield FC’s remarkable FA Cup run is set to be adapted into a Hollywood movie, according to reports (Daily Mail).
European Football
A draft proposal circulated by FIFA would restrict domestic leagues staging matches abroad to one “out of territory” fixture per season, with host nations capped at five such games, as part of new limits on relocating league fixtures (The Athletic).
World Cup
FIFA’s resale platform has listed four tickets for the World Cup final at prices approaching $2.3 million (about £1.7m) each, drawing attention to secondary-market pricing ahead of the tournament (The Telegraph).
Boxing
Anthony Joshua could finalise his side of a deal to face Tyson Fury as soon as next week, according to reports (The Sun).
Rugby Union
The Rugby Football Union suffered a setback after failing to strip decision-making powers from its council — the body once disparaged by Will Carling as “57 old farts” — in a contested internal move (The Telegraph).
That covers the top items from Saturday’s newspapers. Keep an eye on official club and federation announcements for confirmations as the summer develops.