The top stories and transfer rumours from Friday’s newspapers…
Bruno Guimaraes future
Arsenal have moved closer to agreeing a deal for Newcastle United’s Bruno Guimaraes worth in the region of £80m including add-ons – The Times
Arsenal are closing in on a deal for Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes – The Sun
Arsenal are increasingly confident of signing Bruno Guimaraes from Newcastle United following the exit of manager Eddie Howe – ESPN
Premier League
Manchester United are weighing up a move for left back Lewis Hall amid the latest disarray at Newcastle – The Sun
Atletico Madrid have rekindled their interest in Tottenham defender Cristian Romero – Daily Mail
Marcus Rashford has no interest in joining Roma this summer as speculation regarding his future grows – Daily Mail
Arsenal and Liverpool have been offered the chance to sign Sporting wing-back Maxi Araujo – The Sun
Talks between Man City and Lille are reaching a crucial stage over the transfer of Ayyoub Bouaddi – Daily Mail
Man City have made an offer of around £1.8m for Marseille goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli – Daily Mail
Newcastle United are pressing ahead with their move for Sporting Braga goalkeeper Lukas Hornicek – Daily Mail
Senne Lammens cut short his holiday to return early to pre-season training with Manchester United ahead of the new campaign – Daily Mail
Porto are the latest team to show interest in Tottenham left wing-back Souza – Daily Mail
FIFA
European football leaders have been trying to line up Qatari power broker Nasser Al-Khelaifi as a challenger to Fifa president Gianni Infantino – The Telegraph
Gianni Infantino’s future leadership of FIFA was questioned by federations during meetings in which UEFA and Concacaf rejected his plans to sell stakes in the World Cup – The Athletic
EFL
Amanda Staveley is close to buying a stake in West Ham United, with suggestions there could be movement on the deal before the start of the season – Daily Mail
Middlesbrough and Burnley are poised to miss out on signing Emmanuel Latte Lath as he closes on a move to Union Berlin – Daily Mail
Leicester City have enquired about taking Brighton winger Tommy Watson on loan – Daily Mail
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL
Bologna chiefs are reportedly set to meet with Lewis Ferguson to iron out his future at the club amid interest from Rangers – Daily Record
Rangers are no longer chasing a deal for Tromso playmaker Jens Hjerto-Dahl – Daily Record
Rangers could be set to offload winger Nedim Bajrami to Saudi Arabian side Al Taawoun – The Scottish Sun
St Mirren manager Craig McLeish has been cited by the SFA for his TV dig at former Dunfermline keeper turned ref Sean Murdoch – The Scottish Sun